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Kentucky icon Reed Sheppard declares for 2024 NBA Draft

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Reed Sheppard joined Justin Edwards, Ugonna Onyenso and Rob Dillingham in declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday.

He will forgo his remaining college eligibility and not return to Kentucky in the fall.

Thank you pic.twitter.com/k6Np3GyYr2

— reed sheppard (@reed_sheppard) April 18, 2024

Sheppard, a former four-star prospect out of North Laurel High School in Kentucky and a lifelong Cats fan, committed to Kentucky with few people expecting him to make as large of an impact as he did.

Exploding onto the scene, Sheppard averaged 12.