Otega Oweh Faces Potential Suspension Over Controversial Comments

At this point, it’s not a hot take to state that Otega Oweh has been Kentucky’s best player after five games. Honestly, you’d make better use of your time by attempting to figure out who has been the Wildcats’ second-best player through the early stages of Mark Pope‘s first season as head coach.

After another spectacular performance on Friday night against Jackson State (a team-high 21 points without a single turnover), Oweh continues to put up big numbers. He currently leads Kentucky in scoring at 16.2 points per game. The 6-foot-4 junior is also averaging 3.8 rebounds and two steals in just 22 minutes per outing on insane shooting splits of 60.4/46.7/84.2.

However, few anticipated the two-year Oklahoma transfer to have this kind of start. As a sophomore with the Sooners, he was decent but not outstanding. When Oweh moved to Kentucky, he was a bit of an afterthought on a 12-man roster that had just been created. His name was not mentioned until the very last question during the postgame press conference on Friday, despite yet another fantastic night.

“It’s interesting with Otega, right?” Pope responded. “Otega is 8-12. He’s 4-4 from the free-throw line. He’s got 21 points, two assists, zero turnovers, three steals… And we don’t get to him until the very end of the press conference, when he kind of does that every single night.”

But in the realm of collegiate basketball, Oweh is undoubtedly not an afterthought, particularly when it comes to the scouting reports of the other team. Since his arrival, he has been remarkably reliable. His style of game-opening has propelled Kentucky to impressive starts. Oweh may soon be on NBA Mock Draft lists, so the Big Blue Nation may want to get ready for that.