With his second bucket of Washington's road game against the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, former Kentucky point guard Sahvir Wheeler crossed the 1,500 career point mark in his fifth and final season of college basketball eligibility.
Two former Kentucky Wildcats, Keion Brooks Jr. and Sahvir Wheeler, ended up with the Washington Huskies following the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons respectively.
Sahvir Wheeler was the catalyst in Washington's 100-99 double-overtime victory over Seattle University on Sunday night, helping the Huskies overcome a 16-point deficit.
The Washington Huskies erased a 16-point deficit in the second half to complete an improbable comeback against Seattle University on Sunday night at Climate Pledge Arena by proving to be the tougher team with a 100-99 win in double overtime. To get there took considerable effort.
After two seasons in Lexington and four seasons in the SEC, former Kentucky point guard Sahvir Wheeler decided to make the move to the Pac-12 to play for
Sahvir Wheeler has spent the past two seasons with the Kentucky Wildcats after spending his first two with the Georgia Bulldogs. Wheeler has been all SEC, all the time through his four years as a college point guard, but where he plays as a graduate transfer is currently up in the air.
Since the game was part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge, neither team gains or suffers in its conference standings. Kentucky improves to 17-4 on the season while Kansas slides to 17-3.