CJ Fredrick knows his main job this year is to get the ball to Oscar Tshiebwe. (Vicky Graff Photo)
Kentucky fans want to see guard CJ Fredrick knock down 3-pointers this season and he’s certainly shown he can do that going into Tuesday night’s game against Michigan State.
But Fredrick is in a unique position. He played with Luke Garza, the national player of the year at Iowa in 2021, and now plays with Oscar Tshiebwe, the 2022 national player of the year.
“I have been able to play with some really good guys,” Fredrick said. “What I did (for Garza) was just trying to make things easier for him.
“It’s the same here. My job is to get the ball to the returning national player of the year and make it easier on him.”
Fredrick could only sit and watch Tshiebwe play last season after transferring from Iowa because he was injured. However, he knows playing with Tshiebwe will be “awesome” this season.
“I always joke that if you are on a team with Oscar it is easy to shoot. If you miss, you know he is getting the rebound,” Fredrick said. “He is such a dominant player.”
