The Kentucky men?s basketball team held its annual postseason awards banquet Wednesday night at the Lexington Civic Center. Patrick Sparks was named Most Valuable Player for the 2005-06 season, while sophomore Rajon Rondo picked up three trophies.

Rondo earned the awards for Most Deflections, Most Assists and Co-Best Rebounder. Fellow sophomore Randolph Morris shared the Best Rebounder award with Rondo, while also taking home the award for Leading Scorer. Junior Bobby Perry also claimed three awards on the night, including Most Improved Player, Mr. Hustle and Student-Athlete of the Year. It was the second consecutive year that Perry has been recognized for his efforts in the classroom.

Ravi Moss won Best Defensive Player and shared the Captain?s Award with fellow seniors Sparks, Brandon Stockton and Preston LeMaster. Ramel Bradley also took home Best Individual Workout honors for the second year, this time sharing the award with Lukasz Obrzut.

Stockton took home the team?s Leadership Award for his dedication to being a role model both on and off the court.

Tim Asher, longtime team videographer, was this year?s recipient of the Bill Keightley Award. The award goes to the individual who understands and exemplifies the pride, respect and the positive attributes associated with being a part of the Kentucky Basketball program. Asher just finished his fifth season full-time on the UK staff after serving the 12 previous seasons as UK?s traveling videographer.

2005-06 Team Awards


Best Individual Workout ? Ramel Bradley and Lukasz Obrzut
Most Deflections ? Rajon Rondo
Most Assists ? Rajon Rondo
Best Rebounder ? Rajon Rondo and Randolph Morris
Leading Scorer ? Randolph Morris
Mr. Hustle ? Bobby Perry
Best Defensive Player ? Ravi Moss
Student-Athlete of the Year ? Bobby Perry
Most Improved Player ? Bobby Perry
Leadership Award ? Brandon Stockton
Most Valuable Player ? Patrick Sparks
Bill Keightley Award ? Tim Asher
Captain?s Award ? Patrick Sparks, Brandon Stockton, Preston LeMaster and Ravi Moss