Josh Harrellson’s phenomenal rise continues to get better with each passing game. After Monday night’s 12-point, 11-rebound performance, the reigning Southeastern Conference Player of the Week leads the SEC in both rebounding (9.4) and field-goal percentage (.657). Even now it’s still hard to believe what he’s doing after averaging just 4.0 minutes in 22 games last season. “He’s going after every ball with two hands,” head coach John Calipari said after Monday’s win over Penn. “Look at him. Every ball with two hands, and he’s leading our league in rebounding. Josh Harrellson is leading our league in rebounding because he’s changed his habit and he’s going after every ball with two hands.”  As I perused Harrellson’s stats online in relation to the rest of the SEC, it got me to thinking, where does UK stack up in the rest of the statistical categories? The results were actually pretty startling. Kentucky leads in or ranks right near the top in a bunch of categories. I’ll quickly highlight some of those rankings below. Keep in mind that all stats other than the Harrellson note above are from the beginning of this week. Games starting Monday of this week were not included the SEC’s compilation.TeamScoring offense: No. 1 (80.3)Scoring margin: No. 1 (plus-17.5)Field goal percentage defense: No. 3 (.384)3-point field percentage: No. 1 (.409)Rebounding margin: No. 2 (plus-7.5)Blocked shots: No. 2 (6.6)Assist/turnover ratio: No. 1 (1.2)Defensive rebound percentage: No. 1 (.724)3-point FG made: No. 2 (8.2)IndividualScoring: Brandon Knight – No. 3 (18.0)Scoring: Terrence Jones – No. 5 (17.7)Rebounding: Josh Harrellson – No. 1 (9.4) includes Monday’s gameRebounding: Terrence Jones – No. 2 (9.2)Field goal percentage: Josh Harrellson – No. 1 (.657) includes Monday’s game3-point field goal percentage: Doron Lamb – No. 1 (.538)Offensive rebounding: Josh Harrellson – No. 1 (3.8)Defensive rebounding: Terrene Jones – No. 1 (6.8)And while we’re at it, let’s not forget about the women’s team either, which ranks at or near the top in its fair share of league categories:TeamScoring offense: No. 1 (80.4)Scoring margin: No. 2 (plus-20.3)Free throw percentage: No. 2 (.687)3-point field goal percentage: No. 3 (.343)Steals: No. 1 (13.8)Turnover margin: No. 1 (plus-10.25)3-point field goals made: No. 1 (6.7)IndividualScoring: Victoria Dunlap – No. 2 (17.1)Rebounding: Victoria Dunlap – No. 4 (9.4)Field goal percentage: Victoria Dunlap – No. 3 (.486)Free throw percentage: Victoria Dunlap – No. 3 (.746)Steals: Victoria Dunlap – No. 1 (3.7)3-point field goal percentage: Keyla Snowden – No. 1 (.486)3-point field goals made: Keyla Snowden – No. 1 (3.2)Blocked shots: Victoria Dunlap – No. 1 (2.0)

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