Kentucky WBB Team Named to SEC Community Service Team

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The entire University of Kentucky women’s basketball team has been named to the 2021 Southeastern Conference Community Service Team for its collective work in organizing a social justice march and unity fair earlier this season through campus.
 
Members of the women’s basketball team sought this offseason to bring awareness to police brutality, inform their peers on how these issues affect the black community, encourage their peers to exercise their right to vote, demand justice for injustices, provide mental health information and resources, and spread the love through these tough times. The team took time and held meetings to organize, plan and execute on their own a social justice march and unity fair through campus. The team led a walk-through campus to start the day’s events, followed by a unity fair to have conversations with peers and others in the community.
 
As part of the unity fair, the team invited UK Police Department Chief Joe Monroe to participate in a question-and-answer segment with the players and community members. The event was held in mid-September and was attended by other sports teams at UK, employees, fans and community members.
 
This marks the 23rd year for the SEC Community Service Team for women’s basketball as well as for men’s basketball. All league-sponsored sports have had a Community Service Team since 2004, with at-large teams for men’s and women’s sports being chosen from 1999-2003. The SEC began this concept with a football Community Service Team in 1994.
 
Kentucky will return to action later today at Georgia at 7 p.m. ET inside Stegeman Coliseum. The game will be televised on SEC Network, while Darren Headrick will have the call on the UK Sports Network.
 
For more information on the Kentucky women’s basketball team, visit UKathletics.com or follow @KentuckyWBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.