RachelPotter

Joined the team as a walk on during the summer of 2016 … Hard work ethic and passion to get better … Spent the summer conditioning with the team and improved daily … One of the best high school players in recent state history, scoring over 2,000 career points for Pikeville High School. 

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017)

2016-17 (Junior)
Joined the program as a walk-on in the summer of 2016, working out with the team during summer lifting … Played in two games with four minutes, going 0-for-3 from the field and 0-for-1 from long range … Missed the end of non-conference play and all of league play with an injury … Prior to the injury, she provided the Wildcats much-needed depth in practice. 

High School
Four-year starter for the Pikeville High School Panthers where she was one of the top players in the state … Held several school records when she graduated, including all-time leading scorer with 2,369 points and all-time leader in assists with 608 … Also ended her high school career with 658 rebounds, 237 steals and 161 blocks … Other school records include: most assists in a season with 183 her sophomore season; most assists in a game with 15; most free throws in a game with 22; highest 3-point average in a career at .350; highest 3-point average in a season with .422 her sophomore season … A four-time all-district performer, while she was an All-15th Region selection in 2012 and 2014, Region 15 Co-Player of the Year in 2014, Pike County Player of the Year in 2014 and Farm Bureau Classic MVP in 2012, 2013 and 2014 … Was a member of the 2013 Kentucky Junior All-Star Team, 2014 East Kentucky All-Star Team and played in the 2014 Kentucky vs. Ohio All-Star Game … Averaged 21 points per game her senior season with 5.2 assists per game, 6.9 rebounds per game and 2.3 steals per game, while her junior year she had 18 points per game, 4.1 assists per game, 7.8 rebounds per game and 2.7 steals per game … Also shined as an underclassman with 20 points per game, 6.0 assists per game, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as a sophomore and 19 points per game, 5.7 assists per game and 4.5 rebounds per game as a freshman … Excelled on and off the court as a Governor’s Scholar, Presidential Scholarship recipient, Valedictorian of Pikeville High School and member of the National Honor Society. 

Personal
Place of Birth: Lexington, Ky. … Parent(s): Jeffery and Tammy Potter … Siblings: One brother (Samuel) … Major: Agricultural Biotechnology, Biology … Shooting Hand: Right. 

The Cats’ Cause
Volunteered to pack and deliver food for God’s Pantry BackPack program … Helped spread joy to patients at the UK Children’s Hospital on Halloween and at Christmas.