Big Blue Madness Recap, MVP and Highlights

Big Blue Madness 2018 is in the books. As per usual, the event did not disappointment.

A packed Rupp Arena got their first look at the 2018-19 squad. Here’s who won contests, showed the best dance moves and more.

Three-Point Contest:

There was a lot to like from the three-point contest. It doesn’t seem like the Cats will finish 130th in the nation in this department this coming season. Jemarl Baker had beautiful spin on his three, and Tyler Herro hit from all over while donning a Rex Chapman jersey at one point.

PJ Washington showed he worked on his three-point game adding a new element to his game. The best of them all, however, was Immanuel Quickley. Just like at the McDonald's All American three-point shooting contest, Quickley came up victorious taking down Herro in the finals.

Winner: Immanuel Quickley

Dunk Contest:

There were surely more missed dunks then made ones but, it’s all fun and games.

Keldon Johnson had a few monster slam showing off a windmill, and leaping over Quade Green. PJ Washington threw down a few pretty dunks including jumping over Green as Johnson did.

Tyler Herro struggled to put the ball in the hoop but finally threw down a one-handed slam while repping a Rex Chapman jersey. The fans had the chance to vote for the winner and the winner by thousands of votes was Washington.

Winner PJ Washington

Dance Moves:

The non-basketball side of Big Blue Madness provided some quality entertainment. Many of the players showed off. Immanuel Quickley and PJ Washington were two of the most into it, but Jonny David takes the win here. He rocked the Carlton. Turning back the clocks is not something we often see in sports today. Thus give David the win.Runner Up: Immanuel Quickley

Winner: Jonny David

Scrimmage:

There wasn’t all too much effort or defense in the scrimmage but, there were some fun moments. Keldon Johnson, who was projected by Bleacher Report as a lottery pick in the 2019 NBA draft, threw down the house on multiple occasions with some impressive dunks.

Nick Richards and EJ Montgomery both connected from three-point range (don’t expect much of that this season). Ashton Hagans showed he has some blazing speed on a pretty drive to the bucket. At the end of the day, Keldon Johnson was the player of this scrimmage. Pretty dunks and crafty passing give him the honor.

MVP: Keldon Johnson