Reed Sheppard finishes second in McDAAG 3-Point Contest

Reed Sheppard represented the University of Kentucky well during the 2023 POWERADE JamFest, the lead-up to the McDonald’s All-American Game in Houston.

The prestigious all-star event takes place tonight at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. Before that, though, was the Dunk Contest, 3-Point Shootout and Knockout competition. Sheppard took part in the middle portion of the evening, putting up his shooting skills against the best players in all of high school basketball.

The future Wildcat was one of four participants, joined by Baylor signee Ja’Kobe Walter, Stanford signee Andrej Stojakovic and Duke signee Jared McCain. And it was the blue-blood prospects who finished first and second — Sheppard coming up just short of the top spot, unfortunately.

McCain won the event with 27 points, followed by the in-state standout coming in second with 20 points overall. Sheppard shot the ball extremely well, but the future Blue Devil simply caught fire in the 3-point competition.

The Sheppard family was highlighted leading up to the event, discussing Jeff and Stacey Sheppard’s respective time in Lexington and how Reed became a blue-chip prospect and future Burger Boy.

Take a look:

Continuing the family legacy 🙌@reed_sheppard pic.twitter.com/HxkpFXzoHk

— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) March 28, 2023

Miss the 3-point competition — or the entire POWERADE JamFest for that matter? You can watch the complete event replay here.

Not too shabby.