Reed Sheppard is special. The next elite John Calipari guard? Likely. Future NBA first-round draft pick? Probably. The son of a pair of UK Wildcat legends? OK, so that one is unique. Reed’s family tradition of excellence really is unrivaled. The son of 1998 Final Four MOP Jeff Sheppard (1,091 points, 288 assists) and Lady Wildcat legend Stacey Reed (1,482 career points, 442 assists), even if Reed Sheppard wasn’t playing like a guy with something to prove, he’d be a Kentucky legend. The Reed-Sheppards are definitely the best father/mother/son combo in UK hoops history.

But if nobody is quite like Reed, it doesn’t mean there haven’t been plenty of other Wildcat family traditions. In the hurry to watch Reed excel, don’t forget these other honorees on a starting 5 of Wildcat biology lore—a/k/a the All-Time UK Family Tradition Team.

Father/son duo

Plenty of UK hoopsters had sons who also played. Allen and Deron Feldhaus are noteworthy, with Deron helping revive the program under Rick Pitino after his dad played under Adolph Rupp. Recent walk-ons Preston LeMaster and Tod Lanter both were sons of UK letter winners. But the top UK father/son duo has to be the Millses.

Terry Mills played at the end of Rupp’s tenure and was solid, scoring 424 points in his 3 seasons. Mills’ top career scoring game was a 22-point effort against LSU in his junior year. UK won by 13, as Pistol Pete Maravich put up 55 points in Lexington for the vanquished Tigers.

Terry’s son, Cameron, was a walk-on under Rick Pitino. For two seasons, Mills traveled about the same path as LeMaster or Lanter, mentioned above. He played 48 minutes in 15 games and scored 16 points in those 2 season. But when injuries decimated the 1996-97 team, Mills was ready for his opportunity, seeing minutes and shining. Mills scored in double figures in 7 of the team’s last 8 games on the way to the NCAA title game. After scoring 16 points in 2 seasons, Mills scored that many in a game 3 different times in March 1997. In an up and down 1998 season, Mills scored 31 points in a loss to Florida, but contributed a big shot late in UK’s Elite Eight win over Duke. He finished his career with 8 points in UK’s NCAA title win over Utah. Cameron finished with 365 career points, but he certainly made his count … which is why Terry and Cameron Mills get the father/son nod.

Father/son player/coach duo

Actually, there’s an unusually high amount of competition here. In the modern era of college basketball, more UK coaches have coached their sons as Wildcats than have not. That’s not to say it’s always smooth sailing. Ask John and Brad Calipari. In 2 seasons as a Wildcat, the younger Calipari played in 27 games, seeing 73 minutes of time and managing 11 points. Critics of Brad’s skills got a small dose of humble pie when the younger Calipari transferred to Detroit-Mercy and scored 6.1 points per game there in his junior season.

Or Eddie and Sean Sutton — whose time in Kentucky wasn’t helped by a horrible 1988-89 season or NCAA probation. Sean averaged 5.9 points per game — solid … but that’s one of few things that was solid about the program at that time. Due to the team’s struggles and Eddie’s firing, the Suttons probably felt more pressure even than Adolph and Herky Rupp.  Being the son of the winningest coach (at that time) in college basketball no doubt cast a big shadow. Herky Rupp played 3 seasons for his famous father in Lexington, scoring 11 career points in 14 games. (Herky’s son, Chip, played for West Virginia.)

But the winner?  Tubby and Saul Smith. Even then, it wasn’t exactly easy. Saul was a target of derision on the road, and many pointed to his installation at point guard as the reason UK couldn’t recruit a big-time lead guard. Still, Saul ended up scoring 730 points and racking up 364 assists in Lexington. His play is worthy of the nod, and of course, Tubby led Kentucky to the 1998 NCAA title, which Saul played on.

Brothers duo

This one didn’t take long to figure out. Aaron and Andrew Harrison were twin brothers who were both McDonald’s All-Americans in high school and both chose Kentucky. The Harrisons helped Kentucky reach the Final Four in both of their seasons in Lexington, although an NCAA title remained elusive. Andrew was the point guard, totaling 798 points and 298 assists, while Aaron was the shooting guard, managing 979 points and hitting a collection of massive 3-point bombs in the 2014 NCAA Tournament to lift UK to the title game. Their spot on this team is safe.

Father/daughter duo

Lest we forget, the hooping doesn’t have to stay on the male side of the family line. Ask the Epps family. Father Anthony was the point guard on Kentucky’s 1996 title team and nearly led the 1997 squad to another title before an overtime loss in the championship game. A football standout in high school, Epps was lightly recruited in basketball, but he was a clutch performer at UK, totaling 881 points and 544 assists. He might not have ended up as the best player in his own immediate family, though.

Daughter Makayla, who showed up around the UK program as a baby during her dad’s career, certainly had her own time to shine. Makayla’s name is all over the UK record book, with career totals including 1,790 points (6th all-time) and 408 assists (8th all-time, 2 spots behind Stacey Reed on that list). A WNBA Draft pick in 2017, Epps played briefly with the Chicago Sky in that league. Between Anthony and Makayla, UK racked up over 2,500 points and almost 1,000 assists.