Meeks led the SEC and ranked eighth in the country in scoring, averaging 23.7 points per game. He set the school record for points in a game (54 at Tennessee) and three-pointers in a season (117).
Starting all 36 games last season, Meeks led the SEC in two other offensive categories including three-point field goal percentage (40.6) and three-point field goals per game (3.25).
"I’m happy for Jodie," said UK head coach John Calipari. "Milwaukee is a great city and organization. Dave Babcock, Milwaukee Director of Player Personnel, had been in touch with me during the week, so I knew how much they liked him. We wish him well."
A Second-Team All-American, Meeks had the top three scoring games nationally in regulation (54, 46, 45 points). He became the first player in SEC history to win SEC Player of the Week honors four times in a single-season.
He became the first Wildcat to be drafted by the Bucks since Keith Bogans was picked in the second round in the 2003 draft.
Meeks is also the 92nd Wildcat to be drafted into the NBA and the sixth former UK player to be drafted since 2000.
