< Previous20 @KentuckyMBB 2020-21 Member of UK’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Appeared in 22 games with one start in 2020-21 after sitting out his first season at Kentucky rehabilitating from a knee injury suffered in high school … Became a spark off the bench for the Wildcats in key moments, especially in conference play … Quickly developed into an elite shooter who could catch fire at a moment’s notice and carry the team … Finished second on the team with 31 3-pointers on 39.7% shooting from long range … Of the players with 50 or more field-goal attempts, led the team in effective field-goal percentage at 54.5% … Averaged 5.4 points … Two most memora- ble performances came vs. Mississippi State, combining to score 46 points vs. the Bull- dogs on 16-of-28 shooting with a combined 13 3-pointers in the two games, leading UK to a double-overtime victory in the first game and nearly guiding the Wildcats to a double-digit come-from-behind win in the second round of the Southeastern Confer- ence Tournament … Sensational in the SEC Tournament game vs. MSU … After scoring a combined eight points in his previous nine appearances, erupted for a career-high-ty- ing 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting with six 3-pointers … With his team down by 15 ear- ly in the second half, scored 20 points and made five of his six 3-pointers after halftime to put UK in front late in the game before falling to the Bulldogs … Scored 12 points, made four 3-pointers, and came up with two steals and two assists in the loss at No. 9/8 Alabama … Six points in 15 minutes in the win vs. LSU … Made his first career start at Georgia … Recorded eight points with two made treys in the loss at Auburn … Posted eight points and a career-high six rebounds in the home loss to Alabama … Became just the sixth freshman in school history to make seven or more treys in a game … Nearly all of his 3-pointers vs. MSU helped turn the game around, including three during the second-half comeback run, one during the first overtime to take the lead and even- tually force overtime, and a dagger in the second overtime … Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 4 following the per- formance vs. Mississippi State … Made his collegiate debut with four points and a 3-pointer in the season-opening rout of Morehead State. 2019-20 Used his first season as a redshirt year to recover from a knee injury he suffered in the midst of his senior year of high school … Began practicing with the team in Jan- uary. DONTAIE ALLEN 6-6 n 205 n RSo. n Falmouth, Ky. #11 n G Follow DONTAIE on Social Media n @dontaieallen11 on Twitter n @dontaieallen11 on Instagram n @tay.allen.3139 on FacebookHigh School Ranked in the top 75 by Rivals (No. 68) ... Rated as the No. 92 prospect by the Recruit- ing Services Consensus Index ... Became the first in-state signee for Kentucky since 2013 ... 18th Kentucky player in program history to earn Kentucky Mr. Basketball hon- ors ... Also named First Team All-State ... Capped his high school career with 3,255 career points, which ranks 11th all-time in state history ... Also snared 1,228 career re- bounds, the 22nd-best mark in the state’s re- cord books ... Averaged 42.9 points and 14.2 boards during his senior season ... Limited to 13 games after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee on Dec. 22, 2018 ... Dropped 50 or more points in six of his first 12 games as a senior ... During his junior campaign, averaged 31.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game while shooting 59.1 percent from the floor and 39.6 percent from 3-point range ... Tabbed a Pangos All-American. Personal Born Nov. 5 in Florence, Kentucky ... Ma- jor is undeclared/exploratory studies in agriculture ... Parents are April and Tony Thomas … Has three siblings, Tredyn, Sa- niah and Jalen ... Cousin of NFL quarter- back Russell Wilson ... Favorite activity away from the court is watching basket- ball or playing NBA2K ... Chose No. 11 because it’s his favorite number (No. 1), twice ... Biggest basketball honor is being named Mr. Kentucky Basketball ... His most prized possession is his shoe collection.22 @KentuckyMBB 2020-21 Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll member ... One of 11 Division I men’s basketball student-athletes to serve on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Player Development Coalition, pro- viding the NABC with valuable perspective and feedback on college basketball-related issues … Also served on the SEC’s Council on Racial Equity and Social Justice, helping identify resources, outline strategies and as- sist with implementation of efforts that will promote racial equity and social justice, while also fostering diversity, helping over- come racism and pursuing non-discrimina- tion in intercollegiate athletics … Member of UK’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee … One of three team captains … Played a key leadership role both on and off the court in his transition from freshman to veteran on a young and inexperienced team … Missed most of the preseason and the first nine games of the season with a left leg injury but returned early in conference play to be one of the key contributors … Totaled career bests in virtually every major statistical category, in- cluding points (10.3) and rebounds (6.8) per game … Scored in double figures in 11 of his 16 appearances … Posted two double-dou- bles, the second-best mark on the team … Scored 10 points in the SEC Tournament loss to Mississippi State. 2019-20 2019-20 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll member ... Played a key reserve role for the Wildcats as a wing and forward … Appeared in all 31 games for the Wildcats during his freshman campaign, including making six starts … Scored 138 points, had 99 rebounds, totaled 13 blocks, posted 11 steals and had six assists … Led the team in steals, rebounds and blocks in two games … Produced five double-figure scoring efforts … Instrumental in helping UK overcome an 18-point deficit in the road win at Florida with a career-high 27 minutes, 10 points, including a career-high two 3-point- ers, three rebounds, and a career-high-tying two steals … After coming up with a key de- fensive rebound, hit the game-clinching free throws in the final seconds vs. Ole Miss … Hauled in a career-high nine rebounds and chipped in with four points in the road win at Tennessee … Posted eight points and five rebounds at home in a win over Georgia … Scored 10 points and pulled in seven boards during the road win at Arkansas … Also was 4 of 4 at the free-throw line in the closing minute to help seal the comeback victory in Fayetteville, Arkansas … Made his first career start and played 25 minutes in the overtime KEION BROOKS JR. 6-7 n 210 n Jr. n Fort Wayne, Ind. #12 n F Follow KEION on Social Media n @KeionB_12 on Twitter n @klbj.xii on Instagramwin over Louisville … Had eight points against Utah … Scored 10 points on an ef- ficient 4 of 7 field-goal attempts to go along with four boards at home against Georgia Tech … Poured in a career-high 15 points to couple with five rebounds in 16 minutes against Fairleigh Dickinson. High School Ranked in the top 35 by the major recruiting services, including 247Sports (No. 14), Ri- vals (No. 29) and ESPN (No. 35) ... 247Sports tabs him as the fourth-best small forward in the class ... Ranked the No. 24 overall player by the Recruiting Services Consensus Index ... Consensus five-star prospect ... Averaged 20.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for La Lumiere School, which appeared in the GEICO High School Nationals ... In the semifinals of that tournament, made 9 of 16 shots, including two from long range, and scored a team-high 20 points ... La Lumiere produced a 30-1 record and was ranked as the No. 1 team in the country during his se- nior campaign ... USA Today All-USA Boys Basketball Honorable Mention selection ... Scored 15 points in the Jordan Brand Classic ... Tabbed the Fort Wayne Area Player of the Year ... Fort Wayne News Player of the Year ... Also reached the state finals in 2015-16. Personal Born Aug. 7 in Fort Wayne, Indiana ... Ma- jor is undeclared/exploratory studies in ag- riculture ... Parents are Keion Sr. and Sarita Brooks … Has three brothers, Darrius, Dar- rion and Karion ... Was an honor roll student ... Father played basketball at Wright State ... Chose No. 12 because it is the same number his dad wore in high school ... Also played football, baseball and soccer as a kid ... Fa- vorite activity away from the court is playing NBA2K ... Grandparents have been his big- gest influence ... Most memorable moment as a player was winning a national champi- onship as a fifth grader ... Chose Kentucky over Indiana, Michigan State, Kansas and UCLA.24 @KentuckyMBB 2020-21 Southeastern Conference Winter Academ- ic Honor Roll member ... Appeared in two games in 2020-21 … Logged two minutes and recorded his first career steal in the win vs. South Carolina … Played a minute in the season-opening win vs. Morehead State. 2019-20 Appeared in four games during his freshman campaign … Made his collegiate debut in the win over Eastern Kentucky. High School One of the best prospects from the state of Kentucky ... Capped his career at George Rogers Clark with 1,371 points and 776 re- bounds ... Two-year captain ... Named an All-10th Region First Team selection follow- ing a senior season where he averaged 15.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game ... Aver- aged double-digit scoring over his final three seasons of high school basketball ... Logged 13 double-doubles his senior season ... A three-time All-District Team selection and a three-time All-District Tournament Team pick ... Team claimed two District 40 titles ... 10th Region runners-up in 2019. Personal Born July 15 in Lexington, Kentucky ... Par- ents are Lynn and Melissa Canada … Has three siblings, Kaleb, Kyle and Kristyn ... Major is communication ... 4.0 student in high school ... Member of the National Hon- or Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Also participated in Big Brothers, Big Sisters ... Father has been his biggest in- fluence ... Chose No. 14 because it’s always been his favorite number ... His definition of a true hero is someone who you can rely on and follow. BRENNAN CANADA 6-6 n 198 n Jr. n Mount Sterling, Ky. #14 n F Follow BRENNAN on Social Media n @brennanc14 on Twitter n @brennanc14 on Instagram26 @KentuckyMBB HIGH SCHOOL A consensus five-star prospect ... Averaged 35.2 points, 14.4 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 6.2 blocks per game for Atlanta High School his senior season ... Led his team to a 19-5 record ... Named the Texas Gatorade Player of the Year ... A Naismith All-America Third Team selection and was also named to the MaxPreps All-America First Team ... Con- sensus top-20 prospect in the class of 2021 ... Ranked the No. 13 overall player by 247Sports ... Named to the McDonald’s All America Game, the Jordan Brand Classic ros- ter and the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic ... Earned Sports Illustrated All-America Third Team honors ... Texas 3A All-State member ... MaxPreps Texas Player of the Year ... Three- time District Most Valuable Player in high school ... Led his team to three undefeated district seasons ... Three times Atlanta High School was the bi-district champions and three-time won the area championship ... Won the AAU Peach Jam title ... Also compet- ed in track as a high jumper his senior season where he won the district and regional title ... Played football as a freshman ... Honor-roll student. PERSONAL Born Oct. 28 in Atlanta, Texas ... Parents are Benjamin Jr. and Kimberly Collins … Has four siblings, Dailen, Makayla and Diamond Collins and Jamin Powell ... Away from the court he enjoys riding horses ... Lists his par- ents as his life’s greatest influence ... Major is agricultural economics ... Has to listen to music before every game ... Soul food is his favorite meal ... Favorite basketball player is Kevin Durant ... First dunked at age 14 in a summer league game ... Chose Kentucky over Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, Texas A&M, LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma State. DAIMION COLLINS 6-9 n 202 n Fr. n Atlanta, Texas #4 n F Follow DAIMION on Social Media n @CollinsDaimion on Twitter n @daimionfrmetx on InstagramCSLPlasma.com New Donors: Donate plasma today and earn up to $650 this month! * 817 WINCHESTER RD, #140 • LEXINGTON, KY 40505 • 859.233.9296 1840 OXFORD CIR • LEXINGTON, KY 40504 • 859.254.8047 LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST! Short-Term Rehab Personal Care Skilled Nursing Memory Care And So Much More! 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