< Previous2022-23 WILDCATS Jacob ToppinKENTUCKY 20 @KentuckyMBB 2021-22 Inducted into the Frank G. Ham Society of Character which honors student-athletes who have shown an extraordinary commit- ment to academic excellence, athletic par- ticipation, personal development, career preparation and serving as a role model … Appeared in nine games … Scored his first career points against Central Michigan at home, also adding a rebound … Also had a bucket against Western Kentucky and High Point … Registered a block in the home win over Tennessee. 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 … Grad- uate certificate - sport, fitness and recreation management … 4.0 student in high school … Member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Also participated in Big Brothers, Big Sisters … Father has been his biggest influence … 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 205 n Sr. n Mount Sterling, Ky. #14 n G Follow BRENNAN on Social Media n @brennanc14 on Twitter n @brennanc14 on InstagramKENTUCKY 22 @KentuckyMBB 2021-22 Saw action in 27 games and made one start in his freshman season … Scored 78 points, had 55 rebounds and tallied 20 blocks … Produced three double-figure scoring efforts … Led the team in blocks in seven games and tallied three or more on three occasions … Totaled six points and two boards in just four minutes of a win against Alabama at home … Produced 10 points and six rebounds in nine minutes of a crucial win at Alabama … Scored six points and added eight rebounds in the win over High Point at home … Had four points and a pair of blocks against Western Kentucky … Had eight points, six rebounds and three rejections in the win over Southern … Scored 12 points and add- ed six rebounds in his lone start of the sea- son against North Florida … Contributed six points, three boards and three blocks against Albany … Logged a career-high 14 points, six rebounds and a career-best four blocks in his home debut against Robert Morris. 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 mem- ber … MaxPreps Texas Player of the Year … Three-time District Most Valuable Player in high school … Led his team to three unde- feated 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 competed in track as a high jumper his senior season where he won the district and region- al 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 community and leadership development … Soul food is his favorite meal … Favorite basketball player is Kevin Durant. DAIMION COLLINS 6-9 n 210 n So. n Atlanta, Texas #4 n F Follow DAIMION on Social Media n @CollinsDaimion on Twitter n @daimionfrmetx on InstagramKENTUCKY 24 @KentuckyMBB High School Served as a captain for Sycamore as a se- nior and helped lead the team to the Greater Miami Conference championship … Team amassed a 20-3 record, which was the best in school history this past season … Were also district runners-up after getting off to a 9-0 start, the best in school history … Shot 43% from 3-point range as a junior and had 14 points and six boards against Middleton on Senior Night … Also participated in soccer and baseball for Sycamore … Was a summa cum laude graduate and was also a National Merit Scholar Commended … Four-time All Conference Academic Team member … Was a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society, a Student Ambassador and a member of the Sycamore Athletic Leadership Team … An Honor Roll student. Personal Born April 15 in Florence, Kentucky … Par- ents are Dana and Gregg Darbyshire … Ma- joring in finance ... Has five siblings, Bryce, Lola, Cash, Jeff and Cove … Most memorable basketball moment was winning the GMC league title while playing with his younger brother, Bryce … Father played basketball at Kent State and Miami (OH), grandfather, Lynn played football and competed in track at Florida State and Miami (OH) … Favorite food is chicken and waffles … Lists Karl-An- thony Towns as his favorite basketball player … Off the court he likes to play pickleball and can also speak Spanish … Favorite mov- ie is Happy Gilmore and favorite TV show is Family Guy … Lists his dad as the most influ- ential person in his life … Chose Kentucky over Kansas, Cincinnati, College of Charles- ton, Xavier, Indiana and Miami (OH). GRANT DARBYSHIRE 6-2 n 190 n Fr. n Cincinnati #13 n G Follow GRANT on Social Media n GrantDarbyshire on Twitter n grant_d_13 on InstagramUK SPORTS NETWORK TV AFFILIATES UK SPORTS NETWORK TV AFFILIATES SPORTS NETWORK Louisville Paducah Bowling Green Johnson City, TN SPORTS NETWORKKENTUCKY 26 @KentuckyMBB 2021-22 Missed the entire 2021-22 season after un- dergoing surgery in mid-November to repair a left hamstring injury … Before the injury, was entering the season as the nation’s lead- ing returner in career 3-point field-goal per- centage (46.6%) with a minimum of 150 at- tempts … Won the 2021 Big Blue Madness 3-point contest. 2020-21 (at Iowa) Named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by the league’s media … Earned the Iowa Men’s Basketball Big Ten Sportsmanship Award … Started all 27 games he appeared in … Missed four games due to injury … Averaged 7.5 points and 1.9 assists per game. 2019-20 (at Iowa) Named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team … Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on Jan. 20 … Saw action in 25 games … One of only three players nationally and the only player from a major conference dating back to 1993 with 65 or more assists, 32 or few- er turnovers and 46% shooting clip or better from 3-point range. 2018-19 (at Iowa) Did not compete in any games as a freshman … Used the season as a redshirt year. High School Named the 2018 Kentucky Gatorade Play- er of the Year, 2018 Prep Hoops Kentucky Player of the Year, Bluegrass Preps Kentucky Player of the Year, Cincinnati Enquirer/North- ern Kentucky Player of the Year, Greater Cin- cinnati/Northern Kentucky Basketball Hall of Fame Player of the Year ... Led Covington Catholic to a state title and a 35-4 record his senior season ... Averaged 27.8 points with two 32-point games during the run ... Tabbed the Whitaker Bank Kentucky Sweet 16 Most Valuable Player ... Ninth all-time in Kentucky Sweet 16 scoring. Personal Born July 10 in Cincinnati … Parents are Chuck and Laura Fredrick … Has a sister, Ju- lia ... Chose Kentucky over North Carolina, Kansas and Gonzaga ... Major is commu- nity and leadership development ... Plays video games or cards, hangs with friends or watches Netflix away from the court ... Fa- vorite food is Skyline ... Off the court talents includes board games and puzzles ... Prays before every game. CJ FREDRICK 6-3 n 185 n Fr. n Cincinnati #1 n G Follow CJ on Social Media n @cj_fredrick on Twitter n @cj_fredrick5 on InstagramNext >