< PreviousKENTUCKY 28 @KentuckyMBB High School Finished his high school career at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, after spending his previous two seasons at Covington Catho- lic in Covington, Kentucky … Westlake was a state semifinalists in 2022 … Horn was a part of a regional championship as a sophomore and a district championship as a junior with Covington Catholic … Westlake went 38-2 his senior season … Averaged 9.3 points, 5.2 assists and 2.4 rebounds as a senior … Charted 15 points, five assists and four boards against Del Valle … An Academic All-District selection … Graduated cum laude and was a recipient of a Kentucky Provost Academic Scholarship … Coached the Westlake Youth Basketball League fifth and sixth-grade team during the spring semester of his season. Personal Born May 19 in Milwaukee … Parents are Carla and Darrin Horn … Has a sister, Caro- line … Major is undeclared/exploratory stud- ies ... Father is the head coach at Northern Kentucky … Most memorable moment as a basketball player was playing in the Texas Fi- nal Four in the Alamodome … Lists his dog as his most prized possession … Chose No. 21 because his father wore it in college as a player at Western Kentucky … Favorite food is tacos … Must always end warm ups on a made shot … A superpower he most wishes he had is telepathy … Favorite former Wildcat is Anthony Epps … His father has influenced his life the most … Chose Kentucky over Mar- quette and Michigan State. WALKER HORN 6-4 n 200 n Fr. n Austin, Texas #21 n G Follow WALKER on Social Media n @WalkerHorn on Twitter n @walkerhorn_ on InstagramRequest your PNC Bank Visa ® Debit Card designed just for UK when you open a PNC account. ∞ PNC customers can access their money fee-free at approximately 60,000 PNC and partner ATMs nationwide. 1 ∞ Make purchases anywhere Visa is accepted. ∞ Faster, safer and easier! 1 Visit pnc.com/locator to find a PNC or PNC Partner ATM near you where PNC customers can access money fee-free. Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association and used under license. ©2022 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. All rights reserved. PNC Bank, National Association. Member FDIC UNV PDF 0922-021-2109402 Show your UK PRIDE! KENTUCKY 30 @KentuckyMBB High School A versatile combo-forward … A consensus five-star prospect … Ranked as the No. 10 overall player by Rivals … Listed as the 11th- ranked player by 247Sports and No. 12 by ESPN … Averaged 18.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game during his senior season at Oak Hill … The 2022 Gato- rade Virginia Player of the Year … Named a McDonald’s All American and to the Jordan Brand Classic roster … He averaged 31.1 points, 15.8 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 4.7 steals and 4.0 blocks for Buchtel High School in Ak- ron, Ohio, as a junior … Named the Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year and MaxPreps Junior All-America First Team following junior sea- son … Named MVP of the 2019 FIBA Amer- icans U16 Championship after leading Team USA to a gold medal while averaging 14.8 points and 8.0 rebounds … Also competed in track. Personal Born Oct. 15 in Akron, Ohio … Mother is Julia Livingston … Has five siblings, Cordell, Cydnee, Corey, Courtney and CJ … Major is agriculture/exploratory studies His most memorable moment as a basketball player is winning a gold medal for Team USA … Enjoys listening to music and playing video games away from the court … His mom is his life’s greatest influence … Chose No. 24 be- cause he looked up to Paul George … Lists his favorite movie as The Great Gatsby and his favorite food as buffalo chicken dip … His fa- vorite binge watch is the Dragon Ball series … Off-the-court talent consists of drawing and painting … Chose Kentucky over Ohio State, Kansas, North Carolina, Memphis, LSU, Ala- bama, Florida, Georgetown, South Carolina and Arizona. CHRIS LIVINGSTON 6-6 n 220 n Fr. n Akron, Ohio #24 n F Follow CHRIS on Social Media n @_chrisliv24 on Twitter n @chris_livingston on Instagram KENTUCKY 32 @KentuckyMBB High School Reclassified to the 2022 class … Ranked as a top-25 prospect in the 2023 class by all of the major scouting services … Spent his senior season at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut, the same program that for- mer Wildcat Hamidou Diallo hailed from … Joined Putnam in January and the squad was a perfect 20-0 with Onyenso on the roster, including winning a national championship … Averaged 11.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game … Also shot 64.4% from the floor and had five games with at least 10 blocked shots … Had a 24-point, 11-re- bound and 11-block triple-double … Playing at the NBA Academy Games in the summer of 2022, he scored in double figures in each of the six games he appeared … Averaged 13.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, while also connecting on 64.4% of his field-goal attempts … Registered 32 total boards (5.3 per game) on the offensive end … Prior to enrolling at Putnam, he attend- ed NBA Academy Africa for more than two years … During his time with the academy, he participated in a number of high-profile international competitions in Europe, Mexi- co and the United States, including the Tar- kanian Classic and NBA Academy exhibition games … He helped NBA Academy Africa win the European Youth Basketball League Tournament in Hungary … In February of 2020, he became one of the youngest play- ers ever to make the senior men’s Nigerian National Team … Made his debut with the team at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers in November of 2021 … Scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting and had four rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes in a 96-69 win over Uganda. Personal Born Sept. 25 in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria … Parents are Martins and Lilian Chinyere … Has four siblings, Ikenna, Chiwendu, Chidin- ma and Queen … His mom is his life’s great- est influence … Major is marketing ... Enjoys listening to music and playing video games away from the court … His pregame playlist consists of Lil Durk and Lil Baby … Super- power he most wishes he had is the ability to teleport … Giannis Antetokounmpo is his fa- vorite basketball player and Anthony Davis is his favorite former UK player … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as helping his high school win a national cham- pionship … Chose Kentucky over Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Kansas. UGONNA ONYENSO 6-11 n 225 n Fr. n Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria #33 n F Follow Ugonna on Social Media n @onyensokingsle3 on Twitter n @kingsugo_ on Instagram A CLEAN CAR LAYUP OFFICIAL CAR WASH OF THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS CREATE A NEW ZIPSme ONLINE ACCOUNT & GET A FREE CAR WASH Visit 17 convenient locations across Kentucky zipscarwash.com Free wash reward for new ZIPSme Portal accounts and valid at participating locations only. Limit one introductory Portal sign up reward per account. Reward not valid on prior purchases. No cash value. ® & ™ are trademarks of certain companies and have no association with or make any endorsement of the products or services provided by Zips Car Wash LLC. ZIPS CAR WASH name, design and related marks are trademarks of Zips Car Wash LLC. © 2022 Zips Car Wash LLC. All rights reserved.KENTUCKY 34 @KentuckyMBB 2021-22 (at Illinois State) Started all 33 games … Averaged 20.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game … Had 662 points in 33 games which was the fourth- most in Redbirds’ history … He was the first Il- linois State player to average at least 20 points per game in a season since 2001 … Named to the Missouri Valley Conference Second Team and was a team captain on the ALL-MVC Most Improved Team. 2020-21 (at Illinois State) Played in 25 games during the season with 24 starts … Averaged 12.4 points per game, sec- ond-most on the team and 13th-most in the Missouri Valley Conference, and ninth-most among returnees for the 2021-22 season … Scored in double-figures 19 times during the year. 2019-20 (at Illinois State) Was named to the MVC All-Bench Team … Averaged 7.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game during the season … Played in 31 games with a trio of starts … Scored in double-fig- ures 10 times during the season, including a season-high 17 points against Missouri State … Had 16 points against Missouri State and against Drake … Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against Drake … Had two as- sists in seven games … Made 81-of-211 shots from the field during the season, and 33 of 105 from beyond the arc. High School Was a three-star prospect out of Simeon High School in Chicago … Averaged 21.7 points, six boards and three assists per game … Was an All-City Second-Team selection … Began his high school career at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix … Played for Mike Bibby at Shadow Mountain and the squad went 25-2 overall and captured a state title … Averaged 14.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game during the state title season … Had a 3.0 grade-point average. Personal Born Nov. 20 in Chicago … Parents are Dawn Coulter and Anthony Reeves … Has four sib- lings, Anthony Marshall, Alexis, Malik and An- gelic … Major is communication … He chose No. 12 because he’s been wearing it since his freshman season … Father is his life’s great- est influence … Lists Bad Boys as his favorite movie … Pregame playlist consists of hip hop music … Favorite former UK player is Tyler Herro … Off the court talent is drawing. ANTONIO REEVES 6-5 n 205 n Sr. n Chicago #12 n G Follow ANTONIO on Social Media n @ToniooReeves on Twitter n @tonioreeves on Instagram KENTUCKY @UKSportsNetwork 35 High School A combo guard … Averaged 23.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 3.9 steals and 2.3 blocks per game and directed Quaker Valley to a 27-1 record and a 14-0 mark in league play … Scored 18 points in the 2022 PIAA Boys’ Basketball Championships in the team’s only loss of the season against Neu- mann-Goretti … Finished his career with 1,624 career points which ranked as the third most in team history … Named the 4A Play- er of the Year, the WPIAL Player of the Year and the 2022 TribLive HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Year … Had a 44-point perfor- mance against Hopewell which snapped the school’s single-game scoring record … Also scored 40 points against Highlands in the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Showcase … Had 21 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in a state tournament second-round victory against Belle Vernon … Logged 31 points, 17 rebounds and seven swats in the WPIAL Class 4A championship … Led Quaker Valley in scoring as a sophomore with 17.7 points per game … As a junior, he tallied 21.8 points per game while also aver- aging team-highs in assists (5.1), steals (2.2) and blocks (1.2) … Also competed in soccer and lacrosse … Worked with the Gear Up Ségou community service project. Personal Born May 8 in Utah … Parents are Mariam Sy and Almamy Thiero … Has three sib- lings, Oumou, Yassa, Nudiya … Major is communication ... Away from the court he enjoys playing video games … Chose No. 3 because it was the same number his father wore … Most prized possession is his shoe collection … Favorite food is chicken and shrimp alfredo … Favorite TV show is Power … Chose Kentucky over Xavier, Duquesne, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Maryland. Follow ADOU on Social Media n @Adou_Thiero on Twitter n @adou_thiero on Instagram ADOU THIERO 6-6 n 200 n Fr. n Leetsdale, Pa. #3 n G KENTUCKY 36 @KentuckyMBB 2021-22 Saw action in 29 games and made four starts in his second season with the Wildcats … Averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in 17.7 minutes … Missed five games due to injury … Scored in double figures in seven games … Had career highs in scor- ing, blocks, assists, field-goal percentage and 3-point field-goal percentage … Averaged 7.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game over his final seven games of the regular season … Tal- lied nine points with a trio of dunks and three points from the charity stripe against Saint Peter’s in the NCAA Tournament … Logged 10 points and three blocks in the SEC Tourna- ment quarterfinals against Vanderbilt … Con- tributed eight points and six rebounds in 39 minutes of the win over LSU at home … Had 13 points, six boards and three assists in a ca- reer-high 40 minutes in the home victory over Alabama … Tallied 11 points and contributed six rebounds at Tennessee … Scored 10 points and had three rebounds in just six minutes at South Carolina before injuring an ankle … Logged 11 points and three rebounds in the win at Kansas … Contributed nine points, six boards, two assists, a block and a steal in the come-from-behind win at Texas A&M … Had season highs with 14 points and eight rebounds at LSU … Notched 12 points and a career-high six assists in the win over Western Kentucky … Had seven points, five rebounds and three assists in a win against North Car- olina … Had seven points in the win over Central Michigan … Made his season debut after missing much of the preseason with a shoulder injury against Duke in the Champi- ons Classic with four points and six rebounds. 2020-21 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academ- ic Honor Roll member … Appeared in 24 of 25 games with two starts … Originally slated to redshirt in 2020-21, became a key player off the bench for the Wildcats, impacting the game in key spurts in the scoring column and on the boards … Averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds on the season … Four games in double-figure scoring … Made a greater impact as the season progressed, averaging 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 23.0 minutes over the final seven regular-season games … Came up with a career-high three steals in ad- dition to five boards at Ole Miss … Scored 11 points in 21 minutes in the home loss to Florida … Recorded a career-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting in 23 minutes at Vanderbilt … Totaled five points and a season-high seven rebounds in the home victory vs. Auburn … Solid game vs. Arkansas with nine points and six rebounds … Provided a spark in the loss at Auburn with 10 points and six rebounds … JACOB TOPPIN 6-9 n 205 n Sr. n Brooklyn, N.Y. #0 n F Follow JACOB on Social Media n @jtoppin0 on Twitter n @jtoppin_0 on Instagram n @jtopppin_21 on TikTok n @jtopppin_21 on SnapChat n jtoppin9 on TwitchKENTUCKY Six rebounds to go along with five points in the home loss to Alabama … Posted six points and six boards in the home win vs. Vanderbilt … Went for 10 points and six rebounds in the narrow loss at rival Louisville … Posted six points and three rebounds vs. No. 7/5 Kansas. 2019-20 (at Rhode Island) Appeared in all 30 games, making three starts … Immediate contributor for a Rhode Island team that went 21-9 on the season and finished 13-5 in the Atlantic 10 … Averaged 5.1 points and 3.9 re- bounds per game … Scored in double figures five times … Showed an ability to stretch the floor with 13 3-pointers … Started and scored nine points, grabbed six rebounds, had three assists and hit the game-winning free throws with 6.6 seconds left in a 76-75 win at Fordham … Scored five points and grabbed two rebounds at Davidson … Had 12 points, two rebounds and one block against Saint Joseph’s … Recorded four points and three rebounds at Dayton … Posted six points and four rebounds at George Washington … Scored seven points with four rebounds at St. Bonaventure … Made his first career start and posted nine points and four rebounds against Davidson … Scored a career-high 12 points with eight rebounds against Richmond … Recorded five points and five re- bounds vs. Western Kentucky … Scored five points and grabbed five rebounds against Providence … Had five points and six rebounds at West Virginia … Scored four points and grabbed three rebounds against Manhattan … Posted 10 points and three rebounds vs. LSU … Scored 11 points and was 3 of 4 from 3-point range against Alabama … Hauled in six rebounds at Maryland … Scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked one shot in his collegiate debut against LIU Brooklyn. High School Averaged 15.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for Woodstock Academy his senior season … Un- ranked prospect who received his first offer six months before signing a national letter of intent … Was an All-Section honoree … Also played football and volleyball … Honor-roll student. Personal Born May 8 in Brooklyn, New York … Parents are Roni and Obadiah Toppin … Has a brother, Obi, who was the consensus National Player of the Year in 2020 for Dayton and current New York Knick … Major is communication … Chose Kentucky over Oregon and Iowa State … Lists his mother as his greatest influence … Most mem- orable moment as a basketball player is playing against his brother during his freshman season of college at Rhode Island … Chose No. 0 because it’s always been his number … Favorite food is Italian … Pregame superstition is eating candy … Off the court hobbies include playing video games … Can play the piano. @UKSportsNetwork 37Next >