< PreviousKENTUCKY BASKETBALL 30 @KentuckyMBB 2023-24 NC State Wolfpack No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 DJ Horne G 6- 2 180 Gr. Raleigh, N.C. 1 Jayden Taylor G 6-4 195 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 2 Kam Woods G 6-2 185 Jr. Bessemer, Ala. 3 MJ Rice G 6-5 215 So. Henderson, N.C. 4 LJ Thomas G 6-2 205 So. Plant City, Fla. 10 Breon Pass G 6-0 175 Jr. Reidsville, N.C. 11 Dennis Parker, Jr. G 6-6 205 Fr. Richmond, Va. 12 Michael O'Connell G 6-2 195 Gr. Mineola, N.Y. 1 3 KJ Keatts G 5-10 165 So. Cary, N.C. 14 Casey Morsell G 6-3 200 Gr. Ft. Washington, Md. 20 Alex Nunnally G 6-2 180 Jr. Cary, N.C. 22 Jordan Snell G 6-2 165 So. Cary, N.C. 23 Mohamed Diarra F 6-10 215 Jr. Montreuil, France 24 Ernest Ross F 6-9 200 Jr. Alachua, Fla. 30 DJ Burns, Jr. F 6-9 275 Gr. Rock Hill, S.C. 34 Ben Middlebrooks F 6-10 240 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Coaching Staff Head Coach: Kevin Keatts Assistant Coaches: Joel Justus, Kareem Richardson, Levi Watkins, Larry Dixon, Steve Snell Quick Facts Location: Raleigh, N.C. Founded: 1887 Enrollment: 24,999 Conference: Atlantic Coast Click Here for More Information on the WolfpackKENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 31 2023-24 NC State Wolfpack Statistics TOTAL 3-POINT F-THROW REBOUNDS SCORING No. Player GP-S Min.-Avg. FG--FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Total Avg. PF DQ A TO Blk. Stl Pts Avg. 0 Horne, DJ 34-30 1094-32.2 201-460 .437 91-219 .416 69-86 .802 17 90 107 3.1 66 0 71 41 4 48 562 16.5 30 Burns Jr., DJ 35-34 850-24.3 187-367 .510 0-4 .000 54-80 .675 46 93 139 4.0 84 2 92 62 22 18 428 12.2 1 Taylor, Jayden 35-29 996-28.5 132-317 .416 58-159 .365 105-136 .772 23 114 137 3.9 68 2 49 57 17 43 427 12.2 14 Morsell, Casey 35-35 1128-32.2 141-341 .413 32-121 .264 91-112 .813 39 60 99 2.8 70 1 61 36 16 34 405 11.6 23 Diarra, Mohamed 34-16 696-20.5 72-154 .468 18-55 .327 36-58 .621 63 182 245 7.2 49 1 19 22 31 22 198 5.8 34 Middlebrooks, Ben 35-3 552-15.8 60-124 .484 1-13 .077 75-102 .735 67 79 146 4.2 94 4 18 25 18 30 196 5.6 12 O'Connell, Michael 35-16 823-23.5 71-150 .473 22-62 .355 31-37 .838 23 91 114 3.3 60 0 105 38 3 31 195 5.6 11 Parker, Jr., Dennis 29-12 446-15.4 51-115 .443 12-39 .308 21-39 .538 35 58 93 3.2 33 0 11 19 7 21 135 4.7 3 Rice, MJ 9-0 78-8.8 15-31 .484 3-13 .231 4-9 .444 6 11 17 1.9 7 0 1 6 0 2 37 4.1 4 Thomas, LJ 12-0 89-7.5 10-25 .400 4-7 .571 7-11 .636 2 11 13 1.1 11 0 10 1 0 5 31 2.6 10 Pass, Breon 26-0 152-5.8 12-29 .414 5-13 .385 5-8 .625 2 11 13 0.5 10 0 10 5 2 3 34 1.3 2 Woods, Kam 13-0 97-7.5 5-17 .294 2-5 .400 3-6 .500 2 9 11 0.8 9 0 2 8 0 3 15 1.2 24 Ross, Ernest 12-0 46-3.9 1-10 .100 0-8 .000 0-0 .000 0 6 6 0.5 8 0 0 1 2 1 2 0.2 20 Nunnally, Alex 6-0 06-1.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22 Snell, Jordan 5-0 06-1.4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13 Keatts, KJ 5-0 08-1.6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 46 37 83 12 Total 35 7075 958-2142 .447 248-719 .345 501-684 .732 371 855 1226 35.0 571 10 449 334 122 261 2665 76.1 Opponents 35 7075 908-2037 .446 251-715 .351 474-649 .730 357 905 1262 36.1 564 11 450 442 110 181 2541 72.6 DJ Horne DJ Burns, Jr.KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 32 @KentuckyMBB 2023-24 Texas Tech Red Raiders No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 Chance McMillian G 6-3 185 Sr. Vallejo, Calif. 1 Lamar Washington G 6-4 200 So. Portland, Ore. 2 Pop Isaacs G 6-2 180 So. Las Vegas, Nev. 3 D'Maurian Williams G 6-3 195 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. 5 Darrion Williams G 6-6 225 So. Sacramento, Calif. 6 Joe Toussaint G 6-0 195 S-Sr. Bronx, N.Y. 10 Jack Francis G 6-3 185 So. Austin, Texas 21 KyeRon Lindsay F 6-8 215 So. Denton, Texas 22 Warren Washington F 7-0 230 S-Sr. Escondido, Calif. 23 Eemeli Yalaho F 6-8 240 Fr. Jyväskylä, Finland 24 Kerwin Walton G 6-5 210 Sr. Hopkins, Minn. 25 Robert Jennings F 6-7 230 So. Desoto, Texas 35 Devan Cambridge F 6-6 210 S-Sr. Nashville, Tenn. Coaching Staff Head Coach: Grant McCasland Assistant Coaches: Matt Braeuer, Achoki Moikobu, Luke Barnwell, Dave Smart Quick Facts Location: Lubbock, Texas Founded: 1923 Enrollment: 32,414 Conference: Big 12 Click Here for More Information on the Red RaidersKENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 33 2023-24 Texas Tech Red Raiders Statistics TOTAL 3-POINT F-THROW REBOUNDS SCORING No. Player GP-S Min.-Avg. FG--FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Total Avg. PF DQ A TO Blk. Stl Pts Avg. 02 Isaacs, Pop 33-33 1082-32.8 165-465 .355 72-239 .301 122-146 .836 9 98 107 3.2 55 0 116 83 3 34 524 15.9 06 Toussaint, Joe 33-33 1096-33.2 123-305 .403 33-108 .306 121-140 .864 16 71 87 2.6 75 2 143 74 1 45 400 12.1 05 Williams, Darrion 32-32 1037-32.4 127-254 .500 42-90 .467 70-80 .875 62 179 241 7.5 73 2 76 54 11 38 366 11.4 00 McMillian, Chance 32-1 888-27.8 122-256 .477 65-164 .396 40-44 .909 31 98 129 4.0 48 0 39 23 5 24 349 10.9 35 Cambridge, Devan 8-8 208-26.0 29-55 .527 1-11 .091 25-36 .694 13 23 36 4.5 19 1 9 9 7 5 84 10.5 22 Washington, Warren 24-24 654-27.3 101-163 .620 0-0 .000 35-63 .556 57 121 178 7.4 55 0 43 36 37 19 237 9.9 24 Walton, Kerwin 32-25 788-24.6 92-186 .495 62-132 .470 24-33 .727 20 54 74 2.3 43 1 17 13 7 15 270 8.4 25 Jennings, Robert 30-9 364-12.1 46-89 .517 0-0 .000 39-53 .736 51 50 101 3.4 57 2 13 25 5 7 131 4.4 21 Lindsay, KyeRon 9-0 57-6.3 10-16 .625 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 1 11 12 1.3 9 0 1 4 6 2 24 2.7 23 Yalaho, Eemeli 17-0 157-9.2 16-33 .485 3-11 .273 7-20 .350 7 19 26 1.5 15 0 4 11 1 2 42 2.5 01 Washington, Lamar 30-0 268-8.9 21-55 .382 4-17 .235 17-25 .680 14 32 46 1.5 35 0 23 18 1 9 63 2.1 10 Francis, Jack 5-0 7-1.4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 3 5 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.4 03 Williams, D'Maurian 7-0 19-2.7 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 0.4 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0.3 Total 33 6625 853-1881 .453 282-773 .365 506-650 .778 326 829 1155 35.0 488 8 486 368 84 201 2494 75.5 Opponents 33 6625 837-1956 .428 245-763 .321 369-520 .710 361 754 1115 33.8 567 8 392 379 112 194 2288 69.3 Pop Isaacs Joe Toussaint34 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 34 @KentuckyMBB34 @KentuckyMBB High School Ranked as high as No. 2 overall by Rivals and 247Sports … McDonald’s All-Ameri- can … 2023 Iverson Classic selection … NJ.com First-Team All-State … Logged 12.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game as a se- nior at Camden … Averaged 8.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game as a ju- nior while helping Camden to the NJSIAA Group 2 state championship … Played for NJ Scholars on the EYBL circuit, averaging 12.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks … Tallied three double-doubles during Peach Jam prior to senior season. Personal Born Nov. 16 in Newark, New Jersey … Mother is Shawndel Bradshaw … When he’s not playing basketball, he’s playing vid- eo games or meditating … Lists his mother, grandmother and aunt as his life’s greatest influences … Favorite movie is Fifth Element … Chose his jersey number because that represents the day his grandmother passed away … Favorite food is chicken alfredo … Before taking the court he has to tap his feet, shoulders and head … Dunked for the first time in sixth grade … Pregame setlist includes Lauryn Hill and Sade … Lists Kobe Bryant as his favorite former player and An- thony Davis as his favorite former Wildcat … Honor Roll student … Chose Kentucky because it felt like family. Follow AARON on Social Media n @bradshawaaron25 on Twitter/X n @aaron_bradshaw23 on Instagram AARON BRADSHAW 7-0 n 210 n Fr. n Roselle, N.J. #2 n F Click Here for More Information on AaronKENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 35 High School An explosive scorer at Overtime Elite and led the league with 27.1 points per game in 2022-23 … Also contributed 7.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game … Scored 20 or more points in all but one game and had a season-high of 42 against OTE com- petition … Suited up for Hillcrest Prep with Overtime Elite and connected on 46.7% of his field-goal attempts, 26.7% from 3-point range and 67% from the charity stripe … Be- gan his high school career at Heritage Chris- tian in his hometown and also suited up for Southern California Academy (California) be- fore his move to OTE … A consensus three- star prospect. Personal Born Aug. 11 … Mother is Vicki Burks … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as scoring 40 or more in three straight games … His most prized possession is his Bible … His mom is his life’s greatest influ- ence … Favorite food is wings (flats) … Favor- ite TV show is Ghost … Has to listen to music before he plays … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Anthony Davis is his favorite former Wildcat … Chose Kentucky over Ole Miss, Oregon State and Georgia Tech. Follow JORDAN on Social Media n @jordanburks123 on Twitter/X n @jbxrks on Instagram JORDAN BURKS 6-9 n 190 n Fr. n Decatur, Ala. #23 n G Click Here for More Information on Jordan36 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 36 @KentuckyMBB36 @KentuckyMBB 2022-23 Senior: Played in five games, making his first-career start on Senior Day against Vander- bilt … Drained his first-career 3-pointer in win over South Carolina State … Hauled in a re- bound in two minutes of action against How- ard … Put on scholarship in January. 2021-22 Junior: Inducted into the Frank G. Ham Soci- ety of Character which honors student-athletes who have shown an extraordinary commit- ment to academic excellence, athletic partici- pation, personal development, career prepara- tion 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 West- ern Kentucky and High Point … Registered a block in the home win over Tennessee … Named to the Southeastern Conference Win- ter Academic Honor Roll. 2020-21 Sophomore: Southeastern Conference Winter Academic 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 Freshman: Appeared in four games during his freshman campaign … Made his collegiate de- but in the win over Eastern Kentucky. High School One of the best prospects from the state of Kentucky … Capped his career at George Rog- ers Clark with 1,371 points and 776 rebounds … Two-year captain … Named an All-10th Region First Team selection following a senior season where he averaged 15.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game … Averaged double-dig- it scoring over his final three seasons of high school basketball … Logged 13 double-dou- bles his senior season … A three-time All-Dis- trict Team selection and a three-time All-Dis- trict Tournament Team pick … Team claimed two District 40 titles. Personal Born July 15 in Lexington, Kentucky … Par- ents are Lynn and Melissa Canada … Major is communication … 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 … Fa- ther 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. Follow BRENNAN on Social Media n @brennanc14 on Twitter/X n @brennanc14 on Instagram BRENNAN CANADA 6-5 n 205 n Gr. n Mount Sterling, Ky. #14 n F Click Here for More Information on BrennanKENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 37 2022-23 Freshman: Did not appear in any games in his first season at UK … Dealt with a right leg injury, but was active late in the season … Named to First-Year SEC Honor Roll. 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 … Has five siblings, Bryce, Lola, Cash, Jeff and Cove … Major is finance … 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 Flor- ida State and Miami (OH) … Favorite food is chicken and waffles … Lists Karl-Anthony Towns as his favorite basketball player … Off the court he likes to play pickleball and can also speak Spanish … Favorite movie is Hap- py Gilmore and favorite TV show is Family Guy … Lists his dad as the most influential person in his life … Chose Kentucky over Kansas, Cincinnati, College of Charleston, Xavier, Indiana and Miami (OH). Follow GRANT on Social Media n @grantdarbyshire on Twitter/X n @grant_d_13 on Instagram GRANT DARBYSHIRE 6-2 n 190 n So. n Cincinnati #13 n G Click Here for More Information on Grant38 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL High School Ranked as high as No. 13 overall by 247Sports … Appeared in the 2023 Iverson Classic and was the Iverson Classic Crossover Award winner … Averaged 14.7 points and 4.9 as- sists per game at Overtime Elite … Joined Overtime Elite for final high school season … Charlotte Observer High School Basket- ball Player of the Year in 2020-21 … 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship MVP, av- eraging 15.7 points and 6.2 assists in more than 20 minutes per game … Averaged 21.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as a sophomore at Combine Academy, lead- ing the team to a 29-3 record and a non-asso- ciation state title. Personal Born Jan. 4 in Hickory, North Carolina … Parents are Valaaulia Tailele and Donald Dil- lingham … Has two siblings, Pai Tailele and Denzel Dillingham … First car he drove was a Tesla … Dunked for the first time during the summer of his ninth-grade year in Rock Hill, South Carolina … Superpower he most wishes he had is tuberculation … Lists Kobe Bryant as his favorite player and Malik Monk as his favorite former Wildcat … His brother has influenced his life the most … Favorite food is Japanese … The Matrix is his favorite movie … Chose Kentucky over North Caroli- na, UCLA, Southern Cal, Memphis and Lou- isville. Follow ROB on Social Media n @robwitdashifts on Instagram ROB DILLINGHAM 6-2 n 160 n Fr. n Hickory, N.C. #0 n G Click Here for More Information on RobKENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 39 High School Ranked as high as No. 3 overall by all three major recruiting services … MaxPreps Penn- sylvania High School Player of the Year … 2023 McDonald’s All-American … USA Men’s Nike Hoop Summit Team member … Co-MVP of the Iverson Classic … Averaged 17.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for nationally ranked Imhotep Charter … High school team won consecutive state titles … Scored 19 points and had seven boards in the championship game … Led Imhotep Charter to the Class 5A state title as a junior, averag- ing 18.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game … Helped Team Final advance to Peach Jam quarterfinals after shooting 39.5% from deep while averaging 15.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Personal Born Dec. 16 … Mother is Ebony Twiggs … Mother played college basketball at Cheyney University and had a pro career in Portugal … Mother was also named the MVP of the Philadelphia Public League championship game 23 years before her son was tabbed the MVP of the boys event … Has two siblings, Akira and Tymir … Lists his mother as his life’s greatest influence … Favorite food is mac and cheese … Favorite movie is Love and Basket- ball … A superpower he wishes he had is the ability to read minds … Lists Kevin Durant as his favorite player and Devin Booker as his fa- vorite former Wildcat … Lists singing as an off the court talent … Chose Kentucky because it was his dream school. Follow JUSTIN on Social Media n @jedwards3_ on Twitter/X n @jedwards3_ on Instagram JUSTIN EDWARDS 6-8 n 190 n Fr. n Philadelphia #1 n G Click Here for More Information on JustinNext >