< Previous40 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 40 @KentuckyMBB High School Averaged 23.6 points and shot better than 40% from 3-point range while helping Lin- ton-Stockton High School to the Class 2A State Finals as a senior … While playing on the Under Armour grassroots circuit prior to his senior season, the three-star prospect shot 45% from deep, averaging 19.8 points per contest. Personal Born May 6 in Vincennes, Indiana … Parents are Brooke and Joey Hart … Has three sib- lings, Toby, Jack and Rylee … Father played basketball at Coastal Carolina … Favorite show to binge watch is Breaking Bad … Lists going to the state finals as his most memo- rable moment as a basketball player … His father and grandfather are his life’s greatest influences … Off the court he likes to play video games and fish … Superpower he most wishes he had is the ability to fly … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Must take a nap as his pregame superstition … Lists LeBron James as his favorite player and Tyler Herro as his favorite former Wildcat … Chose UK over Rutgers and UCF. Follow Joey on Social Media n @joey_hart32 on Twitter/X n @joeyhart32 on Instagram JOEY HART 6-5 n 180 n Fr. n Linton, Ind. #20 n G Click Here for More Information on JoeyKENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 41 2022-23 Freshman: Saw action in four games in his first season with the Wildcats … Had an assist and a rebound in two minutes against South Car- olina State … Also made appearances in wins over Howard, North Florida and Auburn. 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 semifinalist in 2022 … Horn was a part of a regional championship as a sophomore and a district championship as a junior with Cov- ington Catholic … Westlake went 38-2 his se- nior 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 Car- la and Darrin Horn … Has a sister, Caroline … Father is the head coach at Northern Kentucky … Major is exploratory studies in business ad- ministration … Most memorable moment as a basketball player was playing in the Texas Final 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. Follow WALKER on Social Media n @WalkerHorn on Twitter/X n @walkerhorn_ on Instagram WALKER HORN 6-3 n 200 n So. n Austin, Texas #22 n G Click Here for More Information on Walker42 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 42 @KentuckyMBB High School Averaged 11.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game in the FIBA U20 European Championship for his home country of Cro- atia … Also shot 34% from 3-point range and averaged nearly 20 minutes a game … In the past two seasons, he suited up for SC Derby in Montenegro … Averaged 5.2 points, 3.5 re- bounds and 1.1 blocks per game in the Adriat- ic League … During the playoffs, he produced his best outing with 22 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks against European League side Partizan. Personal Born Aug. 9 in Nova Bilo, Croatia … Parents are Mladenko and Marina Ivišic … Has three siblings, Nikola, Jelena and Tomislav … His twin brother, Tomislav, is his life’s greatest in- fluence … Enjoys playing video games away from the court … His favorite movie is Har- ry Potter … His favorite TV show is Game of Thrones … Off the court talent is playing the harmonica … Listens to Lil Baby, Polo G, Lil Durk and Drake before games … Dunked for the first time at age 12 … Favorite former Wild- cat is DeMarcus Cousins … Favorite basket- ball player ever is Prezen Petrovic. Follow ZVONIMIR on Social Media n @zvonimir_ivisic on Twitter/X n @zvonimir_ivisic on Instagram ´ ´ ZVONIMIR IVIŠIĆ 7-2 n 234 n Fr. n Vitez, Croatia #44 n F Click Here for More Information on ZvonimirKENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 43 2022-23 (at West Virginia) Started 32 of 34 games, averaging 30.0 min- utes per game … Averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game … Shot 47.0% from the field … Led WVU with 142 defensive re- bounds … Had 61 assists, 21 blocks and 28 steals … Finished with 11 points and seven rebounds vs. Kansas in Big 12 Championship. 2021-22 (at Texas) Started 17 of 24 games played … Averaged 8.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game … Shot 47.8% from the field and 80.0% from the free-throw line … Had a season-high 19 points and 11 rebounds at Seton Hall … Had double figures in nine games. 2020-21 (at UMass) Played in 13 of a possible 15 games … Earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team … Became the first UMass player to receive the honor since 2013 … Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team … One of 10 midseason candidates for the Karl Malone Award, given annually to the top power for- ward in Division I men’s college basketball. 2019-20 (at UMass) Played and started all 31 games … Named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year … Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second-Team selection … First UMass freshman to earn all- league honors since Marcus Camby in 1993- 94. High School Played his junior and senior years of high school at Woodstock Academy in Wood- stock, Connecticut … Named the 2019 state of Connecticut Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year … Ranked as the No. 72 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals and No. 73 by ESPN in the class of 2019. Personal Born Sept. 24 in Bumberg, Germany … Par- ents are Erin and Tony Tortorice and Vincent Mitchell … Has three siblings, Justice, Journ- ee and Peter … Mother played college bas- ketball at College of Charleston … Off the court he enjoys spending time with his dog and playing video games … Can sketch and draw and has aspirations to learn to play the saxophone … His mother is his life’s great- est influence … His dog and a pocket watch passed down through his family are his most prized possessions … Favorite food is steak … Favorite movie is Remember the Titans … Favorite player is Kevin Durant and his favor- ite UK player is DeMarcus Cousins. Follow TRE on Social Media n @tre_mitch33 on Twitter/X n @treball.tre on Instagram TRE MITCHELL 6-9 n 225 n Gr. n Pittsburgh #4 n F Click Here for More Information on Tre44 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 44 @KentuckyMBB 2022-23 Freshman: Played in 16 games off the bench … Averaged 2.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot per game … Chipped in with seven points, 10 boards and a team-high three rejections in a win over North Florida … Post- ed six points and three blocks in the win over South Carolina State … Had a game-high 10 rebounds and added nine points and three blocks in win over Duquesne … Named to First-Year SEC Honor Roll. 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 … 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 … Reg- istered 32 total boards (5.3 per game) on the offensive end … Prior to enrolling at Putnam, he attended 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 Eu- rope, Mexico and the United States, includ- ing the Tarkanian Classic and NBA Academy exhibition games … He helped NBA Acade- my Africa win the European Youth Basketball League Tournament in Hungary … In Febru- ary of 2020, he became one of the youngest players ever to make the senior men’s Nigeri- an National Team … Made his debut with the team at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers in November of 2021. 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 … Enjoys listening to music and playing video games away from the court … His pregame playlist consists of Lil Durk and Lil Baby … Superpower he most wishes he had is the ability to teleport … Giannis An- tetokounmpo is his favorite basketball play- er and Anthony Davis is his favorite former UK player … Lists his most memorable mo- ment as a basketball player as helping his high school win a national championship … Chose Kentucky over the University of Okla- homa, Oklahoma State and Kansas. Follow UGONNA on Social Media n @OnyensoUgonna on Twitter/X n @kingsugo_ on Instagram UGONNA ONYENSO 6-11 n 225 n So. n Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria #33 n F Click Here for More Information on UgonnaKENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 45 2022-23 Senior: Named Southeastern Conference Sixth Man of the Year … Saw action in all 34 games, making 14 starts …. Ranked second on the team with 14.4 points per game, while making a team-high 80 3-pointers … The 80 makes are the 12th most in a single season in UK history … Shot 39.8% from deep … Had four 20-plus- point performances off of the bench, the most in John Calipari’s tenure … Scored in double figures in 26 contests, including 10 20-point games … Poured in a game-high 22 points in the NCAA Tournament win over Providence … Scored a career-high 37 points on 12 of 17 from the field and a perfect 11 for 11 from the free-throw line in win at Arkansas … Posted a team-high 22 points and added a pair of steals in the SEC Tournament vs. Vanderbilt … Led the Cats with 22 points in season-opener against Howard, including going 6 of 12 from deep, the most made threes for a UK player in their debut. 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 Illinois 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 … Also a member of the All-District 16 team from the National Association of Basketball Coaches … Scored in double figures in 31 of 33 games … Had 18 games with 20 or more points, which was tied for the sixth-most in program history … Finished the season ranking 19th among all Division I scorers with 20.1 points per game … Had a career-high 34 points with five 3-pointers against Valparaiso … Was an efficient scorer, making 47% of his shots from the field, 39% from 3-point range and 82% from the free-throw line. Personal Born Nov. 20 in Chicago … Parents are Dawn Coulter and Anthony Reeves … Has four sib- lings, Anthony Marshall, Alexis, Malik and Angelic … Major is communication … He chose No. 12 because he’s been wearing it since his freshman season … Father is his life’s greatest influence … Lists Bad Boys as his favorite movie … Pregame playlist con- sists of hip hop music … Favorite former UK player is Tyler Herro … Off the court talent is drawing. Follow ANTONIO on Social Media n @ToniooReeves on Twitter/X n @tonioreeves on Instagram ANTONIO REEVES 6-5 n 205 n 5th n Chicago #12 n G Click Here for More Information on AntonioKENTUCKY BASKETBALL 46 @KentuckyMBB High School Rated as high as No. 22 overall by ESPN … McDonald’s All-American … Mr. Kentucky Basketball in 2023 … Helped Team Ohio to win Junior International Championship in Italy and earned MVP honors after scoring 26 points in the title game … Averaged 22.5 points, 8.5 assists and 8.4 rebounds per game … Finished high school career with 3,727 ca- reer points … Led North Laurel to the state Sweet 16, averaging 25.2 points, 7.6 assists, 6.8 rebounds and 4.4 steals per game as a junior… 2022 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year. Personal Born June 24 in London, Kentucky … Parents are Jeff and Stacey Sheppard … Has a sis- ter, Madison … Parents both played college basketball at Kentucky … His father was the MVP of the 1998 Final Four and won two national championships … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as winning a high school regional … Honor Roll student … His most prized possession is his dog … Chose No. 15 because it’s the number his father wore at Kentucky … Favorite food is steak … Favorite movie is Hoosiers … Pre- game superstition is taking a nap … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Lists Chris Paul as his favorite player and Devin Book- er as his favorite Wildcat … Chose Kentucky over Indiana and Louisville. Follow REED on Social Media n @reed_sheppard on Twitter/X n @reedsheppard3 on Instagram REED SHEPPARD 6-3 n 180 n Fr. n London, Ky. #15 n G Click Here for More Information on ReedKENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 47 2022-23 Freshman: Saw action in 20 games in his first collegiate season … Averaged 2.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game in 9.5 minutes per outing … Led the team in steals in four games and paced the squad in blocks three times … Scored a season-high seven points, hauled in five boards, added a pair of assists and a steal in the road win at Arkansas … Hit a 3-pointer in the home win over Auburn … Scored four points and pulled down four boards in eight minutes at Mississippi State … Tallied four points and induced two steals in the upset win at Tennessee … Scored five points and had three boards at Missouri … Tallied five points and a pair of blocks against North Florida … Had six points in the win over South Carolina State … Had four points and five rebounds in his collegiate debut against Howard. 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 Quak- er Valley in scoring as a sophomore with 17.7 points per game … As a junior, he tallied 21.8 points per game … 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 siblings, Oumou, Yassa, Nudiya … Major is communi- cation … Away from the court he enjoys play- ing video games … Chose No. 3 because it was the same number his father wore … Most prized possession is his shoe collection … Fa- vorite 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/X n @adou_thiero on Instagram ADOU THIERO 6-6 n 200 n So. n Leetsdale, Pa. #3 n G Click Here for More Information on AdouKENTUCKY BASKETBALL 48 @KentuckyMBB High School Rated as high as No. 4 by both ESPN and 247Sports … McDonald’s All-American Game MVP … Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year for three straight seasons … Mem- ber of USA Men’s Nike Hoop Summit team … 2023 Iverson Classic Co-MVP … Iverson Classic 3-point Champion … Iverson Clas- sic National High School Player of the Year … Stephen Jackson Community Leadership Award winner … NJ.com First-Team All-State … Averaged 19.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.1 steals per contest as a junior, helping Camden to the NJSIAA Group 2 state championship. Personal Born May 4 in Camden, New Jersey … Par- ents are Syreeta Brittingham and Dajuan Wanger … Father played college basketball at Memphis for John Calipari and was draft- ed sixth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2002 … Grandfather is Milt Wagner who won a national championship at Louisville in 1986 and was a second round pick by the Dallas Mavericks in 1986 … Siblings are Dayonni Wagner and Kareem Watkins … Lists his parents as his life’s greatest influenc- es … Favorite movie is Paid in Full … Plays video games and watches movies in his free time … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Lists teleportation and invisibility as two superpowers he wishes he had … Off the court talent is drawing … Tyler Ulis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist are his favorite former Wildcats. Follow D.J. on Social Media n @dj_wag21 on Instagram D.J. WAGNER 6-3 n 175 n Fr. n Camden, N.J. #21 n G Click Here for More Information on D.J.KENTUCKY BASKETBALL @UKSportsNetwork 49 2022-23 Junior: Appeared in four games off the bench … Had an assist in the win over North Florida … Logged two minutes of action in the Au- burn, Howard and South Carolina State wins. 2021-22 Sophomore: Appeared in nine games in 2021-22 … Had three rebounds, two as- sists and a pair of steals … Picked up a steal against High Point … Had an assist vs. Western Kentucky … Snared a rebound vs. Central Michigan … Had a rebound and a steal against North Florida … Registered a rebound against Mount St. Mary’s … Named to the Southeastern Conference Winter Aca- demic Honor Roll. 2020-21 Freshman: Joined the team as a walk-on … Made one appearance, logging two minutes in Kentucky’s dominating regular-season fina- le victory over South Carolina. High School Appeared in all 26 games for Kingsway Re- gional during his senior season … Averaged 8.7 points per game … Notched 11 dou- ble-figure scoring efforts and knocked down multiple 3-pointers in 12 games … Scored a season-high 19 points on six made 3s with four assists against Woodstown … Also post- ed 16 points, five rebounds and four assists at Clearview and recorded 15 points, six boards and five dimes vs. Cumberland … Dished out four or more assists in 14 games … Produced three or more steals in 10 games … Helped advance Kingsway to the 2020 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 4 Championship field of 64. Personal Born Feb. 3 in Camden, New Jersey … Moth- er is Syreeta Brittingham … Stepfather is Dajuan Wagner, former Memphis star who played for John Calipari … Has two siblings, Dayonni and Dajuan Jr. … Major is finance … Off the court talent includes juggling … Lists his parents as the two people who have influenced him the most … When he’s not playing basketball he’s watching it … Listens to NBA YoungBoy, Polo G and Lil Durk pre- game … Chicken is his favorite food … Lists Kemba Walker as his favorite NBA player and Tyler Ulis as his favorite former UK player. Follow KAREEM on Social Media n @reemwat on Instagram KAREEM WATKINS 5-8 n 175 n Sr. n Camden, N.J. #25 n G Click Here for More Information on KareemNext >