< Previous30 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 30 @KentuckyMBB30 @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 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 Grant @UKSportsNetwork 3132 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 32 @KentuckyMBB32 @KentuckyMBB 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 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 Justin @UKSportsNetwork 3334 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 34 @KentuckyMBB34 @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 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 Walker @UKSportsNetwork 3536 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 36 @KentuckyMBB36 @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 37 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 Tre38 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 38 @KentuckyMBB38 @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 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 Antonio @UKSportsNetwork 39Next >