< PreviousKoby Brea 2024-25 WILDCATS2023-24 (at Fairleigh Dickinson): Started 31 of 32 games played … First Team All-NEC … Two-time NEC Player of the Week … Became the 32nd player in program his- tory to eclipse 1,000 career points … Aver- aged 16.4 points per game … Connected on 43.6% from the field, 39.4% from 3-point range and 80.0% from the free-throw line … Drained 93 3-pointers on the season, tying for a single-season FDU record … Led the league in made 3-pointers … Added 162 re- bounds, 54 assists, 22 blocks and 15 steals … Ranks 23rd all-time in program history in scoring and fourth in made 3s. 2022-23 (at Fairleigh Dickinson): Started 34 of 36 games … Named the NEC’s Most Improved Player … Was a Third Team All-NEC selection … Tabbed to the NEC All-Tournament Team … Led the team with 172 rebounds … Averaged 13.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … Connected on 43.4% of his field goals and 38.1% from long range … Had seven points, eight re- bounds and an assist against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament … Led the squad with 23 points and eight rebounds in the NCAA Tournament-opening win over Texas Southern. 2021-22 (at Fairleigh Dickinson): Started four games and appeared in 24 as a freshman … Averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 boards per game … Shot 47.6% from the floor and 34.3% from distance … Named to the NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. High School: Averaged 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior at St. Joseph Regional/ Our Savior Lutheran … Earned First Team All-Bergen County Jamboree honors. Personal: Born April 30 in Spring Valley, New York … Parents are Jean and Sherley Almonor … Has three siblings, Marcus, Jaydan, Samara … Lists his most memorable moment as a bas- ketball player as upsetting No. 1 Purdue in the 2023 NCAA Tournament … His 1,000th- point commemorative ball is his most prized possession … Enjoys playing video games such as FIFA, Madden and MLB away from the court … His father has influenced his life the most … Favorite foods are pizza and chicken wings … Lists the Planet of the Apes series as his favorite movies … Dunked for the first time at age 15 in the park with his older brother … Pregame superstition is praying … Chose No. 15 because Carmelo Anthony was his favorite basketball player while he was growing up. Follow ANSLEY on Social Media n @ansleyalmonor on X n @ansleyalmonor on Instagram 20 @KentuckyMBB ANSLEY ALMONOR 6-7 n 244 n Sr. n Spring Valley, N.Y. #15 n F FREE CAR WASH WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD THE APP • Redeem earned points for free car wash rewards • App-exclusive deals on single wash purchases • Birthday bonus and other app-only ZIPS UNLIMITED ™ Members • Redeem earned points for account credit rewards • Add $ 20/mo family memberships , any service level • Manage your membership plus a birthday bonus Apple® and the Apple Logo® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.2023-24 (at Dayton): Named Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year for the second time in his career … Became only the second two-time winner of the award (James Posey of Xavier in 1997 and 1998) … Led the nation in 3-point percent- age (.498, 100-201) … It was the highest mark in the NCAA in six seasons … Member of the 2023-24 Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Appeared in 33 games and made four starts … Averaged a career-high 11.1 points per game … Shot 51.2% from the field … Also contributed 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game … Returned to practice in September after undergoing sur- geries during the offseason. 2022-23 (at Dayton): Appeared in 28 games and made 10 starts … Missed six games early in the season due to a combination of illness and injury … Aver- aged 6.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game … Shot 46% from 3-point range against league foes … Logged 8.3 points per game against A 10 competition … Registered a ca- reer-high 47 assists. 2021-22 (at Dayton): Tabbed the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year … Averaged 8.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, while appearing in all 35 con- tests for the Flyers … Responsible for 27% of the team’s 3s for the season … Shot an A-10 best, 48.7% from deep in league play … Reached double-figure scoring in eight of the final 10 games of the season. High School: Averaged 20.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game as a senior … Led Monsignor Scanlon High School to the Fi- nal Four of the Class AA New York Catholic High School Association for the first time in school history … In the summer of 2019, he represented the Dominican National Team in the U-17 FIBA Centrobasket Champion- ships in San Juan. Personal: Born Nov. 6 in New York City … Parents are Mayra Villar and Stephen Brea … Earned a degree in education and allied studies from Dayton … Has three siblings, Tyler Villar, Javier Castillo and Stephen Dominguez … Godfather is Felipe Lopez who played at St. John’s and in the NBA … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as appearing in the NCAA Tournament … Chose No. 4 because it represents the day his younger brother was born … Favorite food is Spanish dishes … Lists an off-the- court talent as cooking. Follow KOBY on Social Media n @kobybrea on X n @kobybrea on Instagram 22 @KentuckyMBB KOBY BREA 6-7 n 215 n Grad. n Washington Heights, N.Y. #4 n G UK SPORTS NETWORK TV AFFILIATES UK SPORTS NETWORK TV AFFILIATES Louisville Paducah Bowling Green CincinnatiAshlandNashville Johnson City, TN2023-24 (at San Diego State): Became the 38th player in program history to score 1,000 career points … Completed his Aztec career ranking No. 5 all-time in steals (183), No. 6 in conference victories (52), No. 9 in total victories (100) and No. 10 in assists (338) … Mountain West De- fensive Player of the Year… Mountain West All-Defensive Team… Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by both the coaches and media … Started all 37 games … Averaged 9.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per game. 2022-23 (at San Diego State): NCAA All-Tournament Team … NCAA Tour- nament All-South Regional Team … Moun- tain West All-Defensive Team (coaches) … Third-Team All-Mountain West (coaches) … Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (media) … Honorable Mention All-Moun- tain West (media) … Academic All-Moun- tain West… Appeared in 39 games, includ- ing starting 38 … Averaged 8.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 25.9 minutes per game … Added 126 assists, 57 steals and four blocks … Shot 42.1% from the field, 34.2% from beyond the arc, and 73.1% from the line … Had two game-winning buzzer beating bas- kets including at New Mexico and vs. Flori- da Atlantic at the Final Four. 2021-22 (at San Diego State): Mountain West All-Defensive Team (coach- es) … Paycom Wooden Legacy All-Tourna- ment Team… San Diego State Scholar-Ath- lete … A starter in 25 of the 27 games in which he appeared. 2020-21 (at San Diego State): Mountain West Scholar-Athlete … Academ- ic All-Mountain West … San Diego State Scholar-Athlete … Appeared in 28 games, including making two starts. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Riverside Poly High School … A four-star rated recruit by ESPN and three-star talent by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … Named one of the class of 2020’s top-50 point guards nation- ally by ESPN (No. 30). Personal: Born June 9 in Ontario, California … Parents are Carmicha and Lamont Butler Sr. … Has three siblings, Anaiqua, Amani and Asasha … Earned a degree in business management with specialization in entrepreneurship from San Diego State … Most memorable moment as a basketball player is hitting the game-winning shot at the Final Four. Follow LAMONT on Social Media n @lamont_butler1 on X n @lamont.butler1 on Instagram 24 @KentuckyMBB LAMONT BUTLER 6-2 n 208 n Grad. n Moreno Valley, Calif. #1 n G YOUR TAILGATING HEADQUARTERS 2187 HARRODSBURG RD. 3292 RICHMOND RD. & DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR $5 OFF citybbq.com2023-24 (at Wake Forest): One of three players to start all 35 games … Finished fourth on the team in scoring (13.5) and third in minutes per game (32.5) … Second on the team with 6.8 rebounds per game … Shot 52.6% from the field and 37% from 3-point range… Recorded seven dou- ble-doubles, including three in conference play … Reached 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks all within the first month of the season … Scored a career-high 31 points in the final game of the season against Georgia in the NIT. 2022-23 (at Wake Forest): One of two players to start all 33 games … Finished fourth on the team in points per game (10.8) … Led the team in rebounds per game (6.2) and blocks (32) … Had the best field-goal percentage on the team at 49.4%. 2021-22 (at Delaware): Started 34 of 35 games during the 2021- 22 season and averaged 10 points and five rebounds in 28 minutes per game … Was second on the team in field-goal percent- age, shooting 56.4% from the floor … Led the team from beyond the arc with a 40.5% 3-point clip … Paced the Blue Hens in blocks, with 37 on the year, and was third in steals with 29 … Reached double-figure scoring in 16 games. 2020-21 (at Delaware): Appeared in all 15 games and made 10 starts … Averaged 8.2 points and 3.6 rebounds. High School: Three-year starter at West Chester East … Named first team all-state as a senior and third team all-state as a junior … Honor roll student during every semester … Graduated among top 25% of his class … Principal Advisory in 2019 and 2020 … Served as Student Coun- cil Treasurer in 2020 … Member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Soci- ety, National Business Honor Society, and Na- tional Society of High School Scholars. Personal: Born Feb. 1 in Paoli, Pennsylvania … Parents are Darby and Phillip Carr … Earned a de- gree in communications from Wake Forest … Has three siblings, Alexander, Elizabeth and Peter … Father played basketball at Del- aware and sister played volleyball at Purdue … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as sinking the buzzer-beat- ing game-winning shot vs. Appalachian State as a junior at Wake Forest … Away from the court, he enjoys doing Legos, playing pool, bowling or golfing. Follow ANDREW on Social Media n @apc_andrew on X n @andrewpcarr on Instagram 26 @KentuckyMBB ANDREW CARR 6-11 n 235 n Grad. n West Chester, Pa. #7 n F Next >