< Previous2023-24 (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 30 @KentuckyMBB ANSLEY ALMONOR 6-7 n 244 n Sr. n Spring Valley, N.Y. #15 n F Click Here for More Information on Ansley2023-24 (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 @UKSportsNetwork 31 KOBY BREA 6-7 n 215 n Grad. n Washington Heights, N.Y. #4 n G Click Here for More Information on Koby2023-24 (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 32 @KentuckyMBB LAMONT BUTLER 6-2 n 208 n Grad. n Moreno Valley, Calif. #1 n G Click Here for More Information on Lamont2023-24 (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 @UKSportsNetwork 33 ANDREW CARR 6-11 n 235 n Grad. n West Chester, Pa. #7 n F Click Here for More Information on AndrewHigh School: Playing for Farmington High School, Chan- dler scored 1,587 career points and drained 135 3-pointers in his career … Also amassed 328 rebounds, 229 assists and 105 steals … Averaged 21.7 points per game, 4.3 re- bounds per game, 2.8 assists per game and made 47 3-pointers as a senior … He had 15 games with 20 or more points, including a season-high 37 … Was named the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year … Ranked as the No. 33 overall player in the class of 2023 by 247Sports, the No. 6 combo guard and the No. 1 player in the state of Utah … Was rated No. 32 by ESPN and No. 43 by Rivals. Personal: Born Feb. 9 in Cleveland … Parents are Jen- nifer and Jason Chandler … Has four sib- lings, Amaya, Avery, Cali and Lincoln … Fa- ther played volleyball at Utah … Away from the court, he is golfing, bowling or playing board games … Lists his dad as his life’s greatest influence … Wears No. 5 because that was his father’s jersey number in college … Lists The Office as his favorite TV show … Dunked for the first time at age 15 in St. George … A superpower he would most like to have is the ability to time travel … Likes to take a nap before a game …An off-the- court talent includes playing Kendama … Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is favorite former Kentucky player. Follow COLLIN on Social Media n @collinchand13r on X n @collinxchandler on Instagram 34 @KentuckyMBB COLLIN CHANDLER 6-5 n 202 n Fr. n Farmington, Utah #5 n G Click Here for More Information on Collin2023-24 (Sophomore): Saw action in four games … Made appear- ances in victories over Marshall, Louisville, Illinois State and on the road at Vanderbilt … SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll member. 2022-23 (Freshman): Did not appear in any games in his first sea- son 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 Florida State and Miami (OH) … Favorite food is chicken and waffles … Lists Karl-An- thony Towns as his favorite basketball player … Off the court he likes to play pickleball and can also speak Spanish … Favorite mov- ie is Happy Gilmore and favorite TV show is Family Guy … Lists his dad as the most influ- ential person in his life … Chose Kentucky over Kansas, Cincinnati, College of Charles- ton, Xavier, Indiana and Miami (OH). Follow GRANT on Social Media n @GrantDarbyshire on X n @grant_d_13 on Instagram @UKSportsNetwork 35 GRANT DARBYSHIRE 6-2 n 188 n Jr. n Cincinnati #13 n G Click Here for More Information on Grant2023-24 (at Oklahoma State): Appeared in all 32 games, starting each of the last 29 … Averaged 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in 22.7 minutes… Ranked among the Big 12 leaders in blocks per game (5th, 1.47) … Had 47 total blocks … That was the fifth-most ever by an OSU freshman … Recorded a 58.9% field-goal percentage … That clip was the fourth-best all-time among OSU rookies with at least 80 makes. High School: 2023 McDonald’s High School All-Ameri- can, started for the West squad and scored 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting … Consensus four-star recruit in the Class of 2023, ranked as high as No. 30 by Rivals and also earned high grades from 247sports (36), ESPN (41) and On3 (43) … One of 25 players named to USA Today’s All-USA Team … One of 30 included on the Jordan Brand’s 2023 All- Star roster … 2023 Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year in the state of Oklahoma … Two-time Daily Oklahoman Super 5 se- lection … Voted OKC Metro 2022-23 Boys Athlete of the Year … Led his team to a pair of 5A state titles in 2021 and 2023 plus a runner-up finish in 2022 … Averaged a dou- ble-double as a senior with 15.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game … Also added 3.0 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.7 blocks … In the state title game, finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds to key a 35-33 overtime win over Carl Albert … 2023 Player of the Year in the Suburban Conference and 2022 Defen- sive Player of the Year … Averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds as a junior. Personal: Born March 31 in Oklahoma City … Parents are Toni and Sidricke Lewis and Tim Garri- son … Has four siblings, Kimbrie, Bryana, Brayden and Donavon … Chose Kentucky because of his relationship with Mark Pope … His mother is his life’s greatest influence … Lists an off-the-court talent as riding hors- es … Likes to eat candy before games … His favorite food is pizza … Kung Fu Panda is his favorite movie … Dunked for the first time at age 13 … Would choose to fly as his superpower … Chose No. 10 because it has always been his number … Lists Kevin Durant as his favorite basketball player … Bam Adebayo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are his favorite former UK players. Follow BRANDON on Social Media n @brandonGarriso on X n @brando2wavvyyy on Instagram 36 @KentuckyMBB BRANDON GARRISON 6-10 n 250 n So. n Oklahoma City #10 n F Click Here for More Information on Brandon2023-24 (Sophomore): Saw action in four games, entering vs. New Mexico State, Marshall, Louisville and Illi- nois State. 2022-23 (Freshman): Saw action in four games in his first season with the Wildcats … Had an assist and a re- bound in two minutes against South Caroli- na 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 Cath- olic 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 se- nior … Charted 15 points, five assists and four boards against Del Valle … An Academ- ic All-District selection … Graduated cum laude and was a recipient of a Kentucky Pro- vost 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 … Father is the head coach at Northern Kentucky … Major is exploratory studies in business administration … 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 … Fa- vorite former Wildcat is Anthony Epps … His father has influenced his life the most … Chose Kentucky over Marquette and Michi- gan State. Follow WALKER on Social Media n @walkerhorn_ on X n @walkerhorn_ on Instagram @UKSportsNetwork 37 WALKER HORN 6-3 n 185 n Jr. n Austin,Texas #21 n G Click Here for More Information on Walker2023-24 (at West Virginia): Started 23 of 23 games played … Averaged 11.0 points and 4.7 assists per game … Had 61 3-point field goals … Shot 42.9% from the field and 42.4% from 3-point range. 2022-23 (at Arizona): Led the Pac-12 in assists (178) for the sec- ond straight season … First Pac-12 player to lead the conference in assists in back-to- back years since Brandon Granville (USC) in 2000 and 2001 … One of five players in Pac-12 history to record multiple triple-dou- bles in a career … Ranks 10th in Arizona history with 177 career 3s made … Played in all 35 games and made 34 starts … Averaged 9.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 5.14 assists per game … Tied for the team lead with 83 made 3-pointers, a total that is tied for eighth-most in Arizona single-season history … His 180 total assists ranked 20th in the country … Had 11 games of at least seven assists. 2021-22 (at Arizona): Recorded the 10th triple-double in Arizo- na basketball history when he went for a career-high 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at Utah … In the first half of the game at Utah, he was 7 of 7 from the 3-point line, capped off by making a half- court shot as the halftime buzzer went off … Ranked second in the Pac-12 in assists per game (4.7) … Ranked third in the Pac- 12 in 3s per game (2.42) … Made 80 3s on the year, the ninth-most in a season in Arizona history. 2020-21 (at Arizona): Was not cleared to play by the NCAA until Feb. 4 … Appeared in eight total games but averaged 23.1 minutes per game, making five starts. High School: Spent the 2019-20 season playing for Prie- nai CBet and Zalgiris II Kaunas in Lithuania ... Has experience playing with the Estonian senior and junior national team, and was a driving force behind Estonia’s first-ever win over the Lithuanian national team in the Summer of 2020. Personal: Born Jan. 2 in Tartu, Estonia … Parents are Valmo Kriisa and Kersti Kull … Has a sister, Sindra … Father was a professional basket- ball player in Estonia … Was given his first name by his father who was a fan of NBA Champion, Steve Kerr … Most memorable moment as a basketball player is his first game for his national team. Follow KERR on Social Media n @KerrKriisa on X n @kkriisa on Instagram 38 @KentuckyMBB KERR KRIISA 6-3 n 185 n 5th Year n Tartu, Estonia #77 n G Click Here for More Information on KerrHigh School: Finished his high school career as the state of Kentucky’s fifth all-time leading scorer in high school basketball history … Aver- aged 29.9 points per game during his senior season for Harlan County … Scored 3,707 career points … That total is a school and county record … Led Harlan County to a state runner-up finish as a senior … Shot 56% from the field, 43% from distance and 89% from the free-throw line … During the state tournament run, he increased his aver- age to 32.3 points during the four games … A four-star prospect ranking as high as No. 108 by 247Sports, hit 102 of 237 (43.03%) from 3-point range as a senior … He scored 129 points over the four-game span and set the Sweet 16 record by hitting 19 3-pointers in the tournament, bettering Mason Coun- ty’s Chris Lofton’s mark of 17 in 2003 … He scored 35 points and added 10 boards in the first round … Followed that perfor- mance with 48 points and nine rebounds, including making 7 of 10 from distance … The 48 points were the fourth-most ever scored in a Boys’ Sweet 16 game … Poured in 29 points and contributed 10 rebounds during the semifinals … Had 17 points, nine rebounds and three assists in the champion- ship contest … Was tabbed a first-team all- state selection by both the Louisville Courier Journal and the Lexington Herald Leader, and he was the 13th Region Player of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Basket- ball Coaches as a senior … As a junior, he averaged 26.5 points and 12.8 rebounds per game while connecting on 66 3-pointers … Tabbed a second-team all-state selection by the Louisville Courier Journal. Personal: Born Dec. 28 in Corbin, Kentucky … Parents are Stacy and Dondi Noah … Has a sister, Emerysn … Grandfather, Charles “Perky” Bryant, played football at Kentucky from 1961-63 … Lists his most memorable mo- ment as a basketball player as making it to the state finals as a senior … Chose No. 9 because that is the championship number the team is chasing … His favorite food is chicken wings … The best thing he has binged watched is The Last Dance … Enjoys playing video games and hanging with his family and friends away from the court … Dunked for the first time in his high school gym as an eight grader … Mind-reading would be the superpower he would most like to have … Must pray before games … His parents have influenced his life the most … Lists John Wall and Shai Gilgeous-Alex- ander as his favorite basketball players. Follow TRENT on Social Media n @trentnoah2_ on X n @trentnoah2 on Instagram TRENT NOAH 6-5 n 220 n Fr. n Harlan, Ky. #9 n F @UKSportsNetwork 39 Click Here for More Information on TrentNext >