< Previous32 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 2024-25: Saw action in 30 games during his freshman campaign … Scored 82 points, added 30 rebounds, 21 assists and 20 steals … Led the team in steals in seven games … Hit a 3-pointer in each of the team’s final seven games … Logged 60 of his 82 points over the final 11 games of the season for an average of 5.5 points per game … Drained a 3-pointer just before halftime in the Sweet 16 vs. Ten- nessee … Had six points and three steals in the win over Illinois in the NCAA Tournament … Posted nine points, while adding an assist and a steal against Troy in the NCAA Tour- nament … Had four points, two rebounds and an assist vs. Alabama in the SEC Tour- nament … Charted three points and three boards vs. Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament … Had eight points highlighted by a pair of 3s in the upset of Missouri on the road … Had a season-high 11 points and four assists in the home finale win over LSU … Posted four points and a pair of boards vs. No. 1 Auburn … Had five points and a pair of steals at Al- abama … Scored seven points and added a season-high six rebounds to go with two as- sists and two steals in the home victory over Vanderbilt. High 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 Jenni- fer and Jason Chandler … Has four siblings, Amaya, Avery, Cali and Lincoln … Father 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 in- cludes playing Kendama … Shai Gilgeous-Al- exander is favorite former Kentucky player. Follow COLLIN on Social Media n @collinchand13r on X n @collinxchandler on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Collin COLLIN CHANDLER 6-5 n 205 n So. n Farmington, Utah #5 n G34 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 2024-25 (at Alabama): Played in all 37 games for Alabama, helping the team reach the Elite Eight as a No. 2 seed … Averaged 7.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game … Recorded six dou- ble-doubles, including four against SEC op- ponents … Led team in rebounding 10 times, including his career-high 16 boards against Houston … Ranked second on the team with 70 offensive rebounds … Scored in double-figures in 12 contests … Had a dou- ble-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. Robert Morris in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament … Had 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. Florida in the SEC Tourna- ment … Went for 13 points and 10 rebounds at Missouri … Registered a career-high 22 points vs. Vanderbilt, also adding 10 boards … Shot 46.2 percent from 3-point range. 2023-24 (at Alabama): Appeared in 33 games on an Alabama team which reached the Final Four … Averaged 2.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game … Scored in double-figures twice … Scored nine of Alabama’s final 15 points in its round of 32 win over Grand Canyon in the NCAA Tournament … Scored 12 points on the road at Kentucky … Posted season-highs in both points (14) and rebounds (9) vs. Mis- sissippi State at home. High School: Four-star prospect, rated as the No. 18 pow- er forward in the country by 247 Sports and the No. 74 overall player in the country by Ri- vals … Won the National Prep Championship at Putnam Science Academy … Averaged 13.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the PSA Cardinals on the EYBL circuit … Named to the 2022 EYBL first team … Most points scored around the rim (309) on the EYBL circuit according to Synergy Sports. Personal: Son of Mory and Fatimata … Born Dec. 13 … Nicknames are “Mo-D”, “Moski” and “Mo Money” … Favorite basketball memory is making the Final Four … Chose jersey number because of Lebron James and older brother’s birthdate … Favorite foods are white rice and cassava leaf soup, pasta, oxtail rice and peas … Favorite movie is Friday … Favorite TV show is Power … Dunked for the first time at his neighborhood park when he was 14-years- old … Favorite former Kentucky player is Hamidou Diallo … Listens to NBA YoungBoy pregame. 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A SPIRITED HOTEL IN LEXINGTON’S DISTILLERY DISTRICT36 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 2024-25: Averaged 5.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game as a sophomore … Saw ac- tion in all 35 games in which he was available … Tallied seven double-figure scoring efforts … Led the team in blocks seven times and steals seven times … Was the team’s lead- ing rebounder in three games … Recorded nine games with three or more assists and had three games with three or more steals … Logged 13 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in the NCAA Tournament win over Troy … Logged five points, three boards and two steals in the win over Oklahoma in the SEC Tournament … Had a season-high 15 points, four assists, three steals and two boards in the home finale against LSU … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Hon- or Roll. 2023-24 (at Oklahoma State): Appeared in all 32 games, starting each of the last 29 … Averaged 7.5 points and 5.3 re- bounds in 22.7 minutes… Ranked among the Big 12 leaders in blocks per game (5th, 1.47) … Recorded a 58.9% field-goal percentage … That clip was the fourth-best all-time among OSU rookies with at least 80 makes … Ramped up his productivity during confer- ence play, averaging 9.9 points and a team- high 5.1 rebounds in 25.8 minutes. High School: 2023 McDonalds High School All-American, 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. 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 super- power … 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. 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Personal: Son of Linville and Brittany … Siblings are Nisaiah, Zyon, Emanie and Ryann … Born Feb. 11 … Favorite foods are steak and lamb chops … Favorite movies are Toy Story and the Rush Hour series … Dunked for the first time when he was 15-years-old … If he could have one superpower it would be teleporta- tion … Favorite basketball player is Lebron James … Favorite former UK player is Demar- cus Cousins … Cites painting, cooking and Fortnite as off the court talents. Follow BRAYDON on Social Media n @BraydonH20 on X n @braydonhawthorne on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Braydon BRAYDON HAWTHORNE 6-8 n 190 n Fr. n Beckley, W.Va. #22 n F40 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 2024-25: Was on the court for five games, playing against Wright State, Jackson State, Brown, LSU and in the NCAA Tournament against Troy … Registered an assist against Brown. 2023-24: Saw action in four games, entering vs. New Mexico State, Marshall, Louisville and Illi- nois State. 2022-23: 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 spend- ing his previous two seasons at Covington Catholic 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 senior … 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. 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