< Previous42 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL High School: Played for Mega Superbet in the Adriatic League, averaging 11.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals … Previously played for OKK Beograd, KK Mega Leks U18 and KK Cedevita Olimpija Junior … Played at the 2022 U18 Euro Championships averag- ing 11.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.4 as- sists per game in seven outings. Personal: Son of Andrijano and Sonja … Has a brother named Roko … Most memorable basketball moment was winning the U20 Euroleague … Received high school diploma from Priro- doslovna škola Vladimira Preloga … Most prized possession is a watch given to him by his father … Chose his jersey number for Dražen Petrović … Favorite food is lasa- gna … Favorite movie is Inception … Favor- ite thing he has binge watched is House of Usher … Lists Kevin Durant as favorite bas- ketball player … Favorite former Wildcat is Devin Booker … Nicknames include Jela, Jelly and AJ. 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Donate: Support us by donating wish list items or financial contributions.44 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL High School: Five-star prospect, ranked as a top-25 pros- pect in the class … Won gold at the 2025 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup with Team USA … Team USA went 7-0 in the tournament … Johnson averaged 8.0 points, 1.6 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 46.3% from the field and 40.1% from 3-point range … Played his final high school season at Overtime Elite averaging 20.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game for Real Wild Energy … Began his high school career at Woodford County High School where he helped lead the Yellowjackets to the semifi- nals of the KHSAA Sweet 16 in 2023, while also playing quarterback on the football team … Played for Team Thad on the EYBL AAU circuit … Was a standout at Peach Jam in the summer of 2024, averaging 19.8 points, 3.2 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals … Won a gold medal with USA Basket- ball at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup in Argentina. Personal: Third generation Wildcat … Father, Dennis, and uncle, Derrick, both played football at UK … Grandfather Alvis worked eight years in athletics administration at UK … Father, Dennis, played in the NFL for both the Ari- zona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers and is now the football coach and athletic director at Woodford County High School. Follow JASPER on Social Media n @BruhJasperJ on X n @bruhjasperj on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Jasper JASPER JOHNSON 6-5 n 180 n Fr. n Lexington, Ky. #2 n G46 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 2024-25 (at Pittsburgh): Named NABC Second Team All-District (Mid-Atlantic) … Third Team All-ACC … Led team in scoring at 16.8 points per game … Averaged 4.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.8 steals … One of eight players in Division I to average at least 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists … Scored in double-figures 26 times and topped 20 points a team-high 10 times … Recorded five or more assists in 19 games … Ranked top five in the ACC in free-throw percentage (2nd – .866), steals (4th – 1.77), assists (T4 – 5.5) and minutes (T4 – 35.4) … Third player in program history with 500 or more points and 150 or more as- sists in a season. 2023-24 (at Pittsburgh): Appeared in all 33 games and made 19 starts … Averaged 9.6 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds as a freshman … Averaged 12 points per game during the ACC regular sea- son … Scored in double-figures 17 times, 16 coming against ACC opponents … Had 17 points, four rebounds and four assists in the ACC Tournament semifinals against UNC … Recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 assists in a win over Florida State … Finished with 18 points, four rebounds and six assists and two steals in win over Virgin- ia Tech … Set a season-high with 20 points against Syracuse … All-ACC Academic team. High School: Four-star recruit … Winner of the Guy V. Lew- is Award, given to the top boys basketball player in the Greater Houston area … Aver- aged 26.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.3 blocks his senior year at Fort Bend Marshall … Scored over 2,000 ca- reer points … Named to Jordan Brand Clas- sic Team … Texas All-State honoree. Personal : Parents are Jamailah and Marland … Has two younger siblings, Eian and Landon … Born Sept. 6 … Godfather, John Lucas II, was the No. 1 pick in the 1976 NBA Draft and played in the NBA from 1976-1990 … He also coached in the NBA from 1992-2023, including head coaching stints at San Anto- nio, Philadelphia and Cleveland … His favor- ite basketball memories are participating in the Peach Jam Final Four and hitting a late game 3-pointer to seal an upset win over Duke his freshman season … Favorite video games are Fortnite, NBA 2K, Minecraft and NCAA Football … Wears his jersey number because his Godfather wore it in the NBA. Follow JALAND on Social Media n @jalandlowe on X n @j15lowe on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Jaland JALAND LOWE 6-1.5 n 170 n Jr. n Missouri City, Texas #15 n GHigh School: Attended Great Crossing High School … Consensus top-25 prospect … McDonald’s All-American … Earned Mr. Kentucky Bas- ketball honors after leading school to state title as a senior … Averaged 21.5 points, 14.9 rebounds, 3.6 blocks and 3.5 assists during senior season … Selected for 2025 USA Bas- ketball U19 National Team training camp in June of 2025 … Part of USA Men’s Nike Hoop Summit team … Played for Indiana Elite on the AAU circuit … Participated in Adidas Eu- rocamp, the NBPA Top 100 Camp and the Under Armour Next Elite 24 Showcase. Personal: Son of Sarah and Luis … Born Oct. 24 … Brother, Michael, was a standout player at Eastern Kentucky, where he became the first player in program history to score at least 1,500 points and grab 900 rebounds … Favorite basketball memories are winning Mr. Kentucky Basketball and committing to UK … Most prized possession is his Bible … Chose jersey number for both Kobe Bryant and his birthdate … Favorite food is pasta … Favorite movie is Step Brothers … Favorite TV Show is Family Guy … Dunked for the first time when he was 14-years-old … Favorite former Kentucky players are Justin Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns … Lists cooking as an off-the-court talent. 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JOIN TODAY! membership@kychamber.com www.kychamber.com50 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 2024-25: Appeared in 24 games during debut season … Averaged 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … Had eight games with three or more rebounds … Scored four points in eight min- utes in NCAA Tournament win over Illinois … Tallied four points and a season-high two assists in SEC Tournament against Alabama … Snared six rebounds and posted four points in SEC Tournament game vs. Okla- homa … Scored seven points and collected six boards on the road at Texas … Was key in home win over Tennessee, finishing with a season-best 11 points while hitting three 3s in the game … He became just the third play- er in program history to connect on three or more 3s off the bench against an AP Top 5 opponent … Scored first points of career on a 3-pointer vs. Jackson State … Made colle- giate debut during season-opener vs. Wright State … Named to the SEC First-Year Aca- demic Honor Roll. High School: Was inducted into Harlan County Public Schools Frank Brittain Academic and Athlet- ic Hall of Fame in May of 2025 … Finished his high school career as the state of Kentucky’s fifth all-time leading scorer in high school basketball history … Scored 3,707 career points … That total is a school and county record … 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 … 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 Ken- tucky Association of Basketball 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 Lou- isville 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 … 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 … Must pray before games … His parents have influenced his life the most. Follow TRENT on Social Media n @trentnoah2_ on X n @trentnoah2 on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Trent TRENT NOAH 6-5 n 220 n So. n Harlan, Ky. #9 n FYOUR TAILGATING HEADQUARTERS 2187 HARRODSBURG RD. 3292 RICHMOND RD. & DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR $5 OFF citybbq.comNext >