< Previous30 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 2024-25 (at Florida): Part of Florida’s 2025 national champion- ship team … Also won SEC tournament with the Gators … Averaged 7.7 points in 39 appearances with five starts … Had 10 games with double-figure scoring … Tallied 12 points in Sweet 16 win over Maryland … Finished with nine points and a pair of assists in SEC Tournament championship game against Tennessee … Had back-to- back 20-point games, scoring 20 on the road at Mississippi State and a career-high 22 points on five made 3s vs. South Carolina … Averaged 14.4 points and shot 41.4 percent from 3-point range in his five starts … Started and scored 10 points in road win over No. 1 Auburn … Made first career start in win vs. Vanderbilt … Scored 16 points in victory over No. 1 Tennessee … Grabbed a career-high six rebounds vs. North Florida. 2023-24 (at Florida): Averaged 3.3 points in 32 appearances … Had 23 assists, 13 steals and 12 made 3-point field goals … Exploded for 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament vs. Texas A&M … Scored 12 points in win vs. FAMU … Tallied 11 points and had a career-high five assists in win vs. Grambling State … Scored eight points and made two 3s vs. No. 13 Baylor. 2022-23 (at Florida): Appeared in 12 games as a freshman and scored a total of 19 points … Played a sea- son-high nine minutes in regular-season fi- nale, a win vs. LSU … Scored a season-best six points vs. UCF in the NIT. High School: Twice named Florida Association of Bas- ketball Coaches (FABC) All-State, earning first team in 2021 and second team in 2022 … Scored 27 points in the 2021 7A champi- onship game, leading Dr. Phillips to its first state championship in school history … Av- eraged 14.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 as- sists his senior season. Personal: Parents are Ian and Denyse … Has five siblings: Junior, Tristian, Shawn, Kadeem and Shannon … Born Dec. 26 … His shoes are his most prized possession … Favorite foods are chicken alfredo and pizza … Fa- vorite movie is Home Alone … Favorite TV Show is Stranger Things … First car driven was a Dodge Charger … Favorite artist is NBA YoungBoy … Favorite basketball play- er is Lebron James … Favorite former Ken- tucky player is De’Aaron Fox … Nicknames are “D.A.” and “Zel”. Follow DENZEL on Social Media n @DenzelAberdeen on X n @1wayyzel on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Denzel DENZEL ABERDEEN 6-5 n 195 n Sr. n Orlando, Fla. #1 n G32 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 FNext >