< 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. Follow BRANDON on Social Media n @brandonGarriso on X n @brando2wavvyyy on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Brandon BRANDON GARRISON 6-10 n 245 n Jr. n Oklahoma City #10 n F38 n @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY BASKETBALL High School: Consensus four-star prospect ranked the No. 33 overall player in the final class of 2025 rankings by 247Sports … Played his final high school season at Huntington Prep, averaging 23.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game … Prior to Huntington, Hawthorne at- tended Woodrow Wilson High School … He was ranked the No. 1 player in the state of West Virginia by all major recruiting services … McDonald’s All-American nominee … A Wootten Top 150 participant. 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 FBEEF’S BIG TEN Beef gives you the nutrients your body needs and the taste you love! See how beef’s essential nutrients work to keep your body going. IRON helps your body use oxygen. CHOLINE supports nervous system development. PROTEIN helps preserve and build muscle. VITAMINS B 6 & B 12 help maintain brain function and give you energy. 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