< Previous40 @KentuckyMBB 2020-21 (at Davidson) Became the sixth player in program history to score 2,000 or more points in his final game as a Wildcat ... Named an All-Atlantic 10 First Team performer ... Averaged 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game while start- ing in all 22 games ... Scored in double figures in 19 games and made three or more 3s in 11 outings. 2019-20 (at Davidson) Named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team ... Averaged 17.2 points per game, which ranked fifth in the league ... Scored in double figures in a team-high 25 games ... Averaged 18.0 points per game against league foes ... Sunk three or more 3s in 11 games ... Over his fi- nal 11 games, averaged 20.6 points per game while shooting 51.7% from the floor. 2018-19 (at Davidson) Selected to the Atlantic 10 First Team ... NABC All-District Team honoree ... Three-time At- lantic 10 Player of the Week ... Ranked third in the league with 17.3 points per game ... Topped double digits in 22 games, including 13 20-point efforts ... Sunk five or more 3s in five outings ... Capped the season with a season-high 31 points to go along with seven rebounds and four assists against Lipscomb in the NIT. 2017-18 (at Davidson) Named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year ... Made the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team ... Five-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week hon- ors ... Started in 32 of the 33 contests he ap- peared ... Just the second freshman in school history to begin his career with consecutive 20-point outings (John Gerdy) ... Second on the team and led the Atlantic 10 for freshmen with 18.0 points per game. HIGH SCHOOL Earned All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council First Team honors as a se- nior at Northfield Mount Hermon in Gill, Massachusetts ... Also captured All-State First Team, ESPN Boston All-State First Team, Bos- ton Globe All-Scholastic and Boston Herald Dream Team accolades . PERSONAL Born Sept. 11 in Barnstable, Massachusetts ... Earned a degree in sociology at Davdison ... Pursuing an undergraduate certificate in busi- ness and economics ... Parents are Rob and Danielle Grady … Has two siblings, Liam and Kayla ... Chose Kentucky over Virginia, Duke and North Carolina. KELLAN GRADY 6-5 n 205 n Gr. n Boston #31 n G Follow KELLAN on Social Media n @KellanGrady31 on Twitter n @kellangrady31 on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Kellan42 @KentuckyMBB HIGH SCHOOL A versatile combo-forward ... Considered a four-star prospect and consensus top-50 recruit ... Ranked as high as No. 33 overall by ESPN’s recruiting services ... Averaged 24.4 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior ... Named the MaxPreps Illinois Player of the Year ... Also tabbed to the Chicago Land Prep Hoops All-State First Team ... Two-time Chi- cago League Player of the Year ... Named to the Jordan Brand Classic roster ... Also earned selection to the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic ... Most valuable player of the Cath- olic League and Fenwick won the Catholic League championship. PERSONAL Born Sept. 7 in Downers Grove, Illinois ... Parents are Karen and Clyde Hopkins ... Has two sisters, Brianna and Jasmine ... Nick- name is B-Hop ... Major is communication ... Father played basketball at Tennessee Tech ... Participated in several community service events with his basketball team such as giving gifts and gift wrapping at Christmastime and packing meals for the less fortunate around Thanksgiving ... Away from the court, likes to play video games, hang out with his team- mates and play pool or ping-pong ... Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as committing to Kentucky ... Favorite food is barbeque boneless wings ... Listens to Lil Durk, Lil Baby and Moneybagg Yo ... Notes his dad is his life’s greatest influence because he’s the reason why he’s the basketball player and man he is today ... Chose No. 23 because of Michael Jordan and LeBron James ... Lists Malik Monk as his favorite former Wildcat ... Favorite movie is Like Mike. BRYCE HOPKINS 6-6 n 220 n Fr. n Oak Park, Ill. #23 n F Follow Bryce on Social Media n @BryceHopkins on Twitter n @brycehopkins Instagram Click Here for More Information on BryceWe make dream homes happen. We know how overwhelming the process can be. With our expertise and resources, we do more to make buying and selling a home as easy as possible. We get to know you, your needs and your dreams to make sure we find you the right home, or sell your existing home. Contact us today to get started. Our dream is to help you achieve yours. Let us help you get there. weichert.com Independently owned and operated. © Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. Weichert® is a federally registered trademark owned by Weichert Co. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.44 @KentuckyMBB 2020-21 Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll member ... Declared for the 2021 NBA Draft but decided to return to school and take advantage of the COVID-19 extra season of eligibility, his sixth year in college … One of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes student-athletes who display excellence in the community, in the classroom, with their character and in competition … One of three team captains … Added valuable leadership both on and off the court on a young and inexperienced team … Led the team in scoring with 11.5 points per game … Tied for the team lead with 17 double-figure scoring games … Led UK with 56 3-pointers on 37.8% shooting, including 29 of 64 over the last eight games … Finished with 77 assists, the top mark on the team … Emerged as Kentucky’s top scoring threat and go-to option late in games over the second half of the season … Team-high-tying two games with 20 or more points … Finished strong to close the season, averaging 16.7 points over the last six games with 24 com- bined 3-pointers on 47.1% shooting … Hit multiple 3-pointers in 11 of the last 12 games … Moving to the primary point guard spot for the last three games, dished out a com- bined 23 assists, the best three-game stretch of his career … Began his UK career with 10 points and three assists in the rout of More- head State, his first game since March 2019 at Creighton after missing the 2019-20 season with an injury. 2019-20 (at Creighton) Redshirted for Creighton’s Big East champion team that finished 24-7 after battling ankle in- juries throughout the season ... In a preseason exhibition tour in Australia, averaged 13.3 points with a team-high 13 assists. 2018-19 (at Creighton) Started all 35 games in the backcourt, aver- aging 9.7 points, 3.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 28.8 minutes per game ... Ranked second on the team with 40 steals, third with 60 free throws made and fourth with 43 3-pointers made ... Developed a defensive stopper’s mentality while splitting time between point guard and off-guard roles ... Team’s active leader in career assists with 259 ... Poured in a career-high 21 points and made 5 of 8 trif- ectas vs. No. 21 Marquette. Personal Born June 30 in Gastonia, North Carolina ... Pursuing a graduate degree in kinesiology and health promotion ... Parents are Sean and Sandy Mintz … Has a three siblings, Da’Se- an, Damare and Danali. DAVION MINTZ 6-3 n 195 n Gr. n Charlotte, N.C. #10 n G Follow DAVION on Social Media n @deemintz1 on Twitter n @davion on Instagram Click Here for More Information on DavionThe UK HealthCare John Calipari Show Behind Kentucky Basketball SUBSCRIBE TO PODCASTS TODAY! SPORTS NETWORKSPORTS NETWORK Presented By46 @KentuckyMBB 2020-21 Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll member ... Graduated in August with a degree in communication ... Appeared in two games in 2020-21 after missing the first two seasons at UK rehabilitating from a knee injury suffered in high school …. Got onto the stats sheet with his first career points and two rebounds in three minutes of action in the regular-season finale vs. South Caroli- na … Played in his first basketball game and made his UK debut vs. Morehead State in the season opener. 2019-20 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll member ... Dean’s List fall 2019, spring 2020 ... Did not play as he continued to rehab from a knee in- jury he suffered at the end of his high school career … Began practicing with the team in January. 2018-19 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll member ... Dean’s List spring 2019 ... Used his first season as a redshirt year to recover from a knee injury he suffered at the end of his high school career. High School A highly-productive player out of Lexington Catholic High School ... 1,000-point scorer for the Knights ... Averaged 19.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a senior ... Three- year starter and scored 1,282 career points, which ranks 14th all-time in program his- tory ... Also collected 934 career rebounds and finished his career as the school’s fourth all-time career leader in rebounds ... A knee injury in February of his senior season prema- turely ended his career. Personal Born March 23 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey ... First name is Alexander but goes by Zan ... Parents are Kenny and Michelle Payne … Fa- ther, Kenny, was a former UK assistant from 2011-20 and current assistant with the New York Knicks ... Has a sister, Alexis ... Gradu- ated with an undergraduate degree in com- munication in August of 2021 ... Is now pur- suing an undergraduate certificate in business and economics ... Father played basketball at Louisville ... Enjoys playing Fortnite when he’s not on the court ... Lists a definition of a true hero as someone who always does the right thing ... His dad has had the greatest in- fluence on his life. ZAN PAYNE 6-4 n 215 n RJr. n Lexington, Ky. #20 n G/F Follow ZAN on Social Media n @young_payne2321 on Twitter n @alexander.payne23 on Instagram Click Here for More Information on ZanMonday Nights from 6-7 p.m. on the UK Sports Network. John Calipari Radio Show Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for complete UK Sports Network coverage of the Cats. 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Appeared in 24 of 25 games with two starts … Originally slated to redshirt in 2020-21, became a key play- er off the bench for the Wildcats, impacting the game in key spurts in the scoring column and on the boards … Averaged 5.1 points and 3.7 rebounds on the season … Four games in double-figure scoring … Made a greater impact as the season progressed, averaging 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 23.0 minutes over the final seven regular-season games … Came up with a career-high three steals in addition to five boards at Ole Miss … Scored 11 points in 21 minutes in the home loss to Florida … Recorded a career-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting in 23 minutes at Vander- bilt … Totaled five points and a season-high seven rebounds in the home victory vs. Au- burn … Solid game vs. Arkansas with nine points and six rebounds … Provided a spark in the loss at Auburn with 10 points and six rebounds … Six rebounds to go along with five points in the home loss to Alabama … Posted six points and six boards in the home win vs. Vanderbilt … Went for 10 points and six rebounds in the narrow loss at rival Louis- ville … Posted six points and three rebounds vs. No. 7/5 Kansas. 2019-20 (at Rhode Island) Freshman: Appeared in all 30 games, mak- ing three starts ... Immediate contributor for a Rhode Island team that went 21-9 on the season and finished 13-5 in the Atlantic 10 ... Averaged 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game ... Scored in double figures five times ... Showed an ability to stretch the floor with 13 3-pointers. HIGH SCHOOL Averaged 15.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for Woodstock Academy his senior sea- son ... Unranked prospect who received his first offer six months before signing a national letter of intent ... Was an All-Section honoree ... Also played football and volleyball ... Hon- or-roll student. PERSONAL Born May 8 in Brooklyn, New York … Par- ents are Roni and Obadiah Toppin … Has a brother, Obi, who was the consensus Na- tional Player of the Year in 2020 for Dayton and plays for the New York Knicks ... Major is communication ... Chose Kentucky over Ore- gon and Iowa State. 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