< Previous2023-24 (at Fairleigh Dickinson): Started 31 of 32 games played … First Team All-NEC … Two-time NEC Player of the Week … Became the 32nd player in program his- tory to eclipse 1,000 career points … Aver- aged 16.4 points per game … Connected on 43.6% from the field, 39.4% from 3-point range and 80.0% from the free-throw line … Drained 93 3-pointers on the season, tying for a single-season FDU record … Led the league in made 3-pointers … Added 162 re- bounds, 54 assists, 22 blocks and 15 steals … Ranks 23rd all-time in program history in scoring and fourth in made 3s. 2022-23 (at Fairleigh Dickinson): Started 34 of 36 games … Named the NEC’s Most Improved Player … Was a Third Team All-NEC selection … Tabbed to the NEC All-Tournament Team … Led the team with 172 rebounds … Averaged 13.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … Connected on 43.4% of his field goals and 38.1% from long range … Had seven points, eight re- bounds and an assist against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament … Led the squad with 23 points and eight rebounds in the NCAA Tournament-opening win over Texas Southern. 2021-22 (at Fairleigh Dickinson): Started four games and appeared in 24 as a freshman … Averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 boards per game … Shot 47.6% from the floor and 34.3% from distance … Named to the NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll. High School: Averaged 15.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior at St. Joseph Regional/ Our Savior Lutheran … Earned First Team All-Bergen County Jamboree honors. Personal: Born April 30 in Spring Valley, New York … Parents are Jean and Sherley Almonor … Has three siblings, Marcus, Jaydan, Samara … Lists his most memorable moment as a bas- ketball player as upsetting No. 1 Purdue in the 2023 NCAA Tournament … His 1,000th- point commemorative ball is his most prized possession … Enjoys playing video games such as FIFA, Madden and MLB away from the court … His father has influenced his life the most … Favorite foods are pizza and chicken wings … Lists the Planet of the Apes series as his favorite movies … Dunked for the first time at age 15 in the park with his older brother … Pregame superstition is praying … Chose No. 15 because Carmelo Anthony was his favorite basketball player while he was growing up. Follow ANSLEY on Social Media n @ansleyalmonor on X n @ansleyalmonor on Instagram 30 @KentuckyMBB ANSLEY ALMONOR 6-7 n 244 n Sr. n Spring Valley, N.Y. #15 n F Click Here for More Information on Ansley2023-24 (at Dayton): Named Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year for the second time in his career … Became only the second two-time winner of the award (James Posey of Xavier in 1997 and 1998) … Led the nation in 3-point percent- age (.498, 100-201) … It was the highest mark in the NCAA in six seasons … Member of the 2023-24 Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Appeared in 33 games and made four starts … Averaged a career-high 11.1 points per game … Shot 51.2% from the field … Also contributed 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game … Returned to practice in September after undergoing sur- geries during the offseason. 2022-23 (at Dayton): Appeared in 28 games and made 10 starts … Missed six games early in the season due to a combination of illness and injury … Aver- aged 6.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game … Shot 46% from 3-point range against league foes … Logged 8.3 points per game against A 10 competition … Registered a ca- reer-high 47 assists. 2021-22 (at Dayton): Tabbed the Atlantic 10 Sixth Man of the Year … Averaged 8.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, while appearing in all 35 con- tests for the Flyers … Responsible for 27% of the team’s 3s for the season … Shot an A-10 best, 48.7% from deep in league play … Reached double-figure scoring in eight of the final 10 games of the season. High School: Averaged 20.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game as a senior … Led Monsignor Scanlon High School to the Fi- nal Four of the Class AA New York Catholic High School Association for the first time in school history … In the summer of 2019, he represented the Dominican National Team in the U-17 FIBA Centrobasket Champion- ships in San Juan. Personal: Born Nov. 6 in New York City … Parents are Mayra Villar and Stephen Brea … Earned a degree in education and allied studies from Dayton … Has three siblings, Tyler Villar, Javier Castillo and Stephen Dominguez … Godfather is Felipe Lopez who played at St. John’s and in the NBA … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as appearing in the NCAA Tournament … Chose No. 4 because it represents the day his younger brother was born … Favorite food is Spanish dishes … Lists an off-the- court talent as cooking. Follow KOBY on Social Media n @kobybrea on X n @kobybrea on Instagram 32 @KentuckyMBB KOBY BREA 6-7 n 215 n Grad. n Washington Heights, N.Y. #4 n G Click Here for More Information on Koby2023-24 (at San Diego State): Became the 38th player in program history to score 1,000 career points … Completed his Aztec career ranking No. 5 all-time in steals (183), No. 6 in conference victories (52), No. 9 in total victories (100) and No. 10 in assists (338) … Mountain West De- fensive Player of the Year… Mountain West All-Defensive Team… Honorable Mention All-Mountain West by both the coaches and media … Started all 37 games … Averaged 9.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per game. 2022-23 (at San Diego State): NCAA All-Tournament Team … NCAA Tour- nament All-South Regional Team … Moun- tain West All-Defensive Team (coaches) … Third-Team All-Mountain West (coaches) … Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (media) … Honorable Mention All-Moun- tain West (media) … Academic All-Moun- tain West… Appeared in 39 games, includ- ing starting 38 … Averaged 8.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 25.9 minutes per game … Added 126 assists, 57 steals and four blocks … Shot 42.1% from the field, 34.2% from beyond the arc, and 73.1% from the line … Had two game-winning buzzer beating bas- kets including at New Mexico and vs. Flori- da Atlantic at the Final Four. 2021-22 (at San Diego State): Mountain West All-Defensive Team (coach- es) … Paycom Wooden Legacy All-Tourna- ment Team… San Diego State Scholar-Ath- lete … A starter in 25 of the 27 games in which he appeared. 2020-21 (at San Diego State): Mountain West Scholar-Athlete … Academ- ic All-Mountain West … San Diego State Scholar-Athlete … Appeared in 28 games, including making two starts. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Riverside Poly High School … A four-star rated recruit by ESPN and three-star talent by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … Named one of the class of 2020’s top-50 point guards nation- ally by ESPN (No. 30). Personal: Born June 9 in Ontario, California … Parents are Carmicha and Lamont Butler Sr. … Has three siblings, Anaiqua, Amani and Asasha … Earned a degree in business management with specialization in entrepreneurship from San Diego State … Most memorable moment as a basketball player is hitting the game-winning shot at the Final Four. Follow LAMONT on Social Media n @lamont_butler1 on X n @lamont.butler1 on Instagram 34 @KentuckyMBB LAMONT BUTLER 6-2 n 208 n Grad. n Moreno Valley, Calif. #1 n G Click Here for More Information on Lamont2023-24 (at Wake Forest): One of three players to start all 35 games … Finished fourth on the team in scoring (13.5) and third in minutes per game (32.5) … Second on the team with 6.8 rebounds per game … Shot 52.6% from the field and 37% from 3-point range… Recorded seven dou- ble-doubles, including three in conference play … Reached 1,000 career points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks all within the first month of the season … Scored a career-high 31 points in the final game of the season against Georgia in the NIT. 2022-23 (at Wake Forest): One of two players to start all 33 games … Finished fourth on the team in points per game (10.8) … Led the team in rebounds per game (6.2) and blocks (32) … Had the best field-goal percentage on the team at 49.4%. 2021-22 (at Delaware): Started 34 of 35 games during the 2021- 22 season and averaged 10 points and five rebounds in 28 minutes per game … Was second on the team in field-goal percent- age, shooting 56.4% from the floor … Led the team from beyond the arc with a 40.5% 3-point clip … Paced the Blue Hens in blocks, with 37 on the year, and was third in steals with 29 … Reached double-figure scoring in 16 games. 2020-21 (at Delaware): Appeared in all 15 games and made 10 starts … Averaged 8.2 points and 3.6 rebounds. High School: Three-year starter at West Chester East … Named first team all-state as a senior and third team all-state as a junior … Honor roll student during every semester … Graduated among top 25% of his class … Principal Advisory in 2019 and 2020 … Served as Student Coun- cil Treasurer in 2020 … Member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Soci- ety, National Business Honor Society, and Na- tional Society of High School Scholars. Personal: Born Feb. 1 in Paoli, Pennsylvania … Parents are Darby and Phillip Carr … Earned a de- gree in communications from Wake Forest … Has three siblings, Alexander, Elizabeth and Peter … Father played basketball at Del- aware and sister played volleyball at Purdue … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as sinking the buzzer-beat- ing game-winning shot vs. Appalachian State as a junior at Wake Forest … Away from the court, he enjoys doing Legos, playing pool, bowling or golfing. Follow ANDREW on Social Media n @apc_andrew on X n @andrewpcarr on Instagram 36 @KentuckyMBB ANDREW CARR 6-11 n 235 n Grad. n West Chester, Pa. #7 n F Click Here for More Information on AndrewWhether supporting their team on the court or each other in the community, Big Blue Nation is committed to the success of the Wildcat family. The UK Alumni Association operates under the same game plan as it works to serve the students, alumni and friends of the University of Kentucky. FAMILY IS EVERYTHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, www.ukalumni.net/membership YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE W hen you stand for and with UK, you’re investing in the future of the university and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Show your true colors by becoming a Life or Active Member of the UK Alumni Association today!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 Jen- nifer and Jason Chandler … Has four sib- lings, Amaya, Avery, Cali and Lincoln … Fa- ther 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 includes playing Kendama … Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is favorite former Kentucky player. Follow COLLIN on Social Media n @collinchand13r on X n @collinxchandler on Instagram 38 @KentuckyMBB COLLIN CHANDLER 6-5 n 202 n Fr. n Farmington, Utah #5 n G Click Here for More Information on CollinBEAPARTOFOURHOMETEAM! 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