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E.J. Floreal was born Edrick Floreal on March 23, 1995, in Atlanta, Georgia to Edrick and LaVonna Martin-Floreal. Both parents were Olympic athletes. His mom was a silver medalist in the 1992 Olympic Games in the 100m hurdles, while his dad competed for Canada in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. His father was UK’s head…
Andrew Michael Harrison was born on October 28, 1994, in San Antonio, Texas, to Marian and Aaron Harrison. He and his identical twin brother, Aaron, developed a love for basketball at an early age, often spending entire days competing against one another on neighborhood courts. Their father, a veteran of both the U.S. Army and…
Aaron Harrison was born Aaron Malik Harrison on October 28, 1994, in San Antonio, Texas to Marian and Aaron Harrison. His twin brother, Andrew, was also a member of the Wildcats roster. Aaron was one of the best clutch shooters ever at Kentucky in NCAA tournament play. The Harrison twins began attending their father’s church…
Archie Goodwin was born Archie Lee Goodwin III on August 17, 1994, in Little Rock, Arkansas. A standout at Sylvan Hills High School in Sherwood, he led the Bears to back-to-back state championship games and capped his senior season by scoring 27 points with seven rebounds in a victory that secured the 2012 Arkansas Class…
Follow @Dhawk_25 on Twitter | Follow @dhawk_25 on Instagram Dominique Hawkins was born Dominique DaShawn Hawkins on June 27, 1994, in Louisville, Kentucky to Denise Hawkins and Doug Farris. He has four younger siblings. Hawkins attended Madison Central High School in Richmond, Kentucky where he was a four-year starter. Hawkins averaged 19.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and…
Date of birth: June 12, 1994 Parents: Randy Mulder and Jennifer Gignac Hometown: Windsor, Ontario High school: Catholic Central High School Nickname: Mike Twitter: @MychalMulder Instagram: @mikemulder11 Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad Favorite food: Steak or lobster (“I don’t discriminate with food”) Favorite superhero: Superman Favorite player: Michael Jordan Favorite sport/hobby outside of basketball: Hanging…
Marquis Teague was born Marquis Devante Teague on February 28, 1993, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Shawn and Carol Teague. His brother, Jeff, played for Wake Forest and in the NBA. In high school, Teague averaged 22.7 points, 5.9 assists, and 4.2 rebounds for Pike High School in Indianapolis. He was one of five finalists for…
Brian Long was born on April 2, 1992, to Brian and Patricia Long. His father, Brian, was a celebrated high school coach in New Jersey and played for Eddie Sutton at Creighton in the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons. He has two brothers, Keith and Travis, who played college basketball, Keith at UNLV and Travis at…
Sam Malone was born on December 6, 1991, in Scituate, Massachusetts to Joe and Linda Malone. His father, Joe Malone, is a former Republican state treasurer. Malone has two brothers, Joe Jr. and Charlie, and a sister, Carolyn. Malone’s father, Joe, met Calipari in 1992 after sending the coach a note of appreciation for the…
Brandon Knight was born Brandon Emmanuel Knight in Miami, Florida on December 2, 1991, to Efrem and Tonya Knight. Knight played college basketball for Kentucky for one season before being selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2011 NBA draft. Knight attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A student-athlete at Pine Crest, Knight held a 4.3 grade-point average.…