UK MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES KENTUCKY vs. AFRICA SELECT GLOBL JAM | TORONTO, ONTARIO | MATTAMY ATHLETIC CENTRE JULY 15, 2023 FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 104, Team Africa Select 92 This was Kentucky’s third exhibition game of the GLOBL JAM FIBA event. UK will play once more during the tour. The Wildcats return to the court…
Kentucky vs Africa
Kentucky vs Canada
UK MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES KENTUCKY vs. CANADA GLOBL JAM | TORONTO, ONTARIO | MATTAMY ATHLETIC CENTRE JULY 13, 2023 FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 93, Canada 69 This was Kentucky’s second exhibition game of the GLOBL JAM FIBA event. UK will play two more games during the tour. The Wildcats return to the court on Saturday…
Kentucky vs Germany
UK MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES KENTUCKY vs. GERMANY GLOBL JAM | TORONTO, ONTARIO | MATTAMY ATHLETIC CENTRE JULY 12, 2023 FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 81, Germany 73 This was Kentucky’s first exhibition game of the GLOBL JAM FIBA event. UK will play three additional games during the tour. The Wildcats return to the court on Thursday vs.…
2023-2024 Kentucky Basketball Roster
Kentucky
D.J. Wagner
D.J. Wagner was born May 4, 2005, in Camden, New Jersey, into one of basketball’s most accomplished families. His father, Dajuan Wagner, starred for John Calipari at Memphis before becoming the sixth pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, while his grandfather, Milt Wagner, won a national championship at Louisville. D.J. built his own reputation at…
Rob Dillingham
Rob Dillingham was born Robert Deon Potasi Dillingham on January 4, 2005, in Hickory, North Carolina, to Valaaulia Tailele and Donald Dillingham. A creative scorer and playmaker from an early age, he earned Charlotte Observer High School Basketball Player of the Year honors in 2020-21 and was named MVP of the 2021 FIBA Americas U16…
Ugonna Onyenso
Ugonna Onyenso was born Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso on September 25, 2004, in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria to Martins and Lilian Chinyere. He has four siblings: Ikenna, Chiwendu, Chidinma, and Queen. Onyenso attended the NBA Academy Africa for more than two years. During his time with the academy, he participated in a number of high-profile international competitions in…
Jordan Burks
PERSONAL Born Aug. 11 … Mother is Vicki Burks … Lists his most memorable moment as a basketball player as scoring 40 or more in three straight games … His most prized possession is his Bible … His mom is his life’s greatest influence … Favorite food is wings (flats) … Favorite TV show is…
Reed Sheppard
Reed Sheppard was born June 24, 2004, in London, Kentucky, into one of the Commonwealth’s best-known basketball families. The son of former Wildcats Jeff and Stacey Sheppard, he became a star at North Laurel High School, finishing his career with 3,727 points. Sheppard averaged 22.5 points, 8.5 assists and 8.4 rebounds as a senior, earned…