![]() ![]() “I’m so comfortable with Coach Cal and the staff and I know they will help me reach my goals as long as I work hard and come to play every day. “I’m proud to join the Kentucky basketball family and I can’t wait to help work for a national championship,” Onyenso said. His frame allows him to impose his will in the paint, and he has the potential to develop into an elite rebounder and shot blocker with terrific natural instincts. ![]() Onyenso is a 6-foot-11, 225-pound big with the size and speed to wreak havoc in the paint on both ends of the court. The staff and I are excited to help push him every day in a competitive and focused environment as he continues to improve and become the best version of himself both on and off the floor.” Ugonna has only been in the United States since January but has been fully immersed in basketball for several years with his experience at the NBA Academy in Africa. He is going to be able to defend at the rim and is a terrific finisher. “Ugonna has unbelievable natural athleticism and great instincts for a young player. “What excited me most about Ugonna is he wanted to not only be here but wanted to be here to train with us and learn from guys like Oscar (Tshiebwe) and Lance (Ware) immediately and help us chase a national title,” UK head coach John Calipari said. He is now the fourth first-year player to sign with the Wildcats for the upcoming season, joining Chris Livingston, Adou Thiero and Cason Wallace. – Ugonna Kingsley Onyenso (ooo-GAH-na ON-yen-so), an imposing frontcourt player in the 2023 class, has signed with the Kentucky men’s basketball program and will reclassify to join the 2022-23 roster. The Wildcats will have a fifth-year senior in Grady and a sixth-year senior in Mintz to go with a fourth-year junior in Fredrick, as well as four true juniors in Tshiebwe, Wheeler, Toppin and Keion Brooks Jr., so this will be one of Calipari’s most experienced teams in Lexington.LEXINGTON, Ky. John Calipari is also expected to deploy more four-guard lineups than in years past, and for good reason with six quality guards in Allen, Washington, Davion Mintz, Kellan Grady, CJ Fredrick and Sahvir Wheeler. ![]() Kentucky does have seven scholarship players that are 6-foot-6 or taller, so it’s not like they’re lacking size or length. This will be the first time in the John Calipari era that Kentucky does not have a player that’s at least 6-foot-10. The tallest Wildcats - Collins, Toppin, junior forward Oscar Tshiebwe and sophomore forward Lance Ware - are just 6-foot-9. The 6-foot-6 Bryce Hopkins weighs in at 225 pounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Dontaie Allen is up from 198 pounds last year to 205 now.įellow redshirt freshman guard Zan Payne actually shed seven pounds, as he’s now at 215.įor the freshmen, Kentucky’s top two incoming recruits - guard TyTy Washington and forward Daimion Collins - actually weigh the same at 190 pounds, despite the 6-foot-9 Collins having six inches on the 6-foot-3 Washington. He opened the 2020-21 season at 187 pounds. Looking at some of the returning players, junior forward Jacob Toppin is now up to 195 pounds. Now that college classes have begun and the entire Kentucky Wildcats basketball roster is on campus, the school has released an updated roster for the 2021-22 season. ![]()
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