Brennan Canada
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HEIGHT 6-6 WEIGHT 198 CLASS Junior POSITION Forward HOMETOWN Mount Sterling , Ky HIGH SCHOOL George Rogers Clark
2020-21
Sophomore : Southeastern
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Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll member ... Appeared in two games in 2020- 21 … Logged two minutes and recorded his first career steal in the win vs . South Carolina … Played a minute in the seasonopening win vs . Morehead State .
2019-20
Freshman : Appeared in four games during his freshman campaign … Made his collegiate debut in the win over Eastern Kentucky .
HIGH SCHOOL
One of the best prospects from the state of Kentucky ... Capped his career at George Rogers Clark with 1,371 points and 776 rebounds ... Two-year captain ... Named an All-10th Region First Team selection following a senior season where he averaged 15.0 points
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and 9.5 rebounds per game ... Averaged double-digit scoring over his final three seasons of high school basketball ... Logged 13 double-doubles his senior season ... A three-time All-District Team selection and a three-time All-District Tournament Team pick ... Team claimed two District 40 titles ... 10th Region runners-up in 2019 .
PERSONAL
Born July 15 in Lexington , Kentucky ... Parents are Lynn and Melissa Canada … Major is communication ... 4.0 student in high school ... Member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Also participated in Big Brothers , Big Sisters ... Father has been his biggest influence ... Chose No . 14 because it ’ s always been his favorite
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number ... His definition of a true hero is someone who you can rely on and follow . |
Zan Payne
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HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 215 CLASS R-Junior POSITION Guard / Forward HOMETOWN Lexington , Ky HIGH SCHOOL Lexington Catholic
2020-21
Redshirt Sophomore : 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 Carolina … Played in his first basketball game and made his UK debut vs . Morehead State in the season opener .
2019-20
Redshirt Freshman : SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll member ... Dean ’ s List fall 2019 , spring 2020 ... Did not play as he continued to rehab from a knee injury he suffered at the end of his high school career … Began practicing with the team in January .
2018-19
Freshman : 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 ... Threeyear starter and scored 1,282 career points , which ranks 14th all-time in program history ... 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 prematurely 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 … Father , Kenny , was a former UK assistant from 2011-20 and current assistant with the New York Knicks ... Has a sister , Alexis ... Graduated with an undergraduate degree in communication in August of 2021 ... Is now pursuing 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 influence on his life .
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