Cason Wallace
High School : A consensus fivestar prospect … Ranked as the No . 7 overall player by Rivals … Ranked No . 8 overall by 247Sports and 20th by ESPN … Averaged 19.9 points , 7.4 boards and 6.1 assists per game as a senior at Richardson … 2022 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year and The Dallas Morning News ’ Player of the Year … Repeated as the District ’ s MVP … Was a McDonald ’ s All
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POSITION Guard HEIGHT 6-4 WEIGHT 193 CLASS Freshman HOMETOWN Dallas
American and a selection to the Jordan Brand Classic … Averaged 15.7 points , 7.0 rebounds , 5.6 assists , 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals in the 2021 Nike EYBL … Shot 51.2 % from the field and 37 % from 3-point range and was tabbed the Circuit ’ s Most Valuable Player of Nike EYBL Session I … Also earned All-Peach Jam honors … Led the NBPA Top 100 Camp in assists ( 5.0 ) and steals ( 3.0 ) per
game while posting 10.3 points and 4.3 rebounds … Topped 1,000 career points during his junior season … Earned District Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore … Tabbed the Newcomer of the Year as a freshman … Graduated with honors … Was a member of the Student-Athlete Leadership Team … Volunteered locally as a youth tutor and basketball coach … Also competed in football , soccer , basketball and track . Personal : Born Nov . 7 … Parents are Kimberly and Mike Wallace … Has a brother , Keaton who played college basketball at UT Arlington … Major is exploratory studies in communication … He lists his brother as his life ’ s greatest influence … Away from the court he likes to watch Netflix … SpongeBob SquarePants is his favorite TV show … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Lists Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as his favorite former Wildcat and LeBron James as his all-time favorite player … Superpower he would most like to have is teleportation … Likes chicken and shrimp alfredo … Can play the saxophone and piano … Picked Kentucky over Tennessee , Texas and UT Arlington .
Chris Livingston
High School : A versatile combo-forward … A consensus five-star prospect … Ranked as the No . 10 overall player by Rivals … Listed as the 11thranked player by 247Sports and No . 12 by ESPN … Averaged 18.2 points , 9.1 rebounds , 3.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game during his senior season at Oak
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POSITION Forward HEIGHT 6-6 WEIGHT 220 CLASS Freshman HOMETOWN Akron , Ohio
Hill … The 2022 Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year … Named a McDonald ’ s All American and to the Jordan Brand Classic roster … He averaged 31.1 points , 15.8 rebounds , 6.1 assists , 4.7 steals and 4.0 blocks for Buchtel High School in Akron , Ohio , as a junior … Named the Gatorade
Ohio Player of the Year and MaxPreps Junior All-America First Team following junior season … Named MVP of the 2019 FIBA Americans U16 Championship after leading Team USA to a gold medal while averaging 14.8 points and 8.0 rebounds … Also competed in track . Personal : Born Oct . 15 in Akron , Ohio … Mother is Julia Livingston … Has five siblings , Cordell , Cydnee , Corey , Courtney and CJ … His most memorable moment as a basketball player is winning a gold medal for Team USA … Enjoys listening to music and playing video games away from the court … His mom is his life ’ s greatest influence … Chose No . 24 because he looked up to Paul George … Lists his favorite movie as The Great Gatsby and his favorite food as buffalo chicken dip … His favorite binge watch is the
Dragon Ball series … Off-thecourt talent consists of drawing and painting … Chose Kentucky over Ohio State , Kansas , North Carolina , Memphis , LSU , Alabama , Florida , Georgetown , South Carolina and Arizona .