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Braydon Hawthrone
Position: Forward Height: 6-8 Weight: 195 Class:
Sophomore Hometown- Beckley, W. Va. High School- Huntington Prep Major- Communication
2025-26: Redshirted the 2026 season and will have four seasons of eligibility remaining … SEC First- Year Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Consensus four-star prospect ranked the No. 33 overall player in the final class of 2025 rankings by 247Sports … Played his final high school season at Huntington Prep, averaging 23.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game … Prior to Huntington, Hawthorne attended Woodrow Wilson High School … He was ranked the No. 1 player in the state of West Virginia by all major recruiting services … McDonald’ s All-American nominee … A Wootten Top 150 participant.
PERSONAL: Son of Linville and Brittany … Siblings are Nisaiah, Zyon, Emanie and Ryann … Born Feb. 11 … Favorite foods are steak and lamb chops … Favorite movies are Toy Story and the Rush Hour series … Dunked for the first time when he was 15-years-old … If he could have one superpower it would be teleportation … Favorite basketball player is Lebron James … Favorite former UK player is DeMarcus Cousins … Cites painting, cooking and Fortnite as off the court talents.
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