Ansley Almonor gives Kentucky more shooting, no doubt, but he also instills a “fearless” competitiveness.
Ansley Almonor gives Kentucky more shooting, no doubt, but he also instills a “fearless” competitiveness.
As of this week, there were still a few unfilled scholarships for Kentucky, but Mark Pope had a complete plan on how he was going to fill them. When Fairleigh Dickinson forward Ansley Almonor committed to Kentucky on Thursday morning, he was able to cross one item off his list.
Almonor, who played for FDU last year, averaged 16.4 points and shot 39.4% from three point range. He now plays for Kentucky.
He tied the record for the most 3-pointers made in a single season at FDU with 93.
To put it bluntly, Kentucky needed a guy with Almonor’s kind of floor stretching commitment. Look no farther than Kentucky assistant coach Cody Fueger’s remarks from this past week, in which he stated that the Wildcats “want to take 35 3s a game this
There were still a few scholarships up for grabs for Kentucky as of this week, but Mark Pope had a whole strategy in place for how he intended to fill them. Ansley Almonor, a forward for Fairleigh Dickinson, was able to mark one item off his list on Thursday morning when he committed to Kentucky.
Almonor, a former player at FDU, averaged 16.4 points per game and had a 39.4% three-point shooting percentage. He now represents Kentucky in athletics.
At FDU, his 93 3-pointers made in a single season tied the record.
Quite simply, Kentucky needed a player with the kind of floor-stretching devotion that Almonor possessed. Look no farther than this past week’s comments made by Kentucky assistant coach Cody Fueger, who claimed that the Wildcats.
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