Three 7-footers and a lot more bulk. Kentucky basketball posts new player measurements.
The arrival of Zvonimir Ivisic and the recent Pro Day event in Lexington has prompted the Kentucky men’s basketball program to update its players heights and weights for the upcoming season.
And this team isn’t lacking in the former.
The updated official roster on the UK Athletics website lists Ivisic (aka “Big Z”) at 7-2 and 234 pounds, with fellow freshman Aaron Bradshaw at 7-1 and 226 pounds, and sophomore big man Ugonna Onyenso at 7-0 and 247 pounds. That’s a whole lot of height, and quite a bit more bulk than UK previously listed.
For the GLOBL JAM trip over the summer, Onyenso — the only returnee among that trio — was listed at 6-11 and 225 pounds, his measurements as a freshman at UK last season. Bradshaw was listed at 7-0 and 210 pounds, his measurements as a recruit. And Ivisic, who arrived at UK on Thursday, was previously listed at 7-2 and 220 pounds, his official measurements during this year’s NBA Draft process.
The Wildcats had new measurements taken as part of the program’s Pro Day events earlier in the week.
Among the other notable numbers on the updated roster:
▪ Sophomore guard Adou Thiero is now listed at 6-8 and 222 pounds. He was listed at 6-6 and 200 pounds as a freshman, but he underwent a major physical transformation over the course of last season. That followed a significant growth spurt late in his high school career.
▪ Freshman guard Rob Dillingham is now listed at 6-3 and 176 pounds, up one inch and 16 pounds from his GLOBL JAM numbers. UK strength and conditioning coach Brady Welsh noted on the Pro Day broadcast that Dillingham had been busy in the weight room and specifically said he had gained 24 pounds since arriving on campus a few months ago.
▪ Senior guard Antonio Reeves is listed at 6-6 — one inch taller than his official height last season — and 10 pounds lighter at 195.
▪ Projected starting point guard D.J. Wagner is now officially 6-4 and 192 pounds. He was listed at 6-3 and 175 on the Wildcats’ summer roster.
▪ And freshman forward Jordan Burks, who could be needed at the “5” spot early in the season while Bradshaw and Onyenso continue to recover from injuries, is now 6-8 and 202 pounds — one inch shorter but 12 pounds heavier than his measurements on the summer roster.
This story was originally published October 13, 2023 at 2:28 PM.
