Former Fairleigh Dickinson forward Ansley Almonor visted Kentucky basketball early in the week. Coach Mark Pope has a few roster spots still available and was looking for a solid frontcourt player who can come off the bench. Almonor didn’t take long to commit to taking that role.
On Thursday, the 6’7″, 220 lb power forward chose to join the Kentucky Wildcats for the 2024-25 season. On3’s Joe Tipton posted the news on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Almonor seems to be a great fit for Pope’s offense, and what Kentucky wants to do on offense. He averaged over 16 points per game last year, but likely won’t be asked to score that much for the Wildcats. However, his 39% three-point shooting will be a scheme match when Kentucky goes with a smaller line-up.
The Wildcats roster has a number of quality three-point shooters on it, and Almonor brings more of that. Assistant coach Cody Fueger has said Kentucky wants to shoot a lot of threes. Having forwards capable to stretching the defense will make that much easier.