Former Kentucky Wildcat Tyrese Maxey was named the Kia NBA Most Improved Player for 2024 on Tuesday.
Maxey, who played at Kentucky for the 2019-20 season, committing to John Calipari in Lexington as a five-star recruit, McDonald’s All American and former Mr. Texas Basketball.
He and the Cats finished the season 25-6 as the SEC regular season champions before the NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic that halted all sporting leagues.