As an unranked prospect coming out of high school to only starting in four games as a freshman at Fairleigh Dickinson, Ansley Almonor’s journey to Kentucky was an improbable one.
The 6-foot-7 former Knight earned First Team All-Northeastern Conference last season playing in Teaneck, New Jersey. As a junior, Almonor averaged 16.4 points per game on 39.4% shooting from three.
“You always want to go to the highest level,” Almonor said. “When it comes to college, Kentucky is the highest level of college basketball.”
Now, Almonor is walking into the brightest lights of his college career, but the New York native has always kept Kentucky in a special place in his heart.