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NBA Draft profile: Get to know Kentucky’s Malik Monk

College: Kentucky

Position: Combo guard

Measurables (from UK): 6’3” with shoes, 197 pounds, 6’3½” wingspan, 8’3” standing reach, 36.5” no-step vertical, 42” maximum vertical

Hometown: Lepanto, Ark. (Bentonville High School)

UK statistics: Averaged 19.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 turnovers per game as a freshman. Shot 45.0 percent from the field, 82.2 percent from the free-throw line and 39.7 percent from three-point range.

Honors and superlatives: An NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-American selection after earning second-team honors from the Associated Press, U.