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Denzel Aberdeen - Men's Basketball - University of Kentucky Athletics 1

DenzelAberdeen

  • position Guard
  • height 6-5
  • Weight 195
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.
  • Previous School Florida
  • High school Dr. Phillips
  • Major Criminal Justice
BIO Stats

2024-25 (at Florida):
Part of Florida’s 2025 national championship team … Also won SEC tournament with the Gators … Averaged 7.7 points in 39 appearances with five starts … Had 10 games with double-figure scoring … Tallied 12 points in Sweet 16 win over Maryland … Finished with nine points and a pair of assists in SEC Tournament championship game against Tennessee … Had back-to-back 20-point games, scoring 20 on the road at Mississippi State and a career-high 22 points on five made 3s vs. South Carolina … Averaged 14.4 points and shot 41.4 percent from 3-point range in his five starts … Started and scored 10 points in road win over No. 1 Auburn … Made first career start in win vs. Vanderbilt … Scored 16 points in victory over No. 1 Tennessee … Grabbed a career-high six rebounds vs. North Florida.

2023-24 (at Florida):
Averaged 3.3 points in 32 appearances … Had 23 assists, 13 steals and 12 made 3-point field goals … Exploded for 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament vs. Texas A&M … Scored 12 points in win vs. FAMU … Tallied 11 points and had a career-high five assists in win vs. Grambling State … Scored eight points and made two 3s vs. No. 13 Baylor.

2022-23 (at Florida):
Appeared in 12 games as a freshman and scored a total of 19 points … Played a season-high nine minutes in regular-season finale, a win vs. LSU … Scored a season-best six points vs. UCF in the NIT.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Twice named Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC) All-State, earning first team in 2021 and second team in 2022 … Scored 27 points in the 2021 7A championship game, leading Dr. Phillips to its first state championship in school history … Averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists his senior season.

PERSONAL:
Parents are Ian and Denyse … Has five siblings: Junior, Tristian, Shawn, Kadeem and Shannon … Born Dec. 26 … His shoes are his most prized possession … Favorite foods are chicken alfredo and pizza … Favorite movie is Home Alone … Favorite TV Show is Stranger Things … First car driven was a Dodge Charger … Favorite artist is NBA YoungBoy … Favorite basketball player is Lebron James … Favorite former Kentucky player is De’Aaron Fox … Nicknames are “D.A.” and “Zel”.

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