Just a few guys that UF has been in touch with working on trip details etc...
Sam Alexis – Cut his list to five schools including:
Florida
Mississippi State University
Georgia
Providence
Xavier
Georgia Florida Mississippi State Providence Xavier
Chattanooga Bio:
ARRIVAL/ELIGIBILITY
- Signed in May of 2022 as a true freshman... eligible with two years remaining following the 2023-24 season.
2023-24 (Chattanooga)
All-Southern Conference Third Team
All-Southern Conference Defensive Team
Southern Conference All-Freshman Team (coaches)
Southern Conference Honor Roll
FAU Guard Alijah Martin
Career Accolades
DREXEL FORWARD AMARI WILLIAMS 6-foot-10, 265-Pounds from Nottingham, England
Rueben Chinyelu 6-foot-11 from Enugu Agidi, Nigeria Pre School Stade Malien (BAL) High School NBA Academy Africa
PRIOR TO WSU
Chinyelu hails from Nigeria by way of NBA Academy Africa, an elite basketball training center in Senegal for the top high-school age prospects from across Africa. Chinyelu participated in the 2022 NBA Academy Games, a series of exhibition games featuring top NBA Academy prospects. Chinyelu helped lead NBA Academy Africa to a first-place finish in the tournament. Last spring, Chinyelu played for Mozambique’s CFV in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as part of an initiative to include one NBA Academy Africa player on each team.
Chinyelu competed for Nigeria in the 2019 FIBA U16 Africa Championship, carrying his country to the third-place game while averaging 12.3 points and 17.6 rebounds per game and shooting .567 from the floor. He made his debut for the Nigerian Senior National Team in August, participating in the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers.
Aaron Bradshaw 7-foot-1, 230-Pounds
2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 26 games and made 10 starts during his freshman season … Averaged 4.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game … Tallied seven double-figure scoring efforts and had one double-double … Paced the Cats in rebounding five times, steals three times and blocks three times … Recovered from an offseason foot injury and made his debut on Dec. 2 against UNC Wilmington … Totaled 15 points at home against Arkansas, while also snaring five boards … Tallied 12 points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes of a road win at Vanderbilt … Scored 11 points in the home win over Mississippi State … Had two steals at Florida and finished the game strong with a big block late in the game followed by a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession to give UK the lead for good with 1:27 to play … Was tabbed the SEC Freshman of the Week for his efforts after posting 10 points after halftime in the come-from-behind win … Made his first career start and scored 12 points in the win over No. 9 North Carolina … Drained the game-clinching free-throws against the Tar Heels … He also snatched an offensive rebound and had a putback layup to help UK retake the lead with under five to play … Incredible effort in his second collegiate game vs. Penn, scoring a team-high-tying 17 points with 11 rebounds, hitting a 3 with three blocks in 29 minutes of action … Saw his first game action of the season vs. UNCW, playing 13 minutes and recording a dunk, two rebounds and a block.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as high as No. 2 overall by Rivals and 247Sports … McDonald’s All-American … 2023 Iverson Classic selection … NJ.com First-Team All-State … Logged 12.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game as a senior at Camden … Averaged 8.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game as a junior while helping Camden to the NJSIAA Group 2 state championship … Played for NJ Scholars on the EYBL circuit, averaging 12.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks … Tallied three double-doubles during Peach Jam prior to senior season.
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 16 in Newark, New Jersey … Mother is Shawndel Bradshaw … When he’s not playing basketball, he’s playing video games or meditating … Lists his mother, grandmother and aunt as his life’s greatest influences … Favorite movie is Fifth Element … Chose his jersey number because that represents the day his grandmother passed away … Favorite food is chicken alfredo … Before taking the court he has to tap his feet, shoulders and head … Dunked for the first time in sixth grade … Pregame setlist includes Lauryn Hill and Sade … Lists Kobe Bryant as his favorite former player and Anthony Davis as his favorite former Wildcat … Honor Roll student … Chose Kentucky because it felt like family.
Sam Alexis – Cut his list to five schools including:
Florida
Mississippi State University
Georgia
Providence
Xavier
Georgia Florida Mississippi State Providence Xavier
Chattanooga Bio:
ARRIVAL/ELIGIBILITY
- Signed in May of 2022 as a true freshman... eligible with two years remaining following the 2023-24 season.
2023-24 (Chattanooga)
All-Southern Conference Third Team
All-Southern Conference Defensive Team
- Appeared in all 33 games while making 32 starts... averaged 26.4 minutes per game... 20 or more minutes in all 33 games.
- Finished the season with 356 points (10.8), 299 rebounds (9.1), 70 blocks (2.1) and 59 assists (1.8)... shot 55.0% FG (149-271), 26.9% 3PT (14-52) and 48.4% FT (44-91)... career totals sit at 516 points (7.9), 422 rebounds (6.5), 89 blocks (1.4).
- Recorded nine double-doubles during the season... 20 games in double digits in scoring... 13 games with double-digit rebounds including four with 15 or more... 19 games with two or more blocks.
- Scored 22 points on 9-of-13 FG while grabbing 15 rebounds in win over Tennessee Tech on November 19... followed with 10 points and 15 rebounds against Evansville in the following contest.
- Grabbed career-high 17 rebounds which included seven on the offensive glass during with over Mercer on February 28... added 13 points to notch his eighth double-double of the season at the time.
- Finished the pair of SoCon Tournament games with a combined 22 points, 18 rebounds, seven blocks and four assists... shot 8-of-9 FG (2-of-2 3PT) during tournament play.
- Ended the season with 70 blocks... just the fourth different Moc in program history to record 70 or more blocks in a single season... first since Justin Tuoyo's 89 in 2016-17... 89 career blocks currently ranks eighth all-time in program history.
- Finished the 2023-24 season one of just four players in NCAA DI to average at least 10 points, nine rebounds and two blocks per game while shooting 55.0% or better from the floor.
Southern Conference All-Freshman Team (coaches)
Southern Conference Honor Roll
- Appeared in 32 games... averaged 11.9 minutes per game.
- Averaged 5.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.6 blocks per game.
- Set season and career-high with 27 points and 11 rebounds against Covenant on November 19... went 9-of-13 from the field and 4-of-8 from deep... added three assists.
- Dropped 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting including a 4-of-6 mark from deep against Mercer on February 11... added six rebounds... game was nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
- Recorded five or more rebounds 15 different times... finished the last 10 regular season games with five or more... 47 of the 116 total rebounds came on the offensive glass.
- Two double-doubles on the season... against Covenant (27/11)... and against Johnson (TN) (10/11) on December 10.
- Registered two or more blocks four different times... season and career-high four blocks against Johnson (TN).
- Played for Apopka High School in Apopka, Florida.
- All-Metro Conference First Team and the All-Central Florida Second Team following the 2021-22 season in which he averaged 13.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.
- Florida Class 8A All-State Nominee and helped lead Apopka to a 19-9 overall record in his senior season.
- Shot an efficient 66.8% from the floor and posted 11 double-doubles during his senior season.
- Posted career highs in points (26), rebounds (15) and blocks (4) on three separate occasions as a senior.
- Born October 14, 2004.
- Undecided Major.
FAU Guard Alijah Martin
Career Accolades
- 2022-23 NABC All-District 17 Second Team
- 2022-23 All-Conference USA First Team
- 2023 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- 2023 C-USA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2023 All-C-USA Tournament Team
- 2021-22 All-C-USA Third Team
- Florida Atlantic 1,000-point club member
- Had a terrific season for Florida Atlantic and was a key component to the Owls’ Final Four run and 35-4 record
- Scored 13.4 points per game to rank second on the team and 11th in C-USA
- Grabbed 5.3 rebounds per game to rank third on Florida Atlantic
- A scoring machine, Martin scored double figures in 24 games, 20+ points in four games
- Became the 15 player in Florida Atlantic history to join the 1,000-point club
- Scored his 1,000th point in the Elite Eight win over Kansas State
- Currently sits 12th place in FAU history in scoring with 1,032 points
- Went off for a 30-point, 11-rebound effort in the C-USA Championship blowout win over UAB
- His 30 points tie the Owl record for points in a conference tournament game
- Averaged 16.5 points per game across the C-USA and NCAA Tournament games
- Knocked down 73 3-pointers on the season, which is the most by a sophomore in school history and the 12th-most all-time in a season in Owl history
- Scored a game-high 26 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the floor in the Final Four game against San Diego State
- Recorded 17 points in the Elite Eight win over Kansas State
- Became the first Owl to earn multiple All-C-USA Team honors in a career in FAU’s 10-year member as a history of the league
- Started in all 33 games he appeared in
- Ended the season No. 2 in 3-point field goal percentage (.400), No. 5 in 3-pointers made per game (2.55), No. 7 in steals (1.61) and No. 16 in scoring (13.91) in C-USA
- Named to the C-USA Third Team, becoming just the fourth ever Owl to be named to the All-C-USA Team
- Led the team in scoring (13.9 PPG), rebounding (5.3 RPG) and steals (53)
- Had 26 double-digit scoring outings, including five 20+ point games
- Made a 3-pointer in all but one of his 33 games this season, including 26 multi-3-pointer contests
- Logged 17 points, six rebounds and three steals versus Miami
- Had first 20-piece of the season against Troy, putting up 22 points and eight rebounds
- Initiated his 12-game streak of double-digit scoring games with 13 points at VCU
- Tallied five 3-pointers against Florida Tech, ending the night with 17 points
- Finished just shy of a double-double at UAB, putting up 16 points and eight rebounds
- Contributed three of the Owls’ 16 3-pointers in the program’s single-game 3-point record versus Charlotte, ending the night with 20 points and five rebounds
- Registered 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals at UTSA
- Came up big in the Owls’ win over Louisiana Tech, tallying 21 points and eight rebounds
- Had a 22-point performance off five 3-pointers against Middle Tennessee
- Made the whole conference take notice in the Owls’ final regular season game, logging a career-high 34 points off 11-of-17 shooting from the field, 5-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe against FIU
- In his final game of the season, tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in the C-USA Championship quarterfinals versus UAB
- Played in 20 of the team's 22 games and drew two starts
- Averaged 4.5 points per game and 2.6 rebounds
- Tallied 16 assists, nine steals and three blocks while turning the ball over just 11 times
- Recorded a season-high 21 points versus Florida National and nine rebounds against Florida College
- Attempted a season-high 12 3-pointers versus Florida National, connecting on five
- Had season-high five assists versus Florida college and a season-high minutes played at UTSA
- Averaged 25 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals as a senior
- First Team All-State
- MVP of Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game
- Also an All-State pick in football, throwing for 2,100 points and 20 TDs and running for 1,300 yards and 13 TDs
DREXEL FORWARD AMARI WILLIAMS 6-foot-10, 265-Pounds from Nottingham, England
Rueben Chinyelu 6-foot-11 from Enugu Agidi, Nigeria Pre School Stade Malien (BAL) High School NBA Academy Africa
PRIOR TO WSU
Chinyelu hails from Nigeria by way of NBA Academy Africa, an elite basketball training center in Senegal for the top high-school age prospects from across Africa. Chinyelu participated in the 2022 NBA Academy Games, a series of exhibition games featuring top NBA Academy prospects. Chinyelu helped lead NBA Academy Africa to a first-place finish in the tournament. Last spring, Chinyelu played for Mozambique’s CFV in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as part of an initiative to include one NBA Academy Africa player on each team.
Chinyelu competed for Nigeria in the 2019 FIBA U16 Africa Championship, carrying his country to the third-place game while averaging 12.3 points and 17.6 rebounds per game and shooting .567 from the floor. He made his debut for the Nigerian Senior National Team in August, participating in the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers.
Aaron Bradshaw 7-foot-1, 230-Pounds
2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 26 games and made 10 starts during his freshman season … Averaged 4.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game … Tallied seven double-figure scoring efforts and had one double-double … Paced the Cats in rebounding five times, steals three times and blocks three times … Recovered from an offseason foot injury and made his debut on Dec. 2 against UNC Wilmington … Totaled 15 points at home against Arkansas, while also snaring five boards … Tallied 12 points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes of a road win at Vanderbilt … Scored 11 points in the home win over Mississippi State … Had two steals at Florida and finished the game strong with a big block late in the game followed by a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession to give UK the lead for good with 1:27 to play … Was tabbed the SEC Freshman of the Week for his efforts after posting 10 points after halftime in the come-from-behind win … Made his first career start and scored 12 points in the win over No. 9 North Carolina … Drained the game-clinching free-throws against the Tar Heels … He also snatched an offensive rebound and had a putback layup to help UK retake the lead with under five to play … Incredible effort in his second collegiate game vs. Penn, scoring a team-high-tying 17 points with 11 rebounds, hitting a 3 with three blocks in 29 minutes of action … Saw his first game action of the season vs. UNCW, playing 13 minutes and recording a dunk, two rebounds and a block.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as high as No. 2 overall by Rivals and 247Sports … McDonald’s All-American … 2023 Iverson Classic selection … NJ.com First-Team All-State … Logged 12.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game as a senior at Camden … Averaged 8.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game as a junior while helping Camden to the NJSIAA Group 2 state championship … Played for NJ Scholars on the EYBL circuit, averaging 12.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks … Tallied three double-doubles during Peach Jam prior to senior season.
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 16 in Newark, New Jersey … Mother is Shawndel Bradshaw … When he’s not playing basketball, he’s playing video games or meditating … Lists his mother, grandmother and aunt as his life’s greatest influences … Favorite movie is Fifth Element … Chose his jersey number because that represents the day his grandmother passed away … Favorite food is chicken alfredo … Before taking the court he has to tap his feet, shoulders and head … Dunked for the first time in sixth grade … Pregame setlist includes Lauryn Hill and Sade … Lists Kobe Bryant as his favorite former player and Anthony Davis as his favorite former Wildcat … Honor Roll student … Chose Kentucky because it felt like family.
