< Previous50 @KentuckyMBB Off the court with RILEY n Sister, Haley, is serving in the Peace Corps n Was the 2014 Adidas Unrivaled assist leader n Is a vegetarian n Won a county or conference champion- ship during all four years of high school basketball n Enjoys going to the beach in his free time 2018-19 (College of the Desert) Saw action in 27 games ... Averaged 8.2 points per game for the Roadrunners ... Also contributed 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game ... Dished out a team-high 134 assists ... Sunk 31 shots from behind the arc ... Scored a career-high 29 points vs. San Jacin- to on Feb. 1 on 9-of-11 shooting and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line ... Recorded 19 points vs. West LA on Nov. 2 ... Twice tabbed to the College of the Desert Dean's List. 2017-18 (UC Irvine) Appeared in 27 games as a true freshman ... Played double-digit minutes four times ... Scored five points in his collegiate debut at Denver ... Dished out four assists and hit a three against Chapman ... Had three assists in six minutes at Montana ... Snared four boards to couple with two points vs. UC Riv- erside ... Two-time Dean's List honoree. High School Played for Chatfield High School ... 2016 Chauncey Billups regional champion ... School reached the Colorado High School Activities Association Final Four in 2016 ... Three-time league champion ... Two-time Jef- ferson County All-Conference ... 2014 Adidas Unrivaled assist leader ... Finalist in the 2013 USA U-18 3x3 Tournament ... Phi Theta Kap- pa Honor Society. Personal Born Sept. 26 in Fresno, California … Par- ents are John and Jean Welch … Has a sister, Haley ... Major is bachelor of liberal studies ... Father played basketball at UNLV and has served as a coach in the NBA for 15 years ... John Welch is currently serving as an as- sistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers ... Grandfather Coley was the third-ranked boxing middleweight in the world in 1941 ... Chose No. 13 because it was Steve Nash's number ... Proudest moment as a basketball player was suiting up for UC Irvine for his first collegiate game. Guard n 6-0 n 185 n Jr. RILEY WELCH Follow RILEY on Social Media n @Riley__Welch on Twitter n @riley__welch on Instagram #13 Littleton, Colo.@UKSportsNetwork 51 Off the court with KAHLIL n Scored more than 2,000 career points in high school n Father, Kelly, played basketball at Seton Hall n Father game him his nickname "The Dragon" n Most memorable basketball moment is winning a state high school championship n He and former Wildcat, Isaiah Briscoe, both attended Roselle Catholic High School Tabbed the No. 11 overall player by the Recruiting Services Consensus Index in the 2019 class ... Consensus five-star prospect ... Ranked in the top 15 by every major re- cruiting service, including 247Sports (No. 11), ESPN (No. 12) and Rivals (No. 14) ... 247Sports tabs him as the second-best small forward in the class ... Named Naismith High School Boys' All-America Third Team ... Secured All-USA Today New Jersey First Team honors ... Averaged 19.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for Roselle Catho- lic ... Second alum from Roselle Catholic to play under John Calipari at Kentucky, join- ing Isaiah Briscoe ... Scored in double fig- ures in all 29 games during his senior season with 11 games of 20 or more points ... Led Roselle Catholic to the New Jersey's Tourna- ment of Championship as a junior ... Aver- aged 21.1 points and 7.2 rebounds on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League circuit ... Scored more than 2,000 points during his high school career ... Participated in the McDonald's All-American Game, the Jordan Brand Classic Game and the Iverson Round- ball Classic ... Named co-MVP at the Iverson Classic after scoring 38 points in the contest. Personal Born Jan. 8 in Chicago ... Major is unde- clared/exploratory studies in agriculture ... His parents are Kelly Whitney and Chanel Tillmon … Has three siblings, Kylie, Tyre- ese and Isaiah ... Father played basketball at Seton Hall ... Also played football as a kid ... Nickname is the Dragon ... Can play the drums ... His most prized possession is his family ... Father has been his life's greatest influence ... Most memorable moment as a basketball player is winning a state champi- onship ... Definition of a true hero is some- one who changes the lives of others ... Chose Kentucky over Oregon, Illinois, Georgetown and Miami. Forward n 6-6 n 210 n Fr. KAHLIL WHITNEY Follow KAHLIL on Social Media n @KahlilWhitney on Twitter n @kahlilwhitney on Instagram #2 ChicagoBy Cole Bollinger UK Athletics Communications and Public Relations The University of Kentucky rifle program has a storied past. The program won its first National Championship in 2011, with another one coming in 2018. This spring will provide another first for UK. For the first time in its history, UK rifle will host the Na- tional Championship in Lexington. The Wildcats will play host to the two- day event that will take place in Memori- al Coliseum on March 13 and 14. Tickets are available online at UKAthletics.com/ NCAARifle. UK boasted the No. 3 average team ag- gregate score in the country during the fall with a 4704.0. West Virginia (4712.72) and TCU (4710.86) are the two teams ahead of the Wildcats. "We have been working hard this season, and we will continue to do so," head coach Harry Mullins said. "I think this year we've seen some really special things from a lot of teams and people around the country. It will be one of the tightest races to the finish in a long time." A couple of individuals have stood out on the national level as well in freshman Mary Tucker and sophomore Will Shaner. The duo currently has the top two aggregate averages in the country. Tucker sits at No. 1 with 1187.67, and Shaner is next at No. 2 with 1181.5. Tucker also emerged as the women's leader after the first stage of the U.S. Olym- pic Team Trials for air rifle. The Sarasota, Florida native, 1256.4, finished ahead of some of the nation's best shooters, includ- ing the 2016 Olympic champion Ginny Thrasher, among others. Tucker placed third in the opening stage of Olympic Team Trials in smallbore shooting in October. Shaner sits in third at the men's air rifle team trials, scoring a 1255.0. The Olympic Team Trials consists of two stages of competition. The second stage is set for February 7-9 in Colorado Springs. The United States has secured a maximum eight quota spots in air rifle for the 2020 To- kyo Olympic Games, including two men's air rifle and two in women's air rifle. The top two athletes in each gender will be named to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team following the second stage. Kentucky finished the fall season a perfect 6-0. The team will return to ac- tion in the spring when the team travels to Columbus, Ohio on Jan. 11 to compete against Alaska and Ole Miss. UK defeated then-No. 5 Ole Miss earlier this season in Lexington by a score of 4716-4672. This season's GARC Championships will be in Memphis, Tennessee, on Feb. 28-29. Spotlight: Kentucky Rifle 52 @KentuckyMBBClick on Player Names for More Information 54 @KentuckyMBB @UKSportsNetwork 55Click on Player Names for More Information 56 @KentuckyMBB 17 | F/C | 6-10 | 216 Portland Trailblazers GMS PPG. RPG. APG 33 5.8 5.1 1.3 @UKSportsNetwork 57Click on Player Names for More Information 58 @KentuckyMBB @UKSportsNetwork 59Next >