Kentucky basketball pro day: Andrew Carr and Trent Noah impress in front of NBA scouts

LEXINGTON — Andrew Carr won’t put up team-leading numbers for Kentucky basketball every game of the 2024-25 season. This Wildcats squad simply is too well-rounded for that. On any given night, any number of players on coach  Mark Pope’s first UK roster is liable to post a stellar line.

No stats were kept Monday evening at newly-renovated Memorial Coliseum, where Kentucky held its annual pro day event in front of scouts from all 30 NBA teams.

But had numbers been logged, Carr’s would have stacked up favorably.

During shooting drills early on, he was paired alongside Travis Perry, the sharpshooter who is the top scorer in the history of Kentucky high school basketball. Between the pair, Carr missed fewer attempts beyond the 3-point arc during this session.

Kentucky’s Andrew Carr (7) dunks during the UK Pro Day event inside the Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. on Oct. 7, 2024.

That’s not the only time the 6-foot-11 Carr got the better of the 6-foot-1 Perry.

In a 1-on-1 defensive drill, Carr took the ball on the perimeter with Perry defending. Carr drove to the basket and dunked on his much-shorter teammate.

Once the Wildcats shifted to 3-on-3 workouts, Carr continued shooting lights out from distance.

While he wasn’t as dominant in the scoring department once UK started an abbreviated 5-on-5 scrimmage, Carr instead used his length on the interior, pulling down rebounds to jump start fast breaks.

All in all, it’s clear Carr put his best foot forward in front of professional talent evaluators.

Freshman forward Trent Noah showcases shooting touch, passing

Kentucky Basketball freshman Trent Noah (9) inside the Joe Craft Center in Lexington, Ky. on Oct. 1, 2024. He is a Kentucky native.

Both members of the Wildcats’ 2024 signing class, Perry arrived in Lexington with more hype than Trent Noah, who was an in-state star himself at Harlan County. Noah had his share of highlights Monday, though.

The first play of the 3-on-3 session saw him find senior big man Amari Williams on an alley-oop,…

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Author : The Courier Journal

Publish date : 2024-10-07 23:15:29

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