Malachi Moreno
| Kentucky Wildcats | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 24, 2006 Georgetown, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Great Crossing High School |
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Malachi Luis Moreno (born October 24, 2006) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference.
High school career
Moreno currently attends Great Crossing High School in Georgetown, Kentucky where he is currently a 4-star center. As a freshman at Great Crossing in 2022, he averaged 11.9 points per game along with 12 rebounds per game in 34 games played. He improved in his sophomore year, increasing his points per game to 14.8. As a senior in his final year at Great Crossing, he averaged 21.5 points per game along with 14.9 rebounds per game, leading Great Crossing to their first-ever KHSAA title in program history. He was named the KHSAA Sweet 16 MVP.[1] for his efforts.
In January 2025, Moreno was named a McDonald's All-American[2] playing for Team East.
College career
Moreno signed[3] with the Kentucky Wildcats on August 16, 2024 to play for head coach Mark Pope. Pope stated that Moreno is an "elite-level passer with incredible tracking vision" and that "He has a ferocity around the rim in terms of ball protection and he is willing to engage physically."
Moreno is listed as a top 3 center by all major recruiting services, including On3[4] and 247Sports[5]
Personal life
Moreno is the son of Sarah and Enelio Moreno. Moreno has an older brother, named Michael, who also played Division I basketball at Eastern Kentucky[6], where he became the first player in EKU history to score at least 1,500 points and grab 900 total rebounds.
References
- ↑ Gough, Lyndsey (March 30, 2025). "Great Crossing wins programs first KHSAA boys basketball title". https://www.wkyt.com. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Malachi Moreno Earns Spot at 2025 McDonald's All American Game". UK Athletics. January 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Kentucky Native Malachi Moreno Signs Agreement with UK". UK Athletics. November 13, 2024.
- ↑ "2025 Industry Top Basketball Center Recruits". www.on3.com.
- ↑ "2025 Top Center Recruits". 247Sports.
- ↑ "Michael Moreno - Men's Basketball". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics.
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