De'Aaron Fox

In a game against Arizona State on November 28, he recorded a triple double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists; this made Fox only the second Wildcat in the history of Kentucky basketball to record one after Chris Mill in 1988.

De'Aaron Martez Fox (born December 20, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He made the 2015–16 USA Men's Basketball Men's Junior Team in September 2015.

He was also invited to the NBPA Top 100 camp.

Throughout his high school career, Fox led Cypress Lakes to three state playoff appearances including a regional final appearance his senior year, and twice scored 50 points in a single game.

Fox was the nation's second-best point guard behind Lonzo Ball.

on November 12, 2015, live on ESPNU.

In January 2016, Fox was named a McDonald's All-American and played in the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game on March 30.

In April, Fox played in the 2016 Jordan Brand Classic, leading the East team to a 131–117 win while earning Co-MVP honors alongside Kentucky teammate Malik Monk.

Fox then competed at the Nike Hoop Summit Games.

He was rated as a five-star recruit and ranked the consensus No. 6 overall recruit in the Class of 2016 by the three main recruiting services: Rivals, ESPN, and 247Sports.

He committed to Kentucky over Kansas, Louisville, and LSU.

On November 13, 2016, Fox recorded 21 points and 3 assists during a 93–69 victory over Canisius College at the Bluegrass Showcase.

Six days later, he posted 16 points and 6 assists to defeat Duquesne University, 93–69.

He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being selected fifth overall by the Kings in the 2017 NBA draft.

Nicknamed "Swipa", Fox had a breakout season in 2023, as he was selected to his first All-Star Game and All-NBA Team, along with being named the inaugural winner of the Clutch Player of the Year Award en route to leading the Kings to their first postseason berth since 2006.

Fox attended Cypress Lakes High School in Katy, Texas.

As a junior, he averaged 23.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.

During the summer, Fox played for Houston Hoops on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Circuit (EYBL) where he earned EYBL first-team honors.

On November 29, Fox scored 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists in a 68–53 victory over MacArthur.

On December 28, Fox put up 31 points and 6 assists in a 91–81 victory against Jay M. Robinson High School.

As a senior, Fox averaged 32.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game.

On January 7, 2017, Fox scored 27 points to go along with 6 assists in a 97–71 victory over Arkansas.

He tallied 21 points and 5 assists to defeat Mississippi State, 88–81, on January 17.

On February 18 that year, Fox scored 16 points and dished out 5 assists to help the Wildcats defeat the Georgia Bulldogs.

On March 4, Fox scored 19 points in a 71–63 win over Texas A&M.

Kentucky would go on to defeat Georgia in the quarterfinals and Alabama in the semi-finals.

On March 12, Fox scored 18 points in an 82–65 win over Arkansas in the SEC tournament in addition earning SEC Tournament MVP honors.

On March 17, Fox scored 19 points and 3 assists to defeat Northern Kentucky University in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

On March 19, Fox scored 14 points to defeat Wichita State 65–62 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

On March 24, In a Sweet 16 matchup against the UCLA Bruins, Fox scored 39 points to advance the Kentucky Wildcats to the Elite Eight game.

In the Elite Eight, Fox only scored 13 points in a 75–73 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels that ended the Wildcats season.

At the conclusion of his freshman season, Fox announced that he would forgo his final three years of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2017 NBA draft.

On June 22, 2017, Fox was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.

On July 8, 2017, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Kings.

During four games of the 2017 NBA Summer League, Fox averaged 11.8 points, 3 assists and 2.3 steals while playing 21.3 minutes per game.

Fox made his NBA debut for the Kings in their season opener on October 18, 2017, against the Houston Rockets, where he scored 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assist in 24-plus minutes in a 105–100 loss.

On October 23, 2017, Fox recorded a career-high 19 points, 4 assist, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals in a 117–115 loss against the Phoenix Suns.

On December 8, 2017, he scored 14 points, 4 assist and 2 steals in a 116–109 win against the New Orleans Pelicans.

On January 6, 2018, Fox recorded 18 points and 7 assist in a 106–98 victory over the Denver Nuggets.