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Kentucky transfer forward Ansley Almonor was not highly recruited out of his New York-based high school. The 6-foot-7 floor-stretcher was considered a three-star prospect at St. Joseph Regional when he received an offer to play college basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson in 2021. Even after three seasons with the Knights, which saw him make First Team All-NEC in 2023-24, he still wasn’t necessarily a known commodity. A handful of Power 4 schools reached out once he entered the transfer portal back in April, but he ended up scheduling visits to the likes of Iona, Siena, and Pepperdine. Then, seem…