PIKEVILLE — Magoffin County High School graduates Aden Barnett and Zane Whitaker are among the returning players for the University of Pikeville men’s basketball team.
Barnett is a redshirt sophomore guard who is majoring in business administration.
Whitaker is a junior forward who is majoring in biology.
Both Barnett and Whitaker are former Magoffin County High School standouts. Stellar student-athletes, Barnett and Whitaker earned spots on the NABC Honors Court in July. Members of the NABC Honors Court finished the 2025-26 schoolyear with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
UPike is a perennial title contender. The Bears, under the direction of Coach Tigh Compton, advanced to the 2025-26 NAIA Men’s Basketball Tournament. UPike compiled a 27-5 record in the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season.
The Bears compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC). UPike is scheduled to visit former Mid-South Conference rival University of the Cumberlands for a 2026-27 season opener in Williamsburg on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
