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8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | MOST WINS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL | 48 SEC TITLES | 31 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS | 56 ALL - AMERICANS | 126 NBA DRAFT PICKS SCHEDULE #7 WOFFORD (30-4, 18-0) vs. #2 KENTUCKY (28-6, 15-3) OCTOBER Saturday, March 23 • 2:40 p.m. ET • VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (15,000) • Jacksonville, Fla. 26 2/2 -/- ^TRANSYLVANIA SEC W, 94-66 #WCvsUK #MarchMadness #BlueGetsIn #DreamBIG • @KentuckyMBB NOVEMBER 2 2/2 -/- ^INDIANA UNIV. OF PA. SEC W, 86-64 THE BASICS LAST GAME STARTERS 6 2/2 4/3 vs. Duke1 ESPN L, 118-84 2/2 -/- Series Breakdown 9 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SEC W, 71-59 2 Overall - First meeting ASHTON HAGANS 14 10/2 -/- NORTH DAKOTA SEC W, 96-58. 6-3 • 192 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 2 Neutral - First meeting 18 10/2 -/- VMI SEC W, 92-82 2 CARTERSVILLE, GA. | NEWTON 2 Calipari vs. WC - 1-0 21 10/10 -/- WINTHROP SEC W, 87-74. SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches) | Tied Kentucky record with eight 10/10 -/- 2 Young vs. UK - 0-0 steals vs. UNC | Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist | Leads UK 23 TENNESSEE STATE SEC W, 77-62 Current UK streak - N/A with 4.5 assists per game | Dished out SECT-tying record 12 assists in semifinals 28 10/9 -/- MONMOUTH SEC W, 90-44. DECEMBER John Calipari Mike Young KELDON JOHNSON 1 10/9 -/- UNC GREENSBORO ESPN2 W, 78-61 Overall Record: 748-210* Overall Record: 299-243 6-6 • 211 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 3 OT 3 SOUTH HILL, VA. | OAK HILL ACADEMY 8 9/8 -/- vs. Seton Hall FOX L, 84-83 Record at UK: 303-70 Record at AC: 299-243 19/18 -/- Overall Seasons: 27th Overall Seasons: 17th SEC Freshman of the Year, All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team 15 UTAH ESPN2 W, 88-61 (Coaches) | 13.8 points per game | Scored 19 points in win over No. 1 Tennessee 19/18 9/10 4 At UK: 10th At AC: 17th 22 vs. North Carolina CBS W, 80-72. | Game-high 17 boards in win over Auburn | Scored 25 points in NCAA opener 16/15 RV/RV *on-court record 29 at Louisville ESPN2 W, 71-58 TYLER HERRO JANUARY BY THE NUMBERS 6-5 • 195 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 5 13/14 -/- at Alabama* ESPN L, 77-75. 14 MILWAUKEE | WHITNALL HIGH SCHOOL 8 18/18 -/- TEXAS A&M* SEC W, 85-74 SEC Newcomer of the Year (AP) and All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman All-time wins, NCAA 12 18/18 -/- VANDERBILT* SEC W, 56-47 2,291 leader Team (Coaches) | Averaging 14.2 points with team-high 57 3-pointers | Team- high 28 double-figure scoring games | Shooting 94.0 pct. at the free-throw line 15 12/14 -/- at Georgia* ESPN W, 69-49 NCAA Tournament wins, 19 12/14 14/12 at Auburn* ESPN W, 82-80 127 most in NCAA history REID TRAVIS 22 8/9 22/22 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN W, 76-55 6-8 • 238 • FORWARD • GRADUATE STUDENT 26 8/9 9/10 KANSAS5 ESPN W, 71-63 Nation-leading NCAA 22 MINNEAPOLIS | STANFORD 58 29 7/6 -/- at Vanderbilt* ESPN W, 87-52 Tournament appearances Averaging 12.3 points, 7.3 rebounds in three games since return from a knee sprain | Averaging 11.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game | Senior CLASS FEBRUARY UK NCAA Tournament Award finalist | Four games with 22 points | Blocked a career-high 23 shots 2 7/6 -/- at Florida* ESPN W, 65-54 29 wins under Calipari EJ MONTGOMERY 5 5/5 -/- SOUTH CAROLINA* SEC W, 76-48 9 5/5 RV/21 at Mississippi State* CBS W, 71-67 TALE OF THE TAPE 6-10 • 225 • FORWARD • FRESHMAN 23 FORT PIERCE, FLA. | WHEELER 12 5/5 19/21 LSU* ESPN L, 73-71 16 5/5 1/1 TENNESSEE* ESPN W, 86-69 UK STAT WC Started six of the last eight | Grabbed game-high 11 rebounds vs. Abilene Christian | Posted double-double (11 points, 13 rebounds) vs. South Carolina | 19 4/4 -/- at Missouri* ESPN W, 66-58 76.8 Points PG 83.0 Averaging 3.9 points, 4.2 rebounds | Led the Cats in blocks in 12 games 23 4/4 RV/RV AUBURN* CBS W, 80-53 64.8 Opp. Points PG 65.7 LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 26 4/4 -/- ARKANSAS* SEC W, 70-66 38.6 Rebounds PG 35.2 Kentucky is 127-51 all-time in the MARCH 13.7 Assists PG 15.2 POINTS PER GAME NCAA Tournament. The wins are more 2 4/4 7/7 at Tennessee* CBS L, 71-52 4.9 Blocks PG 3.0 UK PJ Washington 14.8 than any other school in NCAA history 5 6/6 -/- at Ole Miss* ESPN W, 80-76 6.0 Steals PG 6.8 WC Fletcher Magee 20.6 9 6/6 -/RV FLORIDA* CBS W, 66-57 REBOUNDS PER GAME UK has appeared in the NCAA Tourna- .480 FG Pct. .493 15 4/4 -/- Alabama6 SEC W, 73-55 UK PJ Washington 7.5 ment 58 times, the most all-time .362 3-Pt FG Pct. .418 16 4/4 8/8 Tennessee6 ESPN L, 82-78 WC Cameron Jackson 7.6 The Wildcats are 23-7 as the No. 2 seed .741 FT Pct. .704 21 7/7 -/- Abilene Christian7 CBS W, 79-44 ASSISTS PER GAME in the NCAA Tournament .401 Opp. FG Pct. .426 23 7/7 19/19 Wofford7 CBS 2:40 p.m. UK Ashton Hagans 4.5 .346 Opp. 3-Pt FG Pct. .322 UK owns the most wins (29), Final Four WC Storm Murphy 3.3 All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS | ^Exhibition appearances (four), Elite Eight appear- 1State Farm Champions Classic (Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse) A UK WIN WOULD ... STEALS PER GAME ances (six) and Sweet 16 appearances 2Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) UK Ashton Hagans 1.7 (seven) since John Calipari took over 3Citi Hoops Classic (Madison Square Garden | New York) 4 • Advance the Wildcats to their 27th all-time Sweet CBS Sports Classic (United Center | Chicago) WC Cameron Jackson 1.5 in 2009-10 5 16 appearance, the second most in NCAA history SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) • Move Kentucky into the Sweet 16 for the seventh 3-POINTERS Kentucky outrebounded Abilene 7NCAA Tournament (VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, time in 10 seasons under John Calipari, the most UK Tyler Herro 57 Christian by 27, the most in an NCAA Fla.) during that time span of anyone in the nation WC Fletcher Magee 158 Tournament game in program history • Be its 19th in the last 22 games FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE BROADCAST INFO • Improve UK's record to 30-7 in NCAA Tournament UK limited ACU to just 13 points in the UK Nick Richards .595 games under Calipari opening half and 44 points overall. The CBS UK SPORTS • Increase the Wildcats' nation-leading NCAA WC* Keve Aluma .669 13 points were the fewest in a half by a Ian Eagle, play-by-play NETWORK Tournament wins to 129 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE UK opponent in the NCAA Tournament Jim Spanarkel, analyst • Move Calipari's record to 162-46 in games played Tom Leach, play-by-play UK Tyler Herro .940 Jamie Erdahl, sideline Mike Pratt, analyst in March or April PJ Washington's status for Thursday is • Improve Kentucky to 24-7 overall as the No. 2 WC Fletcher Magee .910 uncertain with a sprained left foot SATELLITE RADIO seed in the tournament Sirius TBA | XM TBA | Internet TBA • Move Kentucky's record against No. 7 seeds to 5-2 2018-19 Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB TV CHART ASHTON KELDON NICK IMMANUEL JONNY BRAD 2 HAGANS 3 JOHNSON 4 RICHARDS 5 QUICKLEY 10 DAVID 12 CALIPARI Freshman | Guard Freshman | Guard Sophomore | Forward Freshman | Guard Senior | Guard Junior | Guard 6-3 | 192 6-6 | 211 6-11 | 244 6-3 | 185 6-2 | 188 6-0 | 179 Cartersville, Ga. South Hill, Va. Kingston, Jamaica Havre de Grace, Md. Pittsburgh Franklin Lakes, N.J. Newton Oak Hill Academy The Patrick School The John Carroll School Mt. Lebanon MacDuffie School @H23Ash @keldonjohnson @iamnickrichards @IQ_GodSon @JonnyDavid @bradcalipari @ashton.hagans @nickrichards_ @immanuelquickley_ @jdavid010 @brad.calipari @iamnickrichards @JonnyDavidUK10 @bradcalipari JEMARL TYLER ZAN REID EJ PJ 13 BakER JR. 14 HERRO 21 PAYNE 22 TRAVIS 23 MONTGOMERY 25 WASHINGTON R-Freshman | Guard Freshman | Guard Freshman | G/F Graduate | Forward Freshman | Forward Sophomore | Forward 6-4 | 192 6-5 | 195 6-4 | 240 6-8 | 238 6-10 | 225 6-8 | 228 Menifee, Calif. Milwaukee Lexington, Ky. Minneapolis Fort Pierce, Fla. Dallas Eleanor Roosevelt Whitnall Lexington Catholic Stanford University Wheeler Findlay Prep @jemarlbakerjr @raf_tyler @youngpayne2321 @2ReidTravis2 @E_Montomery @PJWashington @jemarlbakerjr @nolimitherro @alexander.payne23 @reid_travis_22 @_mont23 @pj_washington JOHN CALIPARI KENNY PAYNE TONY BARBEE JOEL JUSTUS JOHN ROBIC Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Special Asstistant 10th Season Ninth season at UK Fifth season at UK Fifth season at UK 10th season at UK @UKCoachCalipari Fifth season as associate HC Fourth season as assistant Third season as assistant Third season as special asst. @UKCoachCalipari @CoachTonyBarbee @UKCoachJustus @UKCoachCalipari @UKCoachJustus Roster ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 13 Jemarl Baker Jr. G 6-4 192 R-Fr. Menifee, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt) Pronunciation Guide 12 Brad Calipari G 6-0 179 Jr. Franklin Lakes, N.J. (MacDuffie School) 10 Jonny David G 6-2 188 Sr. Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) JEMARL Baker (Jamal) 2 Ashton Hagans G 6-3 192 Fr.