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Kentucky Wildcats vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Sunday, Feb. 16 - 5 p.m. ET Memorial Coliseum (8,000) - Lexington, Ky. UK Athletics Communication and Public Relations · (859) 257-3838 · ukathletics.com Evan Crane ([email protected]) and Cami Moore ([email protected]) TV - ESPN2 Radio - UK Sports Network Live Stats Tickets (home games) Follow the Cats PBP: Courtney Lyle PBP: Darren Headrick kentucky.statbroadcast.com UKathleticstix.com Twitter: @KentuckyWBB Reserved - $10 Analyst: Carolyn Peck 630AM WLAP (Lexington) Password: gocats1920 General Admission - $8 Instagram: @KentuckyWBB (home games only) Kids/Seniors - $5 Facebook: /KentuckyWBB 2019-20 KENTUCKY WBB SCHEDULE Record: 18-5, 7-4 SEC Home: 12-2 | Away: 6-3 | Neutral: 0-0 October/November 2019 30 SOUTHERN INDIANA [EXH] W, 80-44 Ranking: No. 18 (AP)/No. 19 (Coaches) 5 MOUNT ST. MARY’S SEC NETWORK+ W, 67-44 Last Game: L, 85-103 at Arkansas (2/9) 10 at Middle Tennessee ESPN+ W, 67-52 Coach: Matthew Mitchell (Miss. State, ‘95) 13 STETSON SEC NETWORK+ W, 67-48 Overall: 329-159 (.674) (15th season) 16 at Virginia ACCN Extra W, 50-47 at UK: 299-130 (.696) (13th season) 21 MOREHEAD STATE SEC NETWORK+ W, 79-54 26 GRAMBLING STATE SEC NETWORK+ W, 81-35 Record: 22-3, 10-1 SEC Home: 11-1 | Away: 7-1 | Neutral: 4-1 December 2019 No. 6 (AP)/No. 5 (Coaches) 1 AUSTIN PEAY SEC NETWORK W, 81-52 Ranking: 4 CHARLOTTE SEC NETWORK+ W, 86-39 Last Game: W, 69-57 vs. 16/16 TAMU (2/9) 8 SAMFORD SEC NETWORK+ W, 79-49 Coach: Vic Schaefer (TAMU, 1984) 11 WINTHROP& ESPN3 W, 91-36 Overall: 296-169 (.636) (15th season) & 15 #7/7 LOUISVILLE ESPN L, 67-66 at MSU: 216-59 (.785) (8th season) 21 at California Cal Live Stream W, 63-61 QUICK NOTES January 2020 • Kentucky is in its 46th season with a 841-545 (.607) all-time record. * 2 at #4/5 South Carolina SECN Whip. L, 72-99 • The Wildcats have had great success in Memorial Coliseum, sitting 5 #22/23 TENNESSEE* ESPN2 W, 80-76 * at 459-158 (.743) overall in the historic building, including a 172-32 9 at Alabama SEC Network+ W, 81-71 (.843) mark under head coach Matthew Mitchell. 12 at Florida* ESPNU W, 65-45 • For the fifth time under head coach Matthew Mitchell and the first 16 #12/12 TEXAS A&M* SEC NETWORK W, 76-54 19 at LSU* SEC Network L, 65-59 since 2015-16, UK started its season with 10 straight wins. UK’s best 27 AUBURN* SEC NETWORK W, 68-61 start under MM is 11-0 three times. The previous four times UK has 30 at Missouri* SEC NETWORK W, 62-47 won its first 10 games they have advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 all four years and the NCAA Elite Eight twice. February 2020 • Kentucky is currently ranked No. 18 in the AP Top 25 after starting its 2 FLORIDA* SEC NETWORK L, 70-62 season ranked or receiving votes for the 11th time under Mitchell. 6 ALABAMA* SEC NETWORK+ W, 66-62 • UK has played its best basketball this season at home, sitting 12-2 at 9 at #25/rv Arkansas* ESPN2 L, 85-103 home and 11-1 at Memorial Coliseum. In its 14 home games, UK is * 16 #6/5 MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN2 5 P.M. averaging 74.9 points per game, hitting 43.8 percent from the field * 20 at Ole Miss SEC Network+ 8 p.m. and 38.0 percent from 3. The Wildcats are limiting opponents to 53.4 23 SOUTH CAROLINA* SECN/ESPN2 2 P.M. * points per game at home and have a field-goal percentage defense of 27 GEORGIA SEC NETWORK+ 7 P.M. 37.7 forcing 22.6 turnovers per game with a +10.7 turnover margin. • Kentucky has hit 10 or more 3s in 11 games this season, including a March 2020 1 at Vanderbilt* SECN Whip. 2:05 p.m. school record four straight games in December (Charlotte, Samford, 4-8 SEC Tournament (N1) SECN/ESPNU/2 TBD Winthrop, Louisville). For the year, UK is hitting 35.9 percent from 3 20-23 NCAA First & Second Rounds (N2) TBD ranking 24th nationally in 3s made and 30th nationally in 3PFG%. 27-30 NCAA Regionals (N3) TBD • UK has forced 16 of its 22 opponents into 20+ turnovers. The Wild- cats have forced 489 turnovers this year and scored 533 points off April 2020 those miscues amassing 32% of its total scoring. UK has scored 20+ 3 & 5 NCAA Final Four (N4) TBA points off turnovers in 18 games, including 31 and 25 vs. Florida. * denotes SEC game; SEC Whip. = SEC Network Whiparound Coverage of all • Kentucky ranks second nationally and first in the SEC in turnover games (full game on SECN+); All game times are EST and subject to change due margin at +9.1. UK sits 15th nationally in turnovers forced per game to TV selection; All home games are ALL CAPS and will be played at Memorial and 13th nationally in fewest turnovers committed per game. Coliseum unless noted otherwise; & denotes game at Rupp Arena; N1 – SEC Tournament – Greenville, S.C. (Bon Secours Wellness Arena); N2 – NCAA First • Rhyne Howard tied a school record with 43 points vs. Alabama. & Second Rounds – TBD; N3 – NCAA Regionals – Greenville, S.C. (Bon Secours She is the first player in school history to score 37 or more points in Wellness Arena), Fort Wayne, Ind. (Allen County War Memorial Coliseum), consecutive games and the first UK player to score 25+ points in five Portland, Ore. (Moda Center), Dallas, Texas (Moody Coliseum); N4 – NCAA Final Four – New Orleans, La. (Smoothie King Center) straight games. Currently, Howard ranks third nationally and leads the SEC in points per game at 23.1 while she is also ninth nationally in 3s per game and 13th nationally in total points scored with 461. • In 45 years, Kentucky has 94 wins over ranked opponents, including 53 of those wins coming under Mitchell. 2019-20 KENTUCKY WBB ROSTER NUMERICAL BY CLASS No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Seniors (5) 1 Sabrina Haines G RSr. 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS/Arizona State Ogechi Anyagaligbo 3 KeKe McKinney F Jr. 6-1 Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton HS Nae Nae Cole 5 Blair Green G So. 6-0 Harlan County, Ky./Harlan County HS Sabrina Haines 10 Rhyne Howard G So. 6-2 Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS Amanda Paschal 11 Deasia Merrill F Fr. 6-1 Villa Rica, Ga./Villa Rica HS Jaida Roper 12 Amanda Paschal G RSr.* 5-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./Chipley HS/Gulf Coast State 14 Tatyana Wyatt F Jr. 6-2 Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS 15 Chasity Patterson G Jr. 5-5 Houston, Texas/North Shore/Texas Juniors (4) 21 Ogechi Anyagaligbo F RSr.* 6-1 Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day/Stony Brook KeKe McKinney 23 Kameron Roach G Jr. 5-6 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland HS Chasity Patterson 32 Jaida Roper G Sr. 5-6 Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS Kameron Roach 34 Emma King G Fr. 5-10 Stanford, Ky./Lincoln County HS Tatyana Wyatt 44 Nae Nae Cole C RSr.* 6-3 Gainesville, Va./Paul VI HS/NC State 44% Dre’una Edwards F So. 6-2 Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty HS/Utah Sophomores (3) ALPHABETICAL Dre’una Edwards No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Blair Green 21 Ogechi Anyagaligbo F RSr.* 6-1 Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day/Stony Brook Rhyne Howard 44 Nae Nae Cole C RSr.* 6-3 Gainesville, Va./Paul VI HS/NC State 44% Dre’una Edwards F So. 6-2 Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty HS/Utah Freshmen (2) 5 Blair Green G So. 6-0 Harlan, Ky/Harlan County HS Emma King 1 Sabrina Haines G RSr. 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS/Arizona State Deasia Merrill 10 Rhyne Howard G So. 6-2 Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS 34 Emma King G Fr. 5-10 Stanford, Ky./Lincoln County HS 3 KeKe McKinney F Jr. 6-1 Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton HS BY HEIGHT 11 Deasia Merrill F Fr. 6-1 Villa Rica, Ga./Villa Rica HS 5-5 ......................... Chasity Patterson 12 Amanda Paschal G RSr.* 5-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./Chipley HS/Gulf Coast State 5-6 ..................................... Jaida Roper 15 Chasity Patterson G Jr. 5-5 Houston, Texas/North Shore/Texas 23 Kameron Roach G Jr. 5-6 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland HS ..............................Kameron Roach 32 Jaida Roper G Sr. 5-6 Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS 5-7 ............................ Amanda Paschal 14 Tatyana Wyatt F Jr. 6-2 Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS % denotes player will sit out 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules 5-10 ..............................Sabrina Haines * denotes player has already graduated from UK with a bachelor’s degree ......................................Emma King Coaching Staff 6-0 .......................................Blair Green Head Coach: Matthew Mitchell (Mississippi State, 1995) – 15th season, 13th as Kentucky Head Coach 6-1 .......................Ogechi Anyagaligbo Associate Head Coach: Kyra Elzy (Tennessee, 1999, 2001) – 4th season, 8th at Kentucky Assistant Coach: Niya Butts (Tennessee, 2000; Tennessee Tech, 2002) – 4th season, 9th at Kentucky ............................... KeKe McKinney Amber Smith (Kentucky, 2011) – 2nd season, 9th at Kentucky (player/support staff) Assistant Coach: ..................................Deasia Merrill Support Staff 6-2 ............................... Tatyana Wyatt Assistant Athletics Director/Women’s Basketball: Amy Tilley (Kentucky, 2007; EKU, 2011 & 2014) ................................Rhyne Howard Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Lin Dunn (UT Martin, 1969) Sr. Associate AD/Women’s Basketball Admin.: Rachel Baker (Berea College, 1999; Ohio State, 2001) ............................Dre’una Edwards Director of Recruiting: Aisha Foy (Radford, 2016; Southeast Missouri State, 2018) 6-3 ...................................Nae Nae Cole Recruiting Assistant: Jackie Clark (Kentucky, 2015; Kentucky, 2017) Director of Player Development: Daniel Boice (Arizona, 2014, 2016) PRONUNCIATION Coaching Video Coordinator: Tony Nakashima (Pacific Union, 2010) Staff Support Associate: Carrie Marshall (Kentucky, 2003) Ogechi Anyagaligbo Creative Director: Kim Troxall (SCAD, 1994) (oh-GECH-ee on-ya-gull-LEE-bo) Senior Athletic Trainer: Courtney Jones (Purdue, 2001) Nutrition Coach: Monica Fowler (Kentucky, 2010) Jaida Roper (JAY-duh) Team Physician: Dr.