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8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | MOST WINS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL | 49 SEC TITLES | 31 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS | 55 ALL - AMERICANS | 132 NBA DRAFT PICKS KENTUCKY (6-13, 5-7) at VANDERBILT (6-10, 2-8) SCHEDULE Wednesady, Feb. 17 • 7 p.m. ET • Memorial Gymnasium* • Nashville, Tenn. NOVEMBER #TGT #BuiltDifferent • @KentuckyMBB 25 10/9 -/- MOREHEAD STATE1 SECN W, 81-45 *limited fans during COVID-19 pandemic 29 10/9 RV/RV RICHMOND1 ESPN L, 76-64 THE MATCHUP LAST GAME'S STARTERS DECEMBER Series Breakdown 1 20/9 7/5 vs. Kansas2 ESPN L, 65-62 Overall - UK, 150-47 DEVIN ASKEW 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 3 in Nashville - UK, 59-29 6 20/9 -/- vs. Georgia Tech ESPN L, 79-62 2 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. | MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL Calipari vs. VU - 20-4 12 -/RV -/- NOTRE DAME CBS L, 64-63 Averaging 7.4 points and 3.2 assists per game | Dished out four or more assists Stackhouse vs. UK - 0-3 in six of the last seven games | Leads the team with 61 assists | Averaging 11.3 19 -/- 22/21 vs. North Carolina4 CBS L, 75-63 Current UK streak - W9 points and 4.7 assists over the last three games 26 -/- RV/RV at Louisville ESPN L, 62-59 John Calipari Jerry Stackhouse DAVION MINTZ JANUARY Overall Record: 781-230* Overall Record: 17-31 6-3 • 196 • GUARD • GRADUATE 2OT 10 CHARLOTTE, N.C. | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 2 -/- -/- at Mississippi State* SEC W, 78-73 Record at UK: 336-90 Record at VU: 17-31 Overall Seasons: 29th Overall Seasons: 2nd Hit game-winning 3 vs. Vanderbilt and Auburn | Averaging 9.9 points | Leads 5 -/- -/- VANDERBILT* SEC W, 77-74 the team with 32 3-pointers | Made a 3 in all but four games | Led the team in at Kentucky: 12th at Vanderbilt: 2nd 9 -/- RV/RV at Florida* ESPN W, 76-58 scoring seven times | Scored 18 points with four 3-pointers at Missouri *on-court record 12 -/- RV/24 ALABAMA* ESPN L, 85-65 BRANDON BOSTON JR. 16 -/- -/- at Auburn* ESPN L, 66-59 BY THE NUMBERS 6-7 • 185 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 3 NORCROSS, GA. | SIERRA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL -/- -/- 20 at Georgia* SEC L, 63-62 Averaging team-high 12.2 points | Made 61.1% of his 3-point attempts over All-time wins, NCAA 23 -/- RV/RV LSU* ESPN W, 82-69 2,324 leader the last four games | Double-double vs. Richmond (20 points, 10 boards) | 17 points in each of the last two | Team-high 14 double-figure scoring games 26 -/- 9/8 at Alabama* ESPN L, 70-59 SEC regular-season titles FEBRUARY 49 in program history ISAIAH JACKSON 6-10 • 206 • FORWARD • FRESHMAN 3 -/- 18/17 at Missouri* ESPN2 L, 75-70 23 PONTIAC, MICH. | WATERFORD MOTT HIGH SCHOOL UK's strength of schedule 6 -/- 11/10 TENNESSEE* ESPN L, 82-71 7 in the NET, as of Feb. 10 Averaging 7.2 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game | Ranks 12th in the country in blocks per game | Fourth nationally in block 9 -/- RV/RV ARKANSAS* ESPN L, 81-80 Career-high 3s by percentage | Double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds vs. Auburn 13 -/- -/- AUBURN* CBS W, 82-80 5 Brandon Boston Jr. vs. AU OLIVIER SARR 17 -/- -/- at Vanderbilt* SEC 7 p.m. 7-0 • 237 • FORWARD • SENIOR TALE OF THE TAPE 20 -/- 19/20 at Tennessee* CBS 1 p.m. 30 BORDEAUX, FRANCE | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY -/- -/- UK STATISTIC VU Leads the team with three double-doubles | Averaging 11.3 points and 6.1 23 TEXAS A&M* ESPN/2 7 p.m. rebounds in SEC play | 24 points in win over Vanderbilt | Scored in double -/- -/- 69.2 Points Per Game 73.2 figures in four of the last six games | Career-high three 3-pointers vs. Arkansas 27 FLORIDA* CBS 4 p.m. 70.6 Opp. Points PG 72.8 STAT LEADERS NEED TO KNOW MARCH 38.9 Rebounds PG 34.9 2 -/- -/- at Ole Miss* ESPN/2 9 p.m. POINTS PER GAME Kentucky has made 25 3-pointers over +2.9 Rebound Margin +1.6 10 -/- -/- SEC Tournament6 TBD TBD UK Brandon Boston Jr. 12.2 its last two games and is shooting 50% 11.9 Assists PG 13.5 from behind the arc. The 25 combined VU Scotty Pippen Jr. 20.3 All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS 6.1 Blocks PG 2.7 makes are the most in consecutive 1 REBOUNDS PER GAME Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) 6.3 Steals PG 7.2 games since the 1998 SEC Tournament 2Champions Classic (Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis) UK Isaiah Jackson 6.7 .416 FG Pct. .435 3Holiday Hoopsgiving (State Farm Arena | Atlanta) VU Dylan Disu 8.4 UK has not played a single game this .409 Opp. FG Pct. .470 season with its full complement of 4CBS Sports Classic (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | Cleveland) ASSISTS PER GAME 5SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) .327 3-Pt. FG Pct. .353 scholarship players available UK Devin Askew 3.2 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) .316 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .353 VU Scotty Pippen Jr. 5.4 Vanderbilt has led by nine or more .712 FT Pct. .729 STEALS PER GAME points in six of the last nine meetings between the two teams, including UK Brandon Boston Jr. 1.3 earlier this season A UK WIN WOULD ... VU Scotty Pippen Jr. 1.7 BLOCKS PER GAME Brandon Boston Jr. is 11 of 18 (61.1%) • Be Kentucky's first consecutive BROADCAST INFO UK Isaiah Jackson 2.7 from 3 over his last four games after wins since a three-game winning shooting 9 for 50 (18.0%) in his first 15 streak to start SEC play VU Dylan Disu 1.2 TELEVISION • Improve UK's record to 1,018-291 3-POINTERS Kentucky has led in the second half in Play-by play: Mike Morgan Analyst: Debbie Antonelli against league foes UK Davion Mintz 32 nine of its 13 losses this season • End a four-game skid on the road VU Scotty Pippen Jr. 32 UK, led by Isaiah Jackson, ranks third HOME RADIO • Improve Kentucky's record to 274- FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE nationally with 6.1 blocked shots per Play-by play: Tom Leach 52 against unranked foes under UK Isaiah Jackson .500 game. Jackson is 12th in the country Analyst: Mike Pratt Calipari VU Dylan Disu .500 with 2.7 per game and is fourth in SATELLITE RADIO block percentage at 13.5% • Keep the Wildcats in the hunt for FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE XM: 84 a coveted top-four seed at the SEC UK Keion Brooks Jr. .793 SiriusXM: 84 Tournament VU Myles Stute .833 2020-21 Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB TV CHART 0 JACOB 2 DEVIN 3 BRANDON 5 TERRENCE 10 DAVION 11 DONTAIE 12 KEION 13 RILEY TOPPIN ASKEW BOSTON JR. CLARKE MINTZ ALLEN BROOKS JR. WELCH Sophomore Freshman | Guard Freshman | Guard Freshman | Guard Graduate | Guard R-Freshman Sophomore Senior | Guard Forward 6-3 | 198 6-7 | 185 6-7 | 194 6-3 | 196 Guard Forward 6-0 | 185 6-9 | 194 Sacramento, Calif. Norcross, Ga. Boston Charlotte, N.C. 6-6 | 198 6-7 | 205 Littleton, Colo. Brooklyn, N.Y. Mater Dei Sierra Canyon Brewster Academy Creighton Falmouth, Ky. Fort Wayne, Ind. College of the Desert Rhode Island @babydev5 @bboston_ @terrenceclarke_ @deemintz1 Pendleton County La Lumiere School @Riley__Welch @Jtoppin0 @babydev @brandonboston @tclarke @davion @DontaieAllen11 @KeionB_12 @riley__welch @jtoppin_0 (DAY-vee-on) @dontaieallen11 @klbj.xii @Riley.Welch13 (TOPP-in) (ASK-you) (mints) (DON-tay) (KEY-on) 14 BRENNAN 20 ZAN 21 CAM'RON 23 ISAIAH 25 KAREEM 30 OLIVIER 34 OSCAR 55 LANCE CANADA PAYNE FLETCHER JACKSON WATKINS SARR TSHIEBWE WARE Sophomore R-Sophomore Freshman Freshman Freshman | Guard Senior | Forward Sophomore Freshman Forward Guard/Forward Forward Forward 5-8 | 145 7-0 | 237 Forward Forward 6-6 | 198 6-4 | 215 6-6 | 215 6-10 | 206 Camden, N.J. Bordeaux, France 6-9 | 260 6-9 | 223 Lexington, Ky. St. Louis Pontiac, Mich. Kingsway Regional Wake Forest Lubumbashi, Democratic Camden, N.J. Mount Sterling, Ky. Republic of the Congo George Rogers Clark Lexington Catholic Vashon Waterford Mott @stink_cvp @sarr_olivier West Virginia Camden @brennanc14 @young_payne2321 @CamRonFletcher1 @IJackson22 @olivier_sarr @Oscartshiebwe34 @lanceware12 @brennanc14 @alexander.payne23 @camron @isaiahjackson22 @oscar_tshiebwe @lance.ware (CAM-run) (oh-LIV-ee-ay) (SHEE-bway) JOHN CALIPARI TONY BARBEE BRUISER FLINT JOEL JUSTUS JAI LUCAS JOHN ROBIC Head Coach Assoc. to the HC Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach/ Special Asst. to the 12th Season Seventh season at UK First season at UK Seventh season at UK Recruiting Coord. HC/Basketball Ops. @UKCoachCalipari First season as assoc. to HC First season as assistant Fifth season as assistant First season at UK 12th season at UK @ukcoachcalipari @CoachTonyBarbee @bruflint14 @UKCoachJustus First season as assistant Fifth season as special asst. @UKCoachCalipari @abarbee2250 @ukcoachjustus @CoachJLuc (cal-uh-PEAR-ee) @jai.luc (jay) Alphabetical Roster On the Bench No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Head Coach: John Calipari (Clarion, 1982) 11 Dontaie Allen G 6-6 198 R-Fr. Falmouth, Ky. (Pendleton County) Associate to the Head Coach: Tony Barbee (UMass, 1993) 2 Devin Askew G 6-3 198 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. (Mater Dei) 3 Brandon Boston Jr. G 6-7 185 Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Sierra Canyon) Assistant Coaches: James "Bruiser" Flint (St. Joseph's, 1987) 12 Keion Brooks Jr. F 6-7 205 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (La Lumiere) Joel Justus (UNC Wilmington, 2004) 14 Brennan Canada F 6-6 198 So.