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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 (4-8, 3-2) at GEORGIA (8-4, 1-4) SCHEDULE Wednesday, Jan. 20 • 7 p.m. ET • Stegeman Coliseum (1,638*) • Athens, Ga. 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, 129-26 DEVIN ASKEW 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 3 in Athens - UK, 44-17 6 20/9 -/- vs. Georgia Tech ESPN L, 79-62 2 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. | MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL Calipari vs. UGA - 19-2 12 -/RV -/- NOTRE DAME CBS L, 64-63 Averaging 7.8 points, 2.8 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game | UK's Crean vs. UK - 4-7 free-throw shooting leader at 82.1% | Dished out three or more assists in six of 19 -/- 22/21 vs. North Carolina4 CBS L, 75-63 Current UK streak - W14 the last seven games | Leads the team with 33 assists 26 -/- RV/RV at Louisville ESPN L, 62-59 John Calipari Tom Crean DAVION MINTZ JANUARY Overall Record: 779-225* Overall Record: 391-272 6-3 • 196 • GUARD • GRADUATE 2OT 10 CHARLOTTE, N.C. | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 2 -/- -/- at Mississippi State* SEC W, 78-73 Record at UK: 334-85 Record at UGA: 35-41 Overall Seasons: 29th Overall Seasons: 21st Hit game-winning 3 vs. Vanderbilt | Averaging 9.9 points | Scored in double 5 -/- -/- VANDERBILT* SEC W, 77-74 figures in five of the last seven games | Leads UK with 19 3-pointers | Made a 3 at Kentucky: 12th at Georgia: 3rd 9 -/- RV/RV at Florida* ESPN W, 76-58 in seven straight games | Led the team in scoring a team-best five times *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 7 p.m. Averaging team-high 11.5 points | Also pulling down 5.3 rebounds per game, All-time wins, NCAA 23 -/- RV/RV LSU* ESPN 6 p.m. 2,322 leader top mark for a guard on the team | Double-double vs. Richmond (20 points, 10 boards) | Recorded 13 points and a career-high four steals in the win at Florida 26 -/- -/- at Alabama* ESPN/2 7 p.m. SEC regular-season titles 30 -/- -/- TEXAS5 ESPN 8 p.m. 49 in program history ISAIAH JACKSON 6-10 • 206 • FORWARD • FRESHMAN FEBRUARY 23 PONTIAC, MICH. | WATERFORD MOTT HIGH SCHOOL Straight wins over 2 -/- -/- at Missouri* ESPN/2 9 p.m. 14 Georgia Averaging 6.1 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game | Ranks sixth in the country in blocks per game | Second nationally in block 6 -/- -/- TENNESSEE* ESPN 8 p.m. Ranked in the country in percentage | Scored career-high 14 points and added seven blocks vs. Alabama 9 -/- -/- ARKANSAS* ESPN/2 7 p.m. 2 blocks per game (6.3) OLIVIER SARR 13 -/- -/- AUBURN* CBS 1 p.m. 7-0 • 237 • FORWARD • SENIOR TALE OF THE TAPE 17 -/- -/- at Vanderbilt* SEC 7 p.m. 30 BORDEAUX, FRANCE | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 20 -/- -/- at Tennessee* CBS 1 p.m. UK STATISTIC UGA Leads the team with two double-doubles | Averaging 10.3 points, 5.5 rebounds | Posted 22 points, seven rebounds, three blocks vs. Notre Dame | Recorded 14 23 -/- -/- TEXAS A&M* ESPN/2 7 p.m. 67.4 Points Per Game 79.8 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in the win at Mississippi State 27 -/- -/- FLORIDA* CBS 4 p.m. 68.5 Opp. Points PG 74.8 STAT LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 38.7 Rebounds PG 40.3 MARCH Kentucky has won 49 Southeastern +3.0 Rebound Margin +5.3 POINTS PER GAME 2 -/- -/- at Ole Miss* ESPN/2 9 p.m. UK Brandon Boston Jr. 11.5 Conference regular-season titles, 11.1 Assists PG 15.4 nearly as many as the rest of the 10 -/- -/- SEC Tournament6 TBD TBD UGA K.D. Johnson 17.5 6.3 Blocks PG 2.4 league combined All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS REBOUNDS PER GAME 1 6.8 Steals PG 8.9 Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) UK Isaiah Jackson 6.6 Kentucky has used six different start- 2Champions Classic (Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis) .418 FG Pct. .468 3 UGA Toumani Camara 7.3 ing lineups this season and ranks last Holiday Hoopsgiving (State Farm Arena | Atlanta) .408 Opp. FG Pct. .442 in KenPom.com's minutes continuity 4CBS Sports Classic (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | Cleveland) ASSISTS PER GAME 5 statistic at 3.2% SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) .297 3-Pt. FG Pct. .328 UK Devin Askew 2.8 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) .317 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .321 UGA Sahvir Wheeler 7.4 Turnovers have plagued UK this sea- .694 FT Pct. .688 STEALS PER GAME son with an average of 15.2 per game. UK has five games with 18 or more UK Brandon Boston Jr. 1.5 miscues, including two straight A UK WIN WOULD ... UGA Justin Kier 2.0 • Improve Kentucky's record to 272-50 BLOCKS PER GAME Dontaie Allen is 15 of 30 from 3-point range in conference play BROADCAST INFO vs. AP unranked competition under UK Isaiah Jackson 3.1 John Calipari UGA Toumani Camara 1.0 The Wildcats, led by Isaiah Jackson, TELEVISION • Move UK's record to 1,016-286 3-POINTERS rank second in the country in blocked Play-by play: Mike Morgan against league foes UK Davion Mintz 19 shots per game at 6.3. Jackson ranks Analyst: Debbie Antonelli sixth nationally with 3.2 per game and • Extend the Wildcats' winning streak UGA P.J. Horne 22 HOME RADIO against the Bulldogs to 15 straight FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE second in block percentage at 15.9%. In league play, UK is blocking 8.2 shots Play-by play: Tom Leach • Improve UK to 20-2 vs. Georgia UK Keion Brooks Jr. .519 Analyst: Mike Pratt per game under Calipari UGA Tye Fagan .587 SATELLITE RADIO • Be Kentucky's fifth straight at Georgia FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE Kentucky has signed West Virginia • Snap a two-game skid transfer Oscar Tshiebwe. He will not Sirus: TBA UK Devin Askew .821 XM: 380 be eligible to compete this season UGA P.J. Horne .786 Internet: 970 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. Mount Sterling, Ky. (George Rogers Clark) Jai Lucas (Texas, 2011) 5 Terrence Clarke G 6-7 194 Fr.