Vs. #18/16 KENTUCKY(14-4, 4-2)
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(13-5, 5-1) vs. (14-4, 4-2) SCHEDULE RV/RV Florida #18/16 KENTUCKY OVERALL: 14-4 | SEC: 4-2 Saturday, Jan. 20 • 8:15 p.m. ET • Rupp Arena (23,000) • Lexington, Ky. Home: 11-0 | Away: 2-2 | Neutral: 1-2 October #UFvsUK • @KentuckyMBB Fri. 27 ^THOMAS MORE SEC W, 103-61 Mon. 30 ^MOREHEAD STATE1 - W, 92-67 Starters Last Game The Basics Series Breakdown November Overall - UK leads 100-38 Fri. 3 ^CENTRE COLLEGE SEC W, 106-63 In Lexington, Ky. - UK leads 51-9 Fri. 10 UTAH VALLEY SEC W, 73-63 Hamidou Diallo Calipari vs. UF - 15-6 6-5 • 198 • Guard White vs. UK - 1-3 Sun. 12 VERMONT ESPN W, 73-69 3 Queens, N.Y. | Putnam Science Academy Current UK Streak - Won 1 Tues. 14 #4/3 Kansas2 ESPN L, 65-61 Fri. 17 ETSU3 SEC W, 78-61 Logging 13.3 points and 4.4 rebounds a game | Scored in double figures in 12 games John Calipari Mike White Mon. 20 TROY3 SEC W, 70-62 | Preseason watch list for Wooden, Naismith and Oscar Robertson Trophy awards Overall Record: 666-195 Overall Record: 162-69 Wed. 22 FORT WAYNE3 SEC W, 86-67 Record at UK: 263-57 Record at UF: 61-29 Sun. 26 UIC3 SEC W, 107-73 Overall Seasons: 26th Overall Seasons: Seventh Nick Richards At UK: Ninth At UF: Third 6-11 • 240 • Forward December 4 Kingston, Jamaica | The Patrick School By the Numbers Sat. 2 HARVARD ESPN W, 79-70 Sat. 9 Monmouth4 ESPNU W, 93-76 Breakout game with 25 points and 15 rebounds vs. Fort Wayne | Averaging 7.1 points and 5.4 rebounds | Leads the team with 1.3 blocks per game UK all-time wins, NCAA Sat. 16 RV/RV VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 W, 93-86 2,251 5 leader Sat. 23 UCLA CBS L, 83-75 Fri. 29 RV/RV LOUISVILLE CBS W, 90-61 Kevin Knox .864 Perentage of scoring by Sun. 31 GEORGIA* ESPN W, 66-61 6-9 • 215 • Forward the Wildcats’ freshmen 5 Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Catholic Average age of UK’s January 19.43 Wed. 3 at LSU* SEC W, 74-71 Leading UK with 14.6 points and 5.7 rebounds a game| Scored 20 or more points roster to start season in five games | Preseason watch list for Wooden, Naismith and Oscar Robertson Trophy Sat. 6 at #23/22 Tennessee* SEC L, 76-65 5 Regular-season SEC Tue. 9 vs. RV/RV TEXAS A&M* ESPN W, 74-73 titles under Calipari Sat. 13 at Vanderbilt* ESPN W, 74-67 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tue. 16 at South Carolina* ESPN L, 76-68 6-6 • 180 • Guard Sat. 20 RV/RV FLORIDA* ESPN 8:15 p.m. 22 Hamilton, Ontario | Hamilton Heights Tale of the Tape Tue. 23 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN 9 p.m. 6 Averaging 15.7 points, 4.1 assists and 4.1 rebounds over the last seven games | UK STAT UF Sat. 27 at West Virginia ESPN 4:30/7 p.m. Scored in double figures in 11 games, including five of last seven | SEC FOW on Jan. 15 77.7 Points PG 82.0 Tue. 30 VANDERBILT* ESPN 9 p.m. 70.0 Opp. Points PG 72.6 38.1 Rebounds PG 36.5 February PJ Washington 14.3 13.9 Sat. 3 at Missouri* CBS 2 p.m. 6-7 • 236 • Forward Assists PG 5.4 Blocks PG 4.8 Tue. 6 TENNESSEE* ESPN 7 p.m. 25 Dallas | Findlay Prep 6.3 Steals PG 7.4 Sat. 10 at Texas A&M* ESPN/2 4/6/8 p.m. Averaging 13.4 points over last five games | Lost 15 pounds over a two-week peri- .486 FG Pct. .443 Wed. 14 at Auburn* ESPN2 9 p.m. od prior to Monmouth game | Averaging 10.9 points and 5.1 boards a game .350 3-Pt FG Pct. .397 Sat. 17 ALABAMA* CBS 2 p.m. .678 FT Pct. .770 Tue. 20 at Arkansas* ESPN 9 p.m. Need to Know Last Time Out .408 Opp. FG Pct. .437 Sat. 24 MISSOURI* ESPN/2 6/8 p.m. .290 Opp. 3-Pt FG Pct. .377 Wed. 28 OLE MISS* ESPN2 7 p.m. • With a win over UIC, John Calipari • Kentucky led by 14 in the second half earned his 700th on-court win as but couldn’t hold on in a 76-68 loss at LEADERS a collegiate head coach. He is the March South Carolina Points Per Game Sat. 3 at Florida* CBS Noon fourth-fastest coach to 700 wins UK - Kevin Knox (14.6) • It marked just the fifth time in 228 7-117SEC Tournament SEC/ESPN TBA • Calipari is currently tied with Tubby games under John Calipari that Ken- UF - Jalen Hudson (16.5) Smith for the third-most wins in UK Rebounds Per Game tucky failed to win a game in which it UK - Kevin Knox/Wenyen Gabriel (5.7) history with 263. He’s behind only led by double figures All times Eastern | *SEC confernece game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS Adolph Rupp (876) and Joe B. Hall UF - Egor Koulechov (7.1) ^Exhibition | 1 Kentucky Cares Classic (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) | • Kevin Knox led UK with 21 points Assists Per Game (297) for wins in school history 2 3 and eight rebounds for his 14th game UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (4.2) Champions Classic (United Center | Chicago) | Adolph Rupp Classic • This Kentucky team is considered the in double figures and his fifth with 20 UF - Chris Chiozza (5.9) (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) | 4Citi Hoops Classic (Madison Square least experienced team in the history or more points Steals Per Game Garden | New York) | 5CBS Sports Classic (Smoothie King Arena| New of Ken Pomeroy’s experience rankings • UK got 12 points from Nick Richards UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1.9) Orleans) | 6SEC/Big 12 Challenge (WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, • Since the SEC’s inception in 1932-33, UF - Chris Chiozza (2.1) and 10 from PJ Washington, his fifth W.Va.) | 7SEC Tournament (Scottrade Center | St. Louis) the Wildcats have been the most dom- straight game in double figures Blocks Per Game inant team in the league, recording a • Jarred Vanderbilt made his much-an- UK - Nick Richards (1.3) 976-272 mark (.782) in regular-season ticipated debut after missing the first UF - Kevarrius Hayes (2.3) conference play 3-Pointers Broadcast Information 17 games with a left foot injury, and UK - Kevin Knox (24) • Kentucky is returning home after the freshman responded with six TV UK SPORTS playing four of its last five games on UF - Jalen Hudson (46) points, five rebounds and three assists Field-Goal Percentage NETWORK the road in 14 minutes of action UK - Nick Richards (.649) Dan Shulman, play-by-play • UK is the only team in the country • The game was riddled with fouls. A UF - Gorjok Gak (.645) Jay Bilas, analyst with six freshmen leading the team in Tom Leach, play-by-play total of 59 fouls were called in total, Free-Throw Percentage Maria Taylor, sideline Mike Pratt, analyst scoring the most in an SEC game this season UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (.824) • ESPN’s popular pregame show, ESPN • Kentucky’s 32 personal fouls are the UF - Egor Koulechov (.941) SATELLITE RADIO College GameDay, is in town. The second most of the Calipari era and 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage show will air live on Saturday from UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (.455) the most in a non-overtime game since Sirius channel 137 | XM channel 190 | Internet channel N/A Rupp Arena at 11 a.m. Jan. 14, 1997 UF - Keith Stone (.488) 2017-18 Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB TV CHART 0 GUARD 1 FORWARD 2 FOWARD 3 GUARD 4 FORWARD 5 FORWARD Quade Green Sacha Killeya-Jones Jarred Vanderbilt Hamidou Diallo Nick Richards Kevin Knox 6-0 | 180 | Freshman 6-10 | 221 | Sophomore 6-9 | 214 | Freshman 6-5 | 198 | RS-Freshman 6-11 | 240 | Freshman 6-9 | 215 | Freshman Philadelphia | Neumann-Goretti Chapel Hill, N.C. | Virginia Episcopal Houston | Victory Prep Queens, N.Y. |Putnam Science Acad. Kingston, Jamaica | The Patrick School Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Catholic @Q_Green1 @SKJ @JVando @hamidoudiallo @iamnickrichards @KevKnox @q_boogi @the_skj @jvando_ @hami.diallo @nickrichards_ @kknox_23 10 GUARD 12 GUARD 13 GUARD 14 FORWARD 22 GUARD 25 FORWARD Jonny David Brad Calipari Jemarl Baker Tai Wynyard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PJ Washington 6-2 | 183 | Junior 6-0 | 176 | Sophomore 6-4 | 182 | Freshman 6-10 | 250 | RS-Sophomore 6-6 | 180 | Freshman 6-7 | 236 | Freshman Pittsburgh | Mt. Lebanon Franklin Lakes, N.J. | MacDuffie School Menifee, Calif. | Eleanor Roosevelt Auckland, New Zealand | Rangitoto College Hamilton, Canada | Hamilton Heights Dallas | Findlay Prep @JonnyDavid @bradcalipari @jemarlbakerjr @taiwynyard @shaigalex @PJWashington @jdavid010 @brad.calipari @_jeyb3 @taiwynyard @sav_shai2 @pj_washington JOHN CALIPARI KENNY PAYNE TONY BARBEE JOEL JUSTUS JOHN ROBIC 30 GUARD 32 FORWARD Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Special Asstistant Ninth season at UK Eighth season at UK Fourth season at UK Fourth season at UK Ninth season at UK Dillon Pulliam Wenyen Gabriel @UKCoachCalipari Fourth season as associate HC Third season as assistant Second season as assistant Second season as special asst. 6-3 | 195 | RS-Junior 6-9 | 205 | Sophomore @UKCoachCalipari Cynthiana, Ky. | Transylvania Univ. Manchester, N.H. | Wilbraham & Monson Acad. @dillonpulliam30 @WenyenGabriel Roster @dillon_pulliam @wenyengabriel ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Pronunciation Guide 13 Jemarl Baker G 6-4 182 Fr. Menifee, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt) 12 Brad Calipari G 6-0 176 So.