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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 (4-7, 3-1) at AUBURN (7-6, 1-4) SCHEDULE Saturday, Jan. 16 • 2 p.m. ET • Auburn Arena (1,824*) • Auburn, Ala. 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, 95-21 DEVIN ASKEW 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 3 in Auburn - UK, 31-16 6 20/9 -/- vs. Georgia Tech ESPN L, 79-62 2 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. | MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL Calipari vs. AU - 12-4 12 -/RV -/- NOTRE DAME CBS L, 64-63 Averaging 10.3 points, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals over the last six games | UK's Pearl vs. UK - 8-15 free-throw shooting leader at 84.6% | Dished out three or more assists in five of 19 -/- 22/21 vs. North Carolina4 CBS L, 75-63 Current UK streak - W1 the last six games | Tied for the team lead with 30 assists 26 -/- RV/RV at Louisville ESPN L, 62-59 John Calipari Bruce Pearl DAVION MINTZ JANUARY Overall Record: 779-224* Overall Record: 594-229 6-3 • 196 • GUARD • GRADUATE 2OT 10 CHARLOTTE, N.C. | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY 2 -/- -/- at Mississippi State* SEC W, 78-73 Record at UK: 334-84 Record at AU: 132-84 Overall Seasons: 29th Overall Seasons: 26th Hit game-winning 3 vs. Vanderbilt | Averaging 9.8 points | Scored in double 5 -/- -/- VANDERBILT* SEC W, 77-74 figures in four of the last six games | Leads UK with 18 3-pointers | Made a 3 in at Kentucky: 12th at Auburn: 7th 9 -/- RV/RV at Florida* ESPN W, 76-58 six straight games | Tied for the team lead with 30 assists *on-court record 12 -/- RV/24 ALABAMA* ESPN L, 85-65 BRANDON BOSTON JR. 16 -/- -/- at Auburn* ESPN 2 p.m. 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 12.1 points | Also pulling down 5.3 rebounds per game, All-time wins, NCAA 23 -/- -/- 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 KEION BROOKS JR. 6-7 • 205 • FORWARD • SOPHOMORE FEBRUARY 12 FORT WAYNE, IND. | LA LUMIERE SCHOOL Different starting lineups 2 -/- -/- at Missouri* ESPN/2 9 p.m. 6 UK has used this season Returned to action after missing the first nine games with a left leg injury | Averaging 11.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in his first two games | Debuted at 6 -/- -/- TENNESSEE* ESPN 8 p.m. Kentucky-Auburn record Florida this season with 12 points, six rebounds and four assists 9 -/- -/- ARKANSAS* ESPN/2 7 p.m. 4-4 over the last eight games 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 AU Leads the team with two double-doubles | Averaging 10.7 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. 68.2 Points Per Game 77.2 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in the win at Mississippi State 27 -/- -/- FLORIDA* CBS 4 p.m. 68.7 Opp. Points PG 73.9 STAT LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 38.7 Rebounds PG 38.5 MARCH Kentucky has won 49 Southeastern +3.5 Rebound Margin +3.9 POINTS PER GAME 2 -/- -/- at Ole Miss* ESPN/2 9 p.m. UK Brandon Boston Jr. 12.1 Conference regular-season titles, 11.5 Assists PG 15.7 nearly as many as the rest of the 10 -/- -/- SEC Tournament6 TBD TBD AU Sharife Cooper 27.0 6.5 Blocks PG 5.6 league combined All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS REBOUNDS PER GAME 1 6.5 Steals PG 7.2 Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) UK Isaiah Jackson 7.1 Keion Brooks Jr. has returned to the 2Champions Classic (Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis) .420 FG Pct. .456 3 AU Justin Powell 6.1 lineup after missing the first nine Holiday Hoopsgiving (State Farm Arena | Atlanta) .410 Opp. FG Pct. .433 games of the season (left leg injury). 4CBS Sports Classic (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | Cleveland) ASSISTS PER GAME 5 He averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) .303 3-Pt. FG Pct. .335 UK Askew/Mintz 2.7 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) and 2.0 assists in his first two games .328 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .304 AU Sharife Cooper 10.5 back .704 FT Pct. .658 STEALS PER GAME Kentucky is shooting 48.1% from the UK Brandon Boston Jr. 1.4 A UK WIN WOULD ... floor and 44.4% from 3-point range in AU Sharife Cooper 2.5 its four wins but only 38.3% overall in BLOCKS PER GAME • Improve Kentucky's record to 272-49 its losses and 23.0% from 3 BROADCAST INFO vs. AP unranked competition under UK Isaiah Jackson 3.2 Dontaie Allen is 13 of 24 from 3-point AU Jaylin Williams 1.4 TELEVISION John Calipari range in conference play • Move UK's record to 1,016-285 3-POINTERS Play-by play: Karl Ravech against league foes UK Davion Mintz 18 The Wildcats, led by Isaiah Jackson, Analyst: Jimmy Dykes rank third in the country in blocked • Keep the Wildcats just a game AU Jamal Johnson 30 HOME RADIO behind in the loss department in the FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE shots per game at 6.4. Jackson ranks sixth nationally with 3.2 per game and Play-by play: Tom Leach SEC race UK Keion Brooks Jr. .500 Analyst: Mike Pratt second in block percentage at 15.8% • Mark Kentucky's fourth in its last five AU Dylan Cardwell .741 SATELLITE RADIO games FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE Kentucky has signed West Virginia • Be the third straight on the road transfer Oscar Tshiebwe. He will not Sirus: TBA UK Devin Askew .846 XM: 191 be eligible to compete this season AU Sharife Cooper .864 Internet: 962 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 55 LANCE CANADA PAYNE FLETCHER JACKSON WATKINS SARR WARE Sophomore R-Sophomore Freshman Freshman | Freshman | Guard Senior | Forward Freshman | Forward Guard/Forward Forward Forward 5-8 | 145 7-0 | 237 Forward 6-6 | 198 6-4 | 215 6-6 | 215 6-10 | 206 Camden, N.J. Bordeaux, France 6-9 | 223 Mount Sterling, Ky. Lexington, Ky. St. Louis Pontiac, Mich. Kingsway Regional Wake Forest Camden, N.J. George Rogers Clark Lexington Catholic Vashon Waterford Mott @stink_cvp @sarr_olivier Camden @brennanc14 @young_payne2321 @CamRonFletcher1 @IJackson22 @olivier_sarr @lanceware12 @brennanc14 @alexander.payne23 @camron @isaiahjackson22 @lance.ware (CAM-run) (oh-LIV-ee-ay) 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) Assistant Coaches: James "Bruiser" Flint (St. Joseph's, 1987) 3 Brandon Boston Jr. G 6-7 185 Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Sierra Canyon) 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. Boston (Brewester Academy) Special Assistant to the HC/Basketball Ops.: John Robic (Denison, 1986) 21 Cam'Ron Fletcher F 6-6 215 Fr.