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SCHEDULE/RESULTS (14-4, 4-2 SEC) VANDERBILT Commodores (11-7, 3-3) at Date Opponent Time/Result N. 2 ^OTTAWA W, 117-58 No. 23/19 KENTUCKY Wildcats (14-4, 4-2) N. 6 ^KENTUCKY STATE W, 111-58 Saturday, Jan. 23 • 4 p.m. ET • Rupp Arena (23,000) • Lexington, Ky. N.13 1ALBANY W, 78-65 N.14 1NJIT W, 87-57 N. 17 2vs. No. 5/4 Duke W, 74-63 THE MATCHUP | #VUvsUK N. 20 WRIGHT STATE W, 78-63 N. 24 1BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 82-62 About the Series N. 27 3vs. South Florida W, 84-63 All-Time Record: UK leads 140-46 N. 30 ILLINOIS STATE W, 75-63 D. 3 at UCLA L, 87-77 Last Meeting:UK won 65-57 (1/20/2015) D. 9 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 88-67 Streak: UK has won two D. 12 ARIZONA STATE W, 72-58 D. 19 4Ohio State L, 74-67 D. 26 No. 16/15 LOUISVILLE W, 75-73 Head Coach: John Calipari Head Coach: Kevin Stallings J. 2 *OLE MISS W, 83-61 Overall On-Court Record: 649-182 (.781) Overall On-Court Record: 447-276 (.618) * J. 5 at LSU L, 85-67 Record at Kentucky: 204-42 (.830) Record at Vanderbilt: 333-213 (.610) J. 9 *at Alabama W, 77-61 J. 12 *MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 80-74 Calipari’s Record vs. Vanderbilt: 10-3 Stallings’ Record vs. Kentucky: 11-22 J. 16 *at Auburn L, 75-70 J. 21 *at Arkansas W, 80-66 UK PROBABLE LINEUP (BASED OFF LAST OUTING) J. 23 *VANDERBILT 4 p.m. J. 27 *MISSOURI 9 p.m. • Leads the team in assists with a 6.1 average 5 3 Tyler Ulis J. 30 at Kansas 7 p.m. • Scored 20-plus in five of last seven games * So. / G / 5-9 / 160 F. 2 at Tennessee 7 p.m. Chicago • Named SEC Player of the Week on Dec. 28 F. 6 *FLORIDA 4 p.m. F. 9 *GEORGIA 9 p.m. * F. 13 at South Carolina Noon • Scored in double figures in nine games F. 18 *TENNESSEE 7/8 p.m. 13 Isaiah Briscoe F. 20 *at Texas A&M TBA Fr. / G / 6-3/ 202 • Averaging 10.1 points and guard-best 5.4 rebs. F. 23 *ALABAMA 7 p.m. Newark, N.J. • Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 7 F. 27 *at Vanderbilt 4 p.m. M. *at Florida 7 p.m. M. 5 *LSU 2 p.m. • Team-high three double-doubles on the year 6 22 Alex Poythress M. 9-13 SEC Tournament TBA Sr. / F / 6-8 / 230 • Career-high 25 points at Alabama Clarksville, Tenn. • Averaging 9.4 points and 6.8 rebounds All Times Eastern; HOME GAMES in BOLD CAPS All dates and times are subject to change ^–Exhibition Games; *–Conference Games; 1–Hoophall Miami Invitational (Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.); • Averaging team-high 17.8 points per game 23 Jamal Murray 2–Champions Classic (United Center, Chicago); Fr. / G / 6-4 / 207 • Recorded career-high 33 points vs. Ohio State 3–Hoophall Miami Invitational (American Airlines Arena, Miami); Kitchener, Ontario • Scored in double figures in 16 straight games 4–CBS Sports Classic (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.); 5–Big 12/SEC Challenge (Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kan.); 6–SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.) • Averaging career-high 6.2 points per game 35 Derek Willis Jr. / F / 6-9 / 220 • 12 ppg and 9.5 rebounds in last two games Mt. Washington, Ky. • Hitting 3-pointers at a team-high 41.3 percent TV AND RADIO INFO WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BY THE NUMBERS TV: ESPN • Derek Willis made his second career start at Arkansas and 2,192 Mark Jones (PxP) posted 12 points, seven rebounds and a career-high four National all-time wins leader Dick Vitale (Analyst) blocked shots Kaylee Hartung (Analyst) • Tyler Ulis has scored 20 or more points in five of the last seven 46 Kentucky’s regular-season SEC games titles Radio: UK Radio Network • Ulis eclipsed 100 assists for the season and achieved the Tom Leach (PxP) feat in just 17 games played. It is the sixth-fastest pace in 16 Mike Pratt (Analyst) school history Straight games Jamal Murray Matt Jones (Sideline) • Alex Poythress had a career-high 25 points at Alabama. He’s has scored in double figures the 43rd player in school history with 800-plus points and Satellite Radio: 30 500-plus rebounds UK’s winning streak in Rupp Sirius Channel | XM Channel • Jamal Murray has hit a 3-pointer in every game this season Arena 83|190 • Skal Labissiere scored 11 points at Arkansas, an SEC high 2015-16 University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB | UKathletics.com 2015-16 ROSTER COACHING STAFF No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Head Coach: John Calipari (Clarion, 1982) 00 Marcus Lee F 6-9 224 Jr. Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley) Associate Head Coach: Kenny Payne (Louisville, 2003) 1 Skal Labissiere F 6-11 225 Fr. Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Lausanne Collegiate) Assistant Coach: Tony Barbee (UMass, 1993) 3 Tyler Ulis G 5-9 160 So. Chicago (Marian Catholic) Assistant Coach: John Robic (Denison, 1986) 4 Charles Matthews G 6-6 189 Fr. Chicago (Saint Rita) Special Asst. to the Head Coach: 10 Jonny David G 6-2 175 Fr. Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) Joel Justus (UNC Wilmington, 2004) Associate AD/Basketball Operations: 11 Mychal Mulder G 6-4 185 Jr. Windsor, Ontario (Vincennes University) Chris Woolard (UCLA, 1997) 13 Isaiah Briscoe G 6-3 202 Fr. Newark, N.J. (Roselle Catholic) Asst. Strength Coach: 14 Tai Wynyard F 6-10 255 Fr. Auckland, New Zealand (Rangitoto College) Robert Harris (Kentucky State, 2009) 15 Isaac Humphries F 7-0 260 Fr. Sydney, Australia (La Lumiere School) Athletic Trainer: Chris Simmons (Memphis, 2002) 22 Alex Poythress F 6-8 230 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 23 Jamal Murray G 6-4 207 Fr. Kitchener, Ontario (Athlete Institute) EJ FLOREAL (FLO-RE-AL) DOMINIQUE Hawkins (DOM-A-NEEK) 24 EJ Floreal G 6-4 203 Jr. Palo Alto, Calif. (Dunbar) SKAL LABISSIERE (S-CAL) (LAH-BISS-E-AIR) 25 Dominique Hawkins G 6-0 190 Jr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central) MYCHAL Mulder (like michael) Alex POYTHRESS (POY-THRESS) 32 Dillon Pulliam G 6-3 180 So. Cynthiana, Ky. (Transylvania University) Tyler ULIS (YOU-LIS) 35 Derek Willis F 6-9 220 Jr. Mt. Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East) Tai Wynyard (TIE) (WIN-YARD) John CALIPARI (CAL-A-PEAR-EE) 2015-16 TV CHART 00 1 3 4 10 11 Marcus Lee Skal Labissiere Tyler Ulis Charles Matthews Jonny David Mychal Mulder Jr. / F / 6-9 / 224 Fr. / F / 6-11 / 225 So. / G / 5-9 / 160 Fr. / G / 6-6 / 189 Fr. / G / 6-2 / 175 Jr. / G / 6-4 / 185 Antioch, Calif. Port-au-Prince, Haiti Chicago Chicago Pittsburgh Windsor, Ontario 13 14 15 22 23 24 Isaiah Briscoe Tai Wynyard Isaac Humphries Alex Poythress Jamal Murray EJ Floreal Fr. / G / 6-3 / 202 Fr. / F / 6-10 / 255 Fr. / F / 7-0 / 260 Sr. / F / 6-8 / 230 Fr. / G / 6-4 / 207 Jr. / G / 6-4 / 203 Newark, N.J. Auckland, New Zealand Sydney, Austrailia Clarksville, Tenn. Kitchener, Ontario Palo Alto, Calif. 25 32 35 John Calipari Kenny Payne Tony Barbee John Robic Dominique Hawkins Dillon Pulliam Derek Willis Head Coach Associate Head Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Jr. / G / 6-0 / 190 So. / G / 6-3 / 180 Jr. / F / 6-9 / 220 Seventh Season Coach First Season Seventh Season Richmond, Ky. Cynthiana, Ky. Mt. Washington, Ky. 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