Georgia (9-2, 0-0) Vs. 16/15KENTUCKY
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(9-2, 0-0) vs. (10-2, 0-0) SCHEDULE Georgia 16/15 KENTUCKY OVERALL: 10-2 | SEC: 0-0 Sunday, Dec. 31 • 6 p.m. ET • Rupp Arena (23,000) • Lexington, Ky. Home: 9-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 1-2 October #UGAvsUK • @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 124-26 Fri. 3 ^CENTRE COLLEGE SEC W, 106-63 in Lexington - UK leads 60-5 Fri. 10 UTAH VALLEY SEC W, 73-63 Quade Green Calipari vs. UGA - 14-2 6-0 • 180 • Guard Fox vs. UK - 3-15 Sun. 12 VERMONT ESPN W, 73-69 0 Philadelphia | Neumann-Goretti Current UK Streak - Won 9 Tues. 14 #4/3 Kansas2 ESPN L, 65-61 Fri. 17 ETSU3 SEC W, 78-61 Season-high 21 points vs. ETSU | Averaging 10.4 points and 3.7 assists per game | John Calipari Mark Fox Mon. 20 TROY3 SEC W, 70-62 Three or more assists in nine of 12 games | Four-time high school state champion Overall Record: 662-193 Overall Record: 277-163 Wed. 22 FORT WAYNE3 SEC W, 86-67 Record at UK: 259-55 Record at UGA: 154-120 Sun. 26 UIC3 SEC W, 107-73 Overall Seasons: 26th Overall Seasons: 14th Hamidou Diallo At UK: Ninth At UGA: Ninth 6-5 • 198 • Guard December 3 Queens, N.Y. | Putnam Science Academy By the Numbers Sat. 2 HARVARD ESPN W, 79-70 Sat. 9 Monmouth4 ESPNU W, 93-76 Averaging 15.3 points, 4.8 rebounds | Scored double figures in six straight | Presea- son watch list for Wooden, Naismith and Oscar Robertson Trophy awards UK all-time wins, NCAA Sat. 16 RV/RV VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 W, 93-86 2,247 5 leader Sat. 23 UCLA CBS L, 83-75 Fri. 29 RV/RV LOUISVILLE CBS W, 90-61 Nick Richards 19.43 Average age of UK’s Sun. 31 GEORGIA* ESPN 6 p.m. 6-11 • 240 • Forward roster to start season 4 Kingston, Jamaica | The Patrick School Under Cal in games January 40-8 Wed. 3 at LSU* SEC 8:30 p.m. Breakout game with 25 points and 15 rebounds vs. Fort Wayne | Averaging 8.2 following a loss points and team-high 6.5 rebounds | Leads team with 1.5 blocks per game Sat. 6 at Tennessee* SEC 9 p.m. 5 Regular-season SEC Tue. 9 TEXAS A&M* ESPN 7 p.m. titles under Calipari Sat. 13 at Vanderbilt* ESPN 4 p.m. Kevin Knox Tue. 16 at South Carolina* ESPN 9 p.m. 6-9 • 215 • Forward Sat. 20 FLORIDA* ESPN 8:15 p.m. 5 Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Catholic Tale of the Tape Tue. 23 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN 9 p.m. 6 Averaging 15.1 points and 5.8 rebounds| Scored 20 or more points in four games | UK STAT UGA Sat. 27 at West Virginia ESPN 4:30/7 p.m. Preseason watch list for Wooden, Naismith and Oscar Robertson Trophy awards 81.5 Points PG 74.7 Tue. 30 VANDERBILT* ESPN 9 p.m. 69.7 Opp. Points PG 67.5 40.1 Rebounds PG 40.5 February PJ Washington 16.1 14.5 Sat. 3 at Missouri* CBS 2 p.m. 6-7 • 236 • Forward Assists PG 5.9 Blocks PG 4.8 Tue. 6 TENNESSEE* ESPN 7 p.m. 25 Dallas | Findlay Prep 6.6 Steals PG 5.0 Sat. 10 at Texas A&M* ESPN/2 4/6/8 p.m. Lost 15 pounds over a two-week period prior to Monmouth game | Scored a caer- .494 FG Pct. .460 Wed. 14 at Auburn* ESPN2 9 p.m. er-high 20 points vs. Monmouth | Averaging 10.3 points and 5.5 boards a game .368 3-Pt FG Pct. .347 Sat. 17 ALABAMA* CBS 2 p.m. .692 FT Pct. .712 Tue. 20 at Arkansas* ESPN 9 p.m. Need to Know Last Time Out .400 Opp. FG Pct. .397 Sat. 24 MISSOURI* ESPN/2 6/8 p.m. .307 Opp. 3-Pt FG Pct. .328 Wed. 28 OLE MISS* ESPN2 7 p.m. • With a win over UIC, John Calipari • UK bounced back from its loss to earned his 700th on-court win as UCLA with a dominating 90-61 win LEADERS March a collegiate head coach. He is the over archrival Louisville Points Per Game Sat. 3 at Florida* CBS Noon fourth-fastest coach to 700 wins UK - Hamidou Diallo (15.3) • The Wildcats continued their recent 7-117SEC Tournament SEC/ESPN TBA • Kentucky improved to 9-2 against dominance over the Cardinals by UGA - Yante Maten (20.2) Louisville with John Calipari at the Rebounds Per Game improving to 9-2 vs. Louisville under UK - Nick Richards (6.5) All times Eastern | *SEC confernece game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS helm following a 90-61 victory on John Calipari Friday. It was the third-biggest margin UGA - Yante Maten (9.3) ^Exhibition | 1 Kentucky Cares Classic (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) | • The 29-point margin of victory was Assists Per Game 2 3 of victory in the history of the series the largest in the series since the UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (4.2) Champions Classic (United Center | Chicago) | Adolph Rupp Classic • UK improved to 40-8 in bounce-back 4 1999-2000 season and the third big- UGA - William Jackson II (4.1) (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) | Citi Hoops Classic (Madison Square games following a loss under Calipari. 5 gest in the history of the series Steals Per Game Garden | New York) | CBS Sports Classic (Smoothie King Arena| New UK has never lost three in a row with UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2.3) Orleans) | 6SEC/Big 12 Challenge (WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, Calipari at the helm • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came off UGA - Three tied (0.7) W.Va.) | 7SEC Tournament (Scottrade Center | St. Louis) • This Kentucky team is considered the the bench to score a career-high 24 Blocks Per Game least experienced team in the history points to go along with five rebounds UK - Nick Richards (1.6) of Ken Pomeroy’s experience rankings and four assists. He was named UGA - Nicolas Claxton (1.3) • Since the SEC’s inception in 1932-33, the MVP by the Bluegrass Sports 3-Pointers Broadcast Information UK - Kevin Knox (18) the Wildcats have been the most dom- Commission CBS UK SPORTS inant team in the league, recording a UGA - William Jackson II (24) • PJ Washington scored 16 points, Field-Goal Percentage NETWORK 972-270 mark (.783) in regular-season Hamidou Diallo had 14, and Quade UK - Nick Richards (.623) Kevin Brown, play-by-play conference play Green added 13 points with a ca- UGA - Derek Ogbeide (.593) Sean Farnham, analyst • Before the season began, UK was Tom Leach, play-by-play reer-high-tying three 3-pointers and Free-Throw Percentage Mike Pratt, analyst picked to win its 49th SEC regular-sea- five assists UK - Quade Green (.882) son crown. UK has won five SEC reg- • UK held Louisville to 34.8 percent UGA - Yante Maten (.855) SATELLITE RADIO ular-season titles under Calipari, 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage including three straight from the floor, including 3 of 25 from UK - Wenyen Gabriel (.440) behind the 3-point line UGA - William Jackson II (.436) Sirius channel 205 | XM channel 190 | Internet channel TBD 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. Franklin Lakes, N.J. (MacDuffie School) 10 Jonny David G 6-2 183 Jr. Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) JEMARL Baker (Jamal) 3 Hamidou Diallo G 6-5 198 RS Fr. Queens, N.Y. (Putnam Science Academy) 32 Wenyen Gabriel F 6-9 205 So. Manchester, N.H. (Wilbraham & Monson Academy) HAMIDOU DIALLO (HA-muh-dew) (dee-AH-low) 22 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G 6-6 180 Fr.