MISSISSIPPI STATE Bulldogs (7-7, 0-2) at No. 14/13
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS (12-3, 2-1 SEC) MISSISSIPPI STATE Bulldogs (7-7, 0-2) at Date Opponent Time/Result N. 2 ^OTTAWA W, 117-58 No. 14/13 KENTUCKY Wildcats (12-3, 2-1) ^ N. 6 KENTUCKY STATE W, 111-58 Tuesday, Jan. 12 • 7 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 | #MSUvsUK 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 92-20 N. 30 ILLINOIS STATE W, 75-63 D. 3 at UCLA L, 87-77 Last Meeting:UK won 74-56 (2/25/2015) D. 9 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 88-67 Streak: UK has won eight 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: Ben Howland J. 2 *OLE MISS W, 83-61 Overall On-Court Record: 647-181 (.781) Overall On-Court Record: 408-213 (.657) * J. 5 at LSU L, 85-67 Record at Kentucky: 202-41 (.831) Record at Mississippi State: 7-7 (.500) J. 9 *at Alabama W, 77-61 J. 12 *MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 p.m. Calipari’s Record vs. Mississippi St.: 7-0 Howland’s Record vs. Kentucky: 1-1 J. 16 *at Auburn 4 p.m. J. 21 *at Arkansas 7 p.m. UK PROBABLE LINEUP (BASED OFF LAST OUTING) J. 23 *VANDERBILT 4 p.m. J. 27 *MISSOURI 9 p.m. • Averaging career highs in points (8.4), rebs. (7.1) 5 00 Marcus Lee J. 30 at Kansas 7 p.m. • Tallied two double-doubles this season * Jr. / F / 6-9 / 224 F. 2 at Tennessee 7 p.m. Antioch, Calif. • Leads UK with 27 blocked shots F. 6 *FLORIDA 4 p.m. F. 9 *GEORGIA 9 p.m. * F. 13 at South Carolina Noon • Leads the team in assists with a 6.1 average F. 18 *TENNESSEE 7/8 p.m. 3 Tyler Ulis F. 20 *at Texas A&M TBA So. / G / 5-9 / 160 • Averaging 7.4 assists over his last eight games F. 23 *ALABAMA 7 p.m. Chicago • Named SEC Player of the Week on Dec. 28 F. 27 *at Vanderbilt 4 p.m. M. *at Florida 7 p.m. M. 5 *LSU 2 p.m. • Scored in double figures in eight games 6 13 Isaiah Briscoe M. 9-13 SEC Tournament TBA Fr. / G / 6-3/ 202 • Averaging 10.6 points and guard-best 5.6 rebs. Newark, N.J. • Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 7 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.); • Team-high three double-doubles on the year 22 Alex Poythress 2–Champions Classic (United Center, Chicago); Sr. / F / 6-8 / 230 • Career-high 25 points at Alabama 3–Hoophall Miami Invitational (American Airlines Arena, Miami); Clarksville, Tenn. • Averaging 10.1 points and 7.1 rebounds 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 team-high 17.3 points per game 23 Jamal Murray Fr. / G / 6-4 / 207 • Recorded career-high 33 points vs. Ohio State Kitchener, Ontario • Scored in double figures in 13 straight games TV AND RADIO INFO WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BY THE NUMBERS TV: ESPN • Tyler Ulis posted his first career double-double vs. Ole Miss 2,190 Brad Nessler (PxP) and became the first player in school history to record at least National all-time wins leader Sean Farnham (Analyst) 20 points, at least 10 assists and at least six steals in a single Shannon Spake (Sideline) game 46 Kentucky’s regular-season SEC • Alex Poythress had a career-high 25 points at Alabama. He’s titles Radio: UK Radio Network the 43rd player in school history with 800-plus points and Tom Leach (PxP) 500-plus rebounds 13 Mike Pratt (Analyst) • Marcus Lee is shooting 70.7 percent over the last seven Straight games Jamal Murray Matt Jones (Sideline) games has scored in double figures • Jamal Murray has hit a 3-pointer in every game this season Satellite Radio: 945-264 • UK improved to 30-6 in games following a loss under John UK’s all-time regular-season Sirius Channel | XM Channel Calipari with its win at Alabama on Saturday record vs. SEC competition 84|84 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) (LAY-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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