No. 16/14 KENTUCKY Wildcats (21-7, 11-4) at VANDERBILT
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SCHEDULE/RESULTS (21-7, 11-4 SEC) No. 16/14 KENTUCKY Wildcats (21-7, 11-4) at Date Opponent Time/Result N. 2 ^OTTAWA W, 117-58 VANDERBILT Commodores (17-11, 9-6) N. 6 ^KENTUCKY STATE W, 111-58 Saturday, Feb. 27 • 4 p.m. ET • Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) • Nashville, Tenn. N.13 1ALBANY W, 78-65 N.14 1NJIT W, 87-57 N. 17 2vs. No. 5/4 Duke W, 74-63 THE MATCHUP | #UKvsVU 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 141-46 N. 30 ILLINOIS STATE W, 75-63 D. 3 at UCLA L, 87-77 Last Meeting:UK won 76-57 (1/23/2016) D. 9 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 88-67 Streak: UK has won three 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: 656-185 (.780) Overall On-Court Record: 453-280 (.618) * J. 5 at LSU L, 85-67 Record at Kentucky: 211-45 (.824) Record at Vanderbilt: 330-217 (.603) J. 9 *at Alabama W, 77-61 J. 12 *MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 80-74 Calipari’s Record vs. Vanderbilt: 11-3 Stallings’ Record vs. Kentucky: 11-23 J. 16 *at Auburn L, 75-70 J. 21 *at Arkansas W, 80-66 UK PROBABLE LINEUP (BASED OFF LAST OUTING) J. 23 *VANDERBILT W, 76-57 J. 27 *MISSOURI W, 88-54 • Leads team with .659 field-goal percentage 5 00 Marcus Lee J. 30 at No. 4/3 Kansas L, 90-84 (OT) • Team leader with 47 blocks on the season * Jr. / F / 6-9 / 224 F. 2 at Tennessee L, 84-77 Antioch, Calif. • Nine double-figure scoring games F. 6 *FLORIDA W, 80-61 F. 9 *GEORGIA W, 82-48 * F. 13 at No. RV/20 S. Carolina W, 89-62 • Leads SEC in assists with a 7.0 average F. 18 *TENNESSEE W, 80-70 3 Tyler Ulis F. 20 *at No. RV/24 Texas A&M L, 79-77 (OT) So. / G / 5-9 / 160 • Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year finalist F. 23 *ALABAMA W, 78-53 Chicago • Averaging 22.8 pts., 9.0 assists vs. ranked foes F. 27 *at Vanderbilt 4 p.m. M. *at Florida 7 p.m. M. 5 *LSU 2 p.m. • Scored in double figures in 15 games 6 13 Isaiah Briscoe M. 9-13 SEC Tournament TBA Fr. / G / 6-3/ 202 • Averaging 9.7 points and 5.3 rebs. per game Newark, N.J. • Dished out 3+ assists in nine of last 11 games 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 19.0 minutes the last three games 15 Isaac Humphries 2–Champions Classic (United Center, Chicago); Fr. / F / 7-0 / 260 • Made first career start vs. Alabama 3–Hoophall Miami Invitational (American Airlines Arena, Miami); Sydney, Australia • Posted career-high six pts., 12 rebs. at Texas A&M 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 19.4 points per game 23 Jamal Murray Fr. / G / 6-4 / 207 • UK freshman single-game record 35 pts. vs. UF Kitchener, Ontario • Scored 20 or more points in seven straight games TV AND RADIO INFO WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BY THE NUMBERS TV: CBS • Tyler Ulis dished out 10 assists at Texas A&M. He’s dished out 2,199 Spero Dedes (PxP) eight or more assists in six straight games National all-time wins leader Doug Gottlieb (Analyst) • Ulis logged his team-leading six double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 assists vs. the Crimson Tide 46 Radio: UK Radio Network • Jamal Murray has hit a 3-pointer in every game this season Regular-season SEC titles Tom Leach (PxP) and has scored in double figures in 26 straight games 7 Mike Pratt (Analyst) • Alex Poythress returned after a five-game absence with 14 Straight games Jamal Murray points vs. Alabama has scored 20 points or more Satellite Radio: • John Calipari has posted 20 or more wins in 22 consecutive Sirius Channel | XM Channel seasons, the longest active streak in the country 3.7 81|81 Tyler Ulis’ assist-to-turnover • Kentucky has been without a scholarship player in 20 of 28 ratio, ranked ninth nationally games this season. UK has had its full roster for only three games since Jan. 1, (Ole Miss, Kansas, Tennessee) 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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