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8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | MOST WINS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL | 48 SEC TITLES | 31 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS | 55 ALL - AMERICANS | 129 NBA DRAFT PICKS SCHEDULE #15/16 KENTUCKY (17-5, 7-2) at TENNESSEE (13-9, 5-4) OCTOBER Saturday, Feb. 8 • 1 p.m. • Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) • Knoxville, Tenn. 27 2/2 -/- GEORGETOWN COLL.^ SEC W, 80-53 #UKvsUT #TGT • @KentuckyMBB • @UKMBBStatsInfo NOVEMBER THE MATCHUP LAST GAME'S STARTERS 1 2/2 -/- KENTUCKY STATE^ SEC W, 83-51 5 2/2 1/1 vs. Michigan State1 ESPN W, 69-62 Series Breakdown 8 2/2 -/- EASTERN KENTUCKY SEC W, 91-49 Overall - UK, 155-73 ASHTON HAGANS 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • SOPHOMORE 12 1/2 -/- EVANSVILLE SEC L, 67-64 Knoxville, Tenn. - UK, 55-52 0 CARTERSVILLE, GA. | NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL 9/10 -/- 2 18 UTAH VALLEY ESPN2 W, 82-74 Calipari vs. UT - 16-11 Bob Cousy PG of the Year midseason finalist | Naismith National Defensive 22 9/10 -/- MOUNT ST. MARY'S2 SEC W, 82-62 Barnes vs. UK - 7-6 Player of the Year semifinalist | Averaging 12.5 points and team highs in assists 24 9/10 -/- LAMAR2 SEC W, 81-56 Current UK streak - L2 (7.0) and steals (2.1) per game | Eighth nationally in assists per game 29 9/11 -/- UAB2 SEC W, 69-58 John Calipari Rick Barnes TYRESE MAXEY DECEMBER 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • FRESHMAN Overall Record: 767-216* Overall Record: 705-373 7 8/10 -/- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON SEC W, 83-52 3 GARLAND, TEXAS | SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL Record at UK: 322-76 Record at UT: 101-59 14 8/9 -/- GEORGIA TECH ESPN W, 67-53 Jerry West SG of the Year midseason finalist | Three-time SEC Freshman of the Overall Seasons: 28th Overall Seasons: 33rd 3 Week | UK freshman debut record 26 points vs. Michigan State | Career-high 27 18 6/6 -/- vs. Utah ESPN2 L, 69-66 at Kentucky: 11th at Tennessee: 5th 4 points vs. Louisville | Averaging 19.4 points per game vs. ranked foes 21 6/6 5/4 vs. Ohio State CBS L, 71-65 *on-court record 19/19 3/4 OT NICK RICHARDS 28 LOUISVILLE CBS W, 78-70 JANUARY BY THE NUMBERS 6-11 • 247 • FOWARD • JUNIOR 4 KINGSTON, JAMAICA | THE PATRICK SCHOOL 4 17/14 -/- MISSOURI* SEC W, 71-59 All-time wins, NCAA Team highs in points (14.6 per game), rebounds (8.2 pg) and blocks (2.2 pg) | 7 14/13 -/RV at Georgia* ESPN W, 78-69 66.1 FG%, seventh nationally | 10 double-doubles | Two-time National and SEC 2,310 11 14/13 -/- ALABAMA* ESPN W, 76-67 leader Player of the Week | Averaging 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds over last 11 games 15 10/12 -/- at South Carolina* SEC L, 81-78 All-time SEC regular- 10/12 RV/RV 1,004 season wins IMMANUEL QUICKLEY 18 at Arkansas* ESPN W, 73-66 6-3 • 188 • GUARD • SOPHOMORE 21 15/14 -/- GEORGIA* ESPN W, 89-79 5 HAVRE DE GRACE, MD. | THE JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL 5 OT SEC regular-season titles 25 15/14 18/18 at Texas Tech ESPN W, 78-76 48 Averaging team-high-tying 14.6 points per game with team-high 37 3-pointers | in program history 29 13/13 -/- VANDERBILT* SEC W, 71-62 SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 13 | Averaging 17.8 points, 5.0 rebounds with 25 Points Nate Sestina needs 3-pointers over last 11 | 92.5% at free-throw line, ranked fourth nationally FEBRUARY 6 to score to reach 1,000 1 13/13 17/16 at Auburn* ESPN L, 75-66 EJ MONTGOMERY 4 15/16 -/- MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN W, 80-72 6-10 • 228 • FOWARD • SOPHOMORE 15/16 -/- TALE OF THE TAPE 23 FORT PIERCE, FLA. | WHEELER HIGH SCHOOL 8 at Tennessee* CBS 1 p.m. -/- -/- Averaging 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game | Career-high 25 points and 11 at Vanderbilt* ESPN 7 p.m. UK STATISTIC UT nine rebounds vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | Shooting 51.8% | Five or more rebounds 15 -/- -/- OLE MISS* ESPN/2/U 2 p.m. 75.2 Points Per Game 66.6 in 12 games this season | 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks vs. MSU 18 -/- -/- at LSU* ESPN/2 9 p.m. 65.8 Opp. Points PG 61.5 22 -/- -/- FLORIDA* ESPN/2/U 6/8 p.m. STAT LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 37.9 Rebounds PG 35.6 25 -/- -/- at Texas A&M* ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. Kentucky was picked to win the SEC 14.2 Assists PG 14.8 POINTS PER GAME 29 -/- -/- AUBURN* CBS 3:45 p.m. UK Quickley/Richards 14.6 title by the league's media members. 5.0 Blocks PG 5.9 UK owns 48 SEC regular-season titles MARCH 5.1 Steals PG 6.1 UT Jordan Bowden 13.0 3 -/- -/- TENNESSEE* ESPN/2 9 p.m. REBOUNDS PER GAME UK improved to 54-13 under John .459 FG Pct. .429 7 -/- -/- at Florida* CBS 1 p.m. UK Nick Richards 8.3 Calipari in games following a loss with .386 Opp. FG Pct. .389 the win over Mississippi State (does All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS | ^Exhibition UT John Fulkerson 5.9 1State Farm Champions Classic (New York | Madison Square Garden) .319 3-Pt. FG Pct. .306 not count season-ending losses) 2 ASSISTS PER GAME BBN Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) .289 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .312 3Neon Hoops Showcase (T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas) UK Ashton Hagans 7.0 Nick Richards posted a career-high 4CBS Sports Classic (T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas) UT Josiah-Jordan James 2.9 27 points to go along with 11 boards 5Big 12/SEC Challenge (United Supermarkets Arena | Lubbock, Texas) 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) STEALS PER GAME in the win over Mississippi State. He A UK WIN WOULD ... scored 25 points in the second half UK Ashton Hagans 2.1 • Be Kentucky's 10th in the last 12 UT Jordan Bowden 1.2 Immanuel Quickley has scored in dou- BROADCAST INFO games 3-POINTERS ble figures in 11 straight games. He's the first Wildcat to score in double • Put UK at 18-5 on the season UK Immanuel Quickley 37 TV: CBS figures in 11 straight games since PJ • Move the Wildcats to 144-40 under UT Jordan Bowden 33 Play-by play: Ian Eagle Washington did it in 12 straight from Analyst: Bill Raftery FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE John Calipari in SEC regular-season Jan. 15 to Feb. 23, 2019 games UK Nick Richards .661 RADIO: UK SPORTS NETWORK • Mark Kentucky's first at Tennessee UT John Fulkerson .652 Kentucky has never won a national Play-by play: Tom Leach championship without winning at Analyst: Mike Pratt since 2015 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE* Tennessee that season • Improve UK's road record to 4-2 UK Immanuel Quickley .925 SATELLITE RADIO • Move Kentucky's record to 261-43 UT Jordan Bowden .795 Tennessee has won eight of the last 12 Sirus: 211 XM: 190 against unranked foes under Calipari *min. 50 attempts matchups vs. UK in Knoxville, Tennes- Internet: 961 • Keep the Wildcats in second place in see, including four straight the SEC race 2019-20 Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB TV CHART ASHTON NATE TYRESE NICK IMMANUEL JOHNNY DONTAIE 0 HAGANS 1 SESTINA 3 MAXEY 4 RICHARDS 5 QUICKLEY 10 JUZANG 11 ALLEN Sophomore | Guard Graduate | Forward Freshman | Guard Junior | Forward Sophomore | Guard Freshman | Guard Freshman | Guard 6-3 | 198 6-9 | 234 6-3 | 198 6-11 | 247 6-3 | 188 6-6 | 214 6-6 | 200 Cartersville, Ga. Emporium, Pa. Garland, Texas Kingston, Jamaica Havre de Grace, Md. Los Angeles Falmouth, Ky. Newton Bucknell University South Garland The Patrick School The John Carroll School Harvard-Westlake Pendleton County @H23Ash @NateSestina23 @TyreseMaxey @iamnickrichards @IQ_GodSon @JohnnyJuzang @dontaieallen11 @ashton.hagans @natesestina4 @tyresemaxey @nickrichards_ @immanuelquickley_ @jsilky5 @dontaieallen11 @nicholas.p.richards @immanuelquickley5 @tay.allen3139 KEION RILEY BRENNAN ZAN EJ BEN 12 BROOKS JR. 13 WELCH 14 CANADA 21 PAYNE 23 MONTGOMERY 33 JORDAN Freshman | Forward Junior | Guard Freshman | Forward R-Freshman | G/F Sophomore | Forward Sophomore | Forward 6-7 | 205 6-0 | 185 6-6 | 198 6-4 | 235 6-10 | 228 6-9 | 250 Fort Wayne, Ind. Littleton, Colo. Mount Sterling, Ky. Lexington, Ky. Fort Pierce, Fla. Olive Hill, Ky. La Lumiere School College of the Desert George Rogers Clark Lexington Catholic Wheeler West Carter @KeionB_12 @Riley_Welch @brennanc14 @young_payne2321 @ejmontgomery23 @ben3jordan @klbj.xii @riley_welch @brennanc14 @alexander.payne23 @_mont23 @ben3jordan3 @Riley.Welch.UK Pronunciation Guide DONTAIE Allen (DON-tay) KEION Brooks Jr. (KEY-on) John CALIPARI (cal-uh-PEAR-ee) Ashton HAGANS (HAY-gens) JOHN CALIPARI KENNY PAYNE TONY BARBEE JOEL JUSTUS JOHN ROBIC Johnny JUZANG (JEW-zang) Nate SESTINA (ses-TINA) Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Special Assistant 11th Season 10th season at UK Sixth season at UK Sixth season at UK 11th season at UK @UKCoachCalipari Sixth season as associate HC Fifth season as assistant Fourth season as assistant Fourth season as special asst. @UKCoachCalipari @CoachTonyBarbee @UKCoachJustus @UKCoachCalipari @UKCoachJustus Alphabetical Roster On the Bench No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 11 Dontaie Allen G 6-6 200 Fr. Falmouth, Ky. (Pendleton County) Head Coach: John Calipari (Clarion, 1982) 12 Keion Brooks Jr. F 6-7 205 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (La Lumiere) Associate Head Coach: Kenny Payne (Louisville, 2003) 14 Brennan Canada F 6-6 198 Fr. Mount Sterling, Ky. (George Rogers Clark) Assistant Coaches: Tony Barbee (UMass, 1993) 0 Ashton Hagans G 6-3 198 So.