6/6 KENTUCKY(8-1) Vs. UTAH(8-2)
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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 #6/6 KENTUCKY (8-1) vs. UTAH (8-2) OCTOBER Wednesday, Dec. 18 • 11 p.m. ET • T-Mobile Arena (18,000) • Las Vegas 27 2/2 -/- GEORGETOWN COLL.^ SEC W, 80-53 #UKvsUU #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, 10-2 ASHTON HAGANS 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • SOPHOMORE 12 1/2 -/- EVANSVILLE SEC L, 67-64 at Neutral Sites - UK, 7-1 0 CARTERSVILLE, GA. | NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL 9/10 -/- 2 18 UTAH VALLEY ESPN2 W, 82-74 Calipari vs. Utah - 2-1 Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award watch lists | Career-high 26 points vs. Utah 22 9/10 -/- MOUNT ST. MARY'S2 SEC W, 82-62 Krystkowiak vs. UK - 0-1 Valley | Career-high-tying 12 assists vs. UAB | Six or more assists in six straight 24 9/10 -/- LAMAR2 SEC W, 81-56 Current UK streak - W8 games | Averaging 13.7 points, 7.0 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game 29 9/11 -/- UAB2 SEC W, 69-58 John Calipari Larry Krystkowiak TYRESE MAXEY DECEMBER 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • FRESHMAN Overall Record: 758-212* Overall Record: 205-133 7 8/10 -/- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON SEC W, 83-52 3 GARLAND, TEXAS | SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL Record at UK: 313-72 Record at Utah: 163-113 14 8/9 -/- GEORGIA TECH ESPN W, 67-53 Naismith, Wooden, Oscar Robertson, NABC watch lists | SEC Freshman of the Overall Seasons: 28th Overall Seasons: 11th 3 Week on Nov. 11 | Scored a UK freshman debut record 26 points vs. Michigan 18 6/6 -/- vs. Utah ESPN2 11 p.m. at UK: 11th at Utah: 9th 4 State | Averaging 12.3 points per game | Team-high-tying 11 3-pointers 21 6/6 5/4 vs. Ohio State CBS 5:15 p.m.. *on-court record -/- -/- NICK RICHARDS 28 LOUISVILLE CBS 3:45 p.m. JANUARY BY THE NUMBERS 6-11 • 247 • FOWARD • JUNIOR 4 KINGSTON, JAMAICA | THE PATRICK SCHOOL 4 -/- -/- MISSOURI* SEC 2 p.m.. All-time wins, NCAA Averaging team-high 13.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.4 blocks per game and 7 -/- -/- at Georgia* TBD 9 p.m. shooting 69.9% | Team-high four double-doubles | Career-high seven blocks vs. 2,301 11 -/- -/- ALABAMA* ESPN Noon leader Lamar | Scored in double-figures in seven games, including six straight 15 -/- -/- at South Carolina* SEC 6:30 p.m. Kentucky's free-throw %, -/- -/- 79.8 ranked sixth in the nation IMMANUEL QUICKLEY 18 at Arkansas* ESPN/2 4 p.m. 6-3 • 188 • GUARD • SOPHOMORE 21 -/- -/- GEORGIA* TBD 7 p.m. 5 HAVRE DE GRACE, MD. | THE JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL 5 56.7 UK's assist ratio, the 25 -/- -/- at Texas Tech ESPN 6 p.m. highest mark under Cal Averaging 12.3 points per game | Leads UK in 3-point shooting (36.7%) and free- 29 -/- -/- VANDERBILT* SEC 6:30 p.m. throw shooting (93.5%) | Career-high 16 points in three different games | Made a Wildcats have dealt with 3 in 10 straight games dating back to last season |Team high-tying 11 3-pointers FEBRUARY 9 injuries this season 1 -/- -/- at Auburn* ESPN 6/8 p.m. EJ MONTGOMERY 4 -/- -/- MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN/2 9 p.m. 6-10 • 228 • FOWARD • SOPHOMORE 8 -/- -/- at Tennessee* CBS 1 p.m. TALE OF THE TAPE 23 FORT PIERCE, FLA. | WHEELER HIGH SCHOOL 11 -/- -/- at Vanderbilt* TBD 7 p.m. Averaging 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks in five games since returning UK STATISTIC Utah from a right ankle injury | Career-high 25 points and nine rebounds vs. Fairleigh 15 -/- -/- OLE MISS* TBD 2 p.m. 76.4 Points Per Game 83.0 Dickinson | Shooting 58.1% from the field for the season 18 -/- -/- at LSU* ESPN/2 9 p.m. 59.2 Opp. Points PG 68.6 22 -/- -/- FLORIDA* ESPN/2 6/8 p.m. STAT LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 39.6 Rebounds PG 41.0 25 -/- -/- at Texas A&M* TBD 7 p.m. -/- -/- 15.6 Assists PG 16.3 POINTS PER GAME Kentucky was picked to win the SEC 29 AUBURN* CBS 3:45 p.m. 4.6 Blocks PG 3.0 UK Nick Richards 13.8 title by the league's media members. MARCH UK owns 48 SEC regular-season titles 5.1 Steals PG 5.1 UU Timmy Allen 20.6 3 -/- -/- TENNESSEE* ESPN/2 9 p.m. .475 FG Pct. .498 REBOUNDS PER GAME Ashton Hagans was a preseason All- 7 -/- -/- at Florida* CBS 1 p.m. .363 Opp. FG Pct. .403 UK Nick Richards 8.0 SEC First Team pick by the league's All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS | ^Exhibition coaches and media. EJ Montgomery 1State Farm Champions Classic (New York | Madison Square Garden) .294 3-Pt. FG Pct. .342 UU Timmy Allen 7.4 2 and Tyrese Maxey were All-SEC BBN Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) .289 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .335 ASSISTS PER GAME 3Neon Hoops Showcase (T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas) Second Team 4 UK Ashton Hagans 7.0 CBS Sports Classic (T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas) .798 FT Pct. .749 5Big 12/SEC Challenge (United Supermarkets Arena | Lubbock, Texas) UK played six games in 20 days to start UU Rylan Jones 5.2 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) the season. The Wildcats will play just A UK WIN WOULD ... STEALS PER GAME six games over the next 40-day stretch UK Ashton Hagans 1.8 • Put the Wildcats at 9-1 on the season UU Rylan Jones 1.2 Nick Richards ranks in the top 10 na- BROADCAST INFO • Mark Kentucky's ninth in a row vs. Utah 3-POINTERS tionally with a .699 FG percentage and the second in consecutive seasons UK Maxey/Quickley 11 TV: ESPN2 • Improve UK's record to 254-41 vs. AP UK has posted at least 18 assists in UU Rylan Jones 19 each of the last five games and a com- Play-by play: Dave Pasch unranked competition under John FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE bined 97, the best four-game stretch Analyst: Bill Walton Calipari UK Nick Richards .699 since the 2016-17 season • Mark the Wildcats' second neutral-site RADIO: UK SPORTS NETWORK win of the year UU Mikael Jantunen .743 Hagans is averaging 16.3 points and Play-by play: Tom Leach • Be Kentucky's second in T-Mobile Arena FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE 8.7 assists over the last six games Analyst: Mike Pratt • Move UK to 5-0 all-time in Las Vegas UK Immanuel Quickley .935 Current NBA player Malik Monk scored SATELLITE RADIO UU Rylan Jones .923 • Improve Kentucky's neutral-site record a freshman school record 47 points in Sirus: 84 under Calipari to 79-21 UK's only other game in T-Mobile Arena XM: 84 Internet: 84 • Increase UK's winning streak to seven (Dec. 17, 2016 vs. North Carolina) games 2019-20 Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB TV CHART ASHTON NATE KAHLIL TYRESE NICK IMMANUEL JOHNNY 0 HAGANS 1 SESTINA 2 WHITNEY 3 MAXEY 4 RICHARDS 5 QUICKLEY 10 JUZANG Sophomore | Guard Graduate | Forward Freshman | Forward Freshman | Guard Junior | Forward Sophomore | Guard Freshman | Guard 6-3 | 198 6-9 | 234 6-6 | 210 6-3 | 198 6-11 | 247 6-3 | 188 6-6 | 214 Cartersville, Ga. Emporium, Pa. Chicago Garland, Texas Kingston, Jamaica Havre de Grace, Md. Los Angeles Newton Bucknell University Roselle Catholic South Garland The Patrick School The John Carroll School Harvard-Westlake @H23Ash @NateSestina23 @KahlilWhitney @TyreseMaxey @iamnickrichards @IQ_GodSon @JohnnyJuzang @ashton.hagans @natesestina4 @kahlilwhitney @tyresemaxey @nickrichards_ @immanuelquickley_ @jsilky5 @nicholas.p.richards @immanuelquickley5 DONTAIE KEION RILEY BRENNAN ZAN EJ BEN 11 ALLEN 12 BROOKS JR. 13 WELCH 14 CANADA 21 PAYNE 23 MONTGOMERY 33 JORDAN Freshman | Guard Freshman | Forward Junior | Guard Freshman | Forward R-Freshman | G/F Sophomore | Forward Sophomore | Forward 6-6 | 200 6-7 | 205 6-0 | 185 6-6 | 198 6-4 | 235 6-10 | 228 6-9 | 250 Falmouth, Ky. Fort Wayne, Ind. Littleton, Colo. Mount Sterling, Ky. Lexington, Ky. Fort Pierce, Fla. Olive Hill, Ky. Pendleton County La Lumiere School College of the Desert George Rogers Clark Lexington Catholic Wheeler West Carter @dontaieallen11 @KeionB_12 @Riley_Welch @brennanc14 @young_payne2321 @ejmontgomery23 @ben3jordan @dontaieallen11 @klbj.xii @riley_welch @brennanc14 @alexander.payne23 @_mont23 @ben3jordan3 @tay.allen3139 @Riley.Welch.UK Pronunciation Guide DONTAIE Allen (DON-tay) KEION Brooks Jr. (KEY-on) John CALIPARI (cal-uh-PEAR-ee) Ashton HAGANS (HAY-gens) Johnny JUZANG (JEW-zang) JOHN CALIPARI KENNY PAYNE TONY BARBEE JOEL JUSTUS JOHN ROBIC Nate SESTINA (ses-TINA) KAHLIL Whitney (kuh-LIL) 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.