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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 #1/1 MICHIGAN STATE (0-0) vs. #2/2 KENTUCKY (0-0) OCTOBER Tuesday, Nov. 5 • 9:30 p.m. • Madison Square Garden (20,789) • New York 27 2/2 -/- GEORGETOWN COLL.^ SEC W, 80-53 #MSUvsUK #TGT • @KentuckyMBB 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 9:30 p.m. Series Breakdown^~ 8 2/2 -/- EASTERN KENTUCKY SEC 7 p.m. Overall - UK, 13-11 ASHTON HAGANS 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • SOPHOMORE 12 -/- -/- EVANSVILLE SEC 7 p.m.. At Neutral - Tied, 3-3 0 CARTERSVILLE, GA. | NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL -/- -/- 2 18 UTAH VALLEY ESPN2 7 p.m. Calipari vs. MSU - 2-1 Preseason All-SEC First Team (media) | Bob Cousy Award preseason watch list | 22 -/- -/- MOUNT ST. MARY'S2 SEC 7 p.m.. Izzo vs. UK - 5-3 Leading returner in points, assists, steals | 2019 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year 24 -/- -/- LAMAR2 SEC 6 p.m. Current UK streak - W1 | Averaged 10.5 points, 9.5 assists in exhibitions | Started 30 games last season 29 -/- -/- UAB2 SEC 7 p.m.. John Calipari Tom Izzo NATE SESTINA DECEMBER 6-9 • 234 • FORWARD • GRADUATE STUDENT Overall Record: 750-211* Overall Record: 606-232 7 -/- -/- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON SEC 4 p.m. 1 EMPORIUM, PA. | BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY Record at UK: 305-71 Record at MSU: 606-232 14 -/- -/- GEORGIA TECH ESPN 5 p.m. Graduate transfer from Bucknell | Second Team All-Patriot league last season Overall Seasons: 28th Overall Seasons: 25th 3 | Averaged 15.8 points and league-high 8.5 boards per game in 2018-19 | 18 -/- -/- vs. Utah ESPN2 11 p.m. At UK: 11th At MSU: 25th 4 Averaged 12.0 points and 8.0 boards in exhibitions | Shot 64.7% in exhibitions 21 -/- -/- vs. Ohio State CBS 5:15 p.m.. *on-court record -/- -/- KAHLIL WHITNEY 28 LOUISVILLE CBS 3:45 p.m. JANUARY BY THE NUMBERS 6-6 • 210 • FORWARD • FRESHMAN 2 CHICAGO | ROSELLE CATHOLIC 4 -/- -/- MISSOURI* SEC 2 p.m.. All-time wins, NCAA No. 11 overall player by RSCI | Scored in double figures in all 29 games of senior 7 -/- -/- at Georgia* TBD 9 p.m. season | Julius Erving Award preseason watch list | McDonald's All American 2,293 11 -/- -/- ALABAMA* ESPN Noon leader and Iverson Roundball Classic co-MVP | 15 points, five rebounds, vs. KSU 15 -/- -/- at South Carolina* SEC 6:30 p.m. Calipari wins at UK, second -/- -/- 305 most in school history TYRESE MAXEY 18 at Arkansas* ESPN/2 4 p.m. 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 21 -/- -/- GEORGIA* TBD 7 p.m. 3 GARLAND, TEXAS | SOUTH GARLAND 5 48 Kentucky's all-time SEC 25 -/- -/- at Texas Tech ESPN 6 p.m. regular season titles Preseason All-SEC Second Team (media) | Jerry West Award preseason watch list 29 -/- -/- VANDERBILT* SEC 6:30 p.m. | No. 10 overall player by RSCI | Averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, UK's record in AP No. 1 2.5 steals in exhibitions | McDonald's All American | Gold medal with Team USA FEBRUARY 5-3 vs. No. 2 games 1 -/- -/- at Auburn* ESPN 6/8 p.m. EJ MONTGOMERY 4 -/- -/- MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN/2 9 p.m. 6-10 • 228 • FORWARD • 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. Preseason All-SEC Second Team pick (media) | Karl Malone Award preseason UK STAT (2018-19) MSU watch list | Appeared in all 37 games with 10 starts last season | Started nine of 15 -/- -/- OLE MISS* TBD 2 p.m. 75.8 Points Per Game 77.6 final 11 games | Totaled 139 points, 150 rebounds and 38 blocks 18 -/- -/- at LSU* ESPN/2 9 p.m. 64.7 Opp. Points PG 65.0 22 -/- -/- FLORIDA* ESPN/2 6/8 p.m. RETURNING LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 38.5 Rebounds PG 40.5 25 -/- -/- at Texas A&M* TBD 7 p.m. -/- -/- 13.5 Assists PG 18.3 POINTS PER GAME Kentucky was picked to win the SEC 29 AUBURN* CBS 3:45 p.m. 4.8 Blocks PG 5.3 UK Ashton Hagans 7.7 title by the league's media members MARCH -/- -/- 5.9 Steals PG 5.2 MSU Cassius Winston 18.8 Ashton Hagans was a preseason All-SEC 3 TENNESSEE* ESPN/2 9 p.m. .477 FG Pct. .480 REBOUNDS PER GAME First Team pick by the league's media. 7 -/- -/- at Florida* CBS 1 p.m. .400 Opp. FG Pct. .381 UK EJ Montgomery 4.1 EJ Montgomery and Tyrese Maxey All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS | ^Exhibition 1 MSU Xavier Tillman 7.3 were tabbed All-SEC Second Team State Farm Champions Classic (New York | Madison Square Garden) .354 3-Pt. FG Pct. .378 2BBN Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) .343 .316 ASSISTS PER GAME 3 (T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas) Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. UK begins the season ranked No. 2 in 4 UK Ashton Hagans 4.3 CBS Sports Classic (T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas) .739 FT Pct. .753 both the AP Top 25 and the USA Today 5Big 12/SEC Challenge (United Supermarkets Arena | Lubbock, Texas) MSU Cassius Winston 7.5 Coaches Poll, behind Michigan State 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) STEALS PER GAME A UK WIN WOULD ... Tuesday's matchup will mark the UK Ashton Hagans 1.6 second time in NCAA Division I history • Give UK it's 10th win in season open- MSU Cassius Winston 1.0 the AP Top 25's top two teams meet to BROADCAST INFO ers in 11 seasons under John Calipari 3-POINTERS start their respective seasons. • Improve Kentucky's record to 6-3 in UK Immanuel Quickley 30 ESPN games involving the AP's No. 1 vs. Immanuel Quickley led UK in the two Play-by play: Dan Shulman MSU Cassius Winston 84 Analyst: Dick Vitale exhibition games with 15.5 points per No. 2 teams FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Sideline: Holly Rowe game. Nate Sestina averaged 12.0 • Move Calipari's UK record to 60-31 UK Nick Richards .598 UK SPORTS NETWORK points and 9.0 rebounds against AP Top 25 opponents MSU Thomas Kithier .793 Play-by play: Tom Leach • Push Kentucky's record to 5-4 in the FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE John Calipari is 5-4 vs. the AP No. 1 Analyst: Mike Pratt Champions Classic team in his career, including 2-2 at UK UK Immanuel Quickley .828 SATELLITE RADIO • Improve UK's record to 7-4 under MSU Cassius Winston .840 Nick Richards is day-to-day with a Sirus: 119 Calipari when both teams are ranked sprained left ankle XM: 190 inside the AP top five Internet: 961 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. (George Rogers Clark) Assistant Coaches: Tony Barbee (UMass, 1993) 0 Ashton Hagans G 6-3 198 So. Cartersville, Ga. (Newton) Joel Justus (UNC Wilmington, 2004) 33 Ben Jordan F 6-9 250 R-So. Olive Hilly, Ky. (West Carter) 10 Johnny Juzang G 6-6 214 Fr. Los Angeles (Harvard-Westlake) Special Asst.