2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Quick Facts
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2019-20 Kentucky Men's Basketball Quick Facts GENERAL 2018-19 REVIEW Location Lexington, Ky. Record: 30-7 (15-3) Enrollment 30,277 Home: 17-1, Away: 8-2, Neutral: 5-4 Founded 1865 SEC Postseason Record: 1-1 Colors Blue & White Lost to Tennessee, 82-78 (Semifinals | Nashville, Tenn.) Nickname Wildcats NCAA Postseason Record: 3-1 Conference Southeastern Lost to Auburn, 77-71OT (Elite Eight | Kansas City, Mo.) All-Time Record 2,293-706-1 (.765) Arena Rupp Arena (20,500) 2019-20 PREVIEW Arena Record 594-69, .896 (43 years) Starters Lost: 4 NCAA Championships 8 (1948, ‘49, ‘51, ‘58, ‘78, ‘96, ‘98, 2012) No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG NCAA Runners-up 4 (1966, 1975, 1997, 2014) 3 Keldon Johnson G 6-6 Fr. 13.5 5.9 NCAA Tournament Record 129-52 (.713) 14 Tyler Herro G 6-5 Fr. 14.0 4.5 Last NCAA Tourament Appearance 2019, NCAA Elite Eight 22 Reid Traivs F 6-8 Gr. 11.2 7.2 Joe Craft Center Ticket Office 800.928.CATS 25 PJ Washington F 6-8 So. 15.2 7.5 Rupp Arena Ticket Office 859.233.3535 Starters Returning: 1 ADMINISTRATION 0 Ashton Hagans G 6-3 So. 7.7 4.3* President Dr. Eli Capilouto (Alabama, ‘71) Faculty Representative Joseph L. Fink III Other Players Lost: 4 (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, ‘70) 0 Quade Green+ G 6-0 So. 8.0 2.3* Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart (Ottawa, ‘81) 10 Jonny David G 6-2 Sr. 0.0 0.1 Deputy Director DeWayne Peevy (Montevallo, ‘96) 12 Brad Calipari G 6-0 Jr. - - Athletics Phone Number 859.257.8000 13 Jemarl Baker Jr.# G 6-4 R-Fr. 2.3 0.5 MEDIA INFORMATION Other Players Returning: 4 Basketball Contact (Calipari, Staff) Eric Lindsey (UK, ‘08) 4 Nick Richards F 6-11 Jr. 4.0 3.3 Lindsey’s Email [email protected] 5 Immanuel Quickley G 6-3 So. 5.2 1.2* Lindsey’s Phone 859.619.0944 21 Zan Payne^ G/F 6-4 R-Fr. - - Basketball Contact (Players) Deb Moore (St. Bonaventure, ‘06) 23 EJ Montgomery F 6-10 So. 3.8 4.1 Moore’s Email [email protected] Moore’s Phone 859.559.5781 %Newcomers: 8 Office Phone 859.257.3838 1 Nate Sestina~ F 6-9 Gr. 15.8 8.5 Office Fax 859.323.4310 2 Kahlil Whitney F 6-6 Fr. Office Address 338 Lexington Ave., Joe Craft Center 3 Tyrese Maxey G 6-3 Fr. Lex ing ton, KY 40506 10 Johnny Juzang G 6-6 Fr. Rupp Arena Press Row Phone 859.252.3602 11 Dontaie Allen G 6-6 Fr. Website UKathletics.com 12 Keion Brooks Jr. F 6-7 Fr. Social Media @KentuckyMBB 13 Riley Welch- G 6-0 Jr. @UKCoachCalipari; @UKAthletics; @CoachCalDotCom 14 Brennan Canada% F 6-6 Fr. BASKETBALL STAFF *Assists per game; ^Redshirted last season; +Transferred after nine Head Coach John Calipari (Clarion, ‘82) games; #Transferred at the end of the season; ~Stats are from senior Overall College Coaching Record Total: 708-209 (27 years) .772 season at Bucknell; %Walk-on; -Walk-on transfer On-Court Total: 750-211 (27 years) .780 Kentucky: 305-71 (10 years) .811 All heights and weights are unofficial NCAA Appearances (Record) 18 (47-17) On-Court Total: 20 (56-19) Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 Associate Head Coach Kenny Payne (Louisville, ‘03) Players Returning/Lost: 5/8 Assistant Coaches Tony Barbee (Massachusetts, ‘93) Top Returning Scorer: Ashton Hagans - 7.8 ppg Joel Justus (UNC Wilmington, ‘04) EJ Montgomery - 4.1 rpg Special Asst. to the Head Coach John Robic (Denison, ‘86) Top Returning Rebounder: Administrative Asst. to the Head Coach Lunetha Moseley (859.257.8024) Top Returning FG% (min. 50 FGA): Nick Richards - 59.8% Administrative Asstistant Linda Carmack (859.257.1916) Top Returning FT% (min. 25 FTA): Immanuel Quickley - 82.8% Student Administrative Assistant Olivia Antigua (859.257.1916) Percentage of Minutes Returning: 36.8 Best Time To Contact Coach Calipari Coordinate through SID Percentage of Points Returning: 27.2 Associate AD/Basketball Operations Chris Woolard (UCLA, '97) Percentage of Rebounds Returning: 30.5 Director of Basketball Administration Will Barton (UK, '12) Equipment Man ag er Mark Evans (UK, '13) Strength and Conditioning Coach Robert Harris (Kentucky State, '09) Head Athletic Trainer Geoffrey Staton (North Carolina, '07) Director of Academic Services Michael Stone (UK, '97) Team Physicians Dr. Scott Mair; Dr. Robert Hosey 2019-20 Kentucky Basketball Roster Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Ashton Hagans G 6-3 198 So. Cartersville, Ga. (Newton High School) 1 Nate Sestina F 6-9 234 GS Emporium, Pa. (Bucknell University) 2 Kahlil Whitney F 6-6 210 Fr. Chicago (Roselle Catholic High School) 3 Tyrese Maxey G 6-3 198 Fr. Garland, Texas (South Garland High School) 4 Nick Richards F 6-11 247 Jr. Kingston, Jamaica (The Patrick School) 5 Immanuel Quickley G 6-3 188 So. Havre de Grace, Md. (The John Carroll School) 10 Johnny Juzang G 6-6 214 Fr. Los Angeles (Harvard-Westlake School) 11 Dontaie Allen G 6-6 200 Fr. Falmouth, Ky. (Pendleton County High School) 12 Keion Brooks Jr. F 6-7 205 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (La Lumiere School) 13 Riley Welch G 6-0 185 Jr. Littleton, Colo. (College of the Desert) 14 Brennan Canada F 6-6 198 Fr. Mount Sterling, Ky. (George Rogers Clark High School) 21 Zan Payne G/F 6-4 235 R-Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic High School) 23 EJ Montgomery F 6-10 228 So. Fort Pierce, Fla. (Wheel HS) Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 11 Dontaie Allen G 6-6 200 Fr. Falmouth, Ky. (Pendleton County High School) 12 Keion Brooks Jr. F 6-7 205 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (La Lumiere School) 14 Brennan Canada F 6-6 198 Fr. Mount Sterling, Ky. (George Rogers Clark High School) 0 Ashton Hagans G 6-3 198 So. Cartersville, Ga. (Newton High School) 10 Johnny Juzang G 6-6 214 Fr. Los Angeles (Harvard-Westlake School) 3 Tyrese Maxey G 6-3 198 Fr. Garland, Texas (South Garland High School) 23 EJ Montgomery F 6-10 228 So. Fort Pierce, Fla. (Wheel HS) 21 Zan Payne G/F 6-4 235 R-Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic High School) 5 Immanuel Quickley G 6-3 188 So. Havre de Grace, Md. (The John Carroll School) 4 Nick Richards F 6-11 247 Jr. Kingston, Jamaica (The Patrick School) 1 Nate Sestina F 6-9 234 GS Emporium, Pa. (Bucknell University) 13 Riley Welch G 6-0 185 Jr. Littleton, Colo. (College of the Desert) 2 Kahlil Whitney F 6-6 210 Fr. Chicago (Roselle Catholic High School) *All heights and weights are unofficial; official heights and weights will be determined in the fall upon the players’ return; roster is subject to change Head Coach: John Calipari (Clarion, 1982) Associate Head Coach: Kenny Payne (Louisville, 2003) Assistant Coaches: Tony Barbee (UMass, 1993) Joel Justus (UNC Wilmington, 2004) Special Asst. to the Head Coach: John Robic (Denison, 1986) Associate AD/Basketball Operations: Chris Woolard (UCLA, 1997) Pronunciation Guide Strength and Conditioning Coach: Robert Harris (Kentucky State, 2009) Head Athletic Trainer: Geoffrey Staton (North Carolina, 2007) DONTAIE Allen - (don-TAY) Ashton HAGANS - (HAY-gens) KEION Brooks Jr. - (KEY-on) Johnny JUZANG - (JEW-zang) Nate SESTINA - (ses-TINA) KAHLIL Whitney - (KUH-leel) From the Offseason Notebook The Core Four comes to top-three ranked recruiting classes Other Roster Moves: Welch Kentucky's annual "graduation day" -- the -- but even the No. 2 ranking might not do Added as Walk-On; Calipari, NBA Draft -- once again resulted in big roster this class justice. Baker Transfer losses for the Wildcats, but Kentucky will Talent aside -- and this one has plenty of Kentucky has added transfer Riley Welch return a solid core of four players who played it -- this collection of prospects could be one as a walk-on. Welch, a 6-foot guard from important parts during UK's 2018-19 success- of Calipari's best because of its versatility. Colorado, has enrolled at Kentucky and will ful season. Calipari checked just about every box in put- be a junior for the 2019-20 season. He will be Junior Nick Richards and sophomores ting this class together. immediately eligible. Ashton Hagans, Immanuel Quickley and EJ There are shooters. There are playmakers. Welch suited up for UC Irvine in 2017- Montgomery elected to return to UK for the There is athleticism and toughness. Yes, there 18 and played last season at College of the 2019-20 season, providing UK head coach is a nice mix of guards and forwards, but this Desert in Palm Desert, California. He saw John Calipari with valuable experience to go class is once again made up of "position-less" action in 27 games as a true freshman at UC alongside another talented recruiting class. players, giving the Wildcats a number of Irvine and scored 14 points. Last season, at The Wildcats will return 36.8 percent options to attack teams. College of the Desert, Welch appeared in of their minutes and 27.2 percent of their And it doesn't even officially include new- 27 games. He averaged 8.2 points for the points from last season with the quartet of comer Nate Sestina, an All-Patriot League Roadrunners in addition to 5.0 assists, 3.5 Hagans, Quickley, Montgomery and Richards. selection (more on him below). rebounds and 31 made shots from behind the Combined, the four made 50 starts last sea- Of the six incoming freshmen, all five arc.