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8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | MOST WINS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL | 49 SEC TITLES | 31 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS | 55 ALL - AMERICANS | 129 NBA DRAFT PICKS SCHEDULE #6/6 KENTUCKY (24-6, 14-3) at FLORIDA (19-11, 11-6) OCTOBER Saturday, March 7 • 1 p.m. • Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,151) • Gainesville, Fla. 27 2/2 -/- GEORGETOWN COLL.^ SEC W, 80-53 #UKvsUF #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, 103-40 ASHTON HAGANS 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • SOPHOMORE 12 1/2 -/- EVANSVILLE SEC L, 67-64 Gainesville - UK, 36-26 0 CARTERSVILLE, GA. | NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL 9/10 -/- 2 18 UTAH VALLEY ESPN2 W, 82-74 Calipari vs. UF - 18-8 Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist | Averaging 11.5 22 9/10 -/- MOUNT ST. MARY'S2 SEC W, 82-62 White vs. UK - 3-6 points and team highs in assists (6.4) and steals (1.9) per game | 15th nationally 24 9/10 -/- LAMAR2 SEC W, 81-56 Current UK streak - W3 in assists per game | At least three assists in every game this season 29 9/11 -/- UAB2 SEC W, 69-58 John Calipari Mike White NATE SESTINA DECEMBER 6-9 • 234 • FORWARD • GRADUATE Overall Record: 774-217* Overall Record: 209-104 7 8/10 -/- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON SEC W, 83-52 1 EMPORIUM, PA. | BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY Record at UK: 329-77 Record at UF: 108-64 14 8/9 -/- GEORGIA TECH ESPN W, 67-53 Graduate transfer from Bucknell | Averaging 5.6 points, 3.7 rebounds in reserve Overall Seasons: 28th Overall Seasons: 9th 3 role | Scored more than 1,000 career points | Four games in double figures, 18 6/6 -/- vs. Utah ESPN2 L, 69-66 at Kentucky: 11th at Florida: 5th 4 including two of the last five | SEC Community Service Team 21 6/6 5/4 vs. Ohio State CBS L, 71-65 *on-court record 19/19 3/4 OT TYRESE MAXEY 28 LOUISVILLE CBS W, 78-70 JANUARY BY THE NUMBERS 6-3 • 198 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 3 GARLAND, TEXAS | SOUTH GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL 4 17/14 -/- MISSOURI* SEC W, 71-59 All-time wins, NCAA Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week | UK freshman debut record 26 points 7 14/13 -/RV at Georgia* ESPN W, 78-69 vs. Michigan State | Three games of 25 points or more | Averaging 19.0 points 2,317 11 14/13 -/- ALABAMA* ESPN W, 76-67 leader per game vs. AP ranked foes | Averaging 16.3 points over the last 11 games 15 10/12 -/- at South Carolina* SEC L, 81-78 All-time SEC regular- 10/12 RV/RV 1,011 season wins NICK RICHARDS 18 at Arkansas* ESPN W, 73-66 6-11 • 247 • FOWARD • JUNIOR 21 15/14 -/- GEORGIA* ESPN W, 89-79 4 KINGSTON, JAMAICA | THE PATRICK SCHOOL 5 OT SEC regular-season titles 25 15/14 18/18 at Texas Tech ESPN W, 78-76 49 13.9 points per game and team highs in rebounds (7.8 pg) and blocks (2.2 pg) | in program history 29 13/13 -/- VANDERBILT* SEC W, 71-62 66.0 FG%, fourth nationally | 10 double-doubles | Two-time National and SEC Quickley's points per Player of the Week | Six games with 20 or more points FEBRUARY 18.9 game over the last 19 1 13/13 17/16 at Auburn* ESPN L, 75-66 IMMANUEL QUICKLEY 4 15/16 -/- MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN W, 80-72 6-3 • 188 • GUARD • SOPHOMORE 15/16 -/- TALE OF THE TAPE 5 HAVRE DE GRACE, MD. | THE JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL 8 at Tennessee* CBS W, 77-64 12/12 -/- Averaging team-high 16.2 points with team-high 60 3-pointers | Reigning and 11 at Vanderbilt* ESPN W, 78-64 UK STATISTIC UF three-time SEC Player of the Week | 19 straight games in double-digit scoring 15 12/12 -/- OLE MISS* ESPN W, 67-62 74.5 Points Per Game 71.9 with eight 20-point games | 92.3% at free-throw line, ranked third nationally 18 10/10 RV/RV at LSU* ESPN W, 79-76 22 10/10 RV/RV FLORIDA* ESPN W, 65-59 65.9 Opp. Points PG 65.9 STAT LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 36.9 Rebounds PG 35.3 25 8/9 -/- at Texas A&M* ESPN W, 69-60 Kentucky clinched its 49th SEC 29 8/9 15/15 AUBURN* CBS W, 73-66 13.5 Assists PG 11.8 POINTS PER GAME regular-season championship with a MARCH 5.1 Blocks PG 3.9 UK Immanuel Quickley 16.2 win over Auburn last weekend. The 3 6/6 -/- TENNESSEE* ESPN L, 81-73 5.3 Steals PG 5.8 UF Keyontae Johnson 14.1 win also locked up the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament 7 6/6 -/- at Florida* CBS 1 p.m. .461 FG Pct. .456 REBOUNDS PER GAME UK Nick Richards 7.8 All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS | ^Exhibition .391 Opp. FG Pct. .420 John Calipari has now combined for 31 1State Farm Champions Classic (New York | Madison Square Garden) UF Kerry Blackshear 7.5 career regular-season (16) and league 2BBN Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) .335 3-Pt. FG Pct. .344 tournament titles (15). He ranks third 3Neon Hoops Showcase (T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas) ASSISTS PER GAME 4 all-time behind only Adolph Rupp (41) CBS Sports Classic (T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas) .303 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .319 5 UK Ashton Hagans 6.4 and Gonzaga's Mark Few (34) Big 12/SEC Challenge (United Supermarkets Arena | Lubbock, Texas) 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) UF Andrew Nembhard 5.5 A UK WIN WOULD ... UK, very much in the conversation for STEALS PER GAME a top-three seed in the NCAA Tourna- • Mark Kentucky's 17th in the last 20 UK Ashton Hagans 1.9 ment, is 7-3 vs. quadrant one teams in BROADCAST INFO games UF Keyontae Johnson 1.2 the NCAA Evaluation Tool rankings • End UK's regular season with a 25-6 TV: ESPN 3-POINTERS The Wildcats are shooting 79.6% at Play-by play: Ian Eagle record and 15-3 mark in league play UK Immanuel Quickley 60 the free-throw line, ranked third in Analyst: Jim Spanarkel • Move the Wildcats to 151-41 under the country (through games on March UF Noah Locke 76 John Calipari in SEC regular-season 3). Four players are shooting at least RADIO: UK SPORTS NETWORK games FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE 75.7% with at least 100 attempts at Play-by play: Tom Leach • Improve Kentucky's record to 267-44 UK Nick Richards .660 the line Analyst: Mike Pratt vs. AP unranked foes under Calipari UF Omar Payne .608 Immanuel Quickley is the first player SATELLITE RADIO • Be the second straight in Gainesville FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE in school history to win back-to-back Sirus: 206 • Move UK to 55-13 in games following UK Immanuel Quickley .923 SEC Player of the Week honors. He's XM: 190 a loss under Calipari (excluding end- won three total this season Internet: 961 UF Scottie Lewis .819 of-season losses) 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.