SEC Tournament Quarterfinals: UK vs. Mizzou/UT Friday, March 6 - approx. 8:30 p.m. ET Bon Secours Wellness Arena (15,951) - Greenville, S.C. UK Athletics Communication and Public Relations · (859) 257-3838 · ukathletics.com Evan Crane ([email protected]) and Cami Moore ([email protected]) TV - SEC Network Radio - UK Sports Network Live Stats Tickets Follow the Cats PBP: Courtney Lyle PBP: Darren Headrick secsports.com secsports.com Twitter: @KentuckyWBB Analyst: Carolyn Peck 630AM WLAP (Lexington) Prices vary by session and Instagram: @KentuckyWBB Sideline: Andraya Carter seating areas Facebook: /KentuckyWBB 2019-20 KENTUCKY WBB SCHEDULE Record: 21-7, 10-6 SEC Home: 14-3 | Away: 7-4 | Neutral: 0-0 October/November 2019 RPI: 25 | SOS: 38 | SEC seed: 3 30 SOUTHERN INDIANA [EXH] W, 80-44 5 MOUNT ST. MARY’S SEC NETWORK+ W, 67-44 Ranking: No. 16 (AP)/No. 18 (Coaches) 10 at Middle Tennessee ESPN+ W, 67-52 Last Game: L, 70-64 at Vanderbilt (3/1) 13 STETSON SEC NETWORK+ W, 67-48 Coach: Matthew Mitchell (Miss. State, ‘95) 16 at Virginia ACCN Extra W, 50-47 Overall: 332-161 (.673) (15th season) 21 MOREHEAD STATE SEC NETWORK+ W, 79-54 at UK: 302-132 (.695) (13th season) 26 GRAMBLING STATE SEC NETWORK+ W, 81-35 Record: 9-21, 5-11 SEC Record: 20-9, 10-6 SEC December 2019 1 AUSTIN PEAY SEC NETWORK W, 81-52 RPI: 167 | SOS: 16 | SEC seed: 11 RPI: 59 | SOS: 113 | SEC seed: 6 4 CHARLOTTE SEC NETWORK+ W, 86-39 Home: 5-10 | Away: 3-9 | Neutral: 1-2 Home: 13-3 | Away: 7-6 | Neutral: 0-0 8 SAMFORD SEC NETWORK+ W, 79-49 Ranking: not ranked Ranking: RV (AP)/NR (Coaches) & 11 WINTHROP ESPN3 W, 91-36 Last Game: W, 64-53 vs. Ole Miss Last Game: W, 56-55 at Auburn & 15 #7/7 LOUISVILLE ESPN L, 67-66 Head Coach: Robin Pingeton Head Coach: Kellie Harper 21 at California Cal Live Stream W, 63-61 QUICK NOTES January 2020 • Kentucky is in its 46th season with a 844-547 (.606) all-time record. * 2 at #4/5 South Carolina SECN Whip. L, 72-99 • The Wildcats have had great success in Memorial Coliseum, sitting 5 #22/23 TENNESSEE* ESPN2 W, 80-76 * at 461-159 (.743) overall in the historic building, including a 173-33 9 at Alabama SEC Network+ W, 81-71 (.839) mark under head coach Matthew Mitchell. 12 at Florida* ESPNU W, 65-45 • Kentucky has secured its 20th 20-win season in program history 16 #12/12 TEXAS A&M* SEC NETWORK W, 76-54 19 at LSU* SEC Network L, 65-59 and its 10th under head coach Matthew Mitchell this season. The 27 AUBURN* SEC NETWORK W, 68-61 Wildcats also earned 10 wins in league play for the 10th time under 30 at Missouri* SEC NETWORK W, 62-47 Matthew Mitchell. Prior to Mitchell, Kentucky had never won 10 league games in a season. (League moved to 11 games in 92). February 2020 • This is the 11th time that UK has finished top four in the SEC stand- 2 FLORIDA* SEC NETWORK L, 70-62 ings under Mitchell. This is the first ever 3-seed in the event for Ken- 6 ALABAMA* SEC NETWORK+ W, 66-62 tucky, which has been a four seed six times, two seed three times and 9 at #25/rv Arkansas* ESPN2 L, 85-103 one seed once. Ten of the 11 top-four seeds are in MM’s tenure. * 16 #6/5 MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN2 W, 73-62 • UK has played its best basketball this season at home, sitting 14-3 at * 20 at Ole Miss SEC Network+ W, 94-52 home and 13-2 at Memorial Coliseum. In its 17 home games, UK is 23 #1/1 SOUTH CAROLINA* ESPN2 L, 67-58 * averaging 74.6 points per game, hitting 43.0 percent from the field 27 GEORGIA SEC NETWORK+ W, 88-77 and 38.1 percent from 3. The Wildcats are limiting opponents to 56.1 points per game at home and have a field-goal percentage defense of March 2020 1 at Vanderbilt* SECN Whip. L, 64-70 38.9 forcing 21.2 turnovers per game with a +9.2 turnover margin. 6 SEC Tournament QFs (N1) SECN 8:30 p.m. • Kentucky has hit 10 or more 3s in 13 games this season, including a 20-23 NCAA First & Second Rounds (N2) TBD school record four straight games in December (Charlotte, Samford, 27-30 NCAA Regionals (N3) TBD Winthrop, Louisville). For the year, UK is hitting 36.4 percent from 3 ranking top-25 nationally in 3s made, 3s made per game and 3PFG%. April 2020 • UK has forced 17 of its 28 opponents into 20+ turnovers. The Wild- 3 & 5 NCAA Final Four (N4) TBA cats have forced 567 turnovers this year and scored 630 points off * denotes SEC game; SEC Whip. = SEC Network Whiparound Coverage of all those miscues amassing 31% of its total scoring. UK has scored 20+ games (full game on SECN+); All game times are EST and subject to change due points off turnovers in 21 games, including 31 vs. UF and Ole Miss. to TV selection; All home games are ALL CAPS and will be played at Memorial • Kentucky ranks third nationally and first in the SEC in turnover mar- Coliseum unless noted otherwise; & denotes game at Rupp Arena; N1 – SEC Tournament – Greenville, S.C. (Bon Secours Wellness Arena); N2 – NCAA First gin at +8.25. UK sits 26th nationally in turnovers forced per game & Second Rounds – TBD; N3 – NCAA Regionals – Greenville, S.C. (Bon Secours and 11th nationally in fewest turnovers committed per game. Wellness Arena), Fort Wayne, Ind. (Allen County War Memorial Coliseum), • Rhyne Howard was named SEC Player of the Year, becoming the Portland, Ore. (Moda Center), Dallas, Texas (Moody Coliseum); N4 – NCAA Final Four – New Orleans, La. (Smoothie King Center) third player in school history and the first sophomore to achieve that honor. She is 3rd nationally & 1st in the SEC in points per game at 23.2. She was also All-SEC First Team and All-Defensive Team. • In 45 years, Kentucky has 95 wins over ranked opponents, including 54 of those wins coming under Mitchell. 2019-20 KENTUCKY WBB ROSTER NUMERICAL BY CLASS No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Seniors (5) 1 Sabrina Haines G RSr. 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS/Arizona State Ogechi Anyagaligbo 3 KeKe McKinney F Jr. 6-1 Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton HS Nae Nae Cole 5 Blair Green G So. 6-0 Harlan County, Ky./Harlan County HS Sabrina Haines 10 Rhyne Howard G So. 6-2 Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS Amanda Paschal 11 Deasia Merrill F Fr. 6-1 Villa Rica, Ga./Villa Rica HS Jaida Roper 12 Amanda Paschal G RSr.* 5-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./Chipley HS/Gulf Coast State 14 Tatyana Wyatt F Jr. 6-2 Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS 15 Chasity Patterson G Jr. 5-5 Houston, Texas/North Shore/Texas Juniors (4) 21 Ogechi Anyagaligbo F RSr.* 6-1 Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day/Stony Brook KeKe McKinney 23 Kameron Roach G Jr. 5-6 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland HS Chasity Patterson 32 Jaida Roper G Sr. 5-6 Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS Kameron Roach 34 Emma King G Fr. 5-10 Stanford, Ky./Lincoln County HS Tatyana Wyatt 44 Nae Nae Cole C RSr.* 6-3 Gainesville, Va./Paul VI HS/NC State 44% Dre’una Edwards F So. 6-2 Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty HS/Utah Sophomores (3) ALPHABETICAL Dre’una Edwards No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Blair Green 21 Ogechi Anyagaligbo F RSr.* 6-1 Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day/Stony Brook Rhyne Howard 44 Nae Nae Cole C RSr.* 6-3 Gainesville, Va./Paul VI HS/NC State 44% Dre’una Edwards F So. 6-2 Las Vegas, Nev./Liberty HS/Utah Freshmen (2) 5 Blair Green G So. 6-0 Harlan, Ky/Harlan County HS Emma King 1 Sabrina Haines G RSr. 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS/Arizona State Deasia Merrill 10 Rhyne Howard G So. 6-2 Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS 34 Emma King G Fr. 5-10 Stanford, Ky./Lincoln County HS 3 KeKe McKinney F Jr. 6-1 Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton HS BY HEIGHT 11 Deasia Merrill F Fr. 6-1 Villa Rica, Ga./Villa Rica HS 5-5 ......................... Chasity Patterson 12 Amanda Paschal G RSr.* 5-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./Chipley HS/Gulf Coast State 5-6 ..................................... Jaida Roper 15 Chasity Patterson G Jr. 5-5 Houston, Texas/North Shore/Texas 23 Kameron Roach G Jr. 5-6 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland HS ..............................Kameron Roach 32 Jaida Roper G Sr. 5-6 Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS 5-7 ............................ Amanda Paschal 14 Tatyana Wyatt F Jr. 6-2 Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS % denotes player will sit out 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules 5-10 ..............................Sabrina Haines * denotes player has already graduated from UK with a bachelor’s degree ......................................Emma King Coaching Staff 6-0 .......................................Blair Green Head Coach: Matthew Mitchell (Mississippi State, 1995) – 15th season, 13th as Kentucky Head Coach 6-1 .......................Ogechi Anyagaligbo Associate Head Coach: Kyra Elzy (Tennessee, 1999, 2001) – 4th season, 8th at Kentucky Assistant Coach: Niya Butts (Tennessee, 2000; Tennessee Tech, 2002) – 4th season, 9th at Kentucky ............................... KeKe McKinney Amber Smith (Kentucky, 2011) – 2nd season, 9th at Kentucky (player/support staff) Assistant Coach: ..................................Deasia Merrill Support Staff 6-2 ..............................