(14-5, 2-4) at (14-5, 4-3) SCHEDULE Mississippi State RV/RV KENTUCKY OVERALL: 14-5 | SEC: 4-3 Tuesday, Jan. 23 • 9 p.m. ET • Rupp Arena (23,000) • Lexington, Ky. Home: 11-1 | Away: 2-2 | Neutral: 1-2 October #MSUvsUK • @KentuckyMBB Fri. 27 ^THOMAS MORE SEC W, 103-61 Mon. 30 ^MOREHEAD STATE1 - W, 92-67 Starters Last Game The Basics Series Breakdown November Overall - UK leads 94-20 Fri. 3 ^CENTRE COLLEGE SEC W, 106-63 In Lexington, Ky. - UK leads 47-5 Fri. 10 UTAH VALLEY SEC W, 73-63 Hamidou Diallo Calipari vs. MSU - 11-0 6-5 • 198 • Guard Howland vs. UK - 1-3 Sun. 12 VERMONT ESPN W, 73-69 3 Queens, N.Y. | Putnam Science Academy Current UK Streak - Won 10 Tues. 14 #4/3 Kansas2 ESPN L, 65-61 Fri. 17 ETSU3 SEC W, 78-61 Logging 13.0 points and 4.5 rebounds a game | Scored in double figures in 12 games John Calipari Ben Howland Mon. 20 TROY3 SEC W, 70-62 | Preseason watch list for Wooden, Naismith and Oscar Robertson Trophy awards Overall Record: 708-198* Overall Record: 445-244 3 Record at UK: 263-58 Record at MSU: 44-38 Wed. 22 FORT WAYNE SEC W, 86-67 3 Overall Seasons: 26th Overall Seasons: 22nd Sun. 26 UIC SEC W, 107-73 Nick Richards At UK: Ninth At MSU: Third 6-11 • 240 • Forward *on-court record December 4 Kingston, Jamaica | The Patrick School By the Numbers Sat. 2 HARVARD ESPN W, 79-70 Sat. 9 Monmouth4 ESPNU W, 93-76 Breakout game with 25 points and 15 rebounds vs. Fort Wayne | Averaging 7.1 points and 5.6 rebounds | Leads the team with 1.3 blocks per game UK all-time wins, NCAA Sat. 16 RV/RV VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 W, 93-86 2,251 5 leader Sat. 23 UCLA CBS L, 83-75 Fri. 29 RV/RV LOUISVILLE CBS W, 90-61 Kevin Knox .859 Perentage of scoring by Sun. 31 GEORGIA* ESPN W, 66-61 6-9 • 215 • Forward the Wildcats’ freshmen 5 Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Catholic Average age of UK’s January 19.43 Wed. 3 at LSU* SEC W, 74-71 Leading UK with 14.3 points points per game| Scored 20 or more points in five roster to start season games | Preseason watch list for Wooden, Naismith and Oscar Robertson Trophy Sat. 6 at #23/22 Tennessee* SEC L, 76-65 5 Regular-season SEC Tue. 9 vs. RV/RV TEXAS A&M* ESPN W, 74-73 titles under Calipari Sat. 13 at Vanderbilt* ESPN W, 74-67 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tue. 16 at South Carolina* ESPN L, 76-68 6-6 • 180 • Guard Sat. 20 RV/RV FLORIDA* ESPN L, 66-64 22 Hamilton, Ontario | Hamilton Heights Tale of the Tape Tue. 23 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN 9 p.m. 6 Averaging 15.0 points, 4.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds over the last seven games | UK STAT MSU Sat. 27 at #7/7 West Virginia ESPN 7 p.m. Scored in double figures in 12 games, including six of last eight | SEC FOW on Jan. 15 77.0 Points PG 74.5 Tue. 30 VANDERBILT* ESPN 9 p.m. 69.8 Opp. Points PG 64.7 38.7 Rebounds PG 39.5 February PJ Washington 14.3 13.6 Sat. 3 at Missouri* CBS 2 p.m. 6-7 • 236 • Forward Assists PG 5.4 Blocks PG 5.6 Tue. 6 TENNESSEE* ESPN 7 p.m. 25 Dallas | Findlay Prep 6.2 Steals PG 6.8 Sat. 10 at Texas A&M* ESPN/2 4/6/8 p.m. Scored in double figures in five of last six games | Lost 15 pounds over a two-week .481 FG Pct. .461 Wed. 14 at Auburn* ESPN2 9 p.m. period prior to Monmouth game | Averaging 10.2 points and 5.2 boards a game .343 3-Pt FG Pct. .302 Sat. 17 ALABAMA* CBS 2 p.m. .678 FT Pct. .665 Tue. 20 at Arkansas* ESPN 9 p.m. Need to Know Last Time Out .404 Opp. FG Pct. .395 Sat. 24 MISSOURI* ESPN/2 6/8 p.m. .285 Opp. 3-Pt FG Pct. .319 Wed. 28 OLE MISS* ESPN2 7 p.m. • With a win over UIC, John Calipari • Kentucky fell 66-64 to Florida on earned his 700th on-court win as Saturday LEADERS a collegiate head coach. He is the March • The game featured four lead changes Points Per Game Sat. 3 at Florida* CBS Noon fourth-fastest coach to 700 wins UK - Kevin Knox (14.3) and 12 ties, the latest at 58-58. Flor- 7-117SEC Tournament SEC/ESPN TBA • Calipari is currently tied with Tubby ida would score the next five points MSU - Quinndary Weatherspoon (14.5) Smith for the third-most wins in UK Rebounds Per Game to pull away UK - Wenyen Gabriel (5.7) history with 263. He’s behind only • Wenyen Gabriel and Shai All times Eastern | *SEC confernece game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS Adolph Rupp (876) and Joe B. Hall MSU - Aric Holman (7.3) ^Exhibition | 1 Kentucky Cares Classic (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) | Gilgeous-Alexander both had 10 Assists Per Game (297) for wins in school history 2 3 points to lead UK UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (4.3) Champions Classic (United Center | Chicago) | Adolph Rupp Classic • This Kentucky team is considered the • Nick Richards added eight points and MSU - Quinndary Weatherspoon (4.1) (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) | 4Citi Hoops Classic (Madison Square least experienced team in the history Steals Per Game Garden | New York) | 5CBS Sports Classic (Smoothie King Arena| New of Ken Pomeroy’s experience rankings nine rebounds, while Kevin Knox had eight points UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1.9) Orleans) | 6SEC/Big 12 Challenge (WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, • Since the SEC’s inception in 1932-33, MSU - Quinndary Weatherspoon (1.5) • Quade Green returned from a three- W.Va.) | 7SEC Tournament (Scottrade Center | St. Louis) the Wildcats have been the most dom- Blocks Per Game inant team in the league, recording a game absense to play 17 minutes. He UK - Nick Richards (1.3) 976-273 mark (.781) in regular-season had two points and a pair of assists in MSU - Abdul Ado (2.0) conference play his return 3-Pointers Broadcast Information • Jarred Vanderbilt, playing in his first UK - Kevin Knox (25) • UK is the only team in the country TV UK SPORTS with six freshmen leading the team in home game, scored four points and MSU - Tyson Carter (28) scoring added six rebounds Field-Goal Percentage NETWORK • Kentucky had a 16-game home win- UK - Nick Richards (.650) Joe Tessitore, play-by-play • Kentucky lost consecutive games MSU - E.J. Datcher (.645) Sean Farnham, analyst under Calipari for just the ninth time ning streak snapped and a 30-game Tom Leach, play-by-play Free-Throw Percentage Laura Rutledge, sideline Mike Pratt, analyst in his nine seasons. UK has never lost home winning streak against SEC foes UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (.814) three in a row and its average margin • UK shot just 40 percent from the MSU - Tyson Carter (.857) SATELLITE RADIO of victory in the third game is 14.9 field and 23.5 percent from 3-point 3-Point Field-Goal Percentage points range UK - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (.478) • Calipari is 11-0 against Mississippi St. MSU - Aric Holman (.533) Sirius channel 137 | XM channel 190 | Internet channel N/A 2017-18 Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB TV CHART 0 GUARD 1 FORWARD 2 FOWARD 3 GUARD 4 FORWARD 5 FORWARD Quade Green Sacha Killeya-Jones Jarred Vanderbilt Hamidou Diallo Nick Richards Kevin Knox 6-0 | 180 | Freshman 6-10 | 221 | Sophomore 6-9 | 214 | Freshman 6-5 | 198 | RS-Freshman 6-11 | 240 | Freshman 6-9 | 215 | Freshman Philadelphia | Neumann-Goretti Chapel Hill, N.C. | Virginia Episcopal Houston | Victory Prep Queens, N.Y. |Putnam Science Acad. Kingston, Jamaica | The Patrick School Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Catholic @Q_Green1 @SKJ @JVando @hamidoudiallo @iamnickrichards @KevKnox @q_boogi @the_skj @jvando_ @hami.diallo @nickrichards_ @kknox_23 10 GUARD 12 GUARD 13 GUARD 14 FORWARD 22 GUARD 25 FORWARD Jonny David Brad Calipari Jemarl Baker Tai Wynyard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PJ Washington 6-2 | 183 | Junior 6-0 | 176 | Sophomore 6-4 | 182 | Freshman 6-10 | 250 | RS-Sophomore 6-6 | 180 | Freshman 6-7 | 236 | Freshman Pittsburgh | Mt. Lebanon Franklin Lakes, N.J. | MacDuffie School Menifee, Calif. | Eleanor Roosevelt Auckland, New Zealand | Rangitoto College Hamilton, Canada | Hamilton Heights Dallas | Findlay Prep @JonnyDavid @bradcalipari @jemarlbakerjr @taiwynyard @shaigalex @PJWashington @jdavid010 @brad.calipari @_jeyb3 @taiwynyard @sav_shai2 @pj_washington JOHN CALIPARI KENNY PAYNE TONY BARBEE JOEL JUSTUS JOHN ROBIC 30 GUARD 32 FORWARD Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Special Asstistant Ninth season at UK Eighth season at UK Fourth season at UK Fourth season at UK Ninth season at UK Dillon Pulliam Wenyen Gabriel @UKCoachCalipari Fourth season as associate HC Third season as assistant Second season as assistant Second season as special asst. 6-3 | 195 | RS-Junior 6-9 | 205 | Sophomore @UKCoachCalipari Cynthiana, Ky. | Transylvania Univ. Manchester, N.H. | Wilbraham & Monson Acad. @dillonpulliam30 @WenyenGabriel Roster @dillon_pulliam @wenyengabriel ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Pronunciation Guide 13 Jemarl Baker G 6-4 182 Fr. Menifee, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt) 12 Brad Calipari G 6-0 176 So. Franklin Lakes, N.J. (MacDuffie School) 10 Jonny David G 6-2 183 Jr. Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) JEMARL Baker (Jamal) 3 Hamidou Diallo G 6-5 198 RS Fr. Queens, N.Y. (Putnam Science Academy) 32 Wenyen Gabriel F 6-9 205 So.