Kentucky Wildcats at Auburn Tigers Thursday, Feb. 7 - 2 p.m. ET - SEC Network+ Auburn Arena (9,121) - Auburn, Ala. UK Athletics Communication and Public Relations · (859) 257-3838 · www.ukathletics.com Evan Crane ([email protected]) and Cami Moore ([email protected]) TV - SEC Network Radio - UK Sports Network Live Stats Tickets (home games) Follow the Cats - #poWEr PBP: Brad Law PBP: Darren Headrick kentucky.statbroadcast.com ukathleticstix.com Twitter: @KentuckyWBB Reserved - $10 Analyst: Joe Ciampi 630 AM (Lexington) password: gocats1819 General Admission - $8 Instagram: @KentuckyWBB (home games only) Kids/Seniors - $5 Facebook: /KentuckyWBB 2018-19 KENTUCKY WBB SCHEDULE Record: 18-5, 5-4 SEC | Home: 13-2 Away: 2-3 | Neutral: 3-0 November 2018 [EXH] Ranking: No. 19 (AP)/No. 17 (Coaches) 2 LINCOLN MEMORIAL W, 101-64 Last Game: W, 62-51 vs. Florida (2/3) 7 ALABAMA STATE SEC Network+ W, 87-35 Coach: Matthew Mitchell (Miss. State, 1995) 11 SOUTHERN SEC Network+ W, 91-41 15 VIRGINIA# SEC Network W, 63-51 Overall: 304-151 (.668) (14th season) 18 HIGH POINT SEC Network+ W, 71-49 at UK: 274-122 (.692) (12th season) 22 #17/17 South Florida (N1) [A] FloHoops W, 85-63 23 (rv) UCLA (N1) [H] FloHoops W, 75-74 (ot) Record: 17-5, 5-4 SEC | Home: 7-3 (N1) [H] 24 North Carolina FloHoops W, 85-75 Away: 8-2 | Neutral: 2-0 28 MOREHEAD STATE SEC Network+ W, 87-57 Ranking: not ranked Last Game: W, 59-58 (OT) vs. Georgia (2/3) December 2018 Coach: Terri Williams-Flournoy (Penn St., ‘91) 6 RHODE ISLAND SEC Network+ W, 75-52 9 at #5/4 Louisville ACC Network Extra L, 75-80 Overall: 262-200 (.567) (15th season) 15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE SEC Network+ W, 72-55 at AU: 119-96 (.553) (7th season) 18 WESTERN CAROLINA SEC Network+ W, 99-39 21 MURRAY STATE SEC Network+ W, 88-49 QUICK NOTES 29 SACRED HEART SEC Network+ W, 71-43 • Kentucky is in its 45th season of with a 816-537 (.603) all-time record. • The Wildcats have had great success in Memorial Coliseum, sitting January 2019 * at 451-158 (.742) overall in the historic building, including a 160-29 3 VANDERBILT SEC Network+ W, 77-55 (.851) mark under head coach Matthew Mitchell. 6 at #7/6 Mississippi State* SEC Network L, 86-71 • The Wildcats started the 2018-19 season with nine straight wins, 10 at #13/13 Tennessee* SEC Network W, 73-71 which was its best start since the 2015-16 team went 10-0. UK’s 13 OLE MISS* SEC Network L, 55-49 17 at LSU* SEC Network+ W, 64-60 14-1 starts this season was the second best under Mitchell who’s 24 #25/rv MISSOURI* SEC Network W, 52-41 2012-13 team started 18-1. UK’s 13 wins were the most in program 27 at #24/25 Texas A&M* SEC Network L, 73-71 history before January 1 in school history. 31 #16/18 SOUTH CAROLINA* SEC Network L, 74-70 • Kentucky won the 2018 Paradise Jam Island Division with a 3-0 record and wins over then-No. 17 South Florida, (rv) UCLA and UNC. February 2019 • UK has been impressive from long range this season, averaging 7.5 3 FLORIDA#* ESPNU W, 62-51 3-pointers per game. If that average holds throughout the season, * 7 at Auburn SEC Network+ 7 p.m. UK will hit approx. 250 3-pointers this season which would break * 11 at Alabama SEC Network 7 p.m. the school record for most in a single season in school history. * 17 ARKANSAS SEC Network+ 2 p.m. • Kentucky has forced 515 turnovers this season averaging 22.4 21 at #12/13 South Carolina* SEC Network 7 p.m. turnovers forced per game and have scored 555 points off those 24 LSU* SEC Network+ 2 p.m. miscues. The Cats +8.7 turnover margin is third in the nation. UK 28 #18/22 TEXAS A&M* SEC Network+ 7 p.m. also ranks 13th in the nation and second in the SEC with 247 steals. March-April 2019 • Three Wildcats are averaging 12 points or more per game this sea- 3 at Georgia* SEC Network 1 p.m. son including freshman guard Rhyne Howard who is averaging 16.4 6-10 SEC Tournament (N2) TBD points per game with a team-best 6.9 rebounds per game. Senior 22-25 NCAA First & Second Rounds (N3) TBD guard Maci Morris is averaging 16.5 points per game with a team- 29-A1 NCAA Regionals (N4) TBD best 58 3-pointers, while fellow senior Taylor Murray is averaging A 5-7 NCAA Final Four (N5) TBD 12.5 points per game and leads UK in assists and steals. • In 45 years, Kentucky has 91 wins over ranked opponents, including * denotes SEC game; All game times are EASTERN STANDARD TIME and sub- 50 of those wins coming under Mitchell. ject to change due to TV selection.; All home games are ALL CAPS and will be played at Memorial Coliseum unless noted otherwise.; # denotes game at Rupp • Matthew Mitchell became UK WBB’s all-time winningest head coach Arena; N1 – U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (multi-team event) – University of in March of 2013 and now has 274 career wins at UK. The win vs. the Virgin Islands’ Sports & Fitness Center (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands); N2 Florida last season was Mitchell’s 250th at UK. Including the storied – SEC Tournament – Greenville, S.C. (Bon Secours Wellness Arena);N3 – NCAA First & Second Rounds – TBD; N4 – NCAA Regionals – Albany, N.Y. (Times Union history of the UK MBB program, he is the fifth Kentucky Basketball Center), Chicago, Ill. (Wintrust Arena), Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum), head coach to win 250 games with the Wildcats joining Adolph Portland, Ore. (Moda Center); N5 – NCAA Final Four – Tampa Bay, Fla. (Amalie Arena) Rupp, Joe B Hall, Tubby Smith and John Calipari. Mitchell won 300th career game vs. Vandy. 2018-19 KENTUCKY WBB ROSTER NUMERICAL BY CLASS No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Seniors (4) 0 LaShae Halsel F Sr. 6-0 Bowling Green, Ky./Warren Central HS LaShae Halsel 1 Sabrina Haines G R-Jr.% 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS/Arizona State Maci Morris 2 Paige Poffenberger G Sr. 5-8 Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown HS Taylor Murray 3 KeKe McKinney F So. 6-1 Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton HS Paige Poffenberger 4 Maci Morris G Sr. 6-0 Pineville, Ky./Bell County HS 5 Blair Green G Fr. 6-0 Harlan, Ky/Harlan County HS Juniors (5) 10 Rhyne Howard G Fr. 6-2 Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS Ogechi Anyagaligbo 12 Amanda Paschal G R-Jr. 5-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./Chipley HS/Gulf Coast State Nae Nae Cole 14 Tatyana Wyatt F So. 6-2 Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS 15 Chasity Patterson G So. 5-5 Houston, Texas/North Shore HS/Texas Sabrina Haines 20 Dorie Harrison C So. 6-3 Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro HS Amanda Paschal 21 Ogechi Anyagaligbo F R-Jr. 6-1 Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day/Stony Brook Jaida Roper 23 Kameron Roach G So. 5-6 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland HS 24 Taylor Murray G Sr. 5-6 Odenton, Md./Annapolis Area Christian Sophomores (5) 32 Jaida Roper G Jr. 5-6 Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS Dorie Harrison 44 Nae Nae Cole C R-Jr.% 6-3 Gainesville, Va./Paul VI HS/NC State KeKe McKinney Chasity Patterson ALPHABETICAL Kameron Roach No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College Tatyana Wyatt 21 Ogechi Anyagaligbo F R-Jr. 6-1 Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day/Stony Brook 44 Nae Nae Cole C R-Jr.% 6-3 Gainesville, Va./Paul VI HS/NC State Freshmen (2) 5 Blair Green G Fr. 6-0 Harlan, Ky/Harlan County HS Blair Green 1 Sabrina Haines G R-Jr.% 5-10 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS/Arizona State Rhyne Howard 0 LaShae Halsel F Sr. 6-0 Bowling Green, Ky./Warren Central HS 20 Dorie Harrison C So. 6-3 Nashville, Tenn./Hillsboro HS BY HEIGHT 10 Rhyne Howard G Fr. 6-2 Cleveland, Tenn./Bradley Central HS 3 KeKe McKinney F So. 6-1 Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton HS 5-5 ................................Chasity Patterson 4 Maci Morris G Sr. 6-0 Pineville, Ky./Bell County HS 5-6 ........................................Taylor Murray 24 Taylor Murray G Sr. 5-6 Odenton, Md./Annapolis Area Christian ............................................Jaida Roper 12 Amanda Paschal G R-Jr. 5-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./Chipley HS/Gulf Coast State 15 Chasity Patterson G So. 5-5 Houston, Texas/North Shore HS/Texas .................................... Kameron Roach 2 Paige Poffenberger G Sr. 5-8 Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown HS 5-8 ............................. Paige Poffenberger 23 Kameron Roach G So. 5-6 Hopkins, S.C./Lower Richland HS 5-7 ...................................Amanda Paschal 32 Jaida Roper G Jr. 5-6 Memphis, Tenn./Houston HS 5-10 ......................................Sabrina Haines 14 Tatyana Wyatt F So. 6-2 Columbus, Ga./Columbus HS % denotes player will sit out 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules 6-0 ............................................ Maci Morris ........................................LaShae Halsel Coaching Staff ............................................. Blair Green Head Coach: Matthew Mitchell (Mississippi State, 1995) – 14th season, 12th as Kentucky Head Coach Associate Head Coach: Kyra Elzy (Tennessee, 1999, 2001) – 3rd season, 7th at Kentucky 6-1 ............................. Ogechi Anyagaligbo Assistant Coach: Niya Butts (Tennessee, 2000; Tennessee Tech, 2002) – 3rd season, 8th at Kentucky ......................................KeKe McKinney Assistant Coach: Amber Smith (Kentucky, 2011) – 1st season, 8th at Kentucky (player/support staff) 6-2 ......................................Tatyana Wyatt Support Staff .......................................Rhyne Howard Assistant Athletics Director/Women’s Basketball: Amy Tilley (Kentucky, 2007; EKU, 2011 & 2014) 6-3 .......................................Dorie Harrison Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Lin Dunn (UT Martin, 1969) ........................................