8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | MOST WINS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL | 48 SEC TITLES | 31 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS | 56 ALL - AMERICANS | 126 NBA DRAFT PICKS SCHEDULE #5 AUBURN (29-9, 11-7) vs. #2 KENTUCKY (30-6, 15-3) OCTOBER Sunday, March 31 • 2:20 p.m. ET • Sprint Center (18,972) • Kansas City, Mo. 26 2/2 -/- ^TRANSYLVANIA SEC W, 94-66 #AUvsUK #MarchMadness #Elite8 #DreamBIG • @KentuckyMBB NOVEMBER 2 2/2 -/- ^INDIANA UNIV. OF PA. SEC W, 86-64 THE BASICS PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS 6 2/2 4/3 vs. Duke1 ESPN L, 118-84 2/2 -/- Series Breakdown 9 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SEC W, 71-59 2 Overall - UK, 94-19 ASHTON HAGANS 14 10/2 -/- NORTH DAKOTA SEC W, 96-58. 6-3 • 192 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 2 Neutral - UK, 15-2 18 10/2 -/- VMI SEC W, 92-82 2 CARTERSVILLE, GA. | NEWTON 2 Calipari vs. AU - 11-2 21 10/10 -/- WINTHROP SEC W, 87-74. SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year (Coaches) | Tied Kentucky record with eight 10/10 -/- 2 Pearl vs. UK - 6-14 steals vs. UNC | Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist | Leads UK 23 TENNESSEE STATE SEC W, 77-62 Current UK streak - W2 with 4.4 assists per game | Dished out SECT-tying record 12 assists in semifinals 28 10/9 -/- MONMOUTH SEC W, 90-44. DECEMBER John Calipari Bruce Pearl KELDON JOHNSON 1 10/9 -/- UNC GREENSBORO ESPN2 W, 78-61 Overall Record: 750-210* Overall Record: 561-216 6-6 • 211 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 3 OT 3 SOUTH HILL, VA. | OAK HILL ACADEMY 8 9/8 -/- vs. Seton Hall FOX L, 84-83 Record at UK: 305-70 Record at AU: 99-71 19/18 -/- Overall Seasons: 27th Overall Seasons: 24th SEC Freshman of the Year, All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team 15 UTAH ESPN2 W, 88-61 (Coaches) | 13.4 points per game | Scored 19 points in win over No. 1 Tennessee 19/18 9/10 4 At UK: 10th At AU: Fifth 22 vs. North Carolina CBS W, 80-72. Game-high 17 boards in win over Auburn | Scored 25 points in NCAA opener 16/15 RV/RV *on-court record 29 at Louisville ESPN2 W, 71-58 TYLER HERRO JANUARY BY THE NUMBERS 6-5 • 195 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 5 13/14 -/- at Alabama* ESPN L, 77-75. 14 MILWAUKEE | WHITNALL HIGH SCHOOL 8 18/18 -/- TEXAS A&M* SEC W, 85-74 SEC Newcomer of the Year (AP) and All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman All-time wins, NCAA 12 18/18 -/- VANDERBILT* SEC W, 56-47 2,293 leader Team (Coaches) | Averaging 14.2 points with team-high 59 3-pointers | Team- high 29 double-figure scoring games | Game-winning shot vs. Houston 15 12/14 -/- at Georgia* ESPN W, 69-49 NCAA Tournament wins, 19 12/14 14/12 at Auburn* ESPN W, 82-80 129 most in NCAA history REID TRAVIS 22 8/9 22/22 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN W, 76-55 6-8 • 238 • FORWARD • GRADUATE STUDENT 26 8/9 9/10 KANSAS5 ESPN W, 71-63 UK NCAA Tournament 22 MINNEAPOLIS | STANFORD 31 29 7/6 -/- at Vanderbilt* ESPN W, 87-52 wins under Calipari Averaging 11.4 points, 8.8 rebounds in five games since return from a knee sprain | Averaging 11.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game | Senior CLASS FEBRUARY Elite 8 appearances under Award finalist | Four games with 22 points | Blocked a career-high 23 shots 2 7/6 -/- at Florida* ESPN W, 65-54 7 Calipari EJ MONTGOMERY 5 5/5 -/- SOUTH CAROLINA* SEC W, 76-48 9 5/5 RV/21 at Mississippi State* CBS W, 71-67 TALE OF THE TAPE 6-10 • 225 • FORWARD • FRESHMAN 23 FORT PIERCE, FLA. | WHEELER 12 5/5 19/21 LSU* ESPN L, 73-71 16 5/5 1/1 TENNESSEE* ESPN W, 86-69 UK STAT AU Started eight of the last 10 | Grabbed game-high 11 rebounds vs. Abilene Christian | Posted double-double (11 points, 13 rebounds) vs. South Carolina 19 4/4 -/- at Missouri* ESPN W, 66-58 76.0 Points PG 80.2 Averaging 3.9 points, 4.1 rebounds | Led the Cats in blocks in 14 games 23 4/4 RV/RV AUBURN* CBS W, 80-53 64.4 Opp. Points PG 68.8 LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 26 4/4 -/- ARKANSAS* SEC W, 70-66 38.4 Rebounds PG 34.2 Kentucky is 129-51 all-time in the MARCH 13.6 Assists PG 14.6 POINTS PER GAME NCAA Tournament. The wins are more 2 4/4 7/7 at Tennessee* CBS L, 71-52 4.8 Blocks PG 4.7 UK PJ Washington 14.8 than any other school in NCAA history 5 6/6 -/- at Ole Miss* ESPN W, 80-76 6.0 Steals PG 9.4 AU Bryce Brown 15.8 9 6/6 -/RV FLORIDA* CBS W, 66-57 REBOUNDS PER GAME UK has appeared in the NCAA Tourna- .478 FG Pct. .453 15 4/4 -/- Alabama6 SEC W, 73-55 UK PJ Washington 7.4 ment 58 times, the most all-time .359 3-Pt FG Pct. .381 16 4/4 8/8 Tennessee6 ESPN L, 82-78 AU Chuma Okeke 6.8 The Wildcats own the most wins (30), .743 FT Pct. .708 21 7/7 -/- Abilene Christian7 CBS W, 79-44 ASSISTS PER GAME Final Four appearances (four), Elite .400 Opp. FG Pct. .347 23 7/7 19/19 Wofford7 CBS W, 62-56 UK Ashton Hagans 4.4 Eight appearances (six) and Sweet 16 .345 Opp. 3-Pt FG Pct. .347 29 7/7 11/9 Houston8 TBS W, 62-58 AU Jared Harper 5.9 appearances (eight) since John Calipari took over in 2009-10 31 7/7 14/18 Auburn8 CBS 2:20 p.m. A UK WIN WOULD ... STEALS PER GAME All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS | ^Exhibition UK Ashton Hagans 1.7 UK is 14-19 all-time in Elite Eight 1State Farm Champions Classic (Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse) 2 3 • Advance the Wildcats to their 18th Final Four, the AU Chuma Okeke 1.8 games, including 4-2 under Calipari Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) | Citi second most all-time Hoops Classic (Madison Square Garden | New York) | 4CBS Sports Classic 5 • Mark Kentucky's first Final Four berth since 2015 3-POINTERS Calipari is making his 12th Sweet 16 (United Center | Chicago) | SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) | 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) | 7NCAA • Be UK's fifth Final Four appearance under John UK Tyler Herro 59 appearances and the 10th in the last Tournament (VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Fla.) | 8NCAA Calipari AU Bryce Brown 133 14 seasons dating back to Memphis Tournament (Sprint Center | Kansas City, Mo.) • Mark Calipari's seventh on-court Final Four FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE BROADCAST INFO appearance Kentucky has limited its first three UK Nick Richards .598 • Be Kentucky's 21st win in the last 24 games NCAA opponents to 52.7 points per CBS UK SPORTS • Improve UK's record to 32-7 in NCAA Tournament AU Austin Wiley .571 game and 36.4-percent shooting Ian Eagle, play-by-play NETWORK games under Calipari FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE Jim Spanarkel, analyst • Increase the Wildcats' nation-leading NCAA PJ Washington scored 16 points and Tom Leach, play-by-play UK Tyler Herro .935 Jamie Erdahl, sideline Tournament wins to 130 had the block that led to the game-win- Mike Pratt, analyst • Move UK to 8-4 vs. AP Top 25 opponents this AU Jared Harper .820 ning 3 vs. Houston after missing UK's SATELLITE RADIO season and 60-30 under Calipari opening two NCAA games Sirius 84 | XM 84 | Internet TBA • Improve Kentucky to 26-7 overall as the No. 2 seed in the tournament 2018-19 Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB TV CHART ASHTON KELDON NICK IMMANUEL JONNY BRAD 2 HAGANS 3 JOHNSON 4 RICHARDS 5 QUICKLEY 10 DAVID 12 CALIPARI Freshman | Guard Freshman | Guard Sophomore | Forward Freshman | Guard Senior | Guard Junior | Guard 6-3 | 192 6-6 | 211 6-11 | 244 6-3 | 185 6-2 | 188 6-0 | 179 Cartersville, Ga. South Hill, Va. Kingston, Jamaica Havre de Grace, Md. Pittsburgh Franklin Lakes, N.J. Newton Oak Hill Academy The Patrick School The John Carroll School Mt. Lebanon MacDuffie School @H23Ash @keldonjohnson @iamnickrichards @IQ_GodSon @JonnyDavid @bradcalipari @ashton.hagans @nickrichards_ @immanuelquickley_ @jdavid010 @brad.calipari @iamnickrichards @JonnyDavidUK10 @bradcalipari JEMARL TYLER ZAN REID EJ PJ 13 BakER JR. 14 HERRO 21 PAYNE 22 TRAVIS 23 MONTGOMERY 25 WASHINGTON R-Freshman | Guard Freshman | Guard Freshman | G/F Graduate | Forward Freshman | Forward Sophomore | Forward 6-4 | 192 6-5 | 195 6-4 | 240 6-8 | 238 6-10 | 225 6-8 | 228 Menifee, Calif. Milwaukee Lexington, Ky. Minneapolis Fort Pierce, Fla. Dallas Eleanor Roosevelt Whitnall Lexington Catholic Stanford University Wheeler Findlay Prep @jemarlbakerjr @raf_tyler @youngpayne2321 @2ReidTravis2 @E_Montomery @PJWashington @jemarlbakerjr @nolimitherro @alexander.payne23 @reid_travis_22 @_mont23 @pj_washington JOHN CALIPARI KENNY PAYNE TONY BARBEE JOEL JUSTUS JOHN ROBIC Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Special Asstistant 10th Season Ninth season at UK Fifth season at UK Fifth season at UK 10th season at UK @UKCoachCalipari Fifth season as associate HC Fourth season as assistant Third season as assistant Third season as special asst. @UKCoachCalipari @CoachTonyBarbee @UKCoachJustus @UKCoachCalipari @UKCoachJustus Roster ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 13 Jemarl Baker Jr. G 6-4 192 R-Fr. Menifee, Calif. (Eleanor Roosevelt) Pronunciation Guide 12 Brad Calipari G 6-0 179 Jr.