8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | MOST WINS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL | 49 SEC TITLES | 31 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS | 55 ALL - AMERICANS | 132 NBA DRAFT PICKS KENTUCKY (1-4) vs. No. 22/21 NORTH CAROLINA (4-2) SCHEDULE Saturday, Dec. 19 • 2 p.m. • Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse* • Cleveland NOVEMBER #TGT #BuiltDifferent • @KentuckyMBB 25 10/9 -/- MOREHEAD STATE1 SECN W, 81-45 *no fans during COVID-19 pandemic 29 10/9 RV/RV RICHMOND1 ESPN L, 76-64 THE MATCHUP LAST GAME'S STARTERS DECEMBER Series Breakdown 1 20/9 7/5 vs. Kansas2 ESPN L, 65-62 Overall - UNC, 24-16 DAVION MINTZ 6-3 • 196 • GUARD • GRADUATE 3 Neutral Sites - UNC, 12-6 6 20/9 -/- vs. Georgia Tech ESPN L, 79-62 10 CHARLOTTE, N.C. | CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY Calipari vs. UNC - 7-3 12 -/RV -/- NOTRE DAME CBS L, 64-63 Made his first career start for UK last game | Leads the team with 15 assists | Williams vs. UK - 9-10 Tied for the team lead with five 3-pointers | Averaging 7.2 points and 3.0 assists 19 -/- 22/21 vs. North Carolina4 CBS 2 p.m. Current UK Streak - W1 | Played in 97 games with 79 starts at Creighton | Redshirted last season 26 -/- -/- at Louisville ESPN2 Noon John Calipari Roy Williams BRANDON BOSTON JR. 29 -/- -/- SOUTH CAROLINA* ESPN2 7 p.m. Overall Record: 776-221* Overall Record: 889-255 6-7 • 185 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 3 NORCROSS, GA. | SIERRA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL JANUARY Record at UK: 331-81 Record at UNC: 471-154 Overall Seasons: 29th Overall Seasons: 33rd Averaging team-high 14.4 points | Double-double vs. Richmond (20 points, 10 2 -/- -/- at Mississippi State* SEC 6 p.m. boards) | Preseason All-SEC First Team | Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award and At UK: 12th At UNC: 18th 5 -/- -/- VANDERBILT* SEC 7 p.m. NABC watch lists (national POY) | Julius Erving Award watch list (best SF) *on-court record 9 -/- -/- at Florida* ESPN/2 5/8 p.m. TERRENCE CLARKE 12 -/- -/- ALABAMA* ESPN/2 9 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS 6-7 • 194 • GUARD • FRESHMAN 5 BOSTON | BREWSTER ACADEMY 16 -/- -/- at Auburn* ESPN 2 p.m. All-time wins, NCAA Averaging 13.8 points | Had 22 points against Georgia Tech | Jerry West Award 20 -/- -/- at Georgia* SEC 7 p.m. 2,319 leader watch list (best SG) | Naismith Trophy watch list (national POY) | Consensus five-star prospect | Averaged 16.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists as a senior 23 -/- -/- LSU* ESPN 6 p.m. UK's average height used, 26 -/- -/- at Alabama* ESPN/2 7 p.m. 79.2 fourth most in the nation ISAIAH JACKSON 6-10 • 206 • FORWARD • FRESHMAN 30 -/- -/- TEXAS5 ESPN/2/U TBD 23 PONTIAC, MICH. | WATERFORD MOTT HIGH SCHOOL SEC regular-season titles FEBRUARY 49 in program history Posted seven points, eight blocks, 12 boards vs. Kansas | Averaging team-high 9.4 rebounds | Karl Malone Award watch list (best PF) | Five-star prospect by 2 -/- -/- at Missouri* ESPN/2 9 p.m. Rivals | Averaged 19.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, 7.7 blocks, 2.1 steals as a senior UK's record in the CBS 6 -/- -/- TENNESSEE* ESPN 8 p.m. 3-3 Sports Classic OLIVIER SARR 9 -/- -/- ARKANSAS* ESPN/2 7 p.m. 7-0 • 237 • FORWARD • SENIOR TALE OF THE TAPE 13 -/- -/- AUBURN* CBS 1 p.m. 30 BORDEAUX, FRANCE | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 17 -/- -/- at Vanderbilt* SEC 7 p.m. UK STATISTIC UNC Averaging 12.2 points, 6.0 rebounds | Posted 22 points, seven rebounds, three blocks vs. Notre Dame | Preseason All-SEC Second Team | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 -/- -/- at Tennessee* CBS 1 p.m. 66.4 Points Per Game 74.0 Award watch list (best center) | Averaged 13.7 points, 9.0 boards at WFU 23 -/- -/- TEXAS A&M* ESPN/2 7 p.m. 65.8 Opp. Points PG 67.2 STAT LEADERS NEED TO KNOW 38.3 Rebounds PG 46.7 27 -/- -/- FLORIDA* CBS 4 p.m. Kentucky is 1-4 for the first time since +6.4 Rebound Margin +15.5 POINTS PER GAME MARCH UK Brandon Boston Jr. 14.4 the 1984-85 season. That team rallied 12.2 Assists PG 12.5 and made the Sweet 16 2 -/- -/- at Ole Miss* ESPN/2 9 p.m. UNC Garrison Brooks 11.8 5.2 Blocks PG 5.2 10 -/- -/- SEC Tournament6 TBD TBD REBOUNDS PER GAME UK has never lost more than four in a 5.8 Steals PG 6.5 UK Isaiah Jackson 9.4 row under John Calipari. This is only All times Eastern | *SEC conference game | HOME GAMES IN CAPS 1 .432 FG Pct. .435 the second time in 12 seasons the Bluegrass Showcase (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) UNC Armando Bacot 8.8 2Champions Classic (Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis) .405 Opp. FG Pct. .401 Wildcats have lost more than two in a 3 ASSISTS PER GAME Holiday Hoopsgiving (State Farm Arena | Atlanta) .244 3-Pt. FG Pct. .270 row (2017-18 also lost four straight) 4CBS Sports Classic (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | Cleveland) UK Davion Mintz 3.0 5SEC/Big 12 Challenge (Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky.) .275 Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct. .342 UNC Caleb Love 3.3 Kentucky is averaging 16.8 turnovers 6SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn.) .690 FT Pct. .675 STEALS PER GAME per game, leading to an average of 20.8 points for the opposition UK Boston Jr./Mintz 1.4 A UK WIN WOULD ... UNC Leaky Black 1.3 Olivier Sarr played his best game as BLOCKS PER GAME a Wildcat vs. Notre Dame with 22 • Snap a four-game skid and avoid the BROADCAST INFO first five-game losing streak of the John UK Isaiah Jackson 2.8 points, seven rebounds and three blocks Calipari era UNC Day'Ron Sharpe 1.5 TELEVISION • Move Kentucky to 6-1 in games in 3-POINTERS The Wildcats are 2-0 vs. North Play-by play: Carter Blackburn Cleveland UK Boston Jr./Clarke/Mintz 5 Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic Analyst: Bill Raftery • Improve UK's record to 64-34 vs. AP UNC RJ Davis 8 ranked competition under Calipari Keion Brooks Jr. remains doubtful with HOME RADIO FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE • Move Kentucky to 56-16 in games a left leg injury Play-by play: Tom Leach UK Olivier Sarr .556 Analyst: Mike Pratt under Calipari following a loss KenPom.com lists UK's average lineup UNC Armando Bacot .767 • Be the Wildcats' first win away from experience at 0.81, the fourth-most SATELLITE RADIO FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE home this season inexperienced team in the nation that Sirus: TBD • Mark the second in a row against North UK Devin Askew .875 has played in a game in 2020-21 XM: TBD Carolina UNC Caleb Love .792 Internet: TBD 2020-21 Kentucky Men’s Basketball @KentuckyMBB TV CHART 0 JACOB 2 DEVIN 3 BRANDON 5 TERRENCE 10 DAVION 11 DONTAIE 12 KEION 13 RILEY TOPPIN ASKEW BOSTON JR. CLARKE MINTZ ALLEN BROOKS JR. WELCH Sophomore Freshman | Guard Freshman | Guard Freshman | Guard Graduate | Guard R-Freshman Sophomore Senior | Guard Forward 6-3 | 198 6-7 | 185 6-7 | 194 6-3 | 196 Guard Forward 6-0 | 185 6-9 | 194 Sacramento, Calif. Norcross, Ga. Boston Charlotte, N.C. 6-6 | 198 6-7 | 205 Littleton, Colo. Brooklyn, N.Y. Mater Dei Sierra Canyon Brewster Academy Creighton Falmouth, Ky. Fort Wayne, Ind. College of the Desert Rhode Island @babydev5 @bboston_ @terrenceclarke_ @deemintz1 Pendleton County La Lumiere School @Riley__Welch @Jtoppin0 @babydev @brandonboston @tclarke @davion @DontaieAllen11 @KeionB_12 @riley__welch @jtoppin_0 (DAY-vee-on) @dontaieallen11 @klbj.xii @Riley.Welch13 (TOPP-in) (ASK-you) (mints) (DON-tay) (KEY-on) 14 BRENNAN 20 ZAN 21 CAM'RON 23 ISAIAH 25 KAREEM 30 OLIVIER 55 LANCE CANADA PAYNE FLETCHER JACKSON WATKINS SARR WARE Sophomore R-Sophomore Freshman Freshman | Freshman | Guard Senior | Forward Freshman | Forward Guard/Forward Forward Forward 5-8 | 145 7-0 | 237 Forward 6-6 | 198 6-4 | 215 6-6 | 215 6-10 | 206 Camden, N.J. Bordeaux, France 6-9 | 223 Mount Sterling, Ky. Lexington, Ky. St. Louis Pontiac, Mich. Kingsway Regional Wake Forest Camden, N.J. George Rogers Clark Lexington Catholic Vashon Waterford Mott @stink_cvp @sarr_olivier Camden @brennanc14 @young_payne2321 @CamRonFletcher1 @IJackson22 @olivier_sarr @lanceware12 @brennanc14 @alexander.payne23 @camron @isaiahjackson22 @lance.ware (CAM-run) (oh-LIV-ee-ay) JOHN CALIPARI TONY BARBEE BRUISER FLINT JOEL JUSTUS JAI LUCAS JOHN ROBIC Head Coach Assoc. to the HC Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach/ Special Asst. to the 12th Season Seventh season at UK First season at UK Seventh season at UK Recruiting Coord. HC/Basketball Ops. @UKCoachCalipari First season as assoc. to HC First season as assistant Fifth season as assistant First season at UK 12th season at UK @ukcoachcalipari @CoachTonyBarbee @bruflint14 @UKCoachJustus First season as assistant Fifth season as special asst. @UKCoachCalipari @abarbee2250 @ukcoachjustus @CoachJLuc (cal-uh-PEAR-ee) @jai.luc (jay) Alphabetical Roster On the Bench No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Head Coach: John Calipari (Clarion, 1982) 11 Dontaie Allen G 6-6 198 R-Fr. Falmouth, Ky. (Pendleton County) Associate to the Head Coach: Tony Barbee (UMass, 1993) 2 Devin Askew G 6-3 198 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. (Mater Dei) Assistant Coaches: James "Bruiser" Flint (St. Joseph's, 1987) 3 Brandon Boston Jr. G 6-7 185 Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Sierra Canyon) 12 Keion Brooks Jr. F 6-7 205 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (La Lumiere) Joel Justus (UNC Wilmington, 2004) 14 Brennan Canada F 6-6 198 So. Mount Sterling, Ky. (George Rogers Clark) Jai Lucas (Texas, 2011) 5 Terrence Clarke G 6-7 194 Fr. Boston (Brewester Academy) Special Assistant to the HC/Basketball Ops.: John Robic (Denison, 1986) 21 Cam'Ron Fletcher F 6-6 215 Fr.