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Kentucky Statistics Main Page

The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project

No, Basil Hayden is not on Twitter. But you can follow updates to this website and find other UK historical and statistical tidbits at the BigBlueHistory Twitter page.

Welcome to ground zero of the most comprehensive statistics site devoted to a single college basketball program, namely the University of Kentucky eight-time National Champions. This site provides a broad range and depth of statistical information which should be expected when it comes to the most storied basketball program of all time. Whether you want to see the career stats of a particular player, find a boxscore from long ago, or see how opposing players and coaches fared against the Big Blue, you'll find all that and much more.

Well over 99% of the web pages on this site are generated from a database. Maintaining the information in a database is the only reasonable way to maintain the data and ensure that it is as accurate as possible. This also allows for the inclusion of an extraordinary amount of internal links which allow for easy navigation and browsing. The site is designed to be fast and clean, without a lot of unnecessary coding which may interfere with being able to quickly access the information. (If you're looking for eye candy, you've come to the wrong place.) If you have any additional information or find any errors, please contact me at the email address listed at the bottom of this page. Enjoy !

Current Statistics

View the current schedule, hyperlinked schedule, statistics, or roster.

General Statistics

View Kentucky statistics dating back to the 1902-03 inaugural team by team schedules, team rosters, general team information, opponents, opponent records, players, games, officials or coaches.

Individual Records

Category	Kentucky Overall						NCAA Tournament			SEC Tournament
Points	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Rebounds	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Assists	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Steals	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Blocked Shots	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Free Throws	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Free Throw Attempts	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Free Throw Percentage	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Field Goals	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Field Goal Attempts	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
Field Goal Percentage	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
3 pt Field Goals	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
3 pt Field Goal Attempts	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp
3 pt Field Goal Percentage	Career	Season	Game	Debut	Finale	Opp	Career	Game	Opp	Career	Game	Opp

* Note that opponent information is generally only fairly reliable back to the year I have contiguous box scores. This is currently around 1921.

Also available is a list of individual triple- and double-doubles by both Kentucky (by player or date) and their opponents (by player or date). A listing of most double-doubles by an individual Kentucky player is also available by career or by season.

Additionally a list of most games played and most victories in a career is available.

Finally, a list of games in which players played in all minutes available are listed for UK (sorted by Player or Date) and by UK Opponent (sorted by Player or Date) along with by season and by career.

Individual Records by Class

Category	Season by Class						Game by Class
Points	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Rebounds	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Assists	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Steals	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Blocked Shots	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Free Throws	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Free Throw Attempts	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Free Throw Percentage	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Field Goals	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Field Goal Attempts	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
Field Goal Percentage	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
3 pt Field Goals	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
3 pt Field Goal Attempts	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year
3 pt Field Goal Percentage	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year	Frosh	Soph	Junior	Senior	First Year	Final Year

* Note that season information is generally only fairly reliable back to the year that the UK SID office has maintained published yearly team stats, 1945 or the year the stat started being reported, whichever came later.

Individual Season Honors

Individual Career Honors

More Individual UK Career & Information Lists

Player Ratings

Below are some selected player ratings through the years. Unfortunately, the information necessary for the Tendex system is only available back to 1979, so only a subset of players is available. For more information on how these ratings are calculated, please check the following page.

	Tendex Rating (Modified)	Tendex Rating (Non-Scoring)	Prouty Rating	PER	Efficiency	Points per FGA	Versatility Index (Modified)
Season per Minute	Rating (Modified)	Rating	Rating	-	-	-	-
Season per Game	Rating (Modified)	Rating	-	-	-	Rating	Rating (Modified)
Season per Possession	-	-	-	Rating	Offensive Defensive (Net)	-	-
Career per Minute	Rating (Modified)	Rating	Rating	-	-	-	-
Career per Game	Rating (Modified)	Rating	-	-	-	Rating	Rating (Modified)
Current Players per Minute	Rating (Modified)	Rating	Rating	-	-	-	-
Current Players per Game	Rating (Modified)	Rating	-	-	-	Rating	Rating (Modified)

Note that there is also available a rating (modified tendex per minute) of the most recent game played by Kentucky, with included grades.

Team Rankings

The Associated Press has ranked college basketball teams since the 1948-49 season. Due to the longevity and completeness of this poll, the information was used to determine the relative strengths of both Kentucky and their opponents for games during those times. In putting this information together, the convention was used that if a game is played on the same day that a new poll comes out, the rank of the new poll is used. (although at the time the game was played, this information may not have been known.)

Kentucky Games as a Ranked Team

| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | 21 | #22 | #23 | #24 | #25 |

Kentucky Opponents as a Ranked Team

| By Rank | By Date |

Upsets

| By Kentucky | By Opponent |

Team Statistics

Team Honors

Game Lists - Currently 3034 boxscores recorded (well over 99 % of all games played).

Margin Information

Game High Records

Tournament and Special Event Lists

| Olympic Trial Games | International University Tournament Games |

(Note: For a more comprehensive list, see tournament and special event pages.)

Regional Game Lists

Kentucky was an early pioneer in moving outside of its natural region to play against teams from other regions of the country. In addition, there are some cities where historically, Kentucky has played many of its tournament and neutral games. Below is included links to lists of games Kentucky has played in various metropolitan areas.

Also included is a listing of the cities where UK played its games, and grouped by state.

Trends

Arenas

Also included is a list of different arenas Kentucky has played in over the years. If you are interested in the history of basketball gymnasiums and how they have evolved and developed over the years, please see my two-part article here.

The information below is incomplete. Any additional information is always welcome. The following are some individual lists of various notable arenas. See the above page for a more complete list. A separate page is also available for games played in domed stadiums and games played where Kentucky is the first team to play collegiate basketball in the arena.

Opponent Information

Below are listings of opposing coaches. The first list includes selected coaches of today and the past and includes the records they had against Kentucky. The second list contains the names of opposing coaches who had a special relationship to the University of Kentucky, or who were noteworthy for another reason. The final list contains a listing of coaches who played against Kentucky as players and who later on coached against Kentucky. Their stats line as a player are given if available. These lists are incomplete. If anyone can provide additional information, please let me know.

Opposing Coaches
Selected	by Overall Wins	Notable	Opposing Coach & Player

Also included is a listing of Kentucky games against great players. This generally includes any player who attained some type of All-American honor during his career but I've also included some players who went on to have solid NBA careers along with a few other collegians I considered to warrant inclusion. Please note that some of these games might have occurred early in their careers so the scoring line won't necessarily be impressive. For length sake, I split the lists into SEC and non-SEC and into different eras. There is also a list of all the great players sorted by team for those who are interested in a particular opponent or who want to see all the players listed together. Additionally, a page listing notable players is available. This lists opponents, who may not have been great college players went on to have notable careers or those who have some special off-the-court relationship to the University of Kentucky program.

Great Opposing Players
Southeastern Conference	Recent	Hip-Hop Era	Old-School	Golden Era	Pre-Modern
NCAA At-Large	Recent	Hip-Hop Era	Old-School	Golden Era	Pre-Modern

Other Sites with Comprehensive Statistical Information:

General NCAA Information

NCAA Site
NCAA Record Book
NCAA Men's Finest
NCAA Current Statistics & Results
Division I Current Conference Standings
Sports Reference Men's College Basketball
CBS Sportsline
ESPN College Basketball
Sports Illustrated Men's College Basketball

NCAA Tournament Information

NCAA Final Four Record Book
Dave Woerner's College Coaches Site
Jeremy Benson's NCAA Tournament Page

Program and Conference Specific Information

John Fitzgerald's Kentucky Basketball and Football Results
Stat Fix Kentucky Information
HogStats Arkansas Razorback Stats
Michael Dreimiller's Connecticut Stats
Jason D'Amico's Duke Update Site
Duke Official Stats Database
Hoya-Saxa Georgetown History and Stats
David Sieverling's Kansas Jayhawk Site
Jeff Schneider's Maryland Terrapin Stats
Keith Meador's Oklahoma Sooner Stats
Ray Young's Syracuse Orangemen Stats
Mark DeVault's West Virginia Mountaineer Stats

NBA and Professional Basketball Information

NBA Basketball Reference
Association for Professional Basketball Research
BBall Sports - Historic Database for Pro Basketball (and other sports)

Recruiting and Prep Information

McDonald's All-Americans
RSCI Recruiting Ratings

Polls, Ratings and Mathematical Models

Dunkel Ratings
USA Today/ESPN Rankings
Dunkel Ratings
College Poll Archive
ESPN Poll Data - (back to 2002-03)
RPI Ratings
Sagarin Ratings
Ken Pomeroy's Ratings
Massey's Overall

Downloads

My ultimate goal is not only to have a complete set of statistics for the UK Men's program available on the web for all UK and college basketball fans to be able to view, but to offer the stats in a portable electronic format so that they may be used as a starting point for people's own uses. Unfortunately, at this point, the statistics are not complete enough to provide this for most of the information. As the statistics becomes more complete, however, I will release this information to the general public. It's all a matter of how much assistance I receive in obtaining the information in determining how soon this material will be available (if ever in the foreseeable future).

With that said, there is one set of statistics which are fairly well confirmed and that is the games played. (Date, Opponent, Won-Lost, Home-Away-Neutral, Score, Notes) Note that these are only games which are considered as REAL, i.e. they go toward the overall record. Exhibition games and other games which may have been voided (ie the game versus Maryland in the 1988 NCAA Tournament) are not included.

Feel free to download these files for your own personal use. There is no fee, I only ask that if you have or know of any old statistics or box scores which I don't have, or if you find any mistakes, that you so that the site and the information can continue to improve. Also, I request that you do not redistribute this to anyone but instead redirect all requests and inquiries back to me.

UK Coach Adolph Rupp liked to count up his victories too

Version Log

1.0 - Initial Release
1.1 - Corrected game dates in 85-86, 86-87 and 90-91 seasons. Replaced Long Island with Louisiana State in a few SEC Tournament games in the late 30's, early 40's. Added SEC Championship to selected game notes.
1.2 - Changed game attributed to Illinois to Indiana, corrected opponent of infamous no-score game from Lexington YMCA to Kentucky University, changed opponent name of early games of Transylvania to Kentucky University, made two games vs. Northwestern (LA) State have consistent opponent name, corrected a number of minor early game date problems. Checked internal consistency by comparing summation of Won/Lost to Media Guide listing by school.
1.3 - Changed date of UK/Temple game in 1959 from December 20 (as reported in Media Guide) to December 22. Added more location information for a few games which were missing that information.
2.0 - Updated to include 1998-99 season. Made a number of minor modifications in dates and game notes.
2.1 - Corrected some minor date problems including a number of errors in the 1934-35 season.
3.0 - Included 1999-2000 season. Corrected some minor date problems from the 1920's.
4.0 - Included 2000-01 season. Corrected some minor date and score problems from the 1920's and 1930's.
5.0 - Included 2001-02 season. Corrected minor score and date problems from the beginning up to the 1920's.
6.0 - Included 2002-03 season. Corrected minor score and date problems from the beginning few decades.
7.0 - Included 2003-04 season.
8.0 - Included 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
9.0 - Included 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. Made some minor date adjustments on a few NCAA Tournament games.
10.0 - Included 2008-09 season. Corrected game against Creighton in 1948 to reflect it was played in Louisville.
11.0 - Included 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons.
11.1 - Retained the text file, but removed the DBF file in favor of an Excel file. Also updated both the Excel and Filemaker Pro files to include additional information such as season, halftime score, attendance, location, gymnasium, overtime information etc.
11.2 - Added both UK and opponent AP ranking along with name of opposing coach and opponent conference at time of game (if known). Note that both the Excel and FMP files are zipped.
12.0 - Included 2011-12 season. Added fields for high points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks for UK players. Note that because Excel does not accomodate repeating fields, only the first player's name is included in the case more than one player tied for high game honors in any category. To account for this, I've included another field indicating the number of times the high game honor was achieved. In this case one would have to check the individual boxscore to find the identify of the multiple entries.
13.0 - Updated for the 2012-13 season.
14.0 - Updated for the 2013-14 season.
15.0 - Updated for the 2014-15 season.
16.0 - Updated to the 2018-19 season.
17.0 - Updated to the 2019-20 season.

Statistical Discrepancies

Any statistical project of this magnitude is full of errors, both due to my own inattentiveness when entering data and also the errors in the sources themselves. One of the good features about keeping the data in a database however is that it is possible to perform a number of internal consistency checks to evaluate the quality of the data, to spot mistakes and to search for irregularities. Some of these internal checks are used while others will be implemented in the future. The ones to date have revealed a large number of errors in box scores, references and in the Media Guide itself (which should be the authority on the subject). For now, I have included a page listing a number of box scores which need to be followed-up due, in many cases, to problems with the reference along with a separate page which highlights the most critical ones. Also, there is a page listing a number of errors found in the UK Media Guide. Hopefully, these will be corrected by the Sports Information Department in future editions.

Web Site Revision Log

This is a new addition to assist those who check the site periodically to see what changes or additions have been made. Minor corrections and maintenance issues will not be noted. Revisions are listed from most recent to oldest.

Added listing of UK Coaches who were awarded National Coach of the Year and SEC Coach of the Year honors.
Added a list of UK players sorted by their debut date playing a regulation Varsity UK game. Also included a full list of UK player's debuts sorted by points.
Added a list of UK players with missing High Schools
Added a page showing graphical views of referees over the years.
Added a list of players with Twitter handles.
Added a list of the youngest to oldest ages that a UK player played their 1st game at UK.
Added lists of games in which players played all available minutes in a game, by UK Player (sorted by Player or Date) and by UK Opponent (sorted by Player or Date).
Added debut high game pages for the various statistical categories.
Added Minute Distribution and Point Distribution charts to individual year statistics pages where appropriate.
Added webpages for the most players on a team who were named McDonalds All-American, Parade All-American or Mr. Basketball in their respective state in High School. Also added webpages for most players on a team who played in the NBA/ABA or were drafted by an NBA team. These designations are also added to individual team roster pages if relevant.
Added webpage for UK teams which were undefeated in the regular season.
Changed game rankings (for both UK and their opponents) so that if a game was played on the same day that the poll came out, that the new poll rating was used. In some cases this may not be entirely accurate as it's not always clear exactly when the poll officially came out. (i.e. the night before or the following day when the poll was publishedi in the newspaper). Previously in cases where a game was played the same day a poll was released, the prior week's ranking was retained.
Added a new mini-website devoted to the SIAA/Southern/SEC Tournament held in Atlanta, GA. starting in 1921 and ending in 1934. This was the largest most influential conference tournament which helped to spawn the tradition of post-season conference tournaments throughout the South. It was the site of numerous athletes and coaching stars during the early days of basketball.
Added a new mini-website devoted to UK freshmen teams. This statistics website does not account for freshmen or junior varsity teams or the players who were on them. But due to the large number of requests and queries over the years about players who were on these teams, I decided to release a website designed to cover as best I can this aspect of UK basketball history.
Added pages for State of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame and University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. Also updated the Retired Jersey page to include the date their jersey was retired, if known.
Added a page for prep USA Today All-Americans.
Added pages for National Defensive Player of the Year, National Freshman of the Year, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC Sixth Man of Year.
Added a list of most games played and most victories in a career by a UK player.
To select opponent pages, added game high statistics (such as most points, most rebounds etc.) for individuals and teams.
Added a list of High School All-Americans from various services and events.
Added a list of Kentucky players who were named All-Americans by Scholastic Coach Magazine. (note list is incomplete, does not currently list players named after 1972.)
Added a list of Kentucky players who were named All-Americans in the National High School Basket ball Interscholastic Tournament.
Added a list of Kentucky players who were chosen as their state's Gatorade State Player of the Year.
Broke out player's high school from a player's prep school. Included a separate page for players who attended preparatory schools.
For selected arena pages, provided individual and team high statistics information. This is included after the game by game listing. For example, the Rupp Arena page.
Added page listing youngest through oldest players at Kentucky.
Filled in career high and game high pages for games in the NCAA and SEC tournaments, along with game high NCAA and SEC Tournament pages for UK's opponents.
Added pages for UK players who declared early for the NBA draft and a separate page for UK players who left UK directly for the pros with eligibility remaining.
Added a listing of Kentucky players who were named as National Player of the Year.
Added a listing of the most double-doubles by Kentucky players, either by career or by season.
Added the capability to include video clips, such as those from YouTube. Added a page specifying which games have video footage included.
Added a list of UK players who had family relations with other UK players and head coaches.
Added various lists of missing information for opposing coaches including: date of birth, hometown and alma mater.
Added a list of opposing coaches in order of their career overall wins. Minimum of 100 games coached. Utilized the following NCAA website for career coaching information.
Added a listing of tournament and special event pages.
Added individual official pages for selected referees. These can be linked from the overall officials page. These pages will also allow for additional biographical information such as photograph, date of birth and death, alma mater etc. in the future.
Added a list of former UK players who went on to win NBA Championships.
Added a listing of games UK played against AP ranked opponents sorted by date.
Added a listing of assistant coaches by year at UK.
Added a listing of players killed in military action along with a listing of players who served in the military.
Added a listing of exhibition games.
Added a listing of game programs I own.
Added a set of pages discussing the North-South All-Star HS game held in Murray, KY.
Added a page detailing historical NCAA statistical trends in terms of all-time wins.
Added a number of halftime and 'per-half' scoring information pages.
Added a page detailing historical statistical trends of UK teams, along with their opponents and if available the NCAA average as a reference.
Added a player rating page with grades for the most recent game.
Added a listing of player biographies or obituaries.
Added a listing of cities where Kentucky actually played their games, and grouped by state.
Added a listing of UK player nicknames.
Added a listing of UK's teams linking to the rosters to complement the standard page linking to team schedules.
Included a list of former UK players who became professional basketball players in leagues prior to the formation of the NBA.
Included the ability to provide a season review along with a team picture etc. if available on the roster page of each team. This will be phased in with time.
Instead of acquiring the data and creating my own set of web pages from scratch, I contacted the webmaster of basketballreference.com and have linked to his site the career NBA statistics for all UK players who went on to play in the NBA. Also, I have contacted the webmaster at baseball-almanac.com and have linked to the profession MLB stats of former UK basketball players who ended up making the major leagues. I'm still searching for a NFL site which might contain the stats of all players [ie going back to the 1930's etc.] who came out of UK.
In order to assist the finding of missing information, I created web pages which highlight players who are missing key information: hometowns, height, weight, first name, birth date or biography. Also updated the information pertaining to people interested in providing assistance to me in terms of finding statistical information and gave it its own page.
Added a list of UK players who had been named Mr. Basketballs during their prep career.
Added a list of UK players who had been named Parade All-American selections.
Added a list of UK All SEC First Team selections.
Added a list of games played in the Big Four Classic in Indianapolis.
Added a list of games which are critical to be looked up in order to fill in other information, such as player season and career statistics or team statistics.
Included a listing of UK's records sorted by the score.
Included Kentucky's record by month or by date.
Included game and season high stats broken down by class (ie Freshman, Sophomore etc.)
Added a list of ratings based on Points per FGA. This is broken down by season and career.
Added a list of Sports Illustrated Covers through the years.
Added a list of games with largest victory margin and largest loss margin. Also added a list of games which were victories but with the largest halftime deficit.
Added a list of championship games.
Added a list of left-handed players.
Added a list of senior day games including the names of seniors from that year.
Added the ability to include the covers of past game programs. Included a list of boxes where programs are available.
Added the list of Associated Press SEC Player of the Year recipients.
Revamped the individual rating pages, adding a standard tendex rating based both on a per minute basis and a per game basis. Added Prouty ratings and included game pace in all three different tendex models. Provided a page which provides more detail about the how each model is calculated and what they might mean.
Added a list containing each year and including basic information such as the record, the coach, the ranking etc.
Added a list of officials who worked a number of Kentucky games through the years.
Added a page listing games where Kentucky was playing a collegiate game for the first time for a particular gymnasium.
Added a page listing games Kentucky played in domed stadiums.
Added the seed and regional information for games played in the NCAA Tournament.
Added a page which outlines the UK Media Guide in order to assist those with the guide in finding similar information on this site.
Added a list of triple- and double-doubles by both Kentucky and opposing players.
Added list of arenas UK has played in along with records. Also included individual pages for notable arenas such as Rupp Arena, Freedom Hall and Madison Square Garden.
Expanded filenames to take into account not only the millennium but the fact that Kentucky will soon have 100 seasons played.
Included the Associated Press (AP) rank of UK teams [at the time of the game] in the boxscore. These date from the 1949 season. Included the ability to include the rank of opposing teams if they are known.
Added game lists against teams which were or became either NCAA Champions, NCAA Final Four teams or Defending NCAA Champions.
Added pages listing notable opposing coaches along with opposing coaches who were also opposing players.
Added a page listing opposing coaches, along with including individual pages for selected coaches, and including a link from boxscores to those pages.
Added a page listing letterwinners.
Added a page listing the great shots which have occurred on the floor during UK's rich history.
Added a page listing selected game writeups to help figure out which boxscores have a summary associated with it. Also, made links with game summaries italicized to better determine where game summaries are available.
Added a list of all great opposing players sorted by opponent.
Added the ability to include game summaries with boxes. Included game summaries for those boxes where the game summary is available and it is known that the copyright has lapsed into the public domain (currently 1925 and before). Am looking into more recent years. An example game summary is here and here.
Added a page listing players by jersey numbers.
Added Image maps to the Opponents by State page and the Player's Hometown page.
Updated all exhibition games listed in UK Media Guide.
Improved the database to be able to include box scores of exhibitions, including games in the Olympics where players other than UK players are also part of the team, without affecting individual records.
Included links in player-game-by-game pages to list career high points, rebounds, assists etc.
Added page for 1952-53 team which explains why no schedule was played.
Added pages for NCAA Game records by Kentucky players.
Added pages for great performances in all statistical categories by opponents.
Added a listing of notable opposing players.
Added page which lists Kentucky players who participated in other sports during college.
Due to file size considerations, split the list of Great Opposing players list into four, recent Non-SEC, old-school Non-SEC, recent SEC and old-school SEC.
Added a page which lists box scores which have some type of discrepancy and which require additional follow-up in order to publish it.
Added game-by-game pages for current players. These can be accessed by clicking on the * next to players in the players page.
Added opponents by state page.
Created system to generate up-to-date Tendex pages by minute for the current players, both modified and modified non-scoring.
Added opponents by conference page.
Added more Tournament Pages
Included pages of games Kentucky played in various metro areas around the country such as New York and Los Angeles.
Created a first pass at a discrepancies page which highlights the differences between this page and the UK Media Guide and other sources.
Added a references page which describes and provides further links to various references used in attaining box score information. Also provided the mechanism to link to this page from within each individual box page.
Added most all game boxes against New York and Philadelphia teams including CCNY, NYU, Long Island, St. Johns, Temple, Villanova, LaSalle, St. Josephs etc. Boxes came mainly from the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Included hyperlinks to individual opposing players so that box scores can direct the reader to other games the individual played against Kentucky. Also provides a possible hyperlink target for text references in the future.
Implemented Revision Log

References

I intend to include along with the statistics the reference from where the data came from, but that will be in the future. Until then, I wish to cite and thank various UK Media Guides, various The Cats Pause yearbooks, the UK Athletics site, Jazzy J, Charlie Board and the University of Kentucky Sports Information Office.

I'd also like to thank the staff at various libraries and reference desks, including the University of Kentucky Library the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., James Madison University Library, the University of Delaware Library, University of Virginia Library, New Castle (DE) Public Library, Wilmington (DE) Public Library, Havertown (PA) Free Library and the Montgomery County (PA) Library system. I would especially like to thank Dr. Jeffrey Neil Burch, Hugh Rightmyer, Babette McConnell, Tom Johnson and Aaron McHargue for many of the box scores and information along with Sam Kegley, Fred Perry, Al Hoffman, Luckett Davis, Ron Ball, J. David, Barry Thomas, Gabe, Ken Williams, Paul Barnett and Steven Sharp for their valuable contributions in addition to numerous other Kentucky fans who have sent me information and newspaper clippings over the years. I would also like to thank Russell Rice who has been kind enough to look back through his materials to provide specific information along with numerous other sports information directors and staff from universities and colleges all across the nation.

Also, I would like to cite the Official Southeastern Conference Media Guide, the books The Classic by Ken Rappoport (NCAA, 1979) and The Encyclopedia of the NCAA Basketball Tournament by Jim Savage (Dell, 1990) for most of the NCAA tournament boxes up to 1990, The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia edited by Alex Sachare (Villard, 1994), The Modern Encyclopedia of Basketball (Four Winds Press, 1969) edited by Zander Hollander, The Official 2000 Men's Basketball Records Book (NCAA, 1999) along with many newspapers including The Lexington Herald-Leader, The Louisville Courier Journal, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Kentucky Kernel, The Cats Pause, The New York Times, The Detroit Free Press, The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution and The Chicago Tribune among others. The books The Winning Tradition by Bert Nelli, The Kentucky Basketball Encyclopedia by Tom Wallace, The Rupp Years by Tev Laudeman along with Big Blue Machine, Adolph Rupp: Kentucky's Basketball Baron and The Wildcat Legacy all by Russell Rice were great sources for details of player and game information.

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Scores, Headlines and Stuff

• Tue, Oct 18:
Soccer Top 25 - Men's Soccer (8‑0‑4) remained ranked #2 for the second week in a row in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

• Mon, Oct 17:
Volleyball Top 25 - Womens Volleyball (11‑5) moved up three spots to #16 in the Coaches Poll.

• Sun, Oct 16:
Football Top 25 - UK Football (5‑2) rose three spots to #19 in the AP poll and four spots to #18 in the Coach's Poll.

• Sat, Oct 15:
Cats Win! - 22nd ranked UK Football (5‑2) beat 16th ranked Mississippi State 27‑17 in Lexington.

KY vs Mississippi St Highlights
with Tom Leach audio

Week 7 SEC football standings:

Soccer Ties! - 2nd ranked Men's Soccer (8‑0‑4) tied unranked West Virgjnia 3‑3 in Morgantown, WV.

 Box Score 1st 2nd Final KY 2 1 3 WV 1 2 3

Louisville Bye Week - Any time Louisville doesn't play is another occasion for an angel to gets its wings!

• Wed, Oct 12:
Volleyball Wins! - 19th ranked Womens Volleyball (11‑5) beat unranked Ole Miss 3‑1 in Lexington.

 Box 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F KY 25 26 25 25 3 OM 15 28 12 20 1

Soccer Ties! - 2nd ranked Men's Soccer (8‑0‑3) tied 22nd ranked Dayton 2‑2 in Lexington.

 Box Score 1st 2nd Final Kentucky 1 1 2 Dayton 2 0 2

• Tue, Oct 11:
Soccer Top 25 - Men's Soccer (8‑0‑2) moved up one spot to #2 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll.

• Mon, Oct 10:
Volleyball Top 25 - Womens Volleyball (10‑5) remained ranked #19 in the Coaches Poll.

• Sun, Oct 9:
Football Top 25 - The meteoric fall in the rankings for UK Football (4‑2) continues as they dropped nine spots to #22 in both the AP and Coach's Polls.

Soccer Wins! - 3rd ranked Men's Soccer (8‑0‑2) walloped Georgia Southern 6‑0 in Lexington.

 Box 1st 2nd Final UK 2 4 6 GAS 0 0 0

• Sat, Oct 8:
Cats Lose! - 13th ranked UK Football (4‑2) lost to unranked South Carolina 14‑24 in Lexington.

Week 6 SEC football standings:

Volleyball Wins! - 19th ranked Womens Volleyball (10‑5) beat unranked Arkansas 3‑2 in Fayetteville, AR.

 Box 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th F KY 29 25 25 21 15 3 AR 31 22 21 25 12 2

• Fri, Oct 7:
Volleyball Wins! - 19th ranked Womens Volleyball (9‑5) beat unranked Arkansas 3‑1 in Fayetteville, AR.

 Box 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F KY 18 25 25 25 3 AR 25 18 21 23 1

• Tue, Oct 4:
Schedule Update - UK announced the final additions to the 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule today. The exhibition games will be Missouri Western and Kentucky State. Duquesne, South Carolina State, North Florida and Gonzaga complete the rest of the regular season non-conference schedule.
See the complete Schedule below.

Soccer Top 25 - Men's Soccer (7‑0‑2) moved up two spots to #3 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll.

• Mon, Oct 3:
Volleyball Top 25 - Womens Volleyball (8‑5) dropped one spot to #19 in the Coaches Poll.

• Sun, Oct 2:
Football Top 25 - UK Football (4‑1) dropped six spots to #13 in the AP Poll and five spots to #13 in the Coaches Poll.

• Sat, Oct 1:
Cats Lose! - 7th ranked UK Football (4‑1) lost to 14th ranked Ole Miss 19‑22 in Oxford, MS.

Week 5 SEC football standings:

Volleyball Wins! - 18th ranked Womens Volleyball (8‑5) beat unranked Alabama 3‑1 at home in historic Memorial Coliseum.

 Box 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F KY 25 25 19 25 3 MO 17 18 25 13 1

Soccer Wins! - 5th ranked Men's Soccer (7‑0‑2) beat James Madison 3‑1 in Lexington.

 Box 1st 2nd Final UK 0 3 3 JMU 0 1 1

Louisville Lost! - The atrocious Cards (2‑3) enjoy being losers so much they returned to a losing record today, losing to Boston College 34‑33.

• Thu, Sep 29:
Softball Wins! - UK Softball (3‑0) beat Campbellsville 13‑0 in Lexington.

• Wed, Sep 28:
Volleyball Wins! - 18th ranked Womens Volleyball (7‑5) beat unranked Missouri 3‑1 in Columbia MO.

 Box 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F KY 25 23 25 25 3 MO 12 25 19 22 1

• Tue, Sep 27:
Soccer Top 25 - Men's Soccer (6‑0‑2) remained ranked #5 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll.

• Mon, Sep 26:
Schedule Update - The (apparent) season opener for Men's Basketball has been announced (sort of). We'll play Howard (who?) on November 7th in Rupp at 6:30pm.

Volleyball Top 25 - Womens Volleyball (6‑5) dropped three spots to #18 in the Coaches Poll.

• Sun, Sep 25:
Football Top 25 - UK Football (4‑0) moved up one spot to #7 in the AP Poll and one spot to #8 in the Coaches Poll.

Volleyball Wins! - 15th ranked Womens Volleyball (6‑5) swept unranked LSU 3‑0 at home in historic Memorial Coliseum. This was a much needed confidence boosting win that prevented us from going below . 500 on the season and prevented a 0‑2 conference start.

 Box 1st 2nd 3rd F KY 25 32 25 3 LSU 21 30 17 0

• Sat, Sep 24:
Cats Win! - 8th ranked UK Football (4‑0) beat N. Illinois 31‑23 in Lexington.

Week 4 SEC football standings:

Volleyball Lost! - 15th ranked Womens Volleyball (5‑5) lost to unranked LSU 2‑3 at home in historic Memorial Coliseum.

 Box 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th F KY 25 17 22 25 11 2 LSU 19 25 25 15 15 3

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Kentucky WildCats

21-12 (12-6), 2nd-4TH SEC

With the Kentucky skating through the 11-12 season to secure their eighth league title in history, expectations for the program have skyrocketed. And 5% of which "wild cats" failed to justify. John Calipari once again brought together the best recruiting class in the country, but he was not so good that the team received as many as 3 preseason seedings. It's just that everyone is already used to the fact that coach Kal takes the best of the best. The trio of 5-star freshmen were not a failure compared to their peers, although they turned out to be overrated. Just at the sight of the top avenues in Lexington, everyone subconsciously thought about future stars that would light up instantly. And the class was not the strongest. In addition, there was no one to train the rookie by example. There were no upperclassmen left from the winning season in the team - so the talented youth began to move to a new level without a real leader in the line-up and experienced partners.

In the opening game of the season, Calipari's wards had a hard time beating Maryland, but by the fifth week the Cats were out of the seeding after losses to Duke, Notre Dame and Baylor. The Derby was also lost to Louisville, Texas A&M confidently defeated the Wildcats, and even the game was almost lost to Vanderbilt. The victories over the Tennessee and Mississippi were extremely important, but the defeat from the Alabama fit in between them. "Tennessia" took revenge and "Florida" confidently beat Calipari's wards. The remaining schedule would, at the very least, not be easy. And this despite the fact that Nerlens Noel dropped out before the end of the season. But the victories due to the complete connivance in the decisive moments of Mizzuri and Florida (between which there were defeats from Arkansas and Georgia everywhere) left the cats even chances to participate in madness! But the loss to Vanderbilt in the first playoff match crossed out the last hopes.

Well, already in NIT something happened that characterizes the whole season for the team. In the very first match of the post-season, young athletes crap one's pants at the sight of a worthy rebuff from the unknown Robert Maurice University with the support of the stands there. And although the statistics say that not everything is so bad. Kentucky tied for second in the SEC with the Alabama Mississippi. But over the entire season, Calipari's men won 5 games against worthy opponents, didn't fall into a frenzy with probably the easiest schedule in the SEC and the failure of all their competitors for a ticket to the big dance. In general, the big blue nation has not experienced such a shame for a long time. But this is unlikely to have affected the dominance of "wild cats" in recruiting. John Calipari stated that © "playing time is no longer guaranteed to anyone" and spent his best recruiting campaign, and his team is now unconditionally the main contender for the championship title...

Key Losses:

It's hard to talk about the significance of the losses for the program if every year Calipari recruits new athletes. So this time, you shouldn't worry about losses, especially since a couple of players who had the opportunity to blame the draft remained on the team. I will only add that the “cats” could also save Archie Goodwin, who announced after a humiliating defeat from “Robert Morris” that he remains in college. But a few days later, his name was on the list of draft participants ...

Archie Goodwin (6-5 freshman from Little Rock, Arkansas)

Archie Goodwin had a lot to go on to become a star at the NCAA level. From the first games, Archie confirmed his reputation as an excellent slasher and a very talented scorer. Goodwin broke into speed passes on the first step, using his athleticism in the transition. Attacked well when using pick and roll, as well as crossover and hesitation dribble. Was good as a cutter. Archie has demonstrated that he is capable of creating medium-range shooting opportunities for himself. But there was not much benefit from this, for the throw turned out to be his weak side. With the onset of games inside the conference, he converted only 18% of rare open long-range attempts. And in total for the season he attacked from behind the arc with 26. 6%, making open throws 1.9times per game. In addition, Goodwin passed very decently on the move, rebounded well, intercepted and even blocked! Yes, and in defense, he really turned out to be strong as a gambler. With the help of a 6-10 arm span, mobility, athleticism and excellent lateral speed, he successfully defended against players in positions 1-3.

Nice set of skills, isn't it? Everything would be great if Archie didn't turn out to be a headless player. Decision making often limped on both hands. 3.1 losses - the worst indicator in the team. In addition, Archie has never excelled as a facilitator, and his fundamental skills (reading the defense, interacting with partners, understanding other aspects) are below average. Given that John Calipari stubbornly flirted with Goodwin as a combo guard in the first half of the season and moved it to the top three in the second, coupled with freshman's flaws, this resulted in a fairly large number of mistakes and poor use of his best qualities in a suitable drrible drive for him. Archie often flirted offensively and made mistakes in defense, although in one-on-one defense he was one of the best back-line players in the league. With 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.5 blocks in 31.8 minutes, Archie Goodwin entered the NBA Draft, where he was selected by Phoenix with 29 overall.peak.

Archie Goodwin

Nerlens Noel (6-11 freshman from Everett, Massachusetts)

Recruiting Nerlens Noel, John Calipari saw him as the new Marcus Anthony Camby and the new Marcus Camby. And judging by the style of the game, they are really similar. However, Noel did not justify the status of an elite recruit, being rather raw in attack. Yes, Davis also did not have post-movies in his arsenal. However, the makings of a medium throw, a sense of play in attack, technique and the ability to break through the enemy’s defense are much worse for Noel. And with free throws, things were not so hot (59.0%). Noel was on the weak side of the attack and was expecting a pass that would allow him to take advantage of his strong quality of play in close proximity to the basket. There, due to his incredible speed, quickness, and the ability to finish with both hands, he scored two points or stuck after a pass. He could run away on his own, and also turned out to be a pretty good passer.

In defense, Noel at first bought into absolutely any fake, and immediately took off into the air like a bird. But later he adapted himself and demonstrated why he was quoted so highly. Like Davis, Nerlens was a very good defender near his own basket, making it very difficult for the opponent to throw (thanks to his 7-4 arm span), always ready to come to safety and very often blocked (albeit less often than Davis and not in the initial phase of the shot). Noel played very well on both boards, scored points after rebounds in attack. Nerlens, in addition to everything, was also the undisputed leader of the team (and not only) in interceptions. In general, he also influenced the game in a variety of applications, several times being a step away from five by five. Nerlens Noel finished his only season in the NCAA with 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.4 blocks, 2.1 steals and 1.6 assists in 31.9 minutes and was drafted by New Orleans with the sixth pick.

Nerlens Noel

Kyle Wiltsher (6-10 Sofomoros from Portland, Oregon)

Kyle Wiltsher had a decent debut season, becoming part of the title run. But now his role was to be much greater. At the beginning of the season, the experienced (by the team's standards) stretch 4 looked like the most important part of the rebuilding Kentucky. Kyle was one of two players on the team who could consistently shoot from behind the arc (36.7% on 4.5 attempts) and, on a timed shot basis, was the most attacking from long range. Or with the middle - facing the ring. Thereby giving space to Calipari's non-throwers. And occasionally, when the opponent allowed (against the same soft opponents), he attacked well with his back to the ring. In addition, he acted in the attack very competently and decently passed. In general, it really looked like an indispensable element in the attack of "wild cats".

But on the other hand, Calipari is not the fastest and most agile player in the running system. Part of Kyle's attacking merits was leveled on his side of the court, where he was far from always able to withstand faster or larger opponents. And he didn't pick well. In addition, in almost all the defeats of the team, Kyle did not act in the best way. Wiltsher, of course, remained an important player for the team, and saved his minutes. But his role no longer looked so significant, and the position at the start after 9games have been lost. His stats were 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23.8 minutes. With the arrival of three big men and the return of Cowley-Stein, Kyle made the decision to move to Gonzaga…

Kyle Wiltsher

Julius Mays (6-2 signor from Marion, Indiana) 9007 Wright State”, who had already completed his studies by that time, Julius Mays helped the young team a lot. It would seem that there is nothing special in it. Good student player. Mays was great off the ball, opening well, using screens and shooting well from the receiving end. He also assisted very well, while playing the second number. He did not differ in special skills in handling the ball - he did not create chances for himself and his partners to throw. It would seem - what is special? His experience proved to be extremely valuable for this squad.

With a good understanding of the game and composure, it was Julius Mays who took over the game in the most important moments of the game, when the young overrated pseudo-leaders were at a loss. 5.3 out of 7.5 shots Mayes made from behind the arch - which this team lacked so much. Julius didn't do anything special - just his competent actions based on experience, with a significant loss in talent, allowed him to lead the blind kittens. And although 37% from the game is not impressive, but 33.0 minutes on the floor is the highest indicator in the team, which indicates the importance of Mays. 9.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists - without him, the results of the Wildcats would definitely have been even more deplorable for the season ... at the start of the season, due to a cold, the Kentucky fans really hoped for a significant improvement in the team's game with the restoration of the point guard - but that was not the case. Ryan returned, but the team did not get better. The game of Harrow himself forced us to ask questions - what did he do while he was missing the transfer season? Unless he pulled up a long-range throw. 29.6% from afar against 22.2% of the 10-11 season. Harrow has, speed, quickness. Ryan is able to attack from medium dribbling. But Harrow did not differ in game IQ and his playing skills for the first number are rather weak. And he did not make progress in these aspects.

Moreover, Ryan has a very very weak body structure. He was weak both in one-on-one defense and in team defense. He did not differ during the season as a hustle player. Harrow was not able to provide proper (for the Calipari system) pressure on the ball, disperse a fast attack, score points with contact. And in a positional attack, too, did not please. As a result, coach Kal got a streetball player without brains and at the same time without the data he needed. Ryan in all key aspects for the dribble drive was losing to the underwhelming young athletes. 9.9 points, 2.8 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 turnovers in 27.1 minutes. Harrow realizes that he will not see a more important role in the program than his ears, and, apparently, turns (as in the picture) and leaves serious basketball. I can’t explain the transfer to the Georgia Stait differently ...

Key return:

Alex Putomress (6-9 sophomor from Clarksville, Tennessia) 9000,0002 someone before the season, he considered Alex Poythress as the first option for an attack of a renewed team, someone compared it with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Alex seriously fell short of Gilchrist, but of these two pre-season predictions, the second is closer to the truth - he clearly did not pull on the role of a scorer. From the first matches, Poythress proved himself to be a real fighter, who cuts to the end and is quite skillful, diligently acting on defense (though not as great as MKG). But he favorably differed not only in bestial athleticism. But also the power of the bull, as well as growth data, allowing him to act in both positions of the forward. Alex proved to be a good complementary player, but the problem is that last year's Kentucky needed more offensively ... Poythress cannot boast of good ball handling skills or the ability to regularly score points.

He did not come up with anything fancy, but played as strictly and very efficiently as possible (at least 2.0 times per game he made losses) within the limits of his skills. Alex is great for the position, he worked very actively on both backboards, scoring easy points after offensive rebounds (1.9), often pleased the big blue nation with savory putbacks, went to power passes. He scored points, being already in close proximity to the ring, easily completing contact. He also used his power and anthropometry in mismatches against slower fourths and less powerful thirds. Poythress played well in fast breaks and regularly (4.0) stood on the free throw line, and also converted open threes. But 42.4% is a misleading figure because of the arch - he threw it only 1.0 times per evening. His statistics are 11.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 0.4 blocks in 25.8 minutes. At the end of the season, Poythress decided to continue his studies, and now he will apply for a permanent place at the start.

Alex Poythress

Willie Cowley-Stein (7-0 Sofomore from Olata, Kansas)

Willie Cowley-Stein had a good rookie season for a player John "not seen in basketball games" I saw three 7-foot wide receiver games for the high school football team." Willie proved to be an extremely athletic and incredibly agile player for his size, which gave him a very good base to play as a freshman. His natural gifts helped him immediately become an important part of the team in defense. With his arm span, it was extremely difficult for opponents who penetrated the beauty to score points with his opposition. Of course, part of his defensive work was leveled by a complete lack of understanding of the game, but he brought good benefits, marking himself as an excellent rebounder on both sides of the parquet (2.3 rebounds in attack).

In the opponent's half of the court, Will scored almost all of his points from the crosses and in close proximity to the basket. Where he got light points, either due to superiority in height, or due to unique mobility. Thus, he converted 62.1% from the game. He got on the free throw line 3.0 times per game, but converted only 37.2% of his attempts - which he should work on first of all. His usefulness in the attack was also leveled by a meager game IQ - 1.7 losses. But in his rookie season, the center averaged 8.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 0.9assists and 0.8 steals in 23.6 minutes. And his quotes in the draft were rated as a solid first round. Stein is not expected to make much progress, but he did not stay in vain. Gaining experience for the second season and the opportunity to mature will do him good.

Willy Cauli-Stayin

JARRROD INSONE (6-2 Signor from Nicholasville, Kentacki)

Walk ON JARRROD POLOSSO was never considered in Lexington as a rotation player, however, poor well-being of Ryan Harrome, forced him Paulson to become one in the first half of the season. The composition of John Calipari lacked at least some experience so much that Jarrod, who spent 62 minutes on the floor in the first two years of training, turned out to be useful for the team. And his 10 points in his debut game with Maryland allowed the Wildcats to avoid defeat in the only serious meeting outside the conference. However, apart from a measured game due to experience, there are no other strengths of his game. But now, in which case, the Wildcats coaching staff knows that there is a person in the back court of the team who will not spoil the porridge. 3.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 13.8 minutes are his stats.

John Hood (6-7 senior from Madisonville, Kentucky)

When it would seem that the team of coach Cal is weaker than ever, and there is no more substitution for Alex Poythress in the position of the third number, and even the starting player fives out for a long time ... Once a 4-star local sniper John Hood lost the competition to an amateur who pays for his own education and is not on a sports scholarship. A greater humiliation, probably, cannot be imagined. Calipari preferred to play substantial three-guard times, and unlike Paulson, Hood still didn't play big games. His stats improved from previous seasons, but John remained a trash player. 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds in 6.3 minutes. In the new season, no one expects anything from him, and there will no longer be an opportunity to prove himself ...

Team's main newcomers:

The class of newcomers who will come to the league this year is going to be very strong. It is expected to be the strongest in years to come. Meanwhile, John Calipari gathers five top freshmen in his team and another newcomer who also participated in the McDonald's all American game. These guys have yet to live up to expectations, but as of today, this is the best class of recruits in the history of college basketball. For even the legendary John Wooden hardly had the opportunity to gain so much talent at the same time, since one-and-done was not practiced in his time ...

Julius Randle (6-9 freshmen from Dallas, TX)

Julius Randle is a top 3 student in the country and is considered an outstanding prospect. Great face-up style and outstanding athlete. Very fast, agile, mobile for a player of his size. Able to act in the style of a perimeter player, beating the opponent one-on-one, thanks to simply incredible, for a big, ball handling skills. Demonstrates amazing footwork when passing opponents (both being unstoppable in the transition and in the half court), regularly using jab steps, crossovers, spin moves and other techniques he has worked out. Randle is quite a powerful big man with good body control - he aggressively finishes attacks with contact and regularly earns free kicks. Due to soft hands and outstanding scoring instinct, it is a terrifying mismatch for the vast majority of opponents.

With a good medium throw and an explosive first step, he dominates the middle range and high post. With good shooting mechanics, he is a catch and shoot threat all the way to the three-point line. He tries to take the ball away from the ring - and then break through or throw. Have you forgotten that we are talking about a big man? The outside/in game gives him huge dividends. On defense, Randle is playing above average so far. Fundamental training needs further improvement, because as long as he is a small forward in the body of a big man, this often happens. Julius has a lot of potential, he just needs to progress and gain experience in playing the basic aspects of the big guy. Julius Randle will not only be an NCAA star, but one of the league's brightest players.

Andrew Harrison and Aaron Harrison (6-5 freshmen from Richmond, Texas) » back line players who have ever been added to NCAA programs. Both brothers have very good anthropometric data for their positions (armspan 6-8 and 6-7½ respectively), with incredible power and athleticism of NBA players. It is clear that with such data, the Harrisons have unlimited potential in defense, although they are not always fully laid out in defense.

As a point guard, Andrew stands out for his excellent ball handling skills. He manages offense very well, passes both in half-court and across the court, is savvy beyond his years in creating shooting opportunities for partners, and acts as an excellent offense facilitator. Well, he creates a moment for himself to throw from an average distance, but his throw from behind the arc is not very stable. But at the same time, he feels very uncomfortable without the ball, and sometimes relies too much on his dribbling and forces things when it is not necessary. Aaron, in turn, as an attacking defender, also handles orange well (although not as well as his brother) and, on the contrary, is confident off the ball. Able to shoot a full basket of catch and shoot 3-pointers (he has an excellent shot) and at the same time, like his brother, he regularly shoots from dribbling.

Both brothers are excellent slashers with explosive first steps, polished crossovers, the ability to change speeds and simply use their power to complete their passes with both hands contact or score frequent free throws. Feel great in transition. Good jumping skills allow them to be very effective, and have already received the ball in close proximity to the ring. However, it is worth noting that the twins sometimes rely too much on their power and sometimes fiddle with the ball for an unreasonably long time. Andrew and Aaron Harrison occupy both backcourt positions right away, but from day one they will be the main cogs of John Calipari's dribble drive system.

James Young (6-7 freshman from Rochester, MI)

This explosive left-handed scorer will have a huge impact on the team's game right off the bat. His large arm span (6-11) and quick release makes him comfortable playing from the shot, despite the very low release point of the ball. Able to throw with the opponent's hand in front of his face. Attacks in a high jump, after creating space for himself to shoot from the middle. Has a pretty good three-pointer. Yang is different from most Calipari recruits. He is pretty good, but not yet an elite athlete, and it would not hurt to add muscle mass. But James is ready to play for the team - he always does his best on the floor and seems to be a good partner.

He knows how to pass and knows when to give an extra pass. He does his best in defense, but only as a gambler, when sometimes you need to secure a partner, control the passing lines. A good rebounder for a swingman. However, Young has huge defensive potential. He knows how to score points in many ways - he will find a way to do it. Versatile big time scorer, but not always able to consistently use his talent and can go into the shadows. James is not the best ball handler and his ball handling skills (especially with his right hand) need to be improved. It has great potential for development and will be very useful in the environment of coach Cal's athletes.

Dakari Johnson (6-11 freshmen from New York, NY)

Dakari Johnson is the best center of the class, who was the top 5 recruit in 2014 before being promoted to the 2013 class. Johnson has a fairly powerful body structure (over 250 pounds), but he is also quite athletic and agile (but not a super athlete). What he successfully uses in the fight for rebounds (including on someone else's shield), which is his main and very strong plus. Offensively, he uses very good footwork and good hands, which makes him quite dangerous, not only facing the basket (cannot always finish with serious contact due to insufficiently high jump) in close proximity to the ring, but also when playing with his back. And he knows how to fight for an advantageous position in the paint.

Surprisingly, at such an early age he is already positioned as a classic back to basket center. So far, Dakari does not indulge in a special variety of post-moves, but he regularly uses the main techniques - which is very rare for schoolchildren. After all, it is believed that big men do not really have to play like a big man at school. In the arsenal there is even a go to move - a hook over the left shoulder, but at the same time, Dakari Johnson is able to attack near the ring with both hands. At the same time, he will not get lost in fast breaks and John Callipari's dribble-drive system. A serious candidate for a place in the starting five.

Marcus Lee (6-10 freshmen from Anitosh, CA)

John Calipari adds to his new clip the missing elite block shooter that (Anthony Davis and Nerlens Noel) has become a tradition for him. Marcus Lee, not as good as the previous two Kentucky centers (he's "only" a 4-star rookie), but brings with him all the same qualities. First of all, it is protection. A super-athletic big who will actively block and rebound (he is great on the other side too), moving quickly and insuring partners in his own half of the court, giving all his best. A good understanding of the game, a high jump and a long arm span (7-1½) to help.

In attack, Markus is dependent on partners. The presence of a throw and post-moves has not been established, but this is not important. He finishes attacks from under the ring well, thanks to good hands and instantly puts on top, at any slightest opportunity to stick into the ring. Marcus has yet to improve in cutting off opponents on his shield, urgently add muscle mass (while still weighing only 200 pounds) and learn how to better counter the big men. Nevertheless, for a reserve number four, the gain is very good.

Marcus Lee

Team forecast:

Team stars: Julius Randle, Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, James Young.

Best scorer: Aaron Harrison.

Best Rebounder: Julius Randle.

Best assistant: Andrew Harrison.

Team X Factor: James Young.

Probable year progress: why? #best_recruiting_class_ever. Okay, Alex Poythress.

The proposed starting five team:

Andrew Harrison -Aaron Harrison -Alexolius Randl -Willy Cauli -Stayne

Key players of the team: 9000 9000 Jerrode: 9000 Paulson - James Young - John Hood - Marcus Lee - Dakari Johnson

Totals:

The starting five positions of the Harrison twins and Julius Randle are not up for discussion. It would be logical to put the experienced (by the standards of Kentucky) Alex Poythress and Willie Cowley-Stein in the places of the starting light forward and center. At the same time, James Young would have been quite suitable for the role of glue guy, as was the case with Darius Miller in the championship team. This is the most likely option. And there is another option to put in the start inexperienced, but more talented Young and Dakari Johnson. If Calipari wants to move the Michigan Fab five in history, then such a five may well come out from the first minutes from the first to the last match of the season ...

Coach Kal once again gathers under his banner a lineup that is beyond the reach of other SEC teams. And not only in the SEC. And the main intrigue is not where they will end up in the conference, but how many matches this gang will lose in a season and whether they will lose at all. Who knows, maybe this squad will be able to do the almost impossible and go through the season without defeat, which in recent basketball history seems to be an almost impossible task. ..0004

Kentucky Wildcats (basketball)

02/07/2021

The Kentucky Wildcats (eng. Kentucky Wildcats) is a college basketball team that represents the University of Kentucky in the NCAA Division I men's basketball. Based in Lexington, Kentucky. The team currently plays in the Southeastern Conference. The team holds NCAA records for 2,130 wins and a 76.2% win percentage. The Wildcats also hold the record for most NCAA Tournament appearances with 55 and most tournament wins with 121, and are second only to the UCLA Bruins in terms of championship wins. In addition, Kentucky were the winners of the National Invitational Tournament at 1946 and 1976, making them the only team to have won multiple NCAA and NIT championships. In addition to a record 58 participation in the NCAA tournament, the Wildcats hold the record for the number of games played in the tournament - 177, for the number of participations in the 1/8 finals (English Sweet-16) - 43, 1/4 finals (English Elite-8 ), as well as the number of post-season tournament participations - 51 (NCAA and NIT). The team has made 17 Final Four appearances and 11 NCAA Finals appearances, winning 8 championships.

The Wildcats play their home games at the Rapp Arena, named after former team coach Adolf Rapp. This arena is the largest stadium in the United States built specifically for basketball games and can accommodate 23,500 people. As a result of this, Kentucky consistently holds the national record for home game attendance. Fans of the team are often referred to as the Big Blue Nation or the Big Blue Mist.

On April 1, 2009, John Calipari became the head coach of the Wildcats, replacing Billy Gillispie.

History

Before Rapp joined (1903-1930)

According to records, the Wildcats' first head coach was W.W.H. Mustaine, who in 1903 brought together some students, raised $3 for a ball he taught them to play. The Wildcats lost their first intercollegiate game 15-6 against Georgetown College. The team finished the first "season" with a 1-2 record, losing to the University of Kentucky (later Transylvania University) and defeating the Lexington YMCA.

Until 1908, the team never had more wins than losses in a season, winning 15 games and losing 29. In the fall of 1909, due to poor results and a crowded gymnasium, the university athletic committee voted to abolish the basketball program in Kentucky. As a result, university students proposed a plan to the university board of trustees on how to reduce the number of people in the hall. They proposed putting in a wooden floor and installing new lighting at the army training center. To improve the performance of the basketball team, an E.R. University football coach was appointed to the post of head coach. sweetland. Thus Sweetland became the first coach in the history of the team, who was paid a salary for his work. The Wildcats ended the season 5-4 this year, and three years later, for the first time in their history, they went undefeated in a season with nine wins.

Coaches

The Wildcats have had 22 head coaches in their 110 year history. The team is currently led by John Calipari. 6 Wildcats coaches have won the Coach of the Year award: Adolph Rupp in 1950, 1954, 1959, 1966 and 1970, Joe B Hall in 1978, Eddie Sutton in 1986, Rick Pitino in 1990 and 1992, Tubby Smith in 1998, 2003 and 2005 and John Calipari in 2012. In addition, seven of the team's coaches have been named Southeastern Conference Coaches of the Year: Rupp at 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972, Hall in 1973, 1975, 1978 and 1983, Sutton in 1986, Pitino in 1990, 1991 and 1996, Smith in 1998, 2003 and 2005, Gillispie in 2008 and Calipari in 2010 and 2012.

Current composition

Achievements

Champion Helms: 1933

Champion NCAA: 1948, 1949, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012

finalalist NCAA: 1966, 1975, 1997, 2014
, 2014 9034 : 1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Quaternary NCAA: 1942, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1962, 1962, 1962 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015 2017, 2019

1/8 NCAA: 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1978, 1978, 1978 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

Participation in NCAA: 1942, 1945, 1948, 1949 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984, 1984 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2015 , 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Conference tournament winners: 1921, 1933, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1909.
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