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    2015-16 Gameday T ipof f Prev iew

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    r.ForwardDerekWillis Illinois State Game

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    Illinois StateGame

    K e n t u c k y G a m e d a y

    Nov. 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky. vs.

    CreditsThe official 2015-16 KentuckyDigital Gameday Preview is pub-lished by the University of KentuckyAthletics Department

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    4|Scouting Report

    6|Catching Up with Coach Cal

    24|Marcus Lee

    26|Skal Labissiere

    28|Tyler Ulis

    30| Charles Matthews

    32|Jonny David

    34|Mychal Mulder

    36|Isaiah Briscoe

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    Getting to Know Derek Willis

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    Height:69

    Weight:220 lbs

    Year:Junior

    Position:Forward

    Hometown:Mount Washington, Ky.

    High School:Bullitt East

    Favorite Musician:Iron Maiden

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    2015-16 SEC Standings

    Team SEC Overall Home RoadKentucky 0-0 6-0 4-0 0-0South Carolina 0-0 6-0 3-0 0-0Texas A&M 0-0 6-1 4-0 0-0Florida 0-0 5-1 3-0 1-0Vanderbilt 0-0 5-1 3-0 0-0Auburn 0-0 3-1 3-1 0-0Ole Miss 0-0 5-2 3-0 1-0Alabama 0-0 3-2 2-0 0-1LSU 0-0 3-2 3-0 0-0Tennessee 0-0 4-3 4-0 0-1

    Mississippi State 0-0 3-3 2-1 0-0Georgia 0-0 2-2 2-1 0-1Arkansas 0-0 2-3 2-1 0-0Missouri 0-0 2-3 2-0 0-1

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    Player-Team PPGKevin Punter, UT ....................................................22.3Stefan Moody, MISS ................................................22.0Gavin Ware, MISS ST..............................................20.2Kareem Canty, AUB ................................................18.8

    Kenny Gaines, UGA ...............................................18.0

    Rebounding

    Player-Team RPGBen Simmons, LSU .................................................14.4Moses Kingsley, ARK ..............................................10.2Sebastian Saiz, MISS .................................................9.3Yante Maten, UGA ...................................................8.8Dorian Finney-Smith, UF ..........................................8.3

    Assists

    Player-Team APGJabril Durham, ARK ..................................................7.6Kareem Canty, AUB ..................................................6.5Ben Simmons, LSU ...................................................6.2I.J. Ready, MISS ST ....................................................5.5Anthony Collins, TAMU ............................................4.6

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    Player-Team SPGBen Simmons, LSU ...................................................2.2Jalyn Patterson, LSU ..................................................2.2

    Kevin Punter, UT ......................................................2.1Alex Caruso, TAMU ..................................................2.1Sindarius Thornwell, USC .........................................2.0

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    Player-Team BPGLuke Kornet, VANDY ................................................2.7Horace Spencer, AUB ...............................................2.5Armani Moore, UT ...................................................2.4Skal Labissiere, UK ...................................................2.3Moses Kingsley, ARK ................................................2.2

    2015-16 Associated Press Rankings

    As of Nov. 23, 2015 (week 3) 1 Kentucky (59) 4-0 1,619 2 Maryland (6) 3-0 1,518 3 Michigan State 3-0 1,448 4 Iowa State 2-0 1,297 5 Kansas 1-1 1,243 6 Duke 4-1 1,238 7 Oklahoma 2-0 1,210 8 Villanova 4-0 1,153 9 North Carolina 3-1 1,14110 Gonzaga 2-0 1,138

    11 Arizona 4-0 97012 Virginia 4-1 87213 Indiana 3-0 84614 California 3-0 74615 Miami (FL) 5-0 72416 Purdue 5-0 55017 Notre Dame 3-0 48018 Connecticut 3-0 43219 Vanderbilt 3-0 43120 Wichita St 2-1 42321 Oregon 4-0 369

    22 LSU 3-0 28523 Xavier 3-0 14324 Cincinnati 4-0 11025 Texas A&M 4-0 10025 SMU 3-0 100

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    By Metz Camfield

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    As No. 1 Kentucky (6-0) prepares for itsnext game Monday night against Illinois

    State, it does so with uncertainty at its pointguard position. Namely, who will play it?

    After sophomore Tyler Ulis went downwith a hyperextended right elbow on Fridayin Miami against South Florida, the Wildcatspoint guard could do nothing more than cheer

    on his teammates on the UK bench with hisarm in a sling. Now, the question turns to willhe play Monday, and if not then, what aboutThursday at UCLA?

    I dont think hell practice (Sunday), butits day to day, head coach John Calipari said.Hes moving it.

    The Wildcats still have two five-star, poten-tial first round NBA draft picks who they canplay at the position, so its not as though the

    cupboard is bare by any stretch of the imagi-nation, but without Ulis, the Cats are undoubt-edly a different team.

    When Ulis went down with his injury with5:27 to play in the first half, the Wildcats pro-ceeded to go on a 12-0 run to close out thehalf, and opened the second half on 13-5 run.But by the end of the second half, Kentuckyand South Florida had each scored 42 points,which Calipari said speaks to the consistencyof Ulis as the teams floor general.

    And without Tyler, now, you gotta under-stand, the last six minutes of that half and whatwe did the first five or six minutes of the secondhalf, that was without Tyler and we were reallygood, Coach Cal said. Just, they couldnt sus-tain it, and thats what Tyler does. Tyler just keepscoming and he does not stop and hes not gon-na make mistakes to let another team get backin the game. Thats the difference and thats theexperience.

    Ulis is averaging 4.3 assists per game, andcurrently has a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio, whichis modest by his standards after a 3.6 mark oneyear ago. But if you take out Ulis uncharacter-istically poor season-opener against Albany, andhis 14 minutes against USF prior to going downwith injury, the Chicago native is dishing out 5.5assists per game and has an assist-to-turnover ra-

    tio of 4.4.I think hes the best point guard in the coun-

    try, freshman forward Skal Labissiere said. Ob-viously, he runs our team, so hes very importantto us.

    In addition to not practicing Sunday, CoachCal said they would hold Ulis out against IllinoisState if they needed to. He also said that, know-ing Ulis, hell want to play Monday. If Ulis wereto miss the game, Isaiah Briscoe and Jamal Mur-ray would both take on an added role in guidingthe team.

    Against USF, Briscoe had a strong stat line ofsix points, a season-high seven assists and six re-bounds, but Coach Cal didnt like his shot selec-tion (3 for 9) and how he seemed to avoid contact(took just one free throw). Murray led the Cats in

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    With Ulis out for much of the game against USF, fresh-

    man guard Jamal Murray scored a season-high 21 points.

    (continued on page 12)

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    scoring with a season-high 21 points, but Calipariwants him to get to the foul line more, where hesan 88.2 percent shooter.

    Illinois State will come down and they playa little bit like Arkansas: theyll just trap you fromdifferent areas of the court, Calipari said. Well,first of all, we havent played against it yet. Now,Tyler has, but none of these other guys have.Thats one thing. And the second thing is, they

    spread the court and they have five men out. Soall five guys are out, which means everybody canget beat on the dribble. Thats an issue for us, be-cause we got a couple guys that have yet to keepa guy in front of them. So they may find that guyand thats who they go after. We gotta figure outhow were playing. So its not that Im worriedabout Isaiah and Jamal and how theyllplay Dom(inique Hawkins) its notthat. Its that were playing a team that

    plays a little different, that Tyler wouldhave no problem with, but these guysmay.

    Hawkins is another player whocould see an uptick in minutes Mondayif Ulis were to sit out. Against SouthFlorida, the junior guard logged nineminutes, hit one of his two 3-point at-tempts, dished out an assist, had a stealand took a charge. Afterward, Calipa-ri said he liked what he saw from theRichmond, Ky., native, adding thatHawkins may be that elusive rotation-al guy hes been looking for all season.

    It was only one game prior thatHawkins lasted less than a minute onthe floor before being taken back outdue to running under a screen on de-fense. For Hawkins to see more playingtime, Calipari said its all about defen-sive effort, defensive intensity and fo-cus. If Hawkins can do that, as he didagainst USF, there could be more play-ing time available.

    Hes a great kid, Calipari said.What I want for him, to be honest, re-ally doesnt matter. Its what he wantsand what hes willing to do to get that.Theres pressure on these kids. Like you

    cant go in and just not guard. You cant go in and

    be so anxious that youre tight. You cant do thathere. Youve got to play. And its on them to do it.And they know it.

    Whether Kentucky does or does not haveUlis, the Cats will face an Illinois State team that,despite its 3-4 record, pushed No. 2 Marylandto the limit on Nov. 24. The Redbirds trailed byjust one at halftime and led with less than eightminutes to play in the game.

    Weve got this one tomorrow and it might

    be without Tyler, Coach Cal said. If it is withoutTyler, its a different game for us. We dont know ifa game is close who panics. And like I said, theyhad Maryland down two late in the game. Theyended up losing by 11, but it was only becauseMaryland made three 3s to end the game. So, thisteam is capable of beating us.

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    Calipari doesnt want Isaiah Briscoe avoiding contact, as he said

    he did against USF. (photo by Chet White, UK Athletics)

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    TOTAL 3-PT REBOUNDS

    No. Player GP-S Min. Avg. FG-FGA Pct 3FT-FTA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Total Avg. PF PO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.

    23 Jamal Murray 6-6 200 33.3 32-74 .432 10-31 .323 15-17 .882 8 17 25 4.2 12 0 21 18 0 8 89 14.8

    01 Skal Labissiere 6-6 146 24.3 34-55 .618 0-0 .000 20-30 .667 10 18 28 4.7 20 1 3 11 14 3 88 14.7

    03 Tyler Ulis 6-6 192 32.0 22-55 .400 6-21 .286 29-32 .906 5 18 23 3.8 6 0 26 11 1 9 79 13.2

    13 Isaiah Briscoe 5-4 157 31.4 24-49 .490 2-9 .222 5-16 .313 4 27 31 6.2 10 0 17 12 1 9 55 11.0

    22 Alex Poythress 6-0 126 21.0 21-36 .583 0-3 .000 10-16 .625 14 28 42 7.0 21 0 0 2 3 4 52 8.7

    00 Marcus Lee 6-6 129 21.5 20-35 .571 0-0 .000 5-15 .333 23 18 41 6.8 15 1 4 4 9 4 45 7.5

    35 Derek Willis 6-1 76 12.7 11-25 .440 5-15 .333 4-4 1.000 3 7 10 1.7 6 0 4 4 2 5 31 5.2

    04 Charles Matthews 6-1 94 15.7 9-12 .750 1-2 .500 4-8 .500 6 6 12 2.0 8 0 5 5 0 4 23 3.8

    15 Isaac Humphries 4-0 36 9.0 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 3 5 8 2.0 7 0 1 5 5 0 13 3.3

    25 Dominique Hawkins 4-0 26 6.5 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 2 0 2 0.5 6 0 2 0 0 1 4 1.0

    10 Jonny David 3-0 4 1.3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7

    11 Mychal Mulder 5-0 14 2.8 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 0.8 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.4

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    Total 6 1200 179-359 .499 25-86 .291 100-148 .676 88 158 246 41.0 112 2 85 75 35 47 483 80.5

    Opponents 6 1200 131-335 .391 27-94 .287 84-117 .718 61 114 175 29.2 140 - 43 88 17 31 373 62.2

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    2015-16Illinois State Redbirds Statistics

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    TOTAL 3-PT REBOUNDS

    No. Player GP-S Min. Avg. FG-FGA Pct 3FT-FTA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Total Avg. PF PO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.

    44 Akoon-Purcell, DeVaug 7-7 184 26.3 39-80 .488 3-10 .300 30-41 .732 7 18 25 3.6 10 0 12 22 2 8 111 15.9

    01 Lee,Paris 7-7 209 29.9 26-65 .400 8-19 .421 24-39 .615 5 14 19 2.7 13 0 28 9 1 15 84 12.0

    23 Hawkins,Deontae 7-7 164 23.4 26-59 .441 10-28 .357 7-11 .636 12 22 34 4.9 18 0 6 9 6 1 69 9.9

    11 McIntosh,MiKyle 6-6 127 21.2 17-36 .472 3-8 .375 13-22 .591 11 12 23 3.8 25 2 5 18 3 3 50 8.3

    35 Griffin,Roland 7-1 154 22.0 16-35 .457 6-9 .667 3-11 .273 6 16 22 3.1 14 0 8 9 3 6 41 5.9

    00 Banyard,Nick 7-2 107 15.3 11-29 .379 4-9 .444 2-10 .200 3 20 23 3.3 17 0 2 12 1 4 28 4.0

    02 Brewer,Quintin 6-0 83 13.8 6-15 .400 0-0 .000 8-10 .800 11 10 21 3.5 10 0 0 6 2 0 20 3.3

    12 Wills,Tony 7-4 148 21.1 6-21 .286 3-9 .333 8-10 .800 6 10 16 2.3 18 2 6 10 2 4 23 3.3

    04 Ndiaye,Daouda 6-0 67 11.2 5-11 .455 0-0 .000 5-19 .263 3 12 15 2.5 8 0 1 2 8 0 15 2.5

    15 McCloud,Justin 7-1 97 13.9 6-26 .231 4-23 .174 1-2 .500 1 14 15 2.1 10 0 9 3 1 2 17 2.4

    03 Evans,Keyshawn 7-0 60 8.6 3-13 .231 0-4 .000 1-1 1.000 1 4 5 0.7 0 0 3 3 0 2 7 1.0

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    Total 7 1400 161-390 .413 41-119 .345 102-176 .580 76 162 238 34.0 143 4 80 105 29 45 465 66.4

    Opponents 7 1400 170-401 .424 43-137 .314 104-153 .680 86 183 269 38.4 161 5 74 115 29 51 487 69.6

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    No. Name Pos. H W Yr. Hometown/Previous School

    0 Marcus Lee F 6-9 224 JR Antioch, Calif. / Deer Valley

    1 Skal Labissiere F 6-11 225 FR Port-au-prince, HTI /

    Lausanne Collegiate School

    3 Tyler Ulis G 5-9 160 SO Chicago, Ill. / Marian Catholic

    4 Charles Matthews G 6-6 189 FR Chicago, Ill. / St. Rita

    10 Jonny David G 6-2 175 FR Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mt. Lebanon

    11 Mychal Mulder G 6-4 185 JR Windsor, CAN / Vincennes University

    13 Isaiah Briscoe G 6-3 202 FR Newark, N.J. / Roselle Catholic

    15 Isaac Humphries F 7-0 260 FR Sydney, AUS / La Lumiere School

    22 Alex Poythress F 6-8 230 SR Clarksville, Tenn. / Northeast

    23 Jamal Murray G 6-5 207 FR Kitchener, CAN / Athlete Institute

    24 E.J. Floreal G 6-4 203 JR Palo Alto, Calif. / Dunbar

    25 Dominique Hawkins G 6-0 190 JR Richmond, Ky. / Madison Central

    32 Dillon Pulliam G 6-3 180 SO Cynthiana, Ky. / Transylvania University

    35 Derek Willis F 6-9 220 JR Mount Washington, Ky. / Bullitt East

    2015-16Kentucky Wildcats Roster

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    Quick Facts

    Location:Lexington, Ky.

    Founded:1865

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    K e n t u c k y G a m e d a y

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    0 Banyard, Nick 6-8 225 F R-Jr. Flower Mound, Texas / Marcus HSNew Mexico

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    4 Ndiaye, Daouda 7-0 210 C Fr. Dakar, SenegalWindermere Preparatory School

    5 Hein, Matt 6-3 185 G Fr. Windermere, Fla.Windermere Preparatory School

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    23 Hawkins, Deontae 6-8 219 F So. Dayton, Ohio / Dayton Dunbar HSQuakerdale Promise Acad.

    31 Thompson, Javaka 6-4 191 G R-Jr. Chicago, Ill.Whitney M. Young Magnet School

    Knox College

    35 Griffin, Roland 6-7 210 F Fr. Aurora, Ill. / West Aurora HS

    44 Akoon-Purcell, DeVaughn 6-5 200 G Sr. Orlando, Fla. / West Oaks AcademyEastern Oklahoma State College

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    Head Coach:Dan Muller

    Assistant Coaches:Jeremy Ballard,

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    Director of Basketball Operations:

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    Quick Facts

    Location:Normal, Ill,

    Founded: 1857

    Enrollment:20,615

    Conference:Missouri Valley

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    Skal

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    ULIS3 | G | 5-9 | 160 | SO | Chicago, Ill. / Marian Catholic

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    GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA/PCT FG-FGA/PCT FT-FTA/PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG

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    Charles

    MATTHEWS4 | G | 6-6 | 189 | FR | Chicago, Ill. / St. Rita

    K e n t u c k y G a m e d a y

    3-POINT F-THROWS REBOUND SCORING

    GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA/PCT FG-FGA/PCT FT-FTA/PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG

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    Jonny

    DAVID10 | G | 6-2 | 175 | FR | Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mt. Lebanon

    K e n t u c k y G a m e d a y

    3-POINT F-THROWS REBOUND SCORING

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    Mychal

    MULDER11 | G | 6-4 | 185 | JR | Windsor, CAN / Vincennes University

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    BRISCOE13 | G | 6-3 | 202 | FR | Newark, N.J. / Roselle Catholic

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    HUMPHRIES15 | F | 7-0 | 260 | FR | Sydney, AUS / La Lumiere School

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    Alex

    POYTHRESS22 | F | 6-8 | 230 | SR | Clarksville, Tenn. / Northeast

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    Jamal

    MURRAY23 | G | 6-4 | 207 | FR | Kitchener, CAN / Athlete Institute

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    EJ

    FLOREAL24 | G | 6-4 | 203 | JR | Palo Alto, Calif. / Dunbar

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    Dominique

    HAWKINS25 | G | 6-0 | 190 | JR | Richmond, Ky. / Madison Central

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    3-POINT F-THROWS REBOUND SCORING

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    Dillon

    PULLIAM32 | G | 6-3 | 180 | SO | Cynthiana, Ky. / Transylvania University

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    Derek

    WILLIS35 | F | 6-9 | 220 | JR | Mount Washington, Ky. / Bullitt East

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    K e n t u c k y G a m e d a y

    2015-16Basketball Schedule

    Ottawa

    Lexington, Ky.W, 117-58 (Exhibition)

    Mon., Nov.

    7:00 p.m.2

    Game Recap

    NJITLexington, Ky.W, 87-57

    Sat., Nov.

    7:00 p.m.14

    Game Recap

    Boston UniversityLexington, Ky.W, 82-62

    Tues., Nov.

    9:00 p.m.24

    Game Recap

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    Ohio State

    Brooklyn, N.Y.Barclays Arena

    Sat., Dec.

    3:30 p.m.19

    LSUBaton Rouge, La.Maravich Center

    Tues., Jan.

    9:00 p.m.5

    AuburnAuburn, Ala.Auburn Arena

    Sat., Jan.

    4:00 p.m.16

    MissouriLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Wed., Jan.

    9:00 p.m.27

    Florida

    Lexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Sat., Feb.

    4:00 p.m.6

    TennesseeLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Thurs., Feb.

    TBD18

    VanderbiltNashville, Tenn.Memorial Coliseum

    Sat., Feb.

    4:00 p.m.27

    SEC TournamentNashville, Tenn.Bridgestone Arena

    Mar.

    TBD

    9-13

    Kentucky StateLexington, Ky.W, 111-58 (Exhibition)

    Fri., Nov.

    7:00 p.m.6

    Game Recap

    DukeChicago, Ill.W, 74-63

    Tues., Nov.

    7:30 p.m.17

    Game Recap

    South FloridaMiami, Fla.W, 84-63

    Fri., Nov.

    5:00 p.m.27Game Recap

    Eastern KentuckyLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Wed., Dec.

    7:00 p.m.9

    LouisvilleLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Sat., Dec.

    Noon26

    AlabamaTuscaloosa, Ala.Coleman Coliseum

    Sat., Jan.

    6:00 p.m.9

    ArkansasFayetteville, Ark.Bud Walton Arena

    Thurs., Jan.

    7:00 p.m.21

    KansasLawrence, Kan.Allen Fieldhouse

    Sat., Jan.

    TBD30

    GeorgiaLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Tues., Feb.

    9:00 p.m.9

    Texas A&MCollege Station, TexasReed Arena

    Sat., Feb.

    TBD20

    FloridaGainesville, Fla.OConnell Center

    Tues., Mar.

    7:00 p.m.1

    NCAA TournametFinal FourHouston, Texas

    Mar.-Apr.

    TBA

    15-4

    AlbanyLexington, Ky.W, 78-65

    Fri., Nov.

    7:00 p.m.13

    Game Recap

    Wright StateLexington, Ky.W, 78-63

    Fri., Nov.

    8:00 p.m.20

    Game Recap

    Illinois StateLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Mon., Nov.

    7:00 p.m.30

    Arizona StateLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Sat., Dec.

    3:15 p.m.12

    Ole MissLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Sat., Jan.

    7:00 p.m.2

    Mississippi StateLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Tues., Jan.

    7:00 p.m.12

    VanderbiltLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Sat., Jan.

    TBD23

    TennesseeKnoxville, Tenn.Thompson-Boling Arena

    Tues., Feb.

    7:00 p.m.2

    South CarolinaLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Sat., Feb.

    Noon13

    AlabamaLexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Tues., Feb.

    7:00 p.m.23

    LSULexington, Ky.Rupp Arena

    Sat., Mar.

    2:00 p.m.5

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    By Chris Shoals

    UK Media Relations

    University of Kentucky womens basketballhead coach Matthew Mitchell earned his200th win at UK on Sunday afternoon as the No.12/11 Wildcats beat the Jackson State Lady Tigers92-24 in Memorial Coliseum.

    Mitchell, who is in his ninth season at Ken-tucky and 12th season of being a head coach,is now 200-81 (.711) in his nine years at UK

    and moves his overall record to 230-110 (.676)as a head coach. Mitchell became UKs all-timewinningest coach on March 4, 2013 after justsix seasons of coaching, and becomes the fifthUK basketball coach to eclipse 200 wins at UKjoining Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Rick Pitino andTubby Smith.

    The margin of victory for UK was 68 pointson Sunday, its largest since a 60-point win overGrambling State in 2013.

    Kentucky had four different runs of 10-0 ormore during the game, including a season-high22 straight points in the first half, which led theWildcats to a 47-17 lead at the half. The 30-pointlead at the half was UKs largest halftime lead ofthe season, as the Wildcats were led by EvelynAkhator in scoring, with 13 points and three re-bounds in the opening 20 minutes. The 13-pointperformance for the junior from Lagos, Nigeria

    marked the fifth time in six games this season that

    she had scored in double figures. Akhator endedthe game with 20 points and 13 rebounds. The20 points scored was a career high, and her thirddouble-double of the season.

    UKs defense was also clicking on Sundayafter returning from Thanksgiving break, forcingthe Lady Tigers into a season-high 37 turnovers,scoring a season-high 42 of those points off ofturnovers. Defensively, Kentucky charted 28 de-fensive rebounds out of its total of 50 and only

    committed eight personal fouls in the entire40-minute affair. In the final three periods, UKheld JSU to seven, four and three points afterjust a 10 point opening quarter. The 24 pointsallowed is the second-lowest in program history,one less than the 25 points allowed vs. Jackson-ville State in 2011.

    Kentucky moves to 6-0 on the young sea-son, marking the fourth time in nine seasonsat UK that Mitchell has led UK to a 6-0 start.

    The Wildcats will look to make it seven wins ina row to start the season on Wednesday, Dec.2 at Northern Kentucky. The game will start at7 p.m. ET from the BB&T Arena in HighlightHeights, Ky.

    For the latest on the Kentucky womens bas-ketball team, follow @UKHoopCats on Twitter,Instagram and Facebook, as well as on the webat UKathletics.com.

    Mitchell Earns200th Win at Kentucky

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    K e n t u c k y G a m e d a y

    nEricBledsoe2 | G | 6-1 | 190Phoenix SunsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    15 22.7 3.9 5.9

    nDevinBooker1 | G | 6-6 | 206Phoenix SunsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    13 4.9 1.2 0.4

    nWillieCauley Stein00 | C | 7-0 | 240

    Sacramento KingsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    18 4.8 5.2 0.3

    nDeMarcusCousins15 | C | 6-11 | 270Sacramento KingsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    10 27.9 11.2 2.5

    nAnthonyDavis23 | F/C | 6-10 | 253New Orleans PelicansGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    14 23.9 10.5 1.6

    Statistics through November 28

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    K e n t u c k y G a m e d a y

    nArchie Goodwin20 | G | 6-5 | 200Phoenix SunsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    11 4.8 2.0 0.6

    nAaron Harrison9 | G | 6-6 | 210Charlotte HornetsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    1 0.0 1.0 0.0

    nTerrenceJones

    6 | F | 6-9 | 252Houston RocketsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    11 11.3 5.6 1.2

    nEnesKanter11 | C | 6-11 | 245

    Oklahoma City ThunderGMS PPG. RPG. APG17 12.3 8.3 0.8

    nMichaelKidd-Gilchrist14 | F | 6-7 | 232Charlotte HornetsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    injured

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    K e n t u c k y G a m e d a y

    nBrandonKnight3 | G | 6-3 | 189Phoenix SunsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    16 21.9 4.3 5.6

    nTreyLyles41 | F | 6-10 | 234Utah JazzGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    13 2.1 2.2 0.2

    nJodieMeeks20 | G | 6-4 | 210Detroit PistonsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    2 1.0 1.0 0.0

    nPatrickPatterson54 | F | 6-9 | 235Toronto RaptorsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    17 5.8 4.0 0.9

    nNerlensNoel4 | C | 6-11 | 228Philadelphia 76ersGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    14 10.1 8.4 1.3

    Statistics through November 28

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    nTayshaunPrince12 | F | 6-9 | 212Minnesota TimberwolvesGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    16 3.2 2.4 0.8

    nJulius Randle30 | PF | 6-9 | 250Los Angeles LakersGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    15 11.5 8.4 2.3

    nRajonRondo9 | G | 6-1 | 186Sacramento KingsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    18 12.4 7.3 11.0

    nKarl Anthony Towns32 | C | 7-0 | 244

    Minnesota TimberwolvesGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    16 14.2 9.4 0.9

    nJohn Wall2 | G | 6-4 | 195Washington WizardsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    14 16.1 3.5 7.6 nJamesYoung13 | G/F | 6-6 | 215Boston CelticsGMS PPG. RPG. APG

    2 1.5 0.0 0.0

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    With nearly 60 affiliates, the UK Sports Net-

    work is one of the largest collegiate sportsradio networks in the nation. Wildcat fans through-out the Commonwealth of Kentucky, as well asimportant markets in the bordering states of Ohio,Indiana, Tennessee and West Virginia, can enjoyevery football and mens basketball game. With thecombination of our free Internet broadcast stream-ing on ukathletics.com and broadcast agreementwith Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, the UK Sports Net-work truly provides worldwide access for Big Blue

    fans and exposure for our radio sponsors.Ashland ...................... WCMI 1340 AM/92.7 FMBenton........................................ WCBL 99.1 FMBowling Green/Glasgow ........... WGGC 95.1 FMBurkesville................................WKYR 107.9 FMCadiz........................WKDZ 1110 AM/106.5 FMCampbellsville.........................WCKQ 104.1 FMCincinnati................................. WCKY 1530 AMColumbia ....................WAIN 1270 AM/93.5 FM

    Corbin .........................WCTT 680 AM/107.3 FMDanville/Lancaster ................... WRNZ 105.1 FMDry Ridge ................................ WNKR 106.7 FMElizabethtown ...........................WAKY 103.5 FMGlasgow/Bowling Green ........... WGGC 95.1 FMGrayson .................................. WUGO 102.3 FMGreenup ...................WLGC 1520 AM/105.7 FMGreenville ................................WKYA 105.5 FMHardinsburg .............................WXBC 104.3 FMHarlan ..............WFSR/WTUK 970 AM/105.1 FMHazard ..................................... WSGS 101.1 FMHenderson................... WSON 860 AM/96.5 FMHopkinsville .............. WHOP 1230 AM/98.7 FMJamestown ................................. WJRS 104.9 FMJenkins ......................................... WIFX 94.3 FMLancaster/Danville ................... WRNZ 105.1 FMLeitchfield ...............................WKHG 104.9 FMLexington .......... WLAP/WBUL 630 AM/98.1 FMLondon ..........WFTG/WWEL 1400 AM/103.9 FMLouisville .................................... WHAS 840 AMMadisonville .............................. WKTG 93.9 FMMayfield .................................... WLLE 102.1 FMMaysville ....................WFTM 1240 AM/95.9 FMMonticello ............................... WKYM 101.7 FMMorehead ...........WIVY/WKY 96.3 FM/107.7 FMMorganfield ..............WMSK 1550 AM/101.3 FMOwensboro .....WOMI/WBKR 1490 AM/92.5 FMPaducah ..................... WKYX 1320 AM/94.3 FMPaintsville ..................... WSIP 1490 AM/98.9 FM

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    Supported by an impressive affiliates list, theUK Sports Television Network provides outstand-ing coverage throughout the Commonwealth of

    Kentucky and key markets in the bordering statesof Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia. Tune in allseason long to catch all the exciting action on theUK Sports Television Network for official cover-age of Kentucky Wildcats mens basketball.Watch theThis is Kentucky Basketball showSundays at 11:30 a.m. on WKYT.

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    Blue and White

    The University of Kentucky adopted blue andwhite as its official colors in 1892. UK studentshad first decided on blue and light yellow beforethe Kentucky-Centre football game Dec. 19, 1891.The yellow was soon dropped from the combina-tion and replaced by white.

    The particular Kentucky shade of blue, closeto royal blue, was determined without ceremony.After settling on the base colors, a student posedthe logical question, What color blue? Letter-man Richard Stoll looked down at his necktie andraised it to the air. The vote was unanimous.

    Wildcats Nickname

    The official nickname for the University ofKentuckys athletics teams is Wildcats. The nick-name became synonymous with UK shortly after a6-2 football victory over Illinois on Oct. 9, 1909,on the road.

    Commandant Carbusier, then head of the mili-tary department at old State University (UK), told a

    group of students in a chapel service following thegame that the Kentucky football team had foughtlike wildcats.

    Later the name Wildcats became more andmore popular among UK followers as well as withmembers of the media. As a result, the nicknamewas adopted by the University.

    UK Dance Team

    The University of Kentucky Dance Team helpsgenerate excitement and enthusiasm at Wildcat

    athletics events. Under the tutelage of Dawn Dun-can Walters and assistant coach Andrea Masters,the dance team includes both Blue and Whitesquads. The team won its first national champion-ship at the 2005 national competition sponsoredby the United Spirit Association. It backed thatup with a second-place finish in 2006 and tookhome third at the 2007 championships. The 2010squad placed fifth in the Pom Division at UDA2010 Nationals.

    Fan-tastic!The Kentucky cheerleaders, band and dance

    team combine to entertain the nations largest andmost loyal fan base in college basketball. Sure,Ashley Judd, Tommy Lasorda, Muhammad Ali andBackstreet Boy Kevin Richardson steal the atten-tion, but those Big Blue stars are just a few of theCat fans in attendance at UK games. Its each andevery one of the many Kentucky fans who deservethe credit for helping the Wildcats lead the nation

    in attendance 22 times since Rupp Arena opened

    in 1976-77, including 14 of the last 15 years.And the tremendous fan base is not limited to

    just Lexington. Each year, Kentucky fans flock toFreedom Hall in Louisville, to fill the arena withmore than 20,000 fans for an annual home game.

    The Southeastern Conference Tournament?Well, it might as well be called the Kentucky Invi-tational. March Madness? Nearly the same result.

    The nations largest media contingent followsthe Cats from start to finish simply because of thefans incessant appetite for information on theirWildcats.

    Trademark SwooshOnly the best wear Nike. Kentucky not only

    wears Nike, but is under an all-school contractwith the athletic apparel company. In 1997, UKsigned the contract with the popular makers ofthe trademark swoosh. Thanks to Nikes extensiveresearch and product development, UK student --athletes stay on the cutting edge of quality and

    style with all of their gear.All 22 sports use Nike shoes and equipment,and over the course of the contract, the Wildcatswill receive millions of dollars worth of clothing,equipment and cash. The mens basketball teamhas been recognized by the apparel company asa Nike Elite team.

    While clothing adorned with Kentucky was al-ready popular throughout the nation, thanks to Nikeand its international marketing reach, Kentuckysblue and white can now be found worldwide.

    Cawoods Court

    Prior to the UK-Louisville game on Dec.29, 2001, the court at Rupp Arena was namedCawoods Court in honor of Cawood Ledford,the beloved Voice of the Wildcats for 39 years(1953-92). Ledford passed away in September2001, after a long battle with cancer.

    The ceremonies included the unveiling of alogo courtside, not far from where Ledford calledthe action. Also included in the ceremony were do-

    nations by two area businesses to the Cawood Led-ford Scholarship Fund, established in 1992 to assistformer student-athletes in obtaining their degrees.

    The Wildcat

    The Wildcat mascot originated during the1976-77 academic year at UK. Gary Tanner wasthe original Wildcat, dancing and entertainingthousands of UK fans at Commonwealth Stadiumand Rupp Arena during athletics events.

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    A few years later, he was joined by another Cat walking on stilts who made his appearanceduring UKs twin tower era of Melvin Turpin and

    Sam Bowie.Today, both the Wildcat and his sidekick,

    Scratch, attend each football and basketball game,several academic functions and generally serve asfriendly ambassadors for the University.

    Scratch

    Scratch joined the cheerleading squad in themid 90s in conjunction with the UK Kids Club,but today he has become almost as recognizableas the Wildcat.

    The lovable face of UK Athletics garnerednational attention after being named to the 2003Capital One Mascot All-America team, an honorhe earned again in 2004.

    Senior Day

    Senior Day at Kentucky has become one of themost celebrated ceremonies in college basketball.Honoring its senior class, UKs event is one of themost elaborate and moving programs of its kind.

    The pregame ceremony begins with player intro-

    ductions. Once they have all burst through ban-ners bearing their likenesses, their families jointhem at center court. Then the state song, My Old

    Kentucky Home, is sung as the home crowd bidsfarewell.

    UK Cheerleaders

    Rooting on the Wildcats every game are theaward-winning UK Cheerleaders.

    Under the direction of adviser T. Lynn William-son and coach Jomo Thompson, the UK Cheer-leaders have become the model cheerleadingsquad in the nation. Since 1985, UK has earnedthe Universal Cheer Association national cham-pionship an impressive 18 times. The squad hasbeen runner-up five times.

    UK Pep Band

    With more than 100 members, the Universityof Kentucky pep band is one of the largest in thenation. Clad in its recognizable blue and white out-fits, the pep band is directed by Scott-Lee Atchison.Performing at both home football and basketballgames, the UK pep band has been named by South-

    ern Living as one of the top 10 bands in the South.

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    The site that now serves as a tribute toAdolph Rupps outstanding coaching

    accomplishments Rupp Arena has becomeone of the most recognizable gymnasiums inthe world while serving as home to collegebasketballs most storied program.

    Rupp Arena opened in Fall 1976 with itsnamesake Rupp looking on from the stands. Inthat opening game, the Wildcats knocked off theWisconsin Badgers, 72-64.

    Considered the mecca of college basketball,Rupp Arena will receive a $15 million technologyupgrade over the next two seasons. New ribbonboards around the second tier of the bowl wereinstalled before the 2015-16 season, and newvideo boards in each of the four corners will beinstalled throughout the year. By the 2016-17

    season, Rupp will feature a new center-hungscoreboard, new lighting, new audio system andWi-Fi for fans.

    Home of Champions

    The UK Mens Basketball team has calledRupp Arena home during four runs to the NCAAnational championship. Joe B. Hall, Rick Pitino,Tubby Smith and John Calipari have all guidedthe Wildcats to their one shining moment sinceRupp Arena opened its doors in 1976.

    Year Date Opponent Score W-L

    1977-78 3/27/1978 Duke 94-88 30-2

    1995-96 4/1/1996 Syracuse 76-67 34-2

    1997-98 3/30/1998 Utah 78-69 35-4

    2011-12 4/2/2012 Kansas 67-59 38-2

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    D r. Eli Capilouto became the 12th President ofthe University of Kentucky on July 1, 2011.As President, Dr. Capilouto has intently

    engaged with university and communitystakeholders to renew our founding missionand vision as a public, Flagship, Land-Grantand Research University. This covenant with theCommonwealth calls upon the University ofKentucky to be a guidepost for the state througha multi-faceted mission of teaching, research,service and health care.

    To embolden the institutions enduring legacy,Dr. Capilouto has led a process to enrich UKsacademic experience by increasing institutionalinvestments in merit-based financial aid andexpanding the University Honors Program.Because of his priorities, the Universityhas enrolled 289 National Merit, NationalAchievement and National Hispanic Scholarsin the last three years tripling the number ofincoming Scholars.

    Since Dr. Capiloutos arrival, UK has initiated

    more than 89 projects and $1.7 billion in ongoing

    and approved capital construction to rapidlyenhance and expand the college experience onthe University campus.

    Under his leadership, the University engagedin an innovative public/private partnershipto revitalize the core of campus and createmodern living/learning communities. Thus far,12 new residence halls have been completedor are underway a total investment of $348million by our private partner, EdR. In addition

    to the investment in the residential core, theUniversity i