Athletes in Action (7-9) vs. #20/#12 Kentucky Wildcats (0-2)
Exhibition Game
Nov. 16, 2000 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Rupp Arena (23,000) – Lexington, Ky.
RADIO
UK Radio Network — The Cats can be heard on flagship station WLAP-AM 630 in Lexington, 50,000-watt stations WHAS-AM 840 in Louisville and WSAI-AM in Cincinnati and approx. 90 other stations around the Ohio Valley. Ralph Hacker, Sam Bowie and Dave Baker call the action.
TELEVISION
No television scheduled for this game.
INTERNET
UKathletics.com — UK’s official website has up-to-date information on the 2001 Wildcats available as well as the live audio broadcast.
Probable Starters
KENTUCKYNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ppg Rpg Hometown21 Tayshaun Prince F 6-9 215 Jr. 12.5 6.0 Compton, Calif.24 Marvin Stone F 6-10 248 So. 11.0 6.5 Huntsville, Ala.42 Jason Parker C 6-8 255 Fr. 7.0 6.0 Charlotte, N.C.10 Keith Bogans G 6-5 205 So. 19.5 7.5 Alexandria, Va.11 Saul Smith G 6-2 175 Sr. 9.0 *5.5 Athens, Ga.Athletes In Action (Stats thru 14 games)33 Ronnie Grandison F6-6 220 4th 6.6 4.5 New Orleans 8714 Torrey McCormick F6-3 175 4th 4.1 3.1 Miami, Fla. 9742 Reed Rawlings F 6-7 220 1st 11.5 3.0 Samford 0030 Keith Johnson G 6-1 200 1st 8.3 2.5 NE Louisiana 9415 David Daniels G 5-10 200 7th 8.0 *4.1 Colorado Christian 93* Assists per game
UK Completes Exhibition Schedule
Kentucky officially began its 98th season of basketball with two losses in the Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic last week in New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. After defeating the California All-Stars in an exhibition game on Nov. 2, the Wildcats complete their exhibition schedule against one of the better Athletes In Action squads ever assembled.
AIA, unlike most fall touring teams, has improved down the stretch, losing by three to Wisconsin last weekend and by four at Tennessee on Sunday. AIA then rolled up two wins to start the week, beating Oregon State and Oregon out on the west coast. AIA is scheduled to play Alabama on Wednesday before completing its 18-game tour at Kentucky.
Rough Start
Kentucky lost to St. John’s, 62-61, to open the Classic last Thursday before falling to UCLA, 97-92 in overtime in the consolation game. The Cats blew a four-point lead with 22.6 seconds remaining against the Red Storm, after a beneficial call with 6.4 seconds remaining. Replays appeared to show a St. John’s defender knocking the ball away from Tayshaun Prince and out of bounds. Officials, however, gave the ball to St. John’s, and on the ensuing inbounds, Anthony Glover scored in the paint and was fouled, completing the three-point play for the upset.
Against UCLA, the Bruins became the first team to beat a Tubby Smith-coached Kentucky team in overtime. Smith had won all seven overtime games at UK since taking the reins four years ago. Prince hit two free throws to tie the game in regulation at 77, but after UK took a three-point lead in OT, UCLA went on an 11-0 run en route to the victory.
It’s Kentucky’s first 0-2 start since the 1975-76 season.
Cat Seats for Sale
Tickets remain for the UK-Athletes in Action exhibition game on Nov. 16 at Rupp Arena. The upper arena seats are $15 each and can be purchased at the Rupp Arena box office or the Memorial Coliseum ticket office. Tickets can be charged by calling 800-928-CATS or 859-233-3565 or by logging on to UKathletics.com. The tickets were not claimed during UK’s student-ticket distribution.
Tickets are on sale for the Kentucky-Jacksonville State game in Cincinnati’s Firstar Center on Nov. 21. Seats are $30 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster in the Cincinnati metropolitan area at 513-562-4949 or stopping by any Thriftway market. Lexington area residents can contact their local Ticketmaster at 859-281-6644.
Penn State (Nov. 25) tickets are sold out.
AIA Roster
Two veterans and one rookie lead the suprising Athletes in Action. Ryan Hoover, a 96 graduate of Notre Dame, has led the team in scoring /most of the season, his second with AIA. Played for Rockford of the CBA last season, averaging 14.0 ppg in postseason play and holds ND records for 3FG made (248) and attempted (680). Reed Rawlings, who graduated from Samford last spring, was invited to the Phoenix Suns camp this fall after averaging 17.7 ppg in at the Portsmouth Inv. last April. Samford was eliminated by Syracuse in the first round of last year’s NCAA Tourney in Cleveland despite Rawlings’ 28-point effort. David Daniels is touring with AIA for the seventh season and is a full-time staff member with AIA. He played for the Canadian Olympic Team this past fall in Sydney, backing up Steve Nash.
14 Torey McCormick (G, 6-3) Miami 9715 David Daniels (G, 5-10) Col. Christian 9322 Ryan Hoover (G, 6-1) Notre Dame 9624 Damian Long (G, 6-3) Harvard 0030 Keith Johnson (G, 6-1) NE Louisiana 9433 Ronnie Grandison (F, 6-6) N. Orleans 8734 Glover Jackson (F, 6-9) LSU 9540 Dwayne Williams (F, 6-7) UC S. Barb. 9842 Reed Rawlings (F, 6-7) Samford 0044 Jack Hartman (G/F, 6-9) Biola 9951 Earl Ike (F/C, 6-9) Montevallo 0052 Phil Zevenbergen (C, 6-11) Washington 9754 Alvin Robinson (C, 6-9) Loy.-Chicago 99Coach: Chuck Badger, Biola 86Assoc. Coach: John Farwell, Purdue 90AIA Schedule/Results10-23 @ Mt. Vernon W 93-8010-25 @ Wilberforce W 89-6310-28 @ Rio Grande W 84-6011-1 @ Wright State W 85-6011-2 @ Purdue L 79-9611-3 @ Bradley L 64-7111-4 @ St. Louis W 70-6611-5 @ Indiana L 74-8411-6 @ Illinois L 56-9111-8 @ Dayton L 52-7511-9 @ Xavier L 76-8411-10 @ Iowa L 70-10111-11 @ Wisconsin L 66-6911-12 @ Tennessee L-OT 97-10111-13 @ Oregon State W 55-5311-14 @ Oregon W 84-8011-15 @ Alabama11-16 @ Kentucky
Season Openers
The loss to St. John’s was the first loss in a season opener since the Cats fell to Clemson on Nov. 15, 1996, the earliest start to a season prior to this year. Kentucky is now 81-17 overall in season openers.
November Losses
With typical demanding annual schedules thanks to invitations to play in numerous pre-conference tournaments, Kentucky now has lost a game in the month of November in each of the past six seasons.
Smith Coaching File
Orlando “Tubby” Smith (High Point 73)
Overall (10th year) 210-87 (70.7%)at UK (4th year) 86-25 (77.5%)SEC Tournament (5 yrs.) 10-3 (76.9%)NCAA Tournament (7 yrs.) 16-6 (72.7%)
Disabled List
Todd Tackett is suffering from a repaired knee last spring (scope) and has not resumed practicing with the team. He may be a redshirt candidate.
Prince, Bogans Make All-SEC; Cats Picked 2nd in Eastern Division
University of Kentucky junior Tayshaun Prince was picked a first-team All-Southeastern Conference performer and teammate Keith Bogans was named to the second team in a vote by the media at the conclusion of the annual SEC Basketball Media Days on Nov. 2.
Prince, the Wildcats’ leading returning scorer and rebounder, was a second-team selection at the end of last season. Arkansas’ Joe Johnson was named the SEC’s Preseason Player of the Year. Joining Johnson and Prince on the first team were Tennessee’s Tony Harris and Vincent Yarbrough and Florida’s Udonis Haslem.
Bogans, who made the All-SEC Freshman team last season, joined D.A. Layne of Georgia, Rod Grizzard of Alabama, Chuck Eidson of South Carolina and Greg LaPointe of Vanderbilt on the preseason second team.
Tennessee was picked to win the SEC Championship. Kentucky was tabbed to finish second in the Eastern Division followed by Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Vanderbilt. Arkansas was picked to win the Western Division followed by Alabama, Miss. State, Auburn, LSU and Ole Miss.
Experience Factor
Kentucky has three upperclassmen (juniors and seniors) at its disposal. Nine of the 12 eligible and healthy Wildcats are freshmen or sophomores.
Three of the Wildcats’ starters from last season’s 23-10 team return. Tayshaun Prince, the starting power forward last year, will be used primarily at his more natural position of small forward this season. The Cats return both starting guards – Smith and two-guard Keith Bogans. UK lost three of its top five scorers from last year – Jamaal Magloire (13.2 ppg), Desmond Allison (7.8 ppg) and Jules Camara (7.2 ppg).
Returning production includes:
Points 59.9%
Rebounds 44.6%
Assists 69.5%
Blocks 36.8%
Steals 70.6%
ESP — Estill, Stone and Parker
Marquis Estill, Marvin Stone and Jason Parker combined for 44 points and 31 rebounds to lead the Wildcats to a powerful 98-82 win over the EA Sports/California All-Stars in the first exhibition game.
The true freshman Parker, making his first appearance in a UK uniform, scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Estill, who missed last season as a partial qualifer, came off the bench to score 11 points and grab 10 rebounds. Stone, playing with two healthy thumbs for the first time since last January, also tallied a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards.
In New York, the trio combined for 24 points and 22 rebounds against St. John’s and 35 points and 20 boards against UCLA.
Three Mania
Kentucky showed signs of finding its range from three-point land by hitting 13-of-36 shots from beyond the arc against UCLA. The effort extended UK’s streak of hitting a three in consecutive games to 410. It’s the nation’s fourth-longest streak, trailing UNLV, Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech, which have all hit a three-pointer in every game since the rule was adopted. The Wildcats’ last game without a three-pointer came against Seton Hall on Nov. 26, 1988, a three-point loss in the Great Alaska Shootout.
25th Anniversary
This is the 25th season that the University of Kentucky has played basketball in Rupp Arena. The largest built-for-basketball arena in the nation has seen the Wildcats achieve a 317-35 record, a sterling 90.1 winning percentage.
The Wildcats officially start the 2000-01 season in Rupp Arena on Nov. 25 when they play host to Penn State. UK has won 20 consecutive games in the city-owned arena named for Coach Adolph Rupp, including a perfect 14-0 home record last season.
Overall, UK has not had a losing season at home in 72 years, the longest streak in the nation. The winning seasons began in 1927-28 when the Cats were 6-2 at home.
The Wildcats have won 13 national attendance titles since the building opened, including the last five in a row.
Hawkins No. 1
Freshman Cliff Hawkins becomes the first Wildcat in the modern era to wear jersey No. 1 for the Wildcats. The NCAA changed its rule last season allowing jerseys No. 1 and No. 2 to be worn in games. Previously, those numbers were prohibited due to confusion among official’s signals while reporting fouls, free throws awarded, etc.
Coaching Staff Changes
It was quite the coaching carousel for the Wildcats this past off-season. In July, assistant coach Shawn Finney was named the new head coach at Tulane. With the departure of administrative assistant Simeon Mars, Coach Tubby Smith hired David Hobbs as an assistant coach, promoted George Felton to associate coach and brought in former UK star Reggie Hanson as his administrative assistant. Hanson’s position was quickly upgraded to Director of Basketball Operations.
In October, Felton accepted a scout position with the Indiana Pacers the week before practice was set to begin at UK. Hanson was then promoted to assistant coach and will assume an off-campus recruiting role as well.
Preseason Rankings
Kentucky’s two losses in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic dropped the Cats from 12th to 20th in the AP poll. UK remains No. 12 in the USA Today/ESPN poll which did not issue a new poll this week.
Among the many preseason polls, UK is picked by the “experts” to finish anywhere from 10th to 16th. Kentucky finished 19th in the AP poll last season, 22nd in the coaches poll. Keep in mind, in some of these same preseason polls, Ralph Nader was predicted to win last week’s presidential election
Lindy's/CBS Sportsline Vitale/ESPN Mag.1. Arizona 1. Duke2. Duke 2. Arizona3. Maryland 3. North Carolina4. Michigan State 4. Kansas5. Tennessee 5. Stanford6. Kansas 6. Maryland7. Stanford 7. Illinois8. North Carolina 8. Seton Hall9. Illinois 9. Mich. State10. Seton Hall 10. Tennessee11. Kentucky 11. Wake Forest 12. Connecticut 13. DePaul 14. Florida 15. Notre Dame 16. KentuckyFoxSports.com Basketball News1. Duke 1. Arizona2. Arizona 2. Duke3. Seton Hall 3. Kansas4. Illinois 4. Maryland5. Tennessee 5. Illinois6. Maryland 6. North Carolina7. North Carolina 7. Michigan State8. Kansas 8. Tennessee9. Stanford 9. Stanford10. Michigan 10. Seton Hall11. Wisconsin 11. Kentucky12. KentuckyThe Sporting News HoopsTV.com1. Duke 1. Duke2. Arizona 2. Arizona3. Michigan State 3. Illinois4. Stanford 4. Maryland5. Maryland 5. Michigan State6. Tennessee 6. North Carolina7. Kansas 7. Kansas8. Illinois 8. Seton Hall9. Seton Hall 9. Tennessee10. Kentucky 10. Kentucky
Tubby’s Time… Busy
In late October, Coach Smith spent the day in Chicago as a member of an NCAA Committee to study basketball issues. Smith is one of several active coaches on the committee, that includes Mike Krzyzewski of Duke and Oregon’s Ernie Kent. The committee is studying a number of different issues, including summer recruiting and the 5/8s rule, which allows schools to sign eight student-athletes over a two-year period but no more than five in one season.
In June, Smith spoke before members of Congress on the issue of sports gambling. He teamed with South Carolina’s Lou Holtz and U.S. presidential hopeful John McCain on eliminating legal wagering on college sporting events.
This past summer, he was an assistant coach for the US Olympic Basketball Team which captured the gold medal at the summer games in Sydney, Australia. Unfortunately, coaches are not given a gold medal, but as WHAS radio personality Terry Meiners said, “Smith came home with a freezer full of kangaroo meat.”
Basketball Rules Changes
The following major changes have been made to the official rules for college basketball this season:
Timeout format – Each team will be allowed to call four 30-second timeouts and one 60-second timeout during the course of the game. The first 30-second timeout called by either team will be a full media-length timeout. Only three of the four 30-second timeouts can be carried over to the second half. The 60-second timeout can be used at any time. Any unused 30-second timeouts may be carried over to an extra period. In addition, both teams will each receive an additional 30-second timeout per extra period. The first 30-second timeout called in the extra period will be a full media timeout. As usual the media timeouts will occur after the 16-, 12-, eight- and four-minute marks of each half.
At the end of the second half or at the end of an extra period, officials shall use replay equipment or a television monitor that is located on a designated court-side table to ascertain whether a try or field goal that will determine the outcome of a game (win, lose or tie) and is attempted at or near the expiration of the game clock, was released before the sounding of the period-ending horn.
A maximum of six players are allowed on the free throw lane during an attempt – four opponents of the shooter and two of the shooter’s teammates. All others must remain beyond the free throw line extended and outside the three-point arc.
The penalty for indirect technical fouls is one free throw and will not count toward the player’s five personal fouls or as a team foul. If a double indirect technical foul occurs, no free throws are awarded. Examples of indirect technical fouls are delay of the game, changing the starting lineup, playing with more than five players, excessive timeouts, substitution infraction, noisemakers/laser pointers, debris thrown on the court, grasping a basket, dunking during a dead ball, etc.
Officiating Point of Emphasis for 2001
The point of emphasis for men’s college basketball officiating this season is rough physical play and illegal contact.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic
Thursday — Nov. 9
Kansas 99, UCLA 98
St. John’s 62, Kentucky 61
Friday — Nov. 10
UCLA 97, Kentucky 92 – OT
Kansas 82, St. John’s 74
BIG BLUE MANIA
Keightley Begins 40th Season
Kentucky equipment manager Bill Keightley is in his 40th season on the UK sidelines. The beloved Mr. Wildcat has served UK since 1961-62, watching the Cats roll to a 919-282 record during that era.
Keightley, who has his jersey retired in the rafters of Rupp Arena, has worked under five different head coaches at UK — Rupp, Hall, Sutton, Pitino and Smith.
Wiggins Keeps on Coming
Big Blue fan Bob Wiggins continues his amazing streak of following the basketball Cats. Wiggins, who is retired and lives in Falmouth, Ky., saw 615 consecutive games — home and away — from 1977 until he suffered a heart attack just before the 1996 Great Alaska Shootout. The illness forced him to miss four games, but he has since returned to see every contest in person.
Meanwhile, his home court streak is still intact. Wiggins has not missed a home game in 39 years, a streak spanning 563 games. During that period which dates back to 1960-61, UK has a home record of 501-62.
In all, he’s beginning his 48th season following UK. He currently has seen 146 straight games and 1,159 overall.
2000-01 Trends
0-1 When leading at halftime0-0 When tied at halftime0-1 When trailing at halftime0-1 When UK scores first0-1 When opponent scores first0-1 When leading with 5 minutes to play0-1 When trailing with 5 minutes to play0-0 When score tied with 5 minutes to play0-1 When leading with 2 minutes to play0-1 When trailing with 2 minutes to play0-0 When score tied with 2 minutes to play0-1 In games decided by three points or less0-1 In games decided by 4-10 points0-0 When UK shoots 60% or better FG0-0 When UK shoots 50% or better FG0-2 When UK shoots less than 50% FG0-0 When UK shoots less than 40% FG0-1 When UK makes more 3FG0-1 When opponent makes more 3FG0-0 When 3FG made are the same0-2 When UK outrebounds opponent0-0 When opponent outrebounds UK0-0 When rebounds are the same0-2 When playing on national TV0-0 When playing on regional TV0-0 When playing on the weekend0-2 When playing on a weekday0-0 When starting after 10 p.m. ET0-1 When starting after 9 p.m. ET0-0 When game starts between 7-9 p.m.0-1 With an afternoon start0-1 In overtime games0-2 In November0-0 In December0-0 In January0-0 In February0-0 In March0-1 In home white uniforms0-1 In away blue uniformsWildcats vs. Conferences0-0 vs. Atlantic Coast0-1 vs. Big East0-0 vs. Big South0-0 vs. Big Ten0-0 vs. Conference USA0-0 vs. Ohio Valley0-1 vs. Pac-100-0 vs. SEC0-0 vs. Trans AmericaRecord vs. Lineup0-2 vs. Prince, Stone, Parker, Smith, Bogans
