Jan. 14, 2000
LEXINGTON, Kty. – Kentucky looks for its first road win of the season when the Wildcats tangle with host South Carolina. The teams have won two of the last three SEC Championships with the Gamecocks’ picking up their first league title in 1997 and the Wildcats winning their 39th crown in ’98. Beginning with the loss at Auburn last Wednesday, UK is in a current stretch where it plays five out of six games on the road. In the Cats’ first two road games — Maryland and Auburn — UK suffered heartbreaking losses in the final minutes, falling by six to the Terps and three to the Tigers. Now the Wildcats must attempt to win in Columbia, S.C., where they own an 8-3 record against USC, but only a 3-3 mark in the last six meetings.
The UK-South Carolina matchup begins the second half of the Wildcats’ 1999-2000 regular season. UK has 15 games remaining over the next seven weeks of the regular season.
In three major rankings, UK possesses the nation’s toughest basketball schedule. CollegeRPI.com, College Basketball News and the Jeff Sagarin Power Rankings all list UK’s schedule No. 1 in games played through Jan. 12. The Wildcats have played seven ranked opponents this season including three top-10 teams. Overall, CollegeRPI.com and CBN rank UK fourth nationally while Sagarin lists Kentucky 14th.
Kentucky continued to move back up the national rankings this week, jumping to No. 20 in the AP poll, and No. 23 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.
Kentucky is tied for 8th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 58.1 ppg. Seven opponents have been held to 53 points or less and only three teams have scored more than 70 points against the Wildcats.
The Cats’ next opponent is Ole Miss, which visits Rupp Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET next Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Kentucky Wildcats (10-5, 1-1)at
South Carolina Gamecocks (9-6, 1-1)
Jan. 15, 2000 – 6:07 p.m. ET
Frank McGuire Arena (12,401) – Columbia, S.C.
UK Radio Network — 4:30 p.m. ET
Ralph Hacker, Sam Bowie, Dave Baker
Fox Sports Net South/WKYT-TV/WAVE-TV
Dave Neal, Mike Pratt
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Probable Starters
KENTUCKY
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Ppg | Rpg | Hometown | |
| 21 | G/F | 6-9 | 215 | So. | 14.5 | 6.1 | Compton, Calif. | ||
| 32 | G/F | 6-5 | 214 | So. | 6.1 | 3.0 | Tampa, Fla. | ||
| 42 | C | 6-10 | 260 | Sr. | 12.4 | 7.7 | Toronto, Ontario | ||
| 11 | G | 6-2 | 175 | Jr. | 6.4 | *3.3 | Athens, Ga. | ||
| 10 | G | 6-5 | 2-5 | Fr. | 9.3 | 2.7 | Alexandria, Va. |
Key Cats Off The Bench
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Ppg | Rpg | Hometown | ||
| 3 | G | 6-2 | 181 | So. | 4.3 | 1.5 | Edmonton, Ky. | |||
| 40 | Jules Camara | F | 6-11 | 223 | So. | 7.5 | 4.1 | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| 24 | F/C | 6-10 | 256 | Fr. | 5.1 | 5.1 | Huntsville, Ala. |
SOUTH CAROLINA
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Ppg | Rpg | Hometown | |
| 14 | Herbert Lee Davis | F | 6-5 | 182 | Sr. | 11.7 | 3.2 | Georgetown, S.C. | |
| 33 | Damien Kinloch | F | 6-7 | 215 | So. | 5.0 | 5.1 | Charleston, S.C. | |
| 12 | Marius Petravicius | C | 6-10 | 245 | Fr. | 8.3 | 4.5 | Kltenenu, Lithuania | |
| 5 | Aaron Lucas | G | 5-11 | 170 | So. | 8.0 | *5.2 | Columbia, S.C. | |
| 31 | Chuck Eidson | G | 6-7 | 198 | Fr. | 9.3 | 3.2 | Summerville, S.C. |
* Assists per game
The Skinny on the ‘Cocks
SEC East foe South Carolina entertains two ranked opponents in 48 hours this week. The Gamecocks lost to the nation’s only undefeated team in overtime on Thursday — No. 7 Syracuse (13-0), the Orangemen’s first venture outside the Carrier Dome — and now must rebound to face 20th-ranked Kentucky. USC, which starts a senior, two sophomores and two freshmen, opened the season with a pair of wins, and after beating Virginia in the Puerto Rico Shootout, lost to Michigan State by three in the semifinals and then fell to DePaul in the consolation.
Now at the midway point of the season, five of Carolina’s six losses have come by eight points or less. Included was a home loss to Tennessee, 60-52, to open SEC play. Last weekend, the improved Gamecocks beat Arkansas in Fayetteville, snapping an 11-game road losing streak.?
The teams have played one common opponent — Michigan State. UK handed the fifth-ranked Spartans a 60-58 loss two days before Christmas while USC lost to State in the Puerto Rico Shootout semifinals, 59-56, in November.
Series Facts
Overall Record: UK leads 22-4
In Lexington: UK leads 12-1
In Columbia: UK leads 8-3
At Neutral Sites: UK leads 2-0
This is the 27th meeting between the two teams. The Wildcats have won five straight games against South Carolina. The Gamecocks have not beaten a Tubby Smith-coached UK squad. Smith led the Cats to three wins over USC during the 1998 season, including the SEC Tournament Championship, and a two-game sweep last season. In ’97, Carolina swept the Cats, winning 84-79 in overtime in Columbia (Feb. 4, 1997) and upsetting the Wildcats on UK’s Senior Day.
Tubby Smith is 8-2 against South Carolina, including a 3-2 mark against the Gamecocks while coaching at Georgia. Eddie Fogler is 6-16 against the Wildcats, more wins vs. UK than any other current SEC coach. The total includes his days coaching Vanderbilt (1990-93), where Fogler was 3-6 against the Cats.
Homecoming
For Coach Tubby Smith and Assistant Coach George Felton, the game marks a return to familiar ground. Smith served as Felton’s assistant at South Carolina from 1986-89. Those three Carolina teams compiled a 55-35 record and made the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 15 seasons. Smith left Felton’s staff at the invitation of new UK coach Rick Pitino in 1989.
Felton, a former Gamecock letterman (’75), returned to coach his alma mater in 1986. In his five seasons, he never had a losing record, compiling an 87-62 mark while guiding the ‘Cocks to the 1989 NCAA Tournament and the 1991 NIT Tournament.
Solid Defense
Auburn became just the third team this season to shoot better than 45.0 percent from the field against the Wildcats. The Tigers hit 47.5 percent from the field to join Dayton (46.3%) and Indiana (54.7%) with that honor.
The Cats have allowed 39.2 percent shooting from the field, the fourth straight year UK opponents have shot less than 40 percent from the field. The Wildcats have allowed only 58.1 ppg this season, which is ranked eighth nationally.
Team Comparisons
| UK | USC | |
| Record | 10-5 | 9-6 |
| Scoring Off. | 67.4 | 68.1 |
| Scoring Def. | 58.1 | 62.2 |
| Scoring Margin | +9.3 | +5.9 |
| FG % | 41.6 | 46.1 |
| Def. FG % | 39.2 | 40.8 |
| 3FG % | 27.6 | 36.9 |
| Def. 3FG % | 32.5 | 33.9 |
| FT Pct. | 71.1 | 56.4 |
| Reb. Avg. | 38.9 | 36.0 |
| Opp. Reb. Avg. | 33.5 | 33.9 |
| Rebound Margin | +5.4 | +2.1 |
| TO Avg. | 15.4 | 15.7 |
| Opp. TO | 17.5 | 17.1 |
| TO Margin | +2.1 | +1.4 |
| Blocks Avg. | 6.1 | 4.3 |
| Steals Avg. | 7.4 | 2.7 |
Coaching Comparisons
Orlando “Tubby” Smith (High Point ’73)
| Overall (9th year) | 197-80 | (71.1%) | |
| at UK (3rd year) | 73-18 | (80.2%) | |
| SEC Tournament (4 yrs.) | 10-2 | (83.3%) | |
| NCAA Tournament (6 yrs.) | 15-5 | (75.0%) | |
| vs. South Carolina | 8-2 |
Eddie Fogler (North Carolina ’70)
| Overall (13th year) | 244-171 | (58.8%) | |
| at S. Carolina (6th year) | 102-91 | (52.8%) | |
| vs. Kentucky | 6-16 |
Cats-‘Cocks Last Season
#6 Kentucky 68 – South Carolina 61
Jan. 5, 1999 – Columbia, S.C. – Att: 10,052
After playing one of its best halves of the season, Kentucky survived a three-point barrage by USC to win, 68-61.
Scott Padgett scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half as UK built a 39-20 halftime lead thanks to 23.1% shooting by Carolina.
After halftime, USC shot 54.2% from the field as McKie took control, scoring 23 points in the period. USC outscored the Cats 20-8 to start the second half, cutting the margin to seven. But a Padgett three sparked UK on a 13-5 run en route to the win.
| Kentucky | FG | 3FG | FT | R | F | A | TO | B | S | TP |
| Michael Bradley | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Scott Padgett | 8-17 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wayne Turner | 5-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Heshimu Evans | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ryan Hogan | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jules Camara | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||||
| Totals | 30-65 | 4-18 | 4-10 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 68 |
| South Carolina | FG | 3FG | FT | R | F | A | TO | B | S | TP |
| William Gallman | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Antonio Grant | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Bud Johnson | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. McKie | 7-9 | 5-6 | 12-14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Aaron Lucas | 4-16 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Jamel Bradley | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hagen Rouse | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert Lee Davis | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recus Nix | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeRon Williams | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Damien Kinloch | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 19-50 | 9-21 | 14-23 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 61 |
Halftime: UK 39, USC 20, FG%: UK 46.2, USC 38.0, 3FG%: UK 22.2, USC 42.9,FT%: UK 40.0, USC 60.9, Officials: Rutledge, Patillo, Hillary, Techs: None.
#8 Kentucky 74 – South Carolina 40
Feb. 13, 1999 – Lexington, Ky. – Att: 23,889
UK used two spurts – a 10-0 run to start the game and a 24-5 spurt to begin the second half – in defeating South Carolina, 74-40.
The Cats’ balance featured five Cats soring in double figures. But it was Wayne Turner who set the tone, scoring nine of his 11 points in the first half as UK built a 10-point lead. In the second half, UK turned up the defense, holding the outmanned ‘Cocks to 17 points. USC made only 15 field goals for the game and shot 24.6 percent from the field.
| South Carolina | FG | 3FG | FT | R | F | A | TO | B | S | TP |
| B. J. McKie | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Aaron Lucas | 2-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| William Gallman | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bud Johnson | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Recus Nix | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Damien Kinloch | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Antonio Grant | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Herbert Davis | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hagen Rouse | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ross | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jamel Bradley | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||||
| Totals | 15-61 | 3-20 | 7-8 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 40 |
| Kentucky | FG | 3FG | FT | R | F | A | TO | B | S | TP | |
| Heshimu Evans | 4-12 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Scott Padgett | 6-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Michael Bradley | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wayne Turner | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Ryan Hogan | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Jules Camara | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| J. P. Blevins | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team | 4 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 31-62 | 7-28 | 5-11 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 74 |
Halftime: UK 33, USC 23, FG%: UK 50.0, USC 24.6, 3FG%: UK 25.0, USC 15.0,FT%: UK 45.5, USC 87.5, Officials: Clougherty, Lopes, Stuart, Techs: None.
Cheerleader Champions, Again
The University of Kentucky cheerleaders won their sixth consecutive national championship last weekend during competition in Orlando, Fla. Overall, its the group’s 10th title in the last 16 seasons.
Squad members Brooke Davis and Tim Passalalqua also won the partner competition. The team has won titles in 1985 ,’86, ’88, ’92 and 1995-2000.
The cheerleaders are led by fourth-year coach Saleem Habash. The event will be televised by ESPN later in the season. According to Habash, a clip of the event can be seen at www.varsity.com.
Newton Honored
Outgoing UK athletics director C.M. Newton will be honored with his 1988 Vanderbilt team during a reunion, Jan. 14, in Nashville. The squad will be recognized during the LSU-Vanderbilt game. Newton guided the ’88 Commodores to their best record during his tenure, 20-11, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 behind the play of SEC Player of the Year Will Perdue.
Newton, who has served as UK’s A.D. since 1989, will retire June 30.
Free Throws Factor
The Wildcats have improved their free-throw shooting to 71.1 percent, the best percentage in the Tubby Smith era. In front of a raucus Auburn crowd Tuesday, Kentucky was 15-of-16 from the line for a sizzling 93.8 percent. In its 97-year history, UK hasn’t missed from the line on 11 occasions, highlighted by a 19-of-19 performance against Duke in 1930 and Mississippi State in 1983.
Keith Bogans has hit his last 10 attempts in the past two games and Jamaal Magloire has canned 24 of his last 26 free throws spanning the past four games. Magloire hit all six of his attempts against Auburn.
UK is ranked second in the SEC in free throw shooting.
SEC Stat Highlights
Kentucky is averaging 6.1 blocks per game which ranks second in the SEC this season. There are three Wildcats ranked in the league’s top 10 — No. 5 Jamaal Magloire (1.9 bpg), No. 6 Tayshaun Prince (1.5 bpg) and No. 10 Jules Camara (1.2).
For the season, UK’s turnover margin is +2.1. But in the two SEC games, the Cats lead the league with a +7.0, creating 21.0 turnovers per game while committing only 14.0.
Prince Named Player of the Week
UK forward Tayshaun Prince won his first SEC Player of the Week award after leading the streaking Cats to wins over Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt last week. It was the second time in two weeks a UK player has won the honor. Jamaal Magloire captured the award the previous week.
Prince recorded his first double-double — 21 points and 10 rebounds — against Georgia Tech while shooting 3-of-6 from three-point range. He followed up with a career-high five three-pointers and 17 points against Vanderbilt, becoming only the second leading scorer from an opponent to top his season average against the Commodores. For the week, the 6-9 sophomore averaged 19.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg and shot a blistering 61.5 percent from three-point range (8-13).
Prince leads the team in scoring (14.5 ppg) and is second in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and blocked shots (22).
SEC Marks
UK has won 55 of its last 66 (86.1%) regular-season SEC games. The Cats were 14-2 in 1995, tallied the league’s first perfect record, 16-0, in 1996, and went 13-3 and 11-5 the last two seasons.
The Wildcats are playing their 67th season of SEC basketball. The league kingpin has won 39 SEC Championships and 22 SEC Tournament titles, more titles in each category than all the other league teams combined. Kentucky is 747-199 (.790) in regular-season conference play. Last season, the Cats finished second in the SEC Eastern Division with an 11-5 record, but rebounded to win their seventh SEC Tournament in the last eight years.
Power Rankings
| Poll | Ranking | Schedule Strength | |
| CollegeRPI.com | 4th | 1st | |
| CBN RPI | 4th | 1st | |
| Sagarin | 14th | 1st |
South Carolina is ranked 84th by Sagarin with a strength of schedule rated No. 215.
Y2UK Trends
Only one team in 10 has come back to win against Kentucky this season when the Cats entered the final five minutes of the contest with the lead — Auburn. In addition, UK is 7-1 when leading at halftime.
Since making a lineup change against Louisville — inserting Keith Bogans at guard — UK has won six of its last seven games. Nine opponents have hit more threes than UK, but the Cats have won seven of the meetings.
The one glitch has been offensively, where UK has shot better than 50 percent >from the field only once this season — 59.6% vs. Louisville.
UK vs. Top 25
Kentucky is 3-4 against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 this season, and 1-2 vs. top-10 teams. UK has wins over No. 16 Utah, No. 24 Maryland in the Preseason NIT, and No. 5 Michigan State. The Cats have lost to No. 8 Arizona, No. 23 Indiana, at No. 21 Maryland (Dec. 11) and at No. 4 Auburn. AP rankings were current at the time of the game.
While Kentucky has played six non-conference teams ranked in the Top 25 prior to its conference slate, all the other Southeastern Conference teams have combined to play 10. Auburn lost to No. 2 Stanford, Florida lost to No. 24 Purdue in Maui, Georgia fell to No. 8 Kansas and beat No. 25 Wake Forest, and South Carolina has lost to No. 5 Michigan State, No. 19 DePaul and No. 7 Syracuse. Arkansas lost to No. 23 Wake Forest, Mississippi State fell to No. 1 Stanford and LSU beat No.11 Oklahoma State. Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Vanderbilt did not face a ranked opponent prior to the league schedule. In the 10 games the SEC teams have played against ranked opponents, they have a combined record of 2-8.
Back in the Top 25
The Wildcats moved up to No. 20 in The Associated Press poll released Monday. UK has been ranked in seven of the 10 polls this season. On Dec. 13, UK was out of the AP poll for the first time since Dec. 4, 1990. The streak ended at 164 consecutive weeks in the rankings, the fifth-longest streak on record. UCLA owns the most consecutive weeks in the poll with 221 between 1966-80, followed by North Carolina’s 171 (1972-82), North Carolina’s current streak of 171 and Marquette’s mark of 166 weeks (1969-79).
The Wildcats are 23rd in the USA Today/ESPN poll.
Rupp Arena
The Kentucky Wildcats, in their 24th season of basketball at Rupp Arena, are 310-35 (89.9%) in the facility. UK has recorded seven perfect home seasons and four years with only one defeat since Rupp Arena opened in 1976-77. The Big Blue earned its 300th victory in the 23,000-seat gymnasium on Jan. 30, 1999, an 86-62 win over LSU. Kentucky was 12-1 in the facility last year.
With a 7-0 record at Rupp this season, the Wildcats have won 13 straight games in the facility. Ole Miss is the only other team to visit Rupp Arena this month, Jan. 19.
With Kentucky’s win over Alaska-Anchorage, the Cats finished the ’90s with a 54-2 record at home against non-conference opponents.
Lineup Changes
Three times this season Coach Tubby Smith has altered the starting lineup. Against Louisville, he went small, inserting freshman Keith Bogans at shooting guard, moved Desmond Allison to small forward and Tayshaun Prince to power forward, and brought Jules Camara off the bench. The move has paid off with six straight victories.
Against Indiana on Dec. 4, Nate Knight earned the start at power forward and J.P. Blevins got his first start against Missouri. Both moves were in response to disciplinary measures.
Youthful Contributions
Sophomore Tayshaun Prince is the Wildcats’ leading scorer, averaging 14.5 ppg. If Prince finishes the season as the top scorer, he’ll become the fourth UK sophomore in the last decade to accomplish that feat, joining Jamal Mashburn, Tony Delk and Ron Mercer. He’s led UK in scoring in seven games and on three occasions tallied at least 20 points this season.
Freshman Keith Bogans is third on the team in scoring averaging 9.3 ppg. The 6-2 guard could become the first frosh since Jamal Mashburn to finish in the top three in scoring at UK. Mashburn averaged 12.9 ppg during his first season in 1991, good for third on the team.
Consecutive Threes
The Cats have hit three-pointers in 388 consecutive games. The last time UK was held without a three-point field goal was Nov. 26, 1988, a “three-point” loss to Seton Hall in the Great Alaska Shootout (63-60). UK’s current streak ranks fourth nationally. UNLV, Vanderbilt and Princeton have had a three-pointer in every game since the rule was implemented in 1986-87.
Coach Tubby Smith
SEC Record
As an SEC coach, Tubby Smith has a 45-20 regular-season mark against league opponents. It’s the best winning percentage of any active league coach (69.2%) and ranks third among current SEC coaches for total wins. Smith has coached two years at Georgia and three years at Kentucky.
| SEC Coach | Years | Record (Pct.) |
| Nolan Richardson | (9th) | 88-43 (.672) |
| Eddie Fogler | (11th) | 85-80 (.515) |
| (5th) | 45-20 (.692) | |
| Cliff Ellis | (6th) | 42-40 (.512) |
| Jerry Green | (3rd) | 23-12 (.657) |
No. 275 in the Books
Tubby Smith coached his 275th career game against Georgia Tech. It was recorded as win No. 196 for the third-year UK coach in the Wildcats’ 2,300th game.
Smith Thru 91
Through his first 91 games at Kentucky, Tubby Smith has the second-best record of any Wildcat coach since 1930. Smith is 73-18 which trails only Hall of Fame coach Adolph Rupp, who was 81-10 through his first 91 games spanning 4-plus seasons.
Thru 90 games:
| Adolph Rupp | 81-10 | |
| 73-18 | ||
| Eddie Sutton | 71-20 | |
| Rick Pitino | 64-27 | |
| Joe B. Hall | 62-29 |
Smith’s Overtime Success
With an exciting 92-88 victory over Kansas in the second round of the 1999 NCAA tourney, the Wildcats won all three overtime games last season. UK also defeated host Georgia, 91-83, and Indiana, 70-61.
The Cats are 5-0 in overtime games since Tubby Smith took over as coach. In ’98, the Wildcats earned overtime victories over Arkansas, 80-77, and Stanford, 86-85. The Cats had lost seven of their last eight overtime games prior to the five-game win streak.
Overall, UK is 42-33 in overtime games, dating back to Feb. 12, 1907.
Smith is 13-3 in overtime games during his eight-year coaching career. He’s 5-0 at UK, 2-1 at Georgia and 6-2 at Tulsa, which includes a 2-1 mark in double overtime. His one overtime loss at Georgia was an 83-81 defeat to Syracuse in the 1996 NCAA Tournament and one of his OT defeats at Tulsa came at the hands of top-ranked Arkansas in 1994.
Double-Doubles
The following Wildcats have recorded double-figure points and rebounds in the same game this season:
| Opponent | Date | Pts.-Rebs. |
| Maryland | 12/11/99 | 12-16 |
| Louisville | 12/18/99 | 12-10 |
| Michigan St. | 12/23/99 | 18-11 |
| Missouri | 12/30/99 | 21-13 |
| Vanderbilt | 1/8/00 | 15-10 |
| (Career Total: 10) |
| Opponent | Date | Pts.-Rebs. |
| Georgia Tech | 1/5/00 | 21-10 |
| (Career Total: 1) |
| Opponent | Date | Pts.-Rebs. |
| UNC Asheville | 12/7/99 | 12-10 |
| (Career Total: 1) |
1999-2000 Trends
| 8-1 | When leading at halftime | |
| 0-0 | When tied at halftime | |
| 2-4 | When trailing at halftime | |
| 10-2 | When UK scores first | |
| 0-3 | When opponent scores first | |
| 10-1 | When leading with 5 minutes to play | |
| 0-3 | When trailing with 5 minutes to play | |
| 0-1 | When score tied with 5 minutes to play | |
| 10-0 | When leading with 2 minutes to play | |
| 0-4 | When trailing with 2 minutes to play | |
| 0-1 | When score tied with 2 minutes to play | |
| 2-2 | In games decided by three points or less | |
| 2-2 | In games decided by 4-10 points | |
| 0-0 | When UK shoots 60% or better FG | |
| 1-0 | When UK shoots 50% or better FG | |
| 9-5 | When UK shoots less than 50% FG | |
| 2-3 | When UK shoots less than 40% FG | |
| 2-1 | When UK makes more 3FG | |
| 7-2 | When opponent makes more 3FG | |
| 1-2 | When 3FG made are the same | |
| 6-4 | When UK outrebounds opponent | |
| 4-1 | When opponent outrebounds UK | |
| 0-0 | When rebounds are the same | |
| 7-5 | When playing on national TV | |
| 1-0 | When playing on regional TV | |
| 2-2 | When playing on the weekend | |
| 8-3 | When playing on a weekday | |
| 0-0 | When starting after 10 p.m. ET | |
| 1-3 | When starting after 9 p.m. ET | |
| 7-1 | When game starts between 7-9 p.m. | |
| 2-1 | With an afternoon start | |
| 0-0 | In overtime games | |
| 3-2 | In November | |
| 5-2 | In December | |
| 2-1 | In January | |
| 0-0 | In February | |
| 0-0 | In March | |
| 10-2 | In home white uniforms | |
| 0-3 | In away blue uniforms |
Wildcats vs. Conferences
| 0-1 | vs. Atlantic 10 | |
| 2-1 | vs. Atlantic Coast | |
| 1-0 | vs. Big 12 | |
| 1-0 | vs. Big South | |
| 1-1 | vs. Big Ten | |
| 1-0 | vs. Conference USA | |
| 1-0 | vs. Ivy | |
| 1-0 | vs. Mountain West | |
| 0-1 | vs. Pac-10 | |
| 1-0 | vs. Pacific West | |
| 1-1 | vs. SEC |
Record vs. Lineup
| 4-3 | Prince, Camara, Magloire, Smith, Allison | |
| 0-1 | Prince, Knight, Magloire, Smith, Allison | |
| 5-1 | Prince, Allison, Magloire, Smith, Bogans | |
| 1-0 | Prince, Allison, Magloire, Blevins, Bogans |
Season Highs/Lows
| Category | Kentucky | Opponent | ||
| 1st Half Points | High | 41 vs. UNCA | 45 by Indiana | |
| Low | 25 vs. Arizona | 16 by UNCA | ||
| 2nd Half Points | High | 45 vs. UNCA | 38 Twice | |
| Low | 21 vs. Maryland (G1) | 12 by Louisville | ||
| Total Points | High | 86 vs. UNCA | 83 by Indiana | |
| Low | 51 vs. Arizona | 42 by Alaska | ||
| FG Made | High | 31 Twice | 29 Twice | |
| Low | 18 vs. Mich. State | 15 Twice | ||
| FG Attempts | High | 73 vs. Ga. Tech | 66 by Ga. Tech | |
| Low | 47 Twice | 44 Twice | ||
| FG Percentage | High | 59.6 vs. Louisville | 54.7 by Indiana | |
| Low | 35.6 Twice | 25.4 by Alaska | ||
| 3FG Made | High | 8 vs. Ga. Tech | 12 by Ga. Tech | |
| Low | 1 Twice | 2 by UNCA | ||
| 3FG Attempts | High | 23 Twice | 34 by Ga. Tech | |
| Low | 10 Twice | 8 by UNCA | ||
| 3FG Percentage | High | 50.0 Twice | 54.5 by Indiana | |
| (min. 8) | Low | 5.9 vs. Alaska | 22.7 by Louisville | |
| FT Made | High | 25 vs. Indiana | 19 by Indiana | |
| Low | 3 vs. Arizona | 3 Twice | ||
| FT Attempts | High | 33 vs. Indiana | 28 by Indiana | |
| Low | 8 vs. Arizona | 3 by Ga. Tech | ||
| FT Percentage | High | 93.8 vs. Auburn | 100.0 by Ga. Tech (3-3) | |
| Low | 37.5 vs. Arizona | 30.0 by Auburn | ||
| Off. Rebounds | High | 21 vs. Maryland (G1) | 19 by Maryland (G1) | |
| Low | 7 vs. Vandy (G1) | 6 by Indiana | ||
| Def. Rebounds | High | 33 vs. Missouri | 31 by Arizona | |
| Low | 20 vs. Utah | 13 by Louisville | ||
| Rebounds | High | 49 vs. Ga. Tech | 46 by Alaska | |
| Low | 28 vs. Mich. State | 24 by Louisville | ||
| Assists | High | 16 Twice | 21 by Maryland (G2) | |
| Low | 7 vs. Mich. State | 4 by Louisville | ||
| Turnovers | High | 21 vs. Arizona | 29 Twice | |
| Low | 7 Twice | 9 by Missouri | ||
| Blocked Shots | High | 9 Three times | 4 Twice | |
| Low | 2 vs. Mich. State | 0 Three times | ||
| Steals | High | 11 vs. Alaska | 15 by Arizona | |
| Low | 4 vs. Ga. Tech | 2 Twice | ||
| Fouls | High | 25 vs. Indiana | 26 by Indiana | |
| Low | 10 Three times | 14 Twice |
Individual Superlatives
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Points |
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| 21 |
Tayshaun Prince vs. Maryland (11/24), Ga. Tech |
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| 21 |
Jamaal Magloire vs. Missouri |
12/30/99 | |
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Field Goals |
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| 8 |
Tayshaun Prince vs. Louisville, Ga. Tech |
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Field Goal Attempts |
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| 19 |
Tayshaun Prince vs. Ga. Tech |
1/5/00 | |
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Field Goal Percentage |
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(5 made min.) |
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| 100.0 |
Desmond Allison (5-5) vs. UNC Ash. |
12/7/99 | |
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Three-Point FG |
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| 5 |
Saul Smith vs. Maryland |
12/11/99 | |
| 5 |
Tayshaun Prince vs. Vanderbilt |
1/8/00 | |
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Three-Point FG Attempts |
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| 10 |
Saul Smith vs. Maryland |
12/11/99 | |
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3FG Percentage (2 made min.) |
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| 100.0 |
Desmond Allison (3-3) vs. UNC Asheville |
12/7/99 | |
| 100.0 |
Saul Smith (2-2) vs. Penn |
11/17/99 | |
| 100.0 | Keight Bogans (2-2) vs. Louisville | 12/18/99 | |
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Free Throws |
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| 9 |
Jamaal Magloire vs. Indiana, Missouri |
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Free Throw Attempts |
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| 13 |
Jamaal Magloire vs. Indiana |
12/4/99 | |
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Free Throw Percentage |
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(8 made min.) |
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| 100.0 |
Keith Bogans (8-8) |
1/8/00 | |
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Rebounds |
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| 16 |
Jamaal Magloire vs. Maryland |
12/11/99 | |
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Assists |
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| 6 |
Saul Smith vs. Maryland |
12/11/99 | |
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Steals |
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| 4 |
Saul Smith vs. Utah, Alaska |
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| 4 |
Desmond Allison vs. Penn |
11/17/99 | |
| 4 |
Keith Bogans vs. Alaska |
12/27/99 | |
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Blocks |
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| 5 |
Tayshaun Prince vs. Louisville |
12/18/99 |
SEASON REVIEW
Magloire Earns First League Honor of 2000
University of Kentucky center Jamaal Magloire was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 3 after leading the Wildcats to wins over Louisville, then-No. 5-ranked Michigan State, Alaska-Anchorage and Missouri.
Magloire averaged 15.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game over the holidays, tallying four double-doubles in five games and becoming the first Wildcat since 1990 to string together three double-doubles in a row. The Toronto native had 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. U of L, 18 points and 11 boards against Michigan State, 10 points and three rebounds vs. Alaska-Anchorage and a career-high 21 points and 13 rebounds against Missouri. He shot 52.5 percent from the field and 86.4 percent from the foul line while becoming the school’s all-time leader in blocked shots.
It was Magloire’s first SEC Player of the Week honor and UK’s first since Wayne Turner and Heshimu Evans won back-to-back awards in December ’98.
Cats in the ’90s
While Kentucky completed the decade with 282 wins (NCAA recognizes 1989-90 thru 1998-99), the Wildcats were 285-62 (82.1%) between Jan. 1, 1990 and Dec. 31, 1999.
Knight Leaves UK Program
University of Kentucky junior Nate Knight left the Wildcats’ basketball program on Jan. 4.
Knight, a 6-9 forward from Sandy, Utah, had transferred to Kentucky last summer >from Utah Valley State (Junior) College after a one-year Mormon mission and one season at Oregon State.
For the Cats, Knight appeared in nine games, averaging 8.8 minutes per game. He scored 15 points (1.7 ppg) and grabbed 20 rebounds (2.2 rpg).
Three Straight Doubles
Jamaal Magloire’s three consecutive double-doubles in December was a rarity. Not since Reggie Hanson accomplished the feat 10 years ago has another Wildcat had at least three straight in a season. Hanson had 24 points and 14 rebounds vs. Ohio, 13 and 11 vs. Indiana, 19 and 10 against Mississippi State and 18 and 10 against Tennessee Tech to start the 1989-90 season, reeling off four consecutive double-doubles.
Magloire followed up with a 21-point, 13-rebound performance vs. Missouri in the Sugar Bowl Classic to run his streak of double-doubles to four in five games.
“Show Me” Magloire
After UK beat Missouri last week, Jamaal Magloire said, “Maybe they should join the SEC.” The senior had just tallied a career-high 21 points and 13 rebounds in UK’s 17-point victory. Two years ago, at the start of his sophomore season, Magloire tallied a then career-high 18 points and 17 rebounds against the Tigers in Maui. His two-game Missouri totals: 19.5 ppg and 9.3 rpg.
Preseason NIT Final Four Results
Kentucky earned wins over Penn, Utah and Maryland before losing in the championship of the Preseason NIT to Arizona. It was the “western” Wildcats third straight win over UK, dating back to an overtime win in the 1997 NCAA Championship game. UK finished second in the 16-team tournament field that included Ohio State, Notre Dame and Tulane. The final four results from New York’s Madison Square Garden:
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Nov. 24 |
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| Arizona 76, Notre Dame 60 | |
| Kentucky 61, Maryland 58 | |
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Nov. 26 |
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| Maryland 72, ND 67 | |
| Arizona 63, Kentucky 51 |
Prince Makes All-Tourney
Tayshaun Prince, UK’s leading scorer and rebounder, had a career-high 21 points and nine rebounds in the Cats’ win over Maryland in the semifinals and followed up with an 18-point, five-rebound performance against Arizona to earn All-Tournament team honors at the Preseason NIT.
Joining Prince on the All-Tournament team were Notre Dame’s Troy Murphy, Maryland’s Lonny Baxter and Arizona’s Jason Gardner and Richard Jefferson. The MVP was Arizona’s Gilbert Arenas.
America’s Team Wins #1,750
The Wildcats became the first team to record 1,750 wins with their victory over Utah on Nov. 19.
UK is in its 97th season of college basketball, and its record number of victories include seven NCAA Championships, two (postseason) NIT titles, a record 84 NCAA Tournament victories and 39 Southeastern Conference Championships, more than all the other league teams combined.
November Blues
For the fifth consecutive year, UK lost a game in the month of November. In 1995, UK lost to UMass in the Great Eight. In ’96, the Cats fell to Clemson in the BCA Classic. In ’97, Arizona knocked UK into the loser’s bracket of the Maui Invitational. Last season, Pittsburgh sent the Cats to the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Shootout. This November, Arizona earned a win over UK in the Preseason NIT final before the Cats fell to Dayton.
For the 11th time in the last 12 seasons, the Cats lost one of their first five games of the season. The dubious streak began in 1988-89 with a loss to Duke in the Tip-Off Classic.
Home In November
Since 1980, Kentucky has lost only one home game in November, establishing a mark of 18-1 during the past two decades, including its victories over Penn and Utah. The only defeat? To Pittsburgh in the second round of the Preseason NIT in Nov. 1991.
All-time in November, UK is 45-10, including a 28-1 mark at home, a 3-0 record on the road and a 14-9 slate at neutral sites.
December Results
At home in December, the Wildcats were 4-0 this season and 271-37 all-time, a winning percentage of 88.0 percent. Overall — home, away and neutral — UK is 418-98 (81.0%).
Season Openers
With the Penn win, Kentucky has now won 10 of its last 11 season openers. UK’s one defeat came at the hands of Clemson, a 79-71 overtime loss in the BCA Classic double-header at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis on Nov. 15, 1996.
UK has not lost a home opener since Northwestern State upset the Cats in 1988-89, a streak of 11 consecutive victories.
PRESEASON CAT SCRATCHES
Cats Short on Experience, Long on Talent
Seven of the 11 Wildcats on the ’99-2000 roster are freshmen or sophomores. UK lost its top four scorers, its top three rebounders and its top three assists men. The Cats’ leading returning scorer and rebounder is senior Jamaal Magloire, who averaged 7.0 ppg and 4.4 rpg, while the leading returning assist man is Saul Smith, who averaged 1.6 apg last season. The only returning starter is Desmond Allison.
Returning production includes:
| Points: | 35.8% | |
| Rebounds: | 38.9% | |
| Assists: | 33.1 % | |
| Blocks | 63.8% | |
| Steals: | 37.8% |
The NBA Connection
Kentucky led all Southeastern Conference teams with 10 Wildcats on 1999-2000 opening day NBA rosters. No other SEC team had more than six former players in the league. For UK, the Cats had Derek Anderson (Clippers), Tony Delk (Kings), Rex Chapman (Suns), Jamal Mashburn (Heat), Ron Mercer (Nuggets), Nazr Mohammed (76ers), Walter McCarty, Antoine Walker and Wayne Turner (Celtics) and Scott Padgett (Jazz). Turner has since been waived.
Magloire Earns Preseason All-SEC Honor
In early November, media members at the Southeastern Conference Media Days in Birmingham picked the Wildcats to finish second in the Eastern Division behind Florida and selected Jamaal Magloire to the preseason All-SEC team. Auburn, which returns Chris Porter and Doc Robinson from last year’s Sweet 16 team, was chosen to win the regular-season crown.
SEC Media Day Predictions
| Champion | (Votes) |
| Auburn | 29 |
| Florida | 10 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Eastern Division | Western Division | ||
| Florida (30) | 227 | Auburn (40) | 240 |
| Kentucky (3) | 188 | Arkansas | 177 |
| Tennessee (7) | 181 | Alabama | 142 |
| Vanderbilt | 100 | Miss. State | 121 |
| Georgia | 85 | LSU | 67 |
| South Carolina | 56 | Ole Miss | 58 |
All-SEC
| G – Tony Harris, Tennessee | 27 |
| G – Doc Robinson, Auburn | 41 |
| F – Chris Porter, Auburn | 49 |
| F – Mike Miller, Florida | 37 |
| C – Jamaal Magloire, Kentucky | 17 |
SEC Player of the Year
| Chris Porter, Auburn | 45 |
| Doc Robinson, Auburn | 1 |
| Mike Miller, Florida | 1 |
Team of the Decade
Kentucky staked its claim for the title of “Team of the Decade” during the 1990s. Only two NCAA Division I schools can claim two national titles during the last 10 years, UK and Duke.
| NCAA Championships | 2 | |
| Final Four Appearances | 4 | |
| NCAA Runner-up | 1 | |
| NCAA Tourney Record (App.) | 31-6 (8) | |
| NCAA Tourney Winning % | 83.8% | |
| Decade Wins (Pct.) | 282 (81.7%) | |
| 30-Win Seasons | 4 | |
| Losing Seasons | 0 | |
| AP Top-10 Finishes | 9 | |
| All-Americans | 3 | |
| NBA Draft Picks (1st Rd.) | 10 (8) | |
| SEC Championships | 3 | |
| SEC Tournament Titles | 7 |
News from the Summer Drought
The ’99-2000 schedule includes 17 teams that played in the 1999 NCAA Tournament, including Final-Four qualifier Michigan State. There will be 14 home dates during the regular season since Kentucky advanced in the Preseason NIT. The Cats will appear on national TV 18 times, including 12 times on ESPN or espn2 and five games on CBS. SEC games televised on “Super Tuesdays” by ESPN will begin at 9 p.m. instead of 9:30 p.m.
Tubby Smith spent nearly all of July as an assistant coach for the 1999 USA Senior National Team. After winning the Tournament of the Americas in Puerto Rico, the squad qualified for the 2000 Olympics next September in Sydney, Australia. Smith will continue to serve on that staff as well, coaching such NBA greats as Tim Hardaway, Kevin Garnett, Steve Smith and Gary Peyton.
Point guard Saul Smith competed for the SEC All-Stars, which toured Japan in August. Smith helped the team to a 4-1 record against the Japan National Team.
Steve Masiello was awarded a scholarship for his senior season. The former walk-on from White Plains, N.Y. has been a member of UK’s ’97 NCAA runner-up squad, its ’98 NCAA Championship team and the Elite-Eight qualifier last season.
Jamaal Magloire declared his intentions for the NBA Draft in May, but withdrew one week before the event and decided to return to UK for his senior season.
Scott Padgett became the seventh Wildcat in the last four years to be selected in the first round of the NBA Draft when he was taken 28th by the Utah Jazz. Padgett was one of 11 Wildcats on NBA rosters as of opening day. In addition, seven other Cats are playing professionally, including Heshimu Evans, who is participating in a French league this winter. (See pages 154-157 of the 2000 UK Media Guide.)
Fall Signees
Cliff Hawkins, a 6-1, 180-pound guard at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., and Michael Southall, a 6-10, 225-pound forward/center from West Salem, Wis., have both signed national letters-of-intent during the fall signing period to play their college basketball at the University of Kentucky.
Hawkins, a native of Dumfries, Va., helped the Warriors to a perfect 32-0 record last season and a final No. 1 ranking by USA Today, ESPN and The Associated Press, earning the crown of national champions.
As a junior, Hawkins averaged 11.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game last season while starting every contest. The southpaw, who his coach called the “best on-the-ball defender he’s ever coached,” also led the team in steals, averaging 3.9 per game. He shot 50.0 percent from the field, 62.5 percent from the foul line and 30.0 percent from three-point range during the ’99 season.
Hawkins played his sophomore season at Potomac High School, leading the squad to a state runner-up finish. In the state semifinals, he held Ronald Curry, the 1998 National Player of the Year, to six points, while tallying 31 in the winning effort. He earned first-team Class AAA All-State honors before transferring to Oak Hill.
Hawkins, who chose UK over New Mexico, played on the 1998 DC Team Assault summer AAU squad with current Wildcat Keith Bogans.
Southall, who plays at West Salem High School, was the Coulee Conference and Region Player of the Year last season, averaging 20.7 points and 13.0 rebounds per game. He was named the team’s Most Valuable Player and earned third team All-State honors from the Lacrosse Tribune after leading his squad to a 14-8 record. He shot 65.0 percent from the field, 66.0 percent from the foul.
Southall also was named team MVP during his sophomore year, averaging 13.7 points and 12.0 rebounds a game while leading West Salem to the sectional final.
He chose UK over Utah, Georgia Tech, Michigan and Ohio State.
Updated Player Bios
DESMOND ALLISON
G/F – 6-5 – 214 – So. – Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)
One of three Wildcats to start every game this season… The defensive stopper is second on the team in assists with 33 (2.2 apg)… Broke a five-game slump with eight points and six rebounds in the loss at Auburn…? Was named Tampa’s “High School Basketball Player of the Decade” by the Tampa Tribune last month… Scored a career-high 16 points against Louisville… Also tallied 15 points vs. UNC Asheville on perfect shooting: 5-5 FG, 3-3 3FG and 2-2 FT… Made his first start at small forward vs. U of L, and has started every game since then at that position… Against Arizona in the Preseason NIT final, scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds… His baseline jumper with 1:07 remaining gave UK a four-point lead in the win over Utah… Recorded a career-high seven rebounds against Penn while also tying his mark for steals in a game with four.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 16 | Louisville | 12/18/99 |
| FG Made | 6 | Louisville | 12/18/99 |
| FG Atts | 9 | Twice | |
| 3FG Made | 3 | UNCA | 12/7/99 |
| 3FG Atts | 4 | Four times | |
| FT Made | 5 | Arkansas | 2/20/99 |
| FT Atts | 6 | Arkansas | 2/20/99 |
| Rebounds | 7 | Penn | 11/17/99 |
| Assists | 6 | Arkansas | 2/20/99 |
| Turnovers | 4 | Arizona | 11/26/99 |
| Blocks | 2 | N. Mexico St. | 3/12/99 |
| Steals | 4 | Twice | |
| Minutes | 32 | Twice |
Career Stats
| Year | G-S | Min.-Avg. | FG-A/Pct. | 3FG-A/Pct. | FT-A/Pct. | Reb.-Avg. | PF | AT | TO | BS | St | TP-Avg. |
| 98-99 | 36-17 | 553-15.4 | 64-128/.500 | 21-54/.389 | 21-32/.656 | 72-2.0 | 49-0 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 20 | 170-4.7 |
| 99-00 | 15-15 | 355-23.7 | 32-74/.432 | 9-31/.290 | 19-28/.679 | 45-3.0 | 35-0 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 92-6.1 |
| Totals | 51-32 | 908-17.8 | 96-202/.475 | 30-85/.353 | 40-60/.667 | 117-2.3 | 84-0 | 78 | 52 | 14 | 35 | 262-5.1 |
J.P. BLEVINSG – 6-2 – 181 – So. – Edmonton, Ky. (Metcalfe Co.)
Has played in every game and scored in double figures in two of the last four games… Has been named to the UK Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester with a 3.75 GPA in business… Made his first collegiate start against Missouri, finishing with a career-high 13 points and three assists while hitting two of three three-point shots with no turnovers in 31 minutes… He’s the Cats’ leading three-point shooter, hitting 36.4 percent >from beyond the arc, and in the last six games has hit 8-of-16 attempts… His lone three against Alaska-Anchorage kept UK’s 12-year three-point streak alive… Great night against Michigan State: nine points behind three three-pointers, four rebounds and two steals… His third three-pointer gave UK the lead for good against the Spartans, 50-49, with 7:21 remaining… Against Dayton, tallied nine points in 22 minutes, thanks to a 4-for-4 effort from the foul line.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 13 | Missouri | 12/30/99 |
| FG Made | 4 | Missouri | 12/30/99 |
| FG Atts | 8 | Alaska-Anchorage | 12/27/99 |
| 3FG Made | 3 | Michigan State | 12/23/99 |
| 3FG Atts | 4 | Twice | |
| FT Made | 4 | Dayton | 11/29/99 |
| FT Atts | 4 | Twice | |
| Rebounds | 4 | Michigan State | 12/23/99 |
| Assists | 3 | Missouri | 12/30/99 |
| Turnovers | 2 | Four times | |
| Blocks | 0 | ||
| Steals | 2 | Michigan State | 12/23/99 |
| Minutes | 31 | Missouri | 12/30/99 |
Career Stats
| Year | G-S | Min.-Avg. | FG-A/Pct. | 3FG-A/Pct. | FT-A/Pct. | Reb.-Avg. | PF | AT | TO | BS | St | TP-Avg. |
| 98-99 | 13-0 | 64-4.9 | 4-12/.333 | 3-9/.333 | 0-1/.000 | 6-0.5 | 5-0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11-0.8 |
| 99-00 | 15-1 | 234-15.6 | 21-54/.389 | 12-33/.364 | 10-12/.833 | 23-1.5 | 12-0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 64-4.3 |
| Totals | 28-1 | 298-10.6 | 25-66/.379 | 15-42/.357 | 10-13/.769 | 29-1.0 | 17-0 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 75-2.7 |
KEITH BOGANS
G – 6-5 – 205 – Fr. – Alexandria, Va. (DeMatha Catholic)
Has played in every game, starting the last seven at shooting guard… Third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.3 ppg and has scored in double figures eight times, including seven of the last 10 games… Hit all eight free throws vs. Vanderbilt and has now hit 10 straight in the last two games… With a career-high four steals against Alaska, is second on the team in thefts with 22 this season… Had 14 points and a career-high eight rebounds and three three-pointers made vs. Ga. Tech… Made his first collegiate start against Louisville, tallying 12 points and a career-high four assists… Had six points and three assists in a career-high 31 minutes vs. Michigan State… Scored eight of his 11 points in the first half vs. Indiana… Followed up with a solid outing vs. UNC Asheville — 12 points, three rebounds, one block and three steals… Break-out game came against Maryland in the Preseason NIT, finishing with 17 points, including a 6-of-7 performance from the foul line… Saw first collegiate action against Penn… Scored his first collegiate points vs. Utah.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 17 | Maryland | 11/24/99 |
| FG Made | 6 | Missouri | 12/30/99 |
| FG Atts | 14 | Ga. Tech | 1/5/00 |
| 3FG Made | 3 | Ga. Tech | 1/5/00 |
| 3FG Atts | 6 | Twice | |
| FT Made | 8 | Twice | |
| FT Atts | 11 | Maryland | 12/11/99 |
| Rebounds | 8 | Ga. Tech | 1/5/00 |
| Assists | 4 | Louisville | 12/18/99 |
| Turnovers | 4 | Four times | |
| Blocks | 1 | UNCA | 12/7/99 |
| Steals | 4 | Alaska Anchorage | 12/27/99 |
| Minutes | 31 | Michigan State | 12/23/99 |
JULES CAMARA
F – 6-11 – 223 – So. – Dakar, Senegal (Oak Hill Academy)
Has played in every game with seven starts… In the last three games, averaged 10.7 ppg and 5.7 rpg as a valuable sixth man…? Tallied eight points, seven rebounds and two blocks at Auburn… Had his best game of the season against Ga. Tech, matching his personal-best 15 points and grabbing five rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench… Had six boards and four blocks vs. Alaska in 15 minutes… Played a career-high 31 minutes at Maryland, finishing with nine points and three rebounds… Solid performance vs. UNC Asheville: 11 points, seven rebounds and three steals… Tallied 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks against Indiana off the bench… Had 10 first-half points against Dayton before finishing with 12… Tied his career high with four blocks against Arizona… Made his first career start against Penn.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 15 | Twice | |
| FG Made | 7 | Twice | |
| FG Atts | 12 | Ga. Tech | 1/5/00 |
| 3FG Made | 1 | Four times | |
| 3FG Atts | 5 | Utah | 11/19/99 |
| FT Made | 5 | UNCA | 12/7/99 |
| FT Atts | 6 | UNCA | 12/7/99 |
| Rebounds | 11 | EKU | 11/17/98 |
| Assists | 2 | Four times | |
| Turnovers | 4 | Vanderbilt | 1/8/00 |
| Blocks | 4 | Twice | |
| Steals | 4 | Tennessee State | 12/29/98 |
| Minutes | 31 | Maryland | 12/11/99 |
Career Stats
| Year | G-S | Min.-Avg. | FG-A/Pct. | 3FG-A/Pct. | FT-A/Pct. | Reb.-Avg. | PF | AT | TO | BS | St | TP-Avg. |
| 98-99 | 37-0 | 415-11.2 | 73-137/.533 | 2-8/.250 | 14-27/.519 | 118-3.2 | 34-0 | 16 | 35 | 25 | 18 | 162-4.4 |
| 99-00 | 15-7 | 295-19.7 | 45-100/.450 | 2-12/.167 | 20-30/.667 | 61-4.1 | 19-0 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 112-7.5 |
| Totals | 52-7 | 710-13.7 | 118-237/.498 | 4-20/.200 | 34-57/.596 | 179-3.4 | 53-0 | 26 | 65 | 43 | 27 | 274-5.3 |
JAMAAL MAGLOIRE
C – 6-10 – 260 – Sr. – Toronto, Ontario (Eastern Commerce)
Has started every game this season… Had a team-high 16 points vs. Auburn… Consistent play continued with his fifth double-double in seven games and the 10th of his career, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 boards vs. Vandy… Leads the team in blocks (28) and rebounding (7.7 rpg) and has averged 16.0 ppg in the last four games… He ranks among the SEC leaders in free-throw percentage (9th), rebounding (8th) and blocks (7th)… A career 59.3% free throw shooter, he’s hit 92.3% (24-of-26) in the last four games, including a 9-for-10 performance against Missouri… By the end of December, he had hit more free throws this season than any other season… Named SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 3 after tallying 15.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg and 2.3 bpg during the two-week holiday break… He capped the outburst with a career-high 21 points and 13 rebounds vs. Missouri, his fourth double-double in a five-game stretch… His 18-point, 11-rebound performance vs. Michigan State was his third straight double-double after finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. U of L and 12 points and 16 rebounds at Maryland… He’s the first Cat to string three straight double-doubles together since Reggie Hanson had four in a row in 1989-90… With three swats vs. Louisville, broke the school record for career blocked shots held by Melvin Turpin (1984) who recorded 226.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 21 | Missouri | 12/30/99 |
| FG Made | 7 | Twice | |
| FG Atts | 13 | Utah | 11/19/99 |
| 3FG Made | 0 | ||
| 3FG Atts | 0 | ||
| FT Made | 9 | Twice | |
| FT Atts | 13 | Indiana | 12/4/99 |
| Rebounds | 17 | Missouri | 11/26/97 |
| Assists | 3 | Auburn | 2/25/98 |
| Turnovers | 6 | Arizona | 11/26/99 |
| Blocks | 6 | Five times | |
| Steals | 3 | Twice | |
| Minutes | 37 | Michigan State | 12/23/99 |
Career Stats
| Year | G-S | Min.-Avg. | FG-A/Pct. | 3FG-A/Pct. | FT-A/Pct. | Reb.-Avg. | PF | AT | TO | BS | St | TP-Avg. |
| 96-97 | 40-22 | 626-15.7 | 75-153/.490 | 0-0/.000 | 45-82/.549 | 177-4.4 | 120-5 | 15 | 64 | 79 | 25 | 195-4.9 |
| 97-98 | 38-12 | 567-14.9 | 77-158/.487 | 0-0/.000 | 43-64/.672 | 161-4.2 | 99-0 | 11 | 46 | 66 | 10 | 197-5.2 |
| 98-99 | 34-6 | 668-19.6 | 94-177/.531 | 0-0/.000 | 49-85/.576 | 151-4.4 | 79-1 | 18 | 42 | 66 | 16 | 237-7.0 |
| 99-00 | 15-15 | 406-27.1 | 60-134/.448 | 0-0/.000 | 63-93/.710 | 115-7.7 | 43-0 | 12 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 186-12.4 |
| Totals | 127-55 | 2267-17.9 | 304-622/.489 | 0-0/.000 | 203-324/.627 | 604-4.8 | 341-6 | 56 | 191 | 239 | 57 | 815-6.4 |
STEVE MASIELLO
G – 6-1 – 170 – Sr. – White Plains, N.Y. (The Harvey School)
Has seen action in six games this season… Played a career-high 11 minutes vs. Alaska Anchorage… Still looking for his first points of the season… With the Cats trailing by 11 inside the final six minutes vs. Indiana, played three productive minutes.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 6 | South Carolina | 3/8/98 |
| FG Made | 2 | South Carolina | 3/8/98 |
| FG Atts | 4 | Canisius | 1/9/97 |
| 3FG Made | 1 | Four times | |
| 3FG Atts | 2 | Three times | |
| FT Made | 3 | Indiana | 12/7/96 |
| FT Atts | 4 | Indiana | 12/7/96 |
| Rebounds | 2 | Five times | |
| Assists | 2 | Four times | |
| Turnovers | 2 | Canisius | 12/10/97 |
| Blocks | 1 | Auburn | 3/7/97 |
| Steals | 1 | Five times | |
| Minutes | 11 | Alaska Anchorage | 12/27/99 |
Career Stats
| Year | G-S | Min.-Avg. | FG-A/Pct. | 3FG-A/Pct. | FT-A/Pct. | Reb.-Avg. | PF | AT | TO | BS | St | TP-Avg. |
| 96-97 | 23-0 | 79-3.4 | 6-25/.240 | 1-9/.111 | 7-10/.700 | 9-0.4 | 2-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20-0.9 |
| 97-98 | 18-0 | 33-1.8 | 4-10/.400 | 2-4/.500 | 1-2/.500 | 4-0.2 | 2-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11-0.6 |
| 98-99 | 14-1 | 45-3.2 | 3-15/.200 | 2-9/.222 | 2-5/.400 | 5-0.4 | 4-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10-0.7 |
| 99-00 | 6-0 | 30-5.0 | 0-6/.000 | 0-3/.000 | 0-0/.000 | 1-0.2 | 4-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0.0 |
| Totals | 61-1 | 187-3.1 | 13-55/.236 | 5-25/.200 | 10-17/.588 | 19-0.3 | 12-0 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 41-0.7 |
TAYSHAUN PRINCE
G/F – 6-9 – 215 – So. – Compton, Calif. (Dominguez)
Has started every game this season and averaged 17.7 ppg the last three games… Named SEC Player of the Week Jan. 10 after tallying his first double-double against Georgia Tech and nailing a career-high five three-pointers against Vanderbilt… Leads the team in scoring (14.5 ppg) and is second in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and 3FG shooting (34.3%)… Is seventh in the SEC in scoring and free-throw percentage, eighth in field-goal percentage and sixth in blocks… Has led the Wildcats in scoring seven times and scored in double figures in all but three games… Drained a personal-best five threes vs. Vandy to tally 17 points… Three days earlier, recorded his first double-double — 21 points (which matched his career-high) and 10 rebounds vs. Ga. Tech… Has hit eight of his last 15 three-pointers… Terrific line vs. Michigan State: 17 points, five rebounds, one block in 37 minutes, and his defensive pressure on the final shot attempt secured the win for UK… Made his first career start at power forward against U of L, shooting 61.5 percent from the field to finish with 20 points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots in the 30-point win… Made the All-Tournament team at the Preseason NIT after tallying 21 points and nine rebounds against Maryland and 18 points and five boards against Arizona… Followed up against the Terrapins (12/11) with 14 points and eight rebounds… His steal and layup cut the Terps’ lead to two with 1:11 remaining.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 21 | Twice | |
| FG Made | 8 | Twice | |
| FG Atts | 19 | Ga. Tech | 1/5/00 |
| 3FG Made | 5 | Vanderbilt | 1/8/00 |
| 3FG Atts | 9 | Arizona | 11/26/99 |
| FT Made | 6 | Twice | |
| FT Atts | 8 | Twice | |
| Rebounds | 10 | Ga. Tech | 1/5/00 |
| Assists | 6 | Arkansas | 3/7/99 |
| Turnovers | 4 | Missouri | 12/30/99 |
| Blocks | 5 | Louisville | 12/18/99 |
| Steals | 4 | Florida | 1/2/99 |
| Minutes | 38 | Arizona | 11/26/99 |
Career Stats
| Year | G-S | Min.-Avg. | FG-A/Pct. | 3FG-A/Pct. | FT-A/Pct. | Reb.-Avg. | PF | AT | TO | BS | St | TP-Avg. |
| 98-99 | 37-11 | 747-20.2 | 82-198/.414 | 29-101/.287 | 21-32/.656 | 142-3.8 | 34-0 | 45 | 38 | 21 | 25 | 214-5.8 |
| 99-00 | 15-15 | 501-33.4 | 77-169/.456 | 23-67/.343 | 41-56/.732 | 91-6.1 | 21-0 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 218-14.5 |
| Totals | 52-26 | 1248-24.0 | 154-367/.420 | 52-168/.309 | 62-88/.705 | 233-4.5 | 55-0 | 61 | 66 | 43 | 38 | 432-8.3 |
SAUL SMITH
G – 6-2 – 175 – Jr. – Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central)
Leads the team in free-throw shooting (88.0%), assists (49) and steals (25)… Has started all but one game at point guard… Has 13 assists in the last three games… Charted five assists and one turnover vs. Vandy after four points, three rebounds, four assists and no turnovers vs. Ga. Tech… Sparked UK in the first half vs. Alaska, scoring seven straight points as the Cats took the lead for good… Matched his personal best with six rebounds vs. Louisville… Had a career-high five three-pointers to tally 15 points at Maryland and added six assists… His steal and contested jumper with 1:58 to play against Utah gave the Cats a four-point lead and the eventual win… Tied a career-high four steals against the Utes… Made his first start at point guard vs. Penn.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 17 | Ole Miss | 1/16/99 |
| FG Made | 5 | Twice | |
| FG Atts | 13 | Indiana | 12/4/99 |
| 3FG Made | 5 | Maryland | 12/11/99 |
| 3FG Atts | 10 | Maryland | 12/11/99 |
| FT Made | 5 | Twice | |
| FT Atts | 6 | Twice | |
| Rebounds | 6 | Kansas | 12/1/98 |
| Assists | 6 | Maryland | 12/11/99 |
| Turnovers | 6 | Twice | |
| Blocks | 1 | Seven times | |
| Steals | 4 | Three times | |
| Minutes | 34 | Utah | 11/19/99 |
Career Stats
| Year | G-S | Min.-Avg. | FG-A/Pct. | 3FG-A/Pct. | FT-A/Pct. | Reb.-Avg. | PF | AT | TO | BS | St | TP-Avg. |
| 97-98 | 39-1 | 523-13.4 | 32-89/.360 | 12-42/.286 | 21-35/.600 | 40-1.0 | 51-0 | 53 | 37 | 1 | 35 | 97-2.5 |
| 98-99 | 37-3 | 632-17.1 | 58-158/.367 | 37-104/.356 | 31-50/.620 | 66-1.8 | 71-2 | 61 | 47 | 3 | 27 | 184-5.0 |
| 99-00 | 15-14 | 427-28.5 | 31-87/.356 | 12-47/.255 | 22-25/.880 | 33-2.2 | 34-2 | 49 | 35 | 3 | 25 | 96-6.4 |
| Totals | 91-18 | 1582-17.4 | 121-334/.362 | 61-193/.316 | 74-110/.673 | 139-1.5 | 156-4 | 163 | 119 | 7 | 87 | 377-4.1 |
MARVIN STONE
F/C – 6-10 – 256 – Fr. – Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom)
Has played in every game… Recorded a career-high three blocks against Auburn in his first return to his home state… Had hit eight straight free-throws before a miss against Ga. Tech… Scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Alaska in 20 minutes… Recorded the team’s first double-double of the season, 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. UNC Asheville… It was his second double-figure rebounding performance after tallying 13 against Maryland (11/24)…Had eight points after hitting all three of his field goals against Indiana, and added six rebounds… Had three steals vs. Arizona… Scored 12 points in his collegiate debut vs. Penn, shooting 4-of-6 from the field, and added six points, three assists, a block and no turnovers.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 12 | Twice | |
| FG Made | 4 | Three times | |
| FG Atts | 8 | Alaska Anchorage | 12/27/99 |
| 3FG Made | 0 | ||
| 3FG Atts | 0 | ||
| FT Made | 4 | Twice | |
| FT Atts | 6 | Penn | 11/17/99 |
| Rebounds | 13 | Maryland | 11/24/99 |
| Assists | 3 | Penn | 11/17/99 |
| Turnovers | 3 | Twice | |
| Blocks | 3 | Auburn | 1/13/00 |
| Steals | 3 | Twice | |
| Minutes | 22 | Twice |
TODD TACKETT
G – 6-2 – 183 – So. – Paintsville, Ky. (Paintsville)
Has played in 13 games this season… Best stats of the season vs. UNC Asheville: career-high four points, three rebounds and one assist in 11 minutes… Recorded a career-best two assists against Indiana.
Career Highs
| Opponent | Date | ||
| Points | 4 | Twice | |
| FG Made | 2 | UNCA | 12/7/99 |
| FG Atts | 6 | Mercer | 11/19/98 |
| 3FG Made | 1 | Twice | |
| 3FG Atts | 3 | Alaska Anchorage | 12/27/99 |
| FT Made | 2 | Vanderbilt | 1/8/00 |
| FT Atts | 2 | Three times | |
| Rebounds | 6 | Mercer | 11/19/98 |
| Assists | 2 | Twice | |
| Turnovers | 2 | Twice | |
| Blocks | 0 | ||
| Steals | 1 | Twice | |
| Minutes | 13 | Indiana | 12/4/99 |
Career Stats
| Year | G-S | Min.-Avg. | FG-A/Pct. | 3FG-A/Pct. | FT-A/Pct. | Reb.-Avg. | PF | AT | TO | BS | St | TP-Avg. |
| 98-99 | 14-0 | 71-5.1 | 4-24/.167 | 2-11/.182 | 2-4/.500 | 12-0.9 | 1-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12-0.9 |
| 99-00 | 13-0 | 91-7.0 | 5-21/.238 | 0-11/.000 | 2-3/.667 | 7-0.5 | 7-0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12-0.9 |
| Totals | 27-0 | 162-6.0 | 9-45/.200 | 2-22/.091 | 4-7/.571 | 19-0.7 | 8-0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24-0.9 |
