Jan. 10, 2000
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Kentucky Wildcats (10-4, 1-0)
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Auburn Tigers (13-1, 1-0)
Jan. 11, 2000 * 9:04 p.m. ET
Beard-Eaves Memorial (10,500) * Auburn, Ala.
UK Radio Network — 7:30 p.m. ET
Tom Leach, Sam Bowie, Dave Baker
ESPN
Brad Nessler, Dick Vitale
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Tubby’s 10 Begins SEC Tour
- The Kentucky Wildcats, winners of six straight games, travel to Auburn to begin a midseason stretch in which the Wildcats play five of their next six games on the road. UK has already been tabbed with the nation’s most difficult schedule, and now the Cats travel to the home of the defending Southeastern Conference Champions. Kentucky swept the Tigers in two games last season — snapping their 17-game win streak to start the season and then eliminating them from the SEC Tournament in March. In both wins, UK’s defense was the key, holding the Tigers to a season-low 62 points in January before bettering the mark by limiting Auburn to 57 points in the March meeting.
- Kentucky will attempt to win its 15th consecutive game against Auburn and its sixth straight on The Plains. The Tigers, last victory in the series came Jan. 24, 1990, a 74-70 win at Auburn. This is UK’s second road game of the season. The Wildcats lost to Maryland at Cole Field House, 72-66, on Dec. 11.
- Auburn marks the midway point of the Wildcats, 30-game regular-season schedule. Against the nation’s top opponents, UK has advanced to the Preseason NIT Championship game, lost four of its next five games, and now owns a six-game win streak.
- CollegeRPI.com and College Basketball News both rate UK’s strength of schedule the toughest in the nation, according to their RPI rankings this week. Overall, the two polls rank UK third and fourth, respectively. Auburn ranks 28th overall by CollegeRPI.com and 27th by CBN with a strength of schedule rated 151st and 167th, respectively.
- Auburn is UK’s seventh ranked opponent this season. In the pre-league schedule, the Cats faced six Top-25 opponents in a nine-game stretch and eight of its first 10 games against 1999 NCAA Tournament teams. UK is currently 3-3 against ranked opponents. The rest of the SEC is 2-7 against ranked opponents outside the league this season.
- 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. Auburn ranks 4th by the AP, 5th in the coaches poll. The Tigers are the third top-10 opponent UK has faced this season.
- The 14 Div. I opponents UK has played this season, including Auburn, have a combined 132-55 record, which includes UNC Asheville’s 2-11 start.
- Kentucky is ranked 8th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 57.5 ppg. Seven opponents have been held to 53 points or less and only three teams have scored more than 70 points against the Wildcats. Auburn ranks 5th, allowing 56.2 ppg.
- The Cats, next opponent is host South Carolina on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
KENTUCKY
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ppg Rpg Hometown21 Tayshaun Prince G/F 6-9 215 So. 14.5 6.3 Compton, Calif.32 Desmond Allison G/F 6-5 214 So. 6.0 2.8 Tampa, Fla.42 Jamaal Magloire C 6-10 260 Sr. 12.1 8.1 Toronto, Ontario11 Saul Smith G 6-2 175 Jr. 6.6 *3.2 Athens, Ga.10 Keith Bogans G 6-5 205 Fr. 9.3 2.8 Alexandria, Va.
Key Cats Off The Bench
3 J.P. Blevins G 6-2 181 So. 4.4 1.5 Edmonton, Ky.40 Jules Camara F 6-11 223 So. 7.4 3.9 Dakar, Senegal24 Marvin Stone F/C 6-10 256 Fr. 5.4 5.1 Huntsville, Ala.
AUBURN
4 Chris Porter F 6-7 218 Sr. 12.9 7.4 Abbeville, Ala.34 Mamadou N'Diaye C 7-0 245 Sr. 10.9 9.1 Dakar, Senegal10 Scott Pohlman G 6-2 170 Jr. 9.4 2.9 Roswell, Ga.23 Daymeon Fishback G 6-5 218 Sr. 9.6 3.6 Bowling Green, Ky.50 Doc Robinson G 6-2 185 Sr. 9.9 *5.4 Selma, Ala.
* Assists per game
Team Comparisons
UK AU Record 10-4 13-1 Scoring Off. 67.7 75.2 Scoring Def. 57.5 56.2 Scoring Margin +10.7 +19.0 FG % 41.9 42.8 Def. FG % 38.6 37.1 3FG % 28.8 32.6 Def. 3FG % 32.3 29.8 FT Pct. 69.9 62.2 Reb. Avg. 39.1 43.4 Opp. Reb. Avg. 33.5 33.9 Rebound Margin +5.6 +9.4 TO Avg. 15.6 13.4 Opp. TO 17.8 19.4 TO Margin +2.1 +6.0 Blocks Avg. 6.2 3.8 Steals Avg. 7.5 9.4
Coaching Comparisons
Orlando “Tubby” Smith (High Point ’73)
Overall (9th year) 197-79 (71.4%) at UK (3rd year) 73-17 (81.1%) SEC Tournament (4 yrs.) 10-2 (83.3%) NCAA Tournament (6 yrs.) 15-5 (75.0%) vs. Auburn 4-1
Cliff Ellis (Florida State ’68)
Overall (25th year) 457-272 (62.7%) at Auburn (6th year) 109-60 (64.5%) vs. Kentucky 0-8
ESPN Fact
Kentucky appears on the entertainment and sports network 12 times this season, and thus far, holds a 5-3 record. This is UK’s first of four appearances on a Tuesday ESPN/espn2 broadcast, and in a change this season, the game is slated for tip-off at 9 p.m. ET instead of 9:30 p.m. ET.
UK will play 18 times on national TV this season.
Did You Know?
Did you know that Kentucky is the last team to beat Auburn at home? The Tigers have won 23 straight games at Beard-Eaves Memorial Gymnasium. This season, they are 8-0 after a perfect 15-0 slate last season. UK won on its last visit to The Plains on Feb. 25, 1998, 83-58. Jeff Sheppard began the Cats, drive to the 1998 national title by scoring a career-high 25 points to lead the Cats to a victory that clinched the SEC Championship that night.
The Skinny on the Tigers
Auburn is a veteran team that starts four seniors and one junior including 1999 All-SEC Player of the Year Chris Porter and All-SEC guard Doc Robinson. Five Tigers average between 12.9 ppg (Porter) and 9.4 ppg. The Tigers are holding opponents to 56.2 ppg and 37.1 percent shooting while outrebounding opponents by 9.5 rpg. Mamadou N’Diaye, a native of Dakar, Senegal, the same city that produced UK’s Jules Camara, leads AU on the glass, averaging 9.1 rpg. Auburn’s only loss came at the hands of Stanford in the Wooden Classic, ranked second in the nation at the time. Christmas week, Auburn won the San Juan Shootout, defeating Pepperdine in the title game.
The teams have played one common opponent — Penn. The Cats opened the Preseason NIT with a 67-50 win over the Quakers in Rupp. Auburn defeated Penn in Birmingham, 77-70, in early December.
Series Facts
Overall Record: UK leads 73-16 In Lexington: UK leads 38-2 In Auburn: UK leads 22-12 At Neutral Sites: UK leads 13-2
This is the 90th meeting between the two teams. Kentucky has won 14 consecutive games against Auburn and five straight on the Plains. The Tigers, last win was Jan. 24, 1990, a 74-70 win in Auburn.
Tubby Smith is 4-1 against Auburn, including a 3-0 mark against the Tigers while coaching at UK. His one loss came in his first meeting with the Tigers as the Georgia coach. Cliff Ellis, a veteran coach, musician, author and ostrich farmer, is 0-8 against the Wildcats. Once upon a time, Ellis offered Smith an assistant coach’s position at Clemson while Smith was still an assistant at VCU, but Smith declined the offer.
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 last 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 (6.3 rpg) and blocked shots (22).
Hacker on DL
Ralph Hacker, a 28-year veteran of the UK broadcast team, is listed game-by-game on the Wildcats, injured reserve list after suffering >from swollen vocal cords for the past four weeks. Under doctor’s orders, Hacker, the Cats, play-by-play man for the past eight seasons, is prohibited from calling games until his condition improves. With a hoarse voice, Hacker finally withdrew from his duties prior to the Vanderbilt game last Saturday. Tom Leach, sports director at WVLK Radio and UK football play-by-play man, will assume Hacker’s duties.
Milestones
- Senior Jamaal Magloire will be looking for 800th career point when the Wildcats battle the Tigers. Magloire, who is second on the team in scoring averaging 12.1 ppg, has tallied 799 points in his career.
- Kentucky won its 10th straight SEC opener when it defeated Vanderbilt last week.
SEC Marks
- UK has won 55 of its last 65 (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 747-198 (.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.
Bogans, the Scorer
Instant offense? The Alexandria, Va. freshman has been a scoring force for the Cats over the past nine games. Keith Bogans has averaged 11.1 ppg during the nine-game stretch, moving into the starting lineup the last six games, all victories. He’s scored in double figures eight times this season, four times in his six starts.
The Blevins Factor
J.P. Blevins has provided solid support backing up Saul Smith at point guard. The sophomore tallied a career-high 13 points in his only start of the season against Missouri, adding three assists in 31 minutes as UK rolled, 70-53.
In the last five games, he’s averaged 8.4 points and 21.6 minutes per game. His chief weapon? The three-point shot, where he’s hit eight of his last 14 attempts (57.1%).
He’s the team’s top threat from outside the arc, hitting 38.7 percent this season.
Cats at the Line
Kentucky is shooting 69.9 percent from the foul line this season, the highest mark since a season-ending 71.3 percent accuracy in 1996. Jamaal Magloire has hit 35 of his last 40 (85.0%), and for the season, has raised his averaged to 69.0 percent.
Five Wildcats are shooting better than 70 percent from the stripe led by Saul Smith’s 88.0 percent.
Power Rankings
Poll Ranking Schedule StrengthCollegeRPI.com 3rd 1stCBN RPI 4th 1stSagarin 12th 4th
According to Sagarin’s poll, UK has played six teams in its top 30. No other team in America has played more than five — Cincinnati, Arizona, Michigan State, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Auburn is ranked 32nd by Sagarin with a schedule strength of 274.
Y2UK Trends
No team has come back to win against Kentucky this season when the Cats entered the final five minutes of the contest with the lead, a mark that has occurred in nine of the 13 games. In addition, UK is 7-1 when leading at halftime and 2-3 when trailing at halftime. The Wildcats have rallied from their last two halftime deficits for victories against Michigan State and Georgia Tech.
Since making a lineup change against Louisville — inserting Keith Bogans at guard — UK has won all six games. Eight 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 3-3 against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 this season. 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 and at No. 21 Maryland (Dec. 11). AP rankings were current at the time of the game.
- While Kentucky has played six teams ranked in the Top 25 prior to its conference slate, all the other Southeastern Conference teams combined to play nine. 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 both No. 5 Michigan State and No. 19 DePaul. Arkansas lost to No. 23 Wake Forest, Mississippi State played 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 nine games the SEC teams have played against ranked opponents, they have a combined record of 2-7.
Back in the Top 25
The Wildcats have 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 387 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.
Double-Doubles
The following Wildcats have recorded double-figure points and rebounds in the same game this season:
Jamaal Magloire
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 halftime0-0 When tied at halftime2-3 When trailing at halftime10-2 When UK scores first0-2 When opponent scores first10-0 When leading with 5 minutes to play0-3 When trailing with 5 minutes to play0-1 When score tied with 5 minutes to play10-0 When leading with 2 minutes to play0-4 When trailing with 2 minutes to play0-0 When score tied with 2 minutes to play2-1 In games decided by three points or less2-2 In games decided by 4-10 points0-0 When UK shoots 60% or better FG1-0 When UK shoots 50% or better FG9-4 When UK shoots less than 50% FG2-2 When UK shoots less than 40% FG2-1 When UK makes more 3FG7-1 When opponent makes more 3FG1-2 When 3FG made are the same6-3 When UK outrebounds opponent4-1 When opponent outrebounds UK0-0 When rebounds are the same7-4 When playing on national TV1-0 When playing on regional TV2-2 When playing on the weekend8-2 When playing on a weekday0-0 When starting after 10 p.m. ET1-2 When starting after 9 p.m. ET7-1 When game starts between 7-9 p.m.2-1 With an afternoon start0-0 In overtime games3-2 In November5-2 In December2-0 In January0-0 In February0-0 In March10-2 In home white uniforms0-2 In away blue uniforms
Wildcats vs. Conferences
0-1 vs. Atlantic 102-1 vs. Atlantic Coast1-0 vs. Big 121-0 vs. Big South1-1 vs. Big Ten1-0 vs. Conference USA1-0 vs. Ivy1-0 vs. Mountain West0-1 vs. Pac-101-0 vs. Pacific West1-0 vs. SEC
Record vs. Lineup
4-3 Prince, Camara, Magloire, Smith, Allison0-1 Prince, Knight, Magloire, Smith, Allison5-0 Prince, Allison, Magloire, Smith, Bogans1-0 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 by Indiana 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 by Ga. Tech FT Attempts High 33 vs. Indiana 28 by Indiana Low 8 vs. Arizona 3 by Ga. Tech FT Percentage High 86.4 vs. UNCA 100.0 by Ga. Tech (3-3) Low 37.5 vs. Arizona 43.8 by Penn 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
Points
21 Tayshaun Prince vs. Maryland (11/24) 21 Jamaal Magloire vs. Missouri 12/30/99
Field Goals
8 Tayshaun Prince vs. Louisville, Ga. Tech
Field Goal Attempts
19 Tayshaun Prince vs. Ga. Tech 1/5/00
Field Goal Percentage (5 made min.)
100.0 Desmond Allison (5-5) vs. UNC Ash. 12/7/99
Three-Point FG
5 Saul Smith vs. Maryland 12/11/99 5 Tayshaun Prince vs. Vanderbilt 1/8/00
Three-Point FG Attempts
10 Saul Smith vs. Maryland 12/11/99
3FG Percentage (2 made min.)
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
Free Throws
9 Jamaal Magloire vs. Indiana, Missouri
Free Throw Attempts
13 Jamaal Magloire vs. Indiana 12/4/99
Free Throw Percentage (6 made min.)
100.0 Keith Bogans (8-8) 1/8/00
Rebounds
16 Jamaal Magloire vs. Maryland 12/11/99
Assists
6 Saul Smith vs. Maryland 12/11/99
Steals
4 Saul Smith vs. Utah, Alaska 4 Desmond Allison vs. Penn 11/17/99 4 Keith Bogans vs. Alaska 12/27/99
Blocks
5 Tayshaun Prince vs. Louisville 12/18/99
Coach Tubby Smith
SEC Record
As an SEC coach, Tubby Smith has a 45-19 regular-season mark against league opponents. It’s the best winning percentage of any active league coach (70.3%) and ranks third among current SEC coaches for total wins. Smith has coached two years at Georgia and two years at Kentucky.
SEC Coach Years Record (Pct.) Nolan Richardson (9th) 87-43 (.669) Eddie Fogler (11th) 85-80 (.515) Tubby Smith (5th) 45-19 (.703) Cliff Ellis (6th) 41-40 (.506) Jerry Green (3rd) 23-11(.676)
No. 275 in the Books
Tubby Smith coached his 275th career game against Georgia Tech last week. It was recorded as win No. 196 for the third-year UK coach in the Wildcats, 2,300th game.
Smith Thru 90
Through his first 90 games at Kentucky, Tubby Smith has the second-best record of any Wildcat coach since 1930. Smith is 72-17 which trails only Hall of Fame coach Adolph Rupp, who was 80-10 through his first 90 games spanning 4-plus seasons.
Thru 90 games:
Adolph Rupp 80-10Tubby Smith 73-17Eddie Sutton 70-20Rick Pitino 63-27J.B. Hall 61-29
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.
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:
Nov. 24
Arizona 76, Notre Dame 60
Kentucky 61, Maryland 58
Nov. 26
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 only lost 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 2Final Four Appearances 4NCAA Runner-up 1NCAA Tourney Record (App.) 31-6 (8)NCAA Tourney Winning % 83.8%Decade Wins (Pct.) 282 (81.7%)30-Win Seasons 4Losing Seasons 0AP Top-10 Finishes 9All-Americans 3NBA Draft Picks (1st Rd.) 10 (8)SEC Championships 3SEC 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)
Is one of three Wildcats to start every game this season… The defensive stopper is second on the team in assists with 32 (2.3 apg)… Was named Tampa’s”High School Basketball Player of the Decade” by the Tampa Tribune last month… After scoring a career-high 16 points against Louisville, has tallied only 13 points in the five games since… 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 the last five games 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 Georgia 1/26/99 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 14-14 325-23.2 29-69/.420 9-30/.300 17-25/.680 39-2.8 34-0 32 19 2 14 84-6.0 Totals 50-31 878-17.6 93-197/.472 30-84/.357 38-57/.667 111-2.2 83-0 77 49 14 34 254-5.0
J.P. BLEVINS
G – 6-2 – 181 – So. – Edmonton, Ky. (Metcalfe Co.)
Has played in all 14 games and scored in double figures in two of the last three 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 38.7 percent >from beyond the arc, and in the last five games has hit 8-of-14 attempts… His lone three against Alaska-Anchorage kept UK’s three-point streak alive at 384 games… 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… Played 20 minutes with two assists vs. Maryland in the Preseason NIT semifinals.
Career Highs
Opponent Date Points 13 Missouri 12/30/99 FG Made 4 Missouri 12/30/99 FG Atts 6 Twice 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-D 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 14-1 214-15.3 20-51/.392 12-31/.387 10-12/.833 21-1.5 10-0 12 8 0 7 62-4.4 Totals 27-1 278-10.3 24-63/.381 15-40/.375 10-13/.769 27-1.0 15-0 15 17 0 8 73-2.7
KEITH BOGANS
G – 6-5 – 205 – Fr. – Alexandria, Va. (DeMatha Catholic)
Has played in all 14 games, starting the last six, all wins, 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 nine games… Averaged 12.0 ppg in the last three games… Hit all eight free throws vs. Vanderbilt… With a career-high four steals against Alaska, is second on the team in thefts with 20 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 Ga. Tech 1/5/00 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)
Played in all 14 games with seven starts… 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 14-7 276-19.7 41-92/.446 2-10/.200 20-30/.667 54-3.9 18-0 9 28 16 8 104-7.4 Totals 51-7 691-13.5 114-229/.498 4-18/.222 34-57/.596 172-3.4 52-0 25 63 41 26 266-5.2
JAMAAL MAGLOIRE
C – 6-10 – 260 – Sr. – Toronto, Ontario (Eastern Commerce)
Consistent play continued with his fifth double-double in seven games and his ninth in his career, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 boards vs. Vandy… Leads the team in blocks (28) and rebounding (8.1 rpg)… A career 59.3% free throw shooter, he’s hit 87.5% in the last six 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 14-14 378-27.0 55-124/.444 0-0/.000 60-87/.690 113-8.1 39-0 11 39 28 5 170-12.1 Totals 126-54 39-17.8 299-612/.489 0-0/.000 197-318/.619 602-4.8 337-6 55 191 239 56 799-6.3
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)
Named SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 10 after tallying his first double-double against Georgia Tech and nailing a career-high five three-pointers against Vanderbilt… Has started all 14 games and leads the team in scoring (14.5 ppg) and is second in rebounding (6.3 rpg) and 3FG shooting (35.4%)… Needs nine points to top his season total from a year ago… 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 13 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 14-14 465-33.2 77-159/.453 23-65/.354 36-51/.706 88-6.3 19-0 15 25 22 12 203-14.5 Totals 51-25 1212-23.8 154-357/.431 52-166/.313 57-83/.687 230-4.5 53-0 60 63 43 37 417-8.2
SAUL SMITH
G – 6-2 – 175 – Jr. – Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central)
Leads the team in free-throw shooting (88.0%), assists (45) and steals (25)… Has started all but one game at point guard… 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 14-13 400-28.6 30-81 11-42/.262 22-25/.880 29-2.1 30-2 45 33 3 25 93-6.6 Totals 90-17 1555-17.2 120-328/.366 60-188/.319 74-110/.673 135-1.5 152-4 159 117 7 87 374-4.2
MARVIN STONE
F/C – 6-10 – 256 – Fr. – Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom)
Has played in all 14 games… Had hit eight straight free-throws before a miss against Ga. Tech… Scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Alaska in 20 minutes… Tied for third in rebounding, averaging 5.1 rpg, and leads the team in field goal percentage (49.2%)… 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 2 Twice Steals 3 Twice Minutes 22 Twice
TODD TACKETT
G – 6-2 – 183 – So. – Paintsville, Ky. (Paintsville)
Has played in 12 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 UNCA 12/7/99 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 12-0 87-7.2 5-21/.238 0-11/.000 2-3/.667 6-0.5 6-0 7 8 0 1 12-1.0 Totals 26-0 158-6.1 9-45/.200 2-22/.091 4-7/.571 18-0.7 7-0 9 11 0 2 24-0.9
