NO. 25 KENTUCKY (15-4, 4-1 SEC) - University of Kentucky Athletics

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NATIONAL POLLS ASSOCIATED PRESS (JAN. 22) No. Team W-L Pts Pvs 1. Florida (42) 17-2 1,759 1 2. Wisconsin (22) 19-1 1,720 2 3. UCLA (6) 17-1 1,679 3 4. North Carolina (2) 17-2 1,597 4 5. Ohio State 16-3 1,470 7 6. Texas A&M 16-2 1,438 8 7. Oregon 18-1 1,387 9 8. Kansas 16-3 1,248 5 9. Pittsburgh 17-3 1,203 6 10. Duke 16-3 1,091 14 11. Memphis 15-3 954 17 12. Alabama 15-3 937 10 13. Oklahoma State 16-3 867 12 14. Butler 17-2 856 18 15. Marquette 17-4 726 24 16. Air Force 18-2 676 13 17. Arizona 13-5 545 11 18. Nevada 17-2 534 15 19. Clemson 18-2 507 19 20. Washington State 16-3 418 nr 21. LSU 13-5 392 16 22. Notre Dame 16-3 304 20 23. Indiana 14-4 210 nr 24. Virginia Tech 14-5 177 23 25. USC 15-5 149 nr USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES (JAN. 22) No. Team W-L Pts Pvs 1. Florida (23) 17-2 763 1 2. UCLA (6) 17-1 739 2 3. Wisconsin (2) 19-1 714 3 4. North Carolina 17-2 691 7 5. Ohio State 16-3 632 7 6. Texas A&M 16-2 620 8 7. Oregon 18-1 580 10 8. Kansas 16-3 531 5 9. Pittsburgh 17-3 522 6 10. Duke 16-3 416 17 11. Butler 17-2 407 15 12. Alabama 15-3 397 9 13. Air Force 18-2 395 11 14. Memphis 15-3 360 18 15. Nevada 17-2 332 13 16. Oklahoma State 16-3 301 14 17. Clemson 18-2 295 16 18. Washington State 16-3 281 12 19. Arizona 13-5 224 12 20. Marquette 17-4 185 nr 21. Notre Dame 16-3 163 20 22. LSU 13-5 90 19 23. Virginia Tech 14-5 71 25 24. Indiana 14-4 70 nr 25. Kentucky 15-4 52 nr WEEK-BY-WEEK DATE AP COACHES Preseason 22 22 Nov. 13 22 22 Nov. 20 20 22 Nov. 27 rv rv Dec. 4 rv nr Dec. 11 rv nr Dec. 18 rv nr Dec. 25 rv nr Jan. 1 rv nr Jan. 8 rv rv Jan. 15 25 rv Jan. 22 rv 25 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 Mar. 5 Kentucky. In SEC regular-season play, he’s 134- 47 (.740), the third-best league win percentage of all-time. He’s captured five SEC Championships and seven SEC Eastern Division crowns in nine seasons in the Bluegrass. He also owns a 23-6 record in 11 SEC Tournaments, winning five titles. CATS’ D LEADS TO SUCCESS When Kentucky returned from Maui after losing a pair of games to UCLA and Memphis, Tubby Smith emphasized the need to play better defense. Since then, UK has won 12 of 14 games and has held the opposition below 40 percent shooting in 12 of those 14 contests. Wildcat foes were shooting 45 percent from the field in the first five games, but have made only 35 percent in the 14 games since. In addition the Wildcats’ rebounding numbers have seen a jump. UK averaged 32.0 rebounds per game through the first five games, but has averaged 40.1 over the last 14 games. WILDCAT DEFENSE SINCE MAUI Category First 5 gms Last 14 gms Opp FG% .447 .348 Opp 3FG% .341 .295 UK Scoring Defense 67.2 61.5 UK Rebound Margin -0.6 +5.0 Opp games over 50% FG 2 1 Opp games over 40% FG 3 2 Opp games over 70 points 3 2 1,000 POINT WATCH Junior center Randolph Morris is quickly approaching a milestone. He currently has 884 career points, 116 shy of the coveted 1,000 point plateau. Through the years, 52 Wildcats have reached the 1,000 point mark. 1,000 POINT CLUB Player Points 1. Dan Issel (1968-70) 2,138 2. Kenny Walker (1983-86) 2,080 3. Jack Givens (1975-78) 2,038 4. Keith Bogans (2000-03) 1,923 5. Tony Delk (1993-96) 1,890 ————————————— 48. Jim Line (1947-50) 1,041 49. Bob Burrow (1955-56) 1,023 50. Ron Mercer (1996-97) 1,013 51. Jimmy Dan Conner (1973-75) 1,009 52. Bobby Watson (1950-52) 1,001 Randolph Morris (2005-pres.) 884 MORE FLOOR TIME, MORE MORRIS Early in his career, Randolph Morris’ playing time was often limited due to foul trouble. This season, however, the Wildcats have seen more of Morris on the floor. His minutes played average has increased from 19.8 as a freshman, to 24.4 as a sophomore to 28.4 this season. Morris’ increased minutes can be directly attributed to a decrease in his foul rate. As a freshman, Morris committed a foul every 6.6 minutes on the court. This year, that figure is 14.6. UNPARALLELED TRADITION The Wildcats own an unparalleled tradition of success. Since 1903, the University of Kentucky has fielded 104 basketball teams. The first national championship was an NIT title in 1946. The first NCAA title came in 1948 and the latest, No. 7, occurred in 1998. No other program can claim the unparalleled success that matches the Wildcats’ efforts over the past century. Highlights include: • Seven NCAA titles (1948, '49, '51, '58, '78, '96, ‘98) • The all-time winningest college teams: (through 1/21/07) 1. Kentucky 1,941 2. North Carolina 1,900 3. Kansas 1,889 4. Duke 1,812 5. Syracuse 1,695 • The highest all-time winning percentage in college basketball -- .764 (1,941-600-1) • Three NCAA runner-up trophies • 13 Final Four appearances • A national-record 47 NCAA tournament appearances • 139 NCAA Tournament games • 97 NCAA Tournament wins • 43 SEC Championships • 25 SEC Tournament titles • Eleven 30-win seasons • 51 20-win seasons • 39 players chosen All-America 57 times • 90 Wildcats drafted by the NBA RANDOLPH MORRIS’ SEASON-BY-SEASON Year Min/Foul Min/Gm Pts/Gm Rb/Gm 2004-05 6.6 19.8 8.8 4.2 2005-06 7.5 24.4 13.3 6.0 2006-07 14.6 28.4 16.2 8.1 MORRIS - DOUBLE TROUBLE Junior Randolph Morris has being seeing double quite a bit this season. He has scored in double-digits in 18 of 19 games this year. He scored 25 points, tying his career high, against Eastern Kentucky. He has also posted seven double-doubles this season including six in his last 11 games. MORRIS’ DOUBLE-DOUBLES Opponent Points Rebounds Miami, OH (11/15/06) 12 10 Indiana (12/9/06) 16 10 Santa Clara (12/19/06) 23 13 Eastern Ky. (12/30/06) 25 10 Houston (1/3/07) 20 10 Ole Miss (1/6/07) 14 10 South Carolina (1/16/07) 17 11 BRADLEY LEADS SEC FROM THE LINE Junior guard Ramel Bradley is the SEC’s leading free throw shooter, converting 86 percent (54-of-63) of his charity attempts. Since moving to the two-guard position seven games into the season, Bradley’s numbers have dramatically increased.
Category At the point At two-guard Scoring Avg. 11.3 14.5 3-pt Pct. .367 .423 Rebounding 2.1 5.8 BRADLEY RECORDS DOUBLE-DOUBLE Ramel Bradley has been on a tear lately, scoring double-digits in 12 straight games. It all came to a head against Auburn (1/10) when Bradley scored his first career double-double tallying 18 points and a career high 12 rebounds. He fell just three assists short of the second triple-double in school history finishing with seven assists. COMING OF AGE UK’s junior triumvirate of Ramel Bradley, Joe Crawford and Randolph are currently all averaging double figures in points scored as well as being ranked among the SEC’s Top 20 scorers. With another year under their belts, the junior class is leading by example, and the proof is in the numbers. The trio has combined for 826 of UK’s 1,374 points (60%), 314 of the team’s 722 rebounds (43%) and 144 of the 311 assists (46%). UK JUNIOR AVERAGES THIS SEASON Player Pts Reb. Asst. Min. Ramel Bradley 13.3 4.4 *3.8 31.7 Joe Crawford 14.0 4.1 2.6 *32.4 Randolph Morris *16.2 *8.1 ^*2.2 28.4 *-team leader; ^-blocks per game DOUBLE, DOUBLE-DOUBLES Morris wasn’t the only one with a double-double against Indiana. Senior Bobby Perry recorded the first double-double of his career against the Hoosiers scoring 11 points and pulling down a season high 10 rebounds. It was the first time since March 7, 2004 in UK’s 82-62 win over Florida that two Wildcats recorded double-doubles in the same game. In that game, Erik Daniels scored 15 points and pulled down 14 rebounds while Chuck Hayes chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds. TRIPLE-DOUBLE One could argue that Bobby Perry scored the second triple-double in Kentucky basketball history against Indiana. Perry finished the game with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Thanks to a late game head bump over his left eye, Perry was required to get 12 stitches after the game. His final tally: 11 points, 10 rebounds, 12 stitches. STARTING INGREDIENTS Since his addition to the starting lineup, freshman guard Derrick Jasper has improved in nearly every aspect of his game. Coming off the bench in the first seven games of the season, Jasper averaged 3.6 points per game compared to 6.2 in the last 12 games in which he has received the starting nod. His assists per game has seen a jump from 2.8 to 3.6. More importantly, the Wildcats are 11-1 when the Paso Robles, Calif., native starts. SELECTIVE SHOOTING Freshman guard Derrick Jasper continues his prudent shot selection. In a 10-game stretch, he has taken on average, 3.4 shots per game, however he’s made the most of his opportunities. In that stretch, Jasper has hit 27-of-34 from the field (.794). UK VS. SEC EAST Kentucky owns a 121-31 (.796) record against SEC East teams since the league split into divisions in 1992. Since the split, the Wildcats have never finished below .500 against the SEC East, and have gone unbeaten (10-0) three times (1995, 1996 and 2003). Tubby Smith is 70-22 against the East teams in his nine seasons at UK and 81-31 overall. TUBBY’S CATS ARE NIFTY AT FIFTY During the Tubby Smith Era, UK is 111-2 (.982) when shooting 50 percent or better, including a 7-0 mark this season. SWAT PARTY Freshman forward Perry Stevenson made a strong first impression, blocking seven shots in Kentucky’s 57-46 season opening victory over Miami (OH), the most ever for a Wildcat in his first game. It tied the freshman record of seven blocks by Andre Riddick, who did it twice as a yearling in the 1991-92 season. It was also the most for a Wildcat in 12 years, since Riddick had seven rejections vs. Arkansas in the 1994 Southeastern Conference tournament, and ties for the fourth most in a single game in school history. STEVENSON THE STARTER Perry Stevenson, who started the first five games of the season, became the first freshman Wildcat to start a season opener for UK since Rajon Rondo and teammate Randolph Morris started against Coppin State in the 2004-05 season. Prior to those two, the first freshman Wildcat to start a season opener was Jason Parker starting against St. Johns to begin the 2001 season. ROOKIES MAKE POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS UK’s four scholarship freshmen - guards Derrick Jasper, Jodie Meeks and Michael Porter and forward Perry Stevenson - have made quite an impression early in their collegiate careers. Stevenson started the first five games of the season and is second on the team with 23 blocks. Jasper ranks second on the team in steals (27) and assists (63). Meeks is the leading reserve in terms of points (6.4 ppg) and three point field goals made (15) and scored a career high 18 points in UK’s win over U of L along with being named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week that week. Porter is 8-of-21 (.381) on long-range shots, the highest percentage of any Wildcat coming off the bench. WILDCATS WHEN KENTUCKY RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP Bradley, Crawford, Jasper, Perry, Morris 11-1 Bradley, Crawford, Perry, Stevenson, Morris 3-2 Bradley, Crawford, Perry, Thomas, Morris 1-1 KENTUCKY DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES POINTS 18 Morris 15 Bradley 15 Crawford 7 Perry 5 Meeks 2 Jasper 2 Stevenson REBOUNDS DOUBLE-DOUBLES 7 Morris 7 Morris 1 Jasper 1 Bradley 1 Perry 1 Perry 1 Bradley KENTUCKY RECORD... ALL SEC Leading or tied at halftime: 14-1 3-1 Trailing at halftime: 1-3 1-0 Shoot 50 percent or higher: 7-0 3-0 Shoot less than 50 percent: 8-4 1-1 Shoot higher percentage than opp.:14-1 3-0 Shoot lower percentage than opp.: 1-3 1-1 Opp. shoot worse than 50 percent: 14-2 4-0 Opp. shoot 50 percent or higher: 1-2 0-1 Score less than 60 points: 2-0 0-0 Score 60-70 points: 3-4 2-1 Score 71-80 points: 6-0 0-0 Score 81-90 points: 4-0 2-0 Score 91-plus points: 0-0 0-0 Opp. score less than 50 points: 3-0 1-0 Opp. score 51-60 points: 6-0 3-0 Opp. score 61-70 points: 5-0 0-0 Opp. score 71-80 points: 0-4 0-1 Opp. score 81-90 points: 1-0 0-0 Opp. score more than 90 points: 0-0 0-0 Outrebound opponent: 12-2 4-1 Outrebounded by opponent: 2-2 0-0 Equal number of rebounds: 1-0 0-0 Commit fewer turnovers than opp.: 4-0 1-0 Commit same turnovers as opp.: 3-1 1-1 Commit more turnovers than opp.: 8-3 2-0 Make 8 or more 3-pointers: 5-0 2-0 Make 7 or fewer 3-pointers: 10-4 2-1 Games decided by 5 or fewer pts: 2-2 1-1 Overtime games: 0-0 0-0 On CBS: 2-1 0-0 On ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU: 2-2 1-0 On Lincoln Financial Sports: 1-1 1-1 On FSN South: 7-0 2-0 Games vs. ranked opponents: 0-3 0-0 Games following a loss: 2-1 0-0 Games following a win: 12-3 3-1 More points in paint than opp.: 10-2 3-1 Fewer points in paint than opp.: 5-2 1-0 More bench points than opponent: 10-1 2-1 Fewer or same bench pts than opp.: 5-3 2-0 More 2nd-chance points than opp.: 3-1 1-1 Fewer or same 2nd-chance points: 12-3 3-0
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