Kentucky Wildcats
SEC (23-9, 13-5)
Big Wins: vs North Carolina (87-83), at Tennessee (85-81)
Bad Losses: UNV Wilmington (73-80), at LSU (74-75)
Coach: John Calipari
Probable Starters:
Ugonna Onyenso, Sophomore, Forward, 3.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.7 bpg
Tre Mitchell, Senior, Forward, 10.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.0 bpg
Justin Edwards, Freshman, Guard, 8.7 ppg
D.J. Wagner, Freshman, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 3.3 apg
Antonio Reeves, Senior, Guard, 20.0 ppg, 1.7 apg, 4.2 rpg
Key Role Players:
Zvonimir Ivisic, Freshman, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Aaron Bradshaw, Freshman, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Adou Thiero, Sophomore, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 1.1 apg, 5.2 rpg
Reed Sheppard, Freshman, Guard, 12.8 pgp, 4.5 apg, 4.3 rpg, 2.5 spg
Rob Dillingham, Freshman, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 3.9 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 89.5 (2nd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 79.1 (328, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.7 (7, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (122, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.9 (16, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 41.2 (1, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.4 (19, 3)
Rebound Margin: 1.0 (169, 8)
Assists Per Game: 17.5 (15, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (67, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Providence |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kansas State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Saint Peter's |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Abilene Christian |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Wofford |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Houston |
| 2019 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Auburn |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Davidson |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Buffalo |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kansas State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Northern Kentucky |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Wichita State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over UCLA |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to North Carolina |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Stony Brook |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Indiana |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Hampton |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Cincinnati |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over West Virginia |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Notre Dame |
| 2015 | NCAA | National Semifinal win loss to Wisconsin |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Kansas State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Wichita State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Louisville |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Michigan |
| 2014 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Wisconsin |
| 2014 | NCAA | National Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2013 | NIT | First Round loss to Robert Morris |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Western Kentucky |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Iowa State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Indiana |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Baylor |
| 2012 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Louisville |
| 2012 | NCAA | National Final win over Kansas |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Princeton |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over West Virginia |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Ohio State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Final win over North Carolina |
| 2011 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over East Tennessee State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Wake Forest |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Cornell |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to West Virginia |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round win over UNLV |
| 2009 | NIT | Second Round win over Creighton |
| 2009 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Notre Dame |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Marquette |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Villanova |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kansas |
*all team stats through 3/10
