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Revision as of 18:29, 30 August 2021
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 SEC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Rupp Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Auburn | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Kentucky | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Tennessee † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Arkansas | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 28 | – | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 27 | – | 13 | .675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Kentucky in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will play its home games at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats will be led by John Calipari in his 13th season as head coach and will play in the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season
The Wildcats' last season was marred with many inconsistent stretches and a multitude of losses which saw the team finished the season 9–16, 8–9 in SEC play. It was their worst season since 1988–89 and their worst winning percentage since 1926–27 as well as their ugly 1–6 start from which they never recovered. The start was their worst since 1911. To end their SEC play, they lost by one point in the first round of the SEC tournament to Mississippi State which left the wildcats without an automatic tournament bid. Because of that, they did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament. This also marked the worst season that John Calipari has coached since 1989 which was his first season at Massachusetts.
Offseason
Coaching changes
Departures
Name | Position | Year at Kentucky |
Alma mater (year) | Reason for departure |
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Tony Barbee | Associate Head Coach | 7th | UMass (2004) | Head coach at Central Michigan[1] |
Joel Justus | Assistant Coach | 5th | UNC Wilmington (2004) | Assistant at Arizona State[2] |
Additions to staff
Name | Position | Year at Kentucky |
Alma mater (year) | Previous position |
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Orlando Antigua | Associate Head Coach | 1st (current stint) 6th (overall) |
Pittsburgh (1995) | Assistant at Illinois; previously a UK assistant from 2009–2014.[3] |
Ron "Chin" Coleman | Assistant Coach | 1st | Lamar (1997) | Assistant at Illinois.[3] |
Brad Calipari | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Kentucky (B.A., 2019) Detroit Mercy (M.A., 2021) |
Player at Detroit Mercy; also played at Kentucky from 2017–2019. Son of UK head coach John Calipari.[4] |
Riley Welch | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Kentucky (2021) | Player at Kentucky; also played at UC Irvine in 2018–19.[5] |
Player departures
Note that all players in the 2020–21 season, regardless of their classification, had the option to return to the program. Due to COVID-19 impacts, the NCAA declared that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any student-athlete in any of the organization's winter sports, including basketball.[6] This led the NBA and its players union to agree that for the 2021 draft only, players who were seniors in 2020–21 had to declare their eligibility for the draft.[7]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason left |
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Devin Askew | 2 | Guard | 6'3" | 198 | Freshman | Sacramento, CA | Transferred to Texas[8] |
Brandon Boston Jr. | 3 | Guard | 6'7" | 185 | Freshman | Norcross, GA | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft[9] |
Terrence Clarke | 5 | Guard | 6'7" | 194 | Freshman | Boston, MA | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft, but died in a car accident prior to the draft.[10] |
Riley Welch | 13 | Guard | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Littleton, CO | Graduated and joined the UK coaching staff; walk-on |
Cam'Ron Fletcher | 21 | Forward | 6'6" | 215 | Freshman | St. Louis, MO | Transferred to Florida State[11] |
Isaiah Jackson | 23 | Forward | 6'10" | 206 | Freshman | Pontiac, MI | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft[9] |
Olivier Sarr | 30 | Center | 7'0" | 237 | Senior | Bordeaux, FRA | Graduated and declared for the 2021 NBA draft; undrafted |
2021 Recruiting class
On October 26, 2020, Bryce Hopkins committed to play basketball for the University of Kentucky over offers from Louisville and Wisconsin. Hopkins is the first commitment in the 2021 recruiting class and the #9 ranked power forward in the 2021 class by 247Sports. He is a consensus four-star player by the four main recruiting services and is ranked #38 overall by 247Sports.
On October 31, 2020, Daimion Collins committed to play basketball for the University of Kentucky over offers from Alabama and Oklahoma. Collins is the second commitment in the 2021 recruiting class and the #2 ranked power forward in the 2021 class by 247Sports. He is a consensus five-star player by the four main recruiting services and is ranked #10 overall by 247Sports.
On May 12, 2021, TyTy Washington committed to play basketball for the University of Kentucky over offers from Arizona, Baylor, Kansas, LSU and Oregon. Washington is the third commitment in the 2021 recruiting class and the #1 ranked point guard in the 2021 class by 247Sports. He is a consensus five-star player by the four main recruiting services and is ranked #11 overall by 247Sports.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Bryce Hopkins PF |
Oak Park, IL | Fenwick (IL) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 26, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
Daimion Collins PF |
Atlanta, TX | Atlanta (TX) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 31, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
TyTy Washington PG |
Phoenix, AZ | AZ Compass Prep (AZ) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 12, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 5th 247Sports: 6th ESPN: 5th | ||||||
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Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Eligible[a] | Date Eligible |
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CJ Fredrick[12] | 1 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Iowa | 3 | October 1, 2021 |
Sahvir Wheeler[13] | 2 | G | 5'9" | 180 | Junior | Houston, TX | Georgia | 3 | October 1, 2021 |
Kellan Grady[14] | 31 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Graduate Student | Boston, MA | Davidson | 1 | October 1, 2021 |
Oscar Tshiebwe[15] | 34 | F | 6'9" | 254 | Junior | Lubumbashi, DR Congo | West Virginia | 3 | October 1, 2021 |
- ^ Due to a special NCAA ruling, the 2020–21 season does not count against the eligibility of players in all NCAA winter sports, including basketball.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2021* TBA |
Kentucky Wesleyan | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
November 5, 2021* TBA |
Miles College | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* TBA, ESPN |
Duke | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
November 12, 2021* TBA |
Robert Morris | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
November 16, 2021* TBA |
Mount St. Mary's | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
November 19, 2021* TBA |
Ohio | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
November 22, 2021* TBA |
Albany | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
November 26, 2021* TBA |
North Florida | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
November 29, 2021* TBA |
Central Michigan | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
December 4, 2021* TBA, TBA |
at Michigan | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
December 7, 2021* TBA |
Southern | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
December 11, 2021* TBA, TBA |
Notre Dame | TBA TBA | |||||||||
December 18, 2021* TBA, CBS |
Ohio State | TBA TBA | |||||||||
December 22, 2021* TBA, TBA |
Louisville | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
December 31, 2021* TBA, TBA |
High Point | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
January 29, 2022* TBD, TBD |
at Kansas Big 12/SEC Challenge |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
- ^ "Tony Barbee Named Head Coach at Central Michigan" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. April 23, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Joel Justus Accepts Assistant Coach Position at Arizona State" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. April 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "UK Men's Basketball Adds Orlando Antigua, Chin Coleman to Staff" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Brad Calipari Joins Men's Basketball Staff as Graduate Assistant" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Adds Riley Welch as Graduate Assistant Coach" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (February 26, 2021). "Pandemic changes NBA draft rules for seniors". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Longhorns Land Commitment From Talented Kentucky Transfer Devin Askew". SI.com.
- ^ a b "Kentucky's Brandon Boston Jr. becomes third Wildcat to declare for NBA draft". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Former UK guard Terrence Clarke dies in car accident in L.A." KentuckyToday.com.
- ^ "Freshman Cam'Ron Fletcher enters basketball transfer portal, will leave Kentucky Wildcats after rocky year". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Former Iowa guard CJ Fredrick transfers to Kentucky". The Athletic. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Haste, Adam (2021-05-17). "Sahvir Wheeler commits to Kentucky". A Sea Of Blue. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "UK Men's Basketball Adds Davidson Grad Transfer Kellan Grady". ukathletics.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (January 10, 2021). "West Virginia men's basketball transfer Oscar Tshiebwe commits to Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2021.