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The 2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team is representing the University of Kentucky in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach is John Calipari, who is in his fifth season.

Pre-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Twany Beckham	11	G	6'4"	202	Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated
Ryan Harrow	12	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Alpharetta, Georgia	Transferred to Georgia State
Julius Mays	34	G	6'2"	192	Senior	Marion, Indiana	Graduated

Class of 2013 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Harrison G	Richmond, Texas	Travis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 4, 2012
Aaron Harrison G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Andrew Harrison G	Richmond, Texas	Travis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 4, 2012
Andrew Harrison G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Dakari Johnson C	New York, New York	Montverde	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jan 5, 2013
Dakari Johnson C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Marcus Lee F	Antioch, California	Deer Valley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 17, 2012
Marcus Lee F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Julius Randle F	Dallas, Texas	Prestonwood	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Mar 20, 2013
Julius Randle F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Derek Willis F	Mount Washington, Kentucky	Bullitt East	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 20, 2012
Derek Willis F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
James Young G	Rochester, Michigan	Rochester	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 11, 2012
James Young G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "2013 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.

Class of 2014 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Karl Towns Jr. C	Metuchen, New Jersey	St. Joseph	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Dec 4, 2012
Karl Towns Jr. C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "2014 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04.

Roster

2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	3	Nerlens Noel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	So	Tilton School	Everett, MA
G	4	Jon Hood	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Sr	Madisonville North Hopkins	Madisonville, KY
G	5	Jarrod Polson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Sr	West Jessamine	Nicholasville, KY
G	10	Archie Goodwin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Sylvan Hills	Sherwood, AR
G	13	Sam Malone	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Scituate	Scituate, MA
C	15	Willie Cauley-Stein	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	So	Olathe Northwest	Olathe, KS
G	21	Tod Lanter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	So	Dunbar	Lexington, KY
F	22	Alex Poythress	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	So	Northeast	Clarksville, TN
G	32	Brian Long	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	River Dell	Dumont, NJ
F	33	Kyle Wiltjer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Jesuit	Portland, OR
G	–	Aaron Harrison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Travis	Richmond, TX
G	–	Andrew Harrison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Travis	Richmond, TX
C	–	Dakari Johnson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Montverde	New York, NY
F	–	Marcus Lee	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Deer Valley	Antioch, CA
F	–	Julius Randle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Prestonwood	Dallas, TX
F	–	Derek Willis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Bullit East	Mt. Washington, KY
F	–	James Young	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Rochester	Rochester, MI

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Nerlens Noel	Dakari Johnson	Willie Cauley-Stein
PF	Julius Randle	Kyle Wiltjer	Marcus Lee	Derek Willis
SF	James Young	Alex Poythress	Tod Lanter
SG	Aaron Harrison	Archie Goodwin	Jon Hood
PG	Andrew Harrison	Jarrod Polson	Sam Malone	Brian Long

Tentative Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBD TBD, FSN/UK IMG	vs.	Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 12, 2013 TBD, ESPN	vs. Michigan State Champions Classic	United Center (–) Chicago, IL
December 1, 2013 TBD, TBD	vs. Providence^[1]	Barclays Center (–) Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 2013 TBD, TBD	vs. Baylor^[2]	Cowboys Stadium (–) Arlington, TX
TBD TBD, TBD	Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
TBD TBD, TBD	at North Carolina^[3]	Dean E. Smith Center (–) Chapel Hill, NC
SEC Regular Season
2014 SEC Tournament
March 12–March 16, 2014 TBD, ABC	vs.	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
2014 NCAA Tournament
March 18–April 7, 2014 TBD, CBS	vs.	Cowboys Stadium (–) Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ UK Signs Multi-Year Agreement to Play at Barclays Center, accessed March 19, 2013
^ Baylor, Kentucky to play Cowboys Stadium in '13, accessed March 19, 2013
^ UK-North Carolina to renew series next season, accessed March 19, 2013

[Barclays-1] UK Signs Multi-Year Agreement to Play at Barclays Center, accessed March 19, 2013

[Cowboys-2] Baylor, Kentucky to play Cowboys Stadium in '13, accessed March 19, 2013

[Carolina-3] UK-North Carolina to renew series next season, accessed March 19, 2013

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