2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
2016–17 record	7–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	John Calipari (8th year)
Assistant coach	Kenny Payne (7th year)
Assistant coach	Tony Barbee (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Joel Justus (1st year)
Home arena	Rupp Arena

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#20 South Carolina	0	–	0		–			7	–	0		1.000
#23 Florida	0	–	0		–			7	–	1		.875
#1 Kentucky	0	–	0		–			7	–	1		.875
Arkansas	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Auburn	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Ole Miss	0	–	0		–			6	–	2		.750
Georgia	0	–	0		–			5	–	2		.714
LSU	0	–	0		–			5	–	2		.714
Mississippi State	0	–	0		–			5	–	2		.714
Texas A&M	0	–	0		–			4	–	2		.667
Alabama	0	–	0		–			4	–	3		.571
Vanderbilt	0	–	0		–			4	–	3		.571
Missouri	0	–	0		–			4	–	3		.571
Tennessee	0	–	0		–			3	–	3		.500
† 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is playing its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 41st consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team is led by John Calipari in his eighth season as head coach. They are a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lee, MarcusMarcus Lee	00	Forward	6'9"	224	Junior	Antioch, California	Announced plans to transfer from program
Labissière, SkalSkal Labissière	1	Center	6'11"	205	Freshman	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Declared for 2016 NBA Draft
Ulis, TylerTyler Ulis	3	Guard	5'9"	160	Sophomore	Lima, Ohio	Declared for 2016 NBA Draft
Matthews, CharlesCharles Matthews	4	Guard	6'6"	189	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois	Announced plans to transfer from program
Poythress, AlexAlex Poythress	22	Forward	6'8"	260	Senior	Clarksville, Tennessee	Completed athletic eligibility; received bachelor's degree in May 2015
Murray, JamalJamal Murray	23	Guard	6'5"	225	Freshman	Kitchener, Ontario	Declared for 2016 NBA Draft
Floréal, E. J.E. J. Floréal	24	Guard	6'4"	203	Junior	Palo Alto, California	Left program to compete full-time for Kentucky track[1]

2016–17 Newcomers

Edrice Adebayo, nicknamed "Bam" and originally from Pinetown, North Carolina, was a consensus top 15 player in his class. He committed to Kentucky on November 17, live on ESPN's Mike & Mike simulcast radio show.^[2] He chose Kentucky over NC State and Auburn. He is ranked in the top 10 by Rivals (No. 6) and ESPN (No. 6). 247Sports (No. 14) and Scout (No. 15) tab him as a top-15 prospect in the 2016 class. He has prior USA Basketball experience and was named a MaxPreps All-American in 2013.^[3]

De'Aaron Fox, originally from Katy, Texas, was the second highest rated point guard that Calipari had signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 12, live on ESPNU.^[4] He chose Kentucky over Kansas, Louisville, and LSU. He was the nation's consensus top point guard, was ranked the consensus No. 3 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.^[3]

Wenyen Gabriel, originally from Manchester, New Hampshire, was the third commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on October 1, live on the radio.^[5] He chose Kentucky over Connecticut, Duke, and Maryland. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 17 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.^[3]

Sacha Killeya-Jones, originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was the second commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on October 1, live on the radio.^[6] He chose Kentucky over Connecticut, North Carolina, and Virginia. He was a consensus four star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 36 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.^[3]

Malik Monk, originally from Bentonville, Arkansas, was the second highest rated shooting guard that Calipari signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 18.^[7] He chose Kentucky over Arkansas where his brother, Marcus Monk, played college basketball and football. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 5 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.^[3]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Edrice Adebayo PF	Pinetown, North Carolina	High Point Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 17, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
De'Aaron Fox PG	Katy, Texas	Cypress Lakes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 12, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Wenyen Gabriel PF	Manchester, New Hampshire	Wilbraham & Monson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Oct 1, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Sacha Killeya-Jones PF	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Virginia Episcopal	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 19, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Malik Monk SG	Bentonville, Arkansas	Bentonville	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 18, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20. "2016 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-20.

Pre-season

Roster

On April 1 the University of Kentucky held a press conference for Murray as he declared himself eligible for the 2016 NBA Draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility by signing with an agent.^[8][9] On April 5 Labissiere declared himself eligible for the draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility by signing with an agent.^[10][11] On April 6 the University of Kentucky held a press conference for Ulis as he declared himself eligible for the draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility by signing with an agent.^[12][13] On May 18 Matthews announced that he would transfer from Kentucky and finish his remaining three years of eligibility at a school that is to be chosen.^[14][15] On May 25 Briscoe and Lee withdrew their names from the draft, but Lee decided to transfer for his final year of eligibility to a school to be chosen.^[16][17] On August 9, reserve guard E. J. Floréal announced that he would leave the UK basketball program to compete full-time for the school in track. Floréal, who had one year of remaining eligibility in basketball but will have two years in track, was a local and regional track champion in high school, and his father is UK's head track coach.^[1]

Accolades and rankings

The Southeastern Conference preseason media poll was released at the SEC Media Days in October, it predicted that Kentucky would win the championship.^[18] Adebayo and Fox were named to the All-SEC First Team while Briscoe and Monk were named to the All-SEC Second Team.^[18]

USA Today announced its initial coaches poll on October 15 with Kentucky ranked as No. 4 in the country.^[19] The Associated Press announced on October 31 that Kentucky was ranked No. 2 to start the season in its initial poll of the season.^[20]

Events

On July 18 Kentucky released the non-conference portion of its schedule.^[21] The schedule is highlighted by marquee match-ups at Rupp Arena and across the country. Kentucky will travel to New York to play Michigan State in the annual Champions Classic, to the Bahamas to play Arizona State, back to New York to play Hofstra, to Las Vegas to play against North Carolina in the annual CBS Sports Classic, and finally to Louisville to face in-state rival Louisville.. Kentucky will also host UCLA for the first time as well as Kansas in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

Tickets for Big Blue Madness, Kentucky's version of Midnight Madness went on sale and sold out on September 30.^[22]

Big Blue Madness took place on October 14. The event debuted the team for the 2016-17 season. It included player introductions, a speech by Calipari, and a scrimmage.^[23]

2017–18 commitments and signees

Nick Richards, from Queens, New York, was the first commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 at a press conference at his high school.^[24] He chose Kentucky over Arizona and Syracuse. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 14 overall player by the four main recruiting services.

P. J. Washington, a Dallas native attending school in Las Vegas, Nevada, was the second commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 live on ESPNU.^[24] He chose Kentucky over North Carolina and UNLV. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 15 overall player by the four main recruiting services.

Shai Alexander, originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was the third commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 14 through a message on Twitter.^[25] He was a consensus top fifty player, ranked No. 42 by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.

Quade Green, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the fourth commitment in the Kentucky class. He signed his National Letter of Intent on November 16, the last day of the early signing period, but did not reveal his choice between Kentucky and Syracuse until an event at his high school on November 19.^[26] He was a consensus top-25 player and ranked as a five-star player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shai Alexander G	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Hamilton Heights	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Nov 14, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Quade Green PG	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Neumann-Goretti	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 16, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nick Richards C	Queens, New York	St. Patrick	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Nov 10, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
P.J. Washington PF	Dallas, Texas	Findlay Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 10, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20. "2017 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.

Roster

2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town G 0 Fox, De'AaronDe'Aaron Fox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Cypress Lakes Houston, Texas F 1 Killeya-Jones, SachaSacha Killeya-Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Virginia Episcopal Chapel Hill, North Carolina F 3 Adebayo, EdriceEdrice Adebayo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr High Point Christian Academy Washington, North Carolina G 5 Monk, MalikMalik Monk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bentonville Lepanto, Arkansas G 10 David, JonnyJonny David (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Mt. Lebanon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 11 Mulder, MychalMychal Mulder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Vincennes Windsor, Ontario G 13 Briscoe, IsaiahIsaiah Briscoe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Roselle Catholic Newark, New Jersey F 14 Wynyard, TaiTai Wynyard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 254 lb (115 kg) RS Fr Rangitoto College Auckland, New Zealand F 15 Humphries, IsaacIsaac Humphries 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So La Lumiere School Sydney, Australia G 20 Calipari, BradBrad Calipari 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr MacDuffie School Franklin Lakes, New Jersey G 25 Hawkins, DominiqueDominique Hawkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Madison Central Richmond, Kentucky G 30 Pulliam, DillonDillon Pulliam (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Transylvania Cynthiana, Kentucky F 32 Gabriel, WenyenWenyen Gabriel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Wilbraham & Monson Manchester, New Hampshire F 35 Willis, DerekDerek Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Bullitt East Mount Washington, Kentucky	Head coach John Calipari (Clarion) Assistant coach(es) John Robic (Denison) Kenny Payne (Louisville) Tony Barbee (Massachusetts) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 5, 2016

• Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
October 30, 2016* 7:00 PM, SECN	No. 2	Clarion	W 108–51	0–0	15 – Monk	14 – Adebayo	11 – Briscoe	Rupp Arena (20,099) Lexington, KY
November 6, 2016* 7:00 PM, SECN	No. 2	Asbury	W 156–63	0–0	25 – Fox	12 – Humphries	7 – Briscoe	Rupp Arena (21,394) Lexington, KY
Regular Season
November 11, 2016* 7:00 PM, SECN	No. 2	Stephen F. Austin	W 87–64	1–0	17 – Briscoe	8 – Humphries	12 – Fox	Rupp Arena (22,683) Lexington, KY
November 13, 2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 2	Canisius Bluegrass Showcase	W 93–69	2–0	21 – Tied	11 – Adebayo	3 – Fox	Rupp Arena (22,009) Lexington, KY
November 15, 2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 2	vs. No. 13 Michigan State Champions Classic	W 69–48	3–0	23 – Monk	6 – Monk	6 – Fox	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
November 20, 2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN	No. 2	Duquesne Bluegrass Showcase	W 93–59	4–0	16 – Fox	8 – Adebayo	6 – Fox	Rupp Arena (21,327) Lexington, KY
November 23, 2016* 1:00 PM, SECN	No. 1	Cleveland State Bluegrass Showcase	W 101–70	5–0	23 – Monk	10 – Gabriel	11 – Fox	Rupp Arena (22,441) Lexington, KY
November 25, 2016* 7:00 PM, SECN	No. 1	UT Martin Bluegrass Showcase	W 111–76	6–0	26 – Monk	12 – Adebayo	9 – Hawkins	Rupp Arena (23,324) Lexington, KY
November 28, 2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 1	vs. Arizona State Atlantis Showcase	W 115–69	7–0	23 – Monk	11 – Fox	10 – Fox	Imperial Arena (1,200) Nassau, BAH
December 3, 2016* 1:30 PM, CBS	No. 1	No. 11 UCLA	L 92–97	7–1	24 – Monk	13 – Adebayo	9 – Fox	Rupp Arena (23,976) Lexington, KY
December 7, 2016* 8:00 PM, SECN		Valparaiso			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
December 10, 2016* 3:00 PM, ESPN		vs. Hofstra Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival			– – –	– – –	– – –	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 2016* 5:45 PM, CBS		vs. North Carolina CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry			– – –	– – –	– – –	T-Mobile Arena  Las Vegas, NV
December 21, 2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN		at Louisville The Battle for the Bluegrass			– – –	– – –	– – –	KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
December 29, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Ole Miss			– – –	– – –	– – –	The Pavilion  Oxford, MS
January 3, 2017 9:00 PM, ESPN		Texas A&M			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 7, 2017 8:30 PM, SECN		Arkansas			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 10, 2017 7:00 PM, ESPN		at Vanderbilt			– – –	– – –	– – –	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
January 14, 2017 4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		Auburn			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 17, 2017 7:00 PM, ESPN		at Mississippi State			– – –	– – –	– – –	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 21, 2017 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2		South Carolina			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 24, 2017 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Tennessee Rivalry			– – –	– – –	– – –	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2017* 6:00 PM, ESPN		Kansas Big 12/SEC Challenge			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
January 31, 2017 9:00 PM, ESPN		Georgia			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 4, 2017 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2		at Florida Rivalry			– – –	– – –	– – –	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
February 7, 2017 7:00 PM, ESPN		LSU			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 11, 2017 1:00 PM, CBS		at Alabama			– – –	– – –	– – –	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 14, 2017 7:00 PM, ESPN		Tennessee Rivalry			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 18, 2017 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2		at Georgia			– – –	– – –	– – –	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 21, 2017 9:00 PM, SECN		at Missouri			– – –	– – –	– – –	Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
February 21, 2017 2:00 PM, CBS		Florida Rivalry			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 28, 2017 9:00 PM, ESPN		Vanderbilt			– – –	– – –	– – –	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
March 4, 2017 12:00 PM, CBS		at Texas A&M			– – –	– – –	– – –	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
TBD* TBD					– – –	– – –	– – –	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Honors

Weekly Awards

On November 14 Fox was named SEC Freshman of the Week following a 21-point career-high against Canisius and a 12-assist career-high against Stephen F. Austin.^[27]

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	2	2	1																	N/A
Coaches	4	2	1

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