2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
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SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
2019–20 record25–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
  • John Calipari (11th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 25 – 6   .806
No. 20 Auburn 12 – 6   .667 25 – 6   .806
LSU 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Mississippi State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Florida 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
South Carolina 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Texas A&M 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Arkansas 7 – 11   .389 20 – 12   .625
Missouri 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Ole Miss 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 5 – 13   .278 16 – 16   .500
Vanderbilt 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
Note: The 2020 SEC Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 44th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 20,545. The Wildcats were led by John Calipari in his 11th season as head coach and played in the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–3 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. However, the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the SEC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season[]

The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 30–7, 15–3 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second. In the SEC Tournament, the Wildcats defeated Alabama, but were defeated by Tennessee in the semi-finals of the tournament. The Wildcats received an at-large bid NCAA Tournament. As the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, they defeated No. 15 Abilene Christian,[1] No. 7 Wofford, and No. 3 Houston to advance to the Elite Eight.[2] There, they lost to the No. 5-seed Auburn.[3]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

On April 9, 2019, P. J. Washington announced that he would be entering the 2019 NBA Draft and would sign with an agent. However, due to changes in NCAA rules that took effect with the 2019 draft, signing with an agent no longer automatically results in loss of NCAA eligibility.[4] On April 16, Tyler Herro announced that he would remain in the NBA draft, forgoing his remaining eligibility.[5] The following day, two more players announced their departures, with Keldon Johnson announcing he would leave Kentucky and stay in the 2019 NBA draft and Jemarl Baker announcing his intention to transfer from Kentucky.[6][7]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason left
Reid Travis 22 Forward 6'8" 245 Senior Minneapolis, Minnesota Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Stanford in 2018
Jonny David 10 Guard 6'2" 183 Senior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Graduated
P. J. Washington 25 Forward 6'7" 236 Sophomore Dallas, Texas Declared for the 2019 NBA Draft
Tyler Herro 14 Guard 6'5" 195 Freshman Milwaukee, Wisconsin Declared for the 2019 NBA Draft
Keldon Johnson 3 Forward 6'6" 210 Freshman South Hill, Virginia Declared for the 2019 NBA Draft
Jemarl Baker 13 Guard 6'4" 185 RS Freshman Eastvale, California Transferred to Arizona
Brad Calipari 12 Guard 6'0" 176 Junior Franklin Lakes, New Jersey Graduate transferred to Detroit Mercy

2019 recruiting class[]

In May Kentucky announced the completion of its 2019 signing class. It ranked as a consensus top-three class for the eleventh straight season under Calipari. The 2019 class consists of forward Dontaie Allen (Falmouth, KY), forward Keion Brooks Jr. (Fort Wayne, IN), guard Johnny Juzang (Studio City, CA), guard Tyrese Maxey (Garland, TX), and forward Kahlil Whitney (Chicago).[8]

On May 9, 2018, Maxey committed to become the first member of the class.[9] He chose Kentucky over offers from Michigan State and Texas. Maxey was ranked as the consensus #2 ranked point guard in the 2019 class, and became a McDonald's All-American.[10]

On August 2, 2018, Allen committed to Kentucky over offers from Florida and Louisville.[11] On March 5, 2019 Allen was named Kentucky Mr. Basketball.[12]

On August 8, 2018, Kahlil Whitney committed to play basketball for UK over offers from Illinois and Georgetown. Whitney is the third commitment to commit in the 2019 class and is ranked #19 overall in the 2019 class by 247 sports.

On March 15, 2019, Keion Brooks Jr., from Fort Wayne, IN, committed to play basketball for Kentucky over offers from Michigan State and Indiana. Brooks is the fourth recruit to commit in the 2019 class and is ranked #23 overall in the 2019 by 247 sports.

On May 10, 2019, Johnny Juzang committed to play basketball for Kentucky over an offer to play for Virginia. Juzang is the fifth commitment to commit in the 2019 class and is ranked #32 overall in the 2019 class by 247 sports.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date


Tyrese Maxey
PG 		Garland, TX South Garland High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 9, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Dontaie Allen
SF 		Falmouth, KY Pendleton County High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Kahlil Whitney
SF 		Roselle, NJ Roselle Catholic High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Keion Brooks Jr.
SF 		Fort Wayne, IN La Lumiere 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Johnny Juzang
SF 		Studio City, CA Harvard-Westlake School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 10, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #2   Rivals: #2  247Sports: #2  ESPN: #4
  • 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  • "2019 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.

Incoming transfers[]

On April 4, 2019, Nate Sestina announced that he would transfer to Kentucky for the 2019–2020 season.[13] Sestina was named second team All-Patriot league for Bucknell and averaged 15.8 PPG and 8.7 RPG in his final year with the Bisons. As a grad transfer, he is eligible to play immediately under NCAA rules.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Nate Sestina 4 F 6'9" 245 Graduate Student Emporium, PA Bucknell

2020 Recruiting Class[]

On July 27, 2019, Brandon Boston Jr. committed to play basketball for the University of Kentucky over offers from Florida and Duke. Boston is the first commitment to the 2020 recruiting class and the #2 ranked shooting guard in the 2020 class by 247 sports.

Cam'Ron Fletcher, from St. Louis, Missouri, is the second commitment in the Kentucky 2020 recruiting class. He committed to Kentucky on August 4, 2019, and chose Kentucky over Michigan State.[14] He is a consensus four-star player by the four main recruiting services and is ranked #36 overall by 24/7 Sports.

Power forward Lance Ware, from Camden, New Jersey, is the third commitment in the Kentucky 2020 recruiting class. He committed to Kentucky on September 12, 2019, and chose Kentucky over Ohio State. He is a consensus four-star player by the four main recruiting services and is ranked #32 overall by Rivals.

Two days later, on September 14, 2019, SF Terrence Clarke from Brewster Academy pledged to Kentucky. Clarke is one of the most highly regarded prospects in the 2020 class, with most services ranking him among the top five players overall.

Other news[]

As part of a major renovation of Rupp Arena, included within a larger expansion project for the attached Central Bank Center convention complex, nearly half of the upper arena bowl, originally consisting entirely of bleacher seating, was refitted with chairback seats during the 2019 offseason. This reduced the arena's basketball capacity by nearly 3,000—from 23,500 to 20,545.[15]

On January 27, 2020, it was announced that Lexington Center's overall naming rights were sold to Central Bank, a local community bank, by the Lexington Center Corporation and JMI Sports, which handles the multimedia rights for both the LCC and the University of Kentucky. The Rupp name will continue to receive primacy in the fourteen-year agreement for the arena portion of the complex, and be known as "Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center".[16]

Roster[]

2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ashton Hagans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Newton Cartersville, GA
F 1 Nate Sestina 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) GS Bucknell Emporium, PA
G 3 Tyrese Maxey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr South Garland Garland, TX
C 4 Nick Richards 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Jr The Patrick School Kingston, Jamaica
G 5 Immanuel Quickley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So The John Carroll School Havre de Grace, MD
G 10 Johnny Juzang 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake School Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Dontaie Allen Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pendleton County Falmouth, KY
F 12 Keion Brooks Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Fort Wayne, IN
G 13 Riley Welch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr UC Irvine Littleton, CO
F 14 Brennan Canada (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr George Rogers Clark Mount Sterling, KY
G/F 21 Zan Payne (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Lexington Catholic Lexington, KY
F 23 E. J. Montgomery 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Wheeler Fort Pierce, FL
F 33 Ben Jordan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So West Carter Olive Hill, KY
Head coach
  • John Calipari (Clarion)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 22, 2019

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Nick Richards Nate Sestina Ben Jordan
PF E. J. Montgomery Keion Brooks Jr. Brennan Canada
SF Immanuel Quickley Dontaie Allen Zan Payne
SG Tyrese Maxey Johnny Juzang
PG Ashton Hagans Riley Welch

Schedule and Results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2019*
5:00 pm, SECN 		No. 2 Georgetown (KY) W 80–53  –
  16 – Quickley   10 – Sestina   10 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (19,527)
Lexington, KY
November 1, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 2 Kentucky State W 83–51  –
  15 – Tied   9 – Brooks Jr.   9 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (19,588)
Lexington, KY
Regular Season
November 5, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 vs. No. 1 Michigan State
Champions Classic 		W 69–62  1–0
  26 – Maxey   6 – Sestina   3 – Hagans  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 2 Eastern Kentucky W 91–49  2–0
  21 – Richards   11 – Sestina   5 – Tied  Rupp Arena (20,163)
Lexington, KY
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 1 Evansville L 64–67  2–1
  16 – Quickley   9 – Quickley   3 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (19,101)
Lexington, KY
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 Utah Valley
BBN Showcase 		W 82–74  3–1
  26 – Hagans   12 – Sestina   5 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (18,859)
Lexington, KY
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 9 Mount St. Mary's
BBN Showcase 		W 82–62  4–1
  19 – Richards   7 – Hagans   7 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,351)
Lexington, KY
November 24, 2019*
6:00 pm, SECN 		No. 9 Lamar
BBN Showcase 		W 81–56  5–1
  21 – Maxey   13 – Richards   9 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,048)
Lexington, KY
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 9 UAB
BBN Showcase 		W 69–58  6–1
  16 – Tied   9 – Richards   12 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,401)
Lexington, KY
December 7, 2019*
4:00 pm, SECN 		No. 8 Fairleigh Dickinson W 83–52  7–1
  25 – Montgomery   10 – Richards   11 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,080)
Lexington, KY
December 14, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 Georgia Tech W 67–53  8–1
  21 – Hagans   7 – Tied   7 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,111)
Lexington, KY
December 18, 2019*
11:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 vs. Utah
Neon Hoops Showcase 		L 66–69  8–2
  18 – Maxey   10 – Montgomery   8 – Hagans  T-Mobile Arena (5,507)
Paradise, NV
December 21, 2019*
5:15 pm, CBS 		No. 6 vs. No. 5 Ohio State
CBS Sports Classic 		L 65–71  8–3
  15 – Maxey   6 – Maxey   9 – Hagans  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 28, 2019*
3:45 pm, CBS 		No. 19 No. 3 Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass 		W 78–70 OT 9–3
  27 – Maxey   10 – Richards   8 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,437)
Lexington, KY
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, SECN 		No. 17 Missouri W 71–59  10–3
(1–0) 		 23 – Quickley   12 – Richards   7 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,396)
Lexington, KY
January 7, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 at Georgia W 78–69  11–3
(2–0) 		 17 – Tied   7 – Tied   8 – Maxey  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 11, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 Alabama W 76–67  12–3
(3–0) 		 19 – Quickley   11 – Richards   9 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,407)
Lexington, KY
January 15, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 10 at South Carolina L 78–81  12–4
(3–1) 		 20 – Quickley   7 – Tied   7 – Hagans  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 at Arkansas W 73–66  13–4
(4–1) 		 17 – Richards   10 – Quickley   6 – Hagans  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 15 Georgia W 89–79  14–4
(5–1) 		 23 – Hagans   8 – Richards   9 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,135)
Lexington, KY
January 25, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 15 at No. 18 Texas Tech
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 76–74 OT 15–4
  25 – Richards   14 – Richards   7 – Hagans  United Supermarkets Arena (14,763)
Lubbock, TX
January 29, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 13 Vanderbilt W 71–62  16–4
(6–1) 		 17 – Maxey   11 – Richards   6 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,311)
Lexington, KY
February 1, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 at No. 17 Auburn
ESPN College GameDay 		L 66–75  16–5
(6–2) 		 23 – Quickley   7 – Richards   3 – Hagans  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
February 4, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 15 Mississippi State W 80–72  17–5
(7–2) 		 27 – Richards   11 – Richards   6 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,115)
Lexington, KY
February 8, 2020
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 15 at Tennessee
Rivalry 		W 77–64  18–5
(8–2) 		 18 – Quickley   9 – Brooks Jr.   4 – Maxey  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,232)
Knoxville, TN
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 78–64  19–5
(9–2) 		 25 – Maxey   10 – Hagans   8 – Hagans  Memorial Gymnasium (11,598)
Nashville, TN
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 12 Ole Miss W 67–62  20–5
(10–2) 		 17 – Quickley   8 – Montgomery   3 – Maxey  Rupp Arena (20,417)
Lexington, KY
February 18, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 at LSU W 79–76  21–5
(11–2) 		 21 – Quickley   8 – Sestina   6 – Quickley  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,260)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 22, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 Florida
Rivalry 		W 65–59  22–5
(12–2) 		 26 – Quickley   7 – Maxey   7 – Maxey  Rupp Arena (20,489)
Lexington, KY
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 at Texas A&M W 69–60  23–5
(13–2) 		 30 – Quickley   10 – Montgomery   7 – Hagans  Reed Arena (8,190)
College Station, TX
February 29, 2020
3:45 pm, CBS 		No. 8 No. 15 Auburn W 73–66  24–5
(14–2) 		 18 – Quickley   12 – Quickley   5 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,638)
Lexington, KY
March 3, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 Tennessee
Rivalry 		L 73–81  24–6
(14–3) 		 21 – Maxey   9 – Richards   4 – Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,413)
Lexington, KY
March 7, 2020
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 6 at Florida
Rivalry 		W 71–70  25–6
(15–3) 		 21 – Richards   7 – Richards   7 – Maxey  O'Connell Center (9,767)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 13, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN 		(1) No. 8 vs.
Quarterfinals 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[17] Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

SEC Tournament[]

The Wildcats received the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament. However, the 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament was cancelled before the Wildcats played their first game, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

2020 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament[]

Like the SEC Tournament, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amidst concern over the health of participants as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States.[19]

Rankings[]

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 2 (2) 1 (64) 9 9 8 8 6 19 17 14 10 15 13 15 12 10 8 6 8 8 
Coaches 2 2* 10 11 10 9 6 19 14 13 12 14 13 16 12 10 9 6 7 7

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References[]

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