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2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 43rd consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The Wildcats, led by John Calipari in his 10th season as head coach, played in the Southeastern Conference.

2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record30–7 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 LSU 16 2   .889 28 7   .800
No. 10 Tennessee 15 3   .833 31 6   .838
No. 7 Kentucky 15 3   .833 30 7   .811
No. 5 Auburn 11 7   .611 30 10   .750
South Carolina 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Mississippi State 10 8   .556 23 11   .676
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Florida 9 9   .500 20 16   .556
Alabama 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Arkansas 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
Texas A&M 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Missouri 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Georgia 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
Vanderbilt 0 18   .000 9 23   .281
2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season edit

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 26–11, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth. In the SEC tournament, the Wildcats defeated Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to win the tournament championship for the 31st time in school history. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 5 seed in the South region, they defeated No. 12 Davidson[1] and No. 13 Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.[2] There, they lost to No. 9-seeded Kansas State.[3]

Offseason edit

Departures edit

On April 2, 2018, Tai Wynyard announced that he would be transferring from Kentucky.[4] On April 6, Kevin Knox II announced that he would declare for the 2018 NBA draft and would hire an agent, forgoing his remaining eligibility.[5] On April 9, Sacha Killeya-Jones announced he would be transferring as well.[6] Also, on April 9, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander announced that he would declare for the draft and would be hiring an agent, foregoing his remaining NCAA eligibility.[7] On April 16, Hamidou Diallo also announced that he would declare for the draft and hire an agent.[8] Three other players announced their entry in the draft, but did not initially hire agents, giving them the option to return to Kentucky. P. J. Washington declared for the draft on April 3,[9] followed by Wenyen Gabriel on April 18[10] and Jarred Vanderbilt on April 20.[11] On May 30, 2018, the NCAA's final day to announce a return, Washington announced he would return for a sophomore season. Jarred Vanderbilt and Wenyen Gabriel announced on May 30, 2018 that they would remain in the 2018 NBA Draft and forgo their remaining college eligibility.[12][13]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason left
Tai Wynyard 14 Forward 6'10" 255 Sophomore Auckland, New Zealand Transferred to Santa Clara
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 22 Guard 6'6" 171 Freshman Hamilton, Ontario Declared for the 2018 NBA draft
Kevin Knox II 5 Forward 6'9" 215 Freshman Tampa, Florida Declared for the 2018 NBA draft
Sacha Killeya-Jones 1 Forward 6'10" 221 Sophomore Chapel Hill, North Carolina Transferred to NC State
Dillon Pulliam 30 Guard 6'3" 195 Junior Cynthiana, Kentucky Graduated and transferred to Carnegie Mellon
Hamidou Diallo 3 Guard 6'5" 200 Freshman Queens, New York Declared for the 2018 NBA draft
Jarred Vanderbilt 2 Forward 6'9" 214 Freshman Houston, Texas Declared for the 2018 NBA draft
Wenyen Gabriel 32 Forward 6'9" 205 Sophomore Manchester, New Hampshire Declared for the 2018 NBA draft
Quade Green 0 Guard 6'0" 170 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Washington mid-season

2018 recruiting class edit

Immanuel Quickley, from Havre de Grace, Maryland, was the first commitment to Kentucky's 2018 class. He committed to Kentucky on September 22, over offers from Kansas and Miami. He was a consensus five-star prospect and was ranked the consensus No. 12 overall player by the four main recruiting services. The Wildcats' second 2018 commitment was Keldon Johnson, a small forward from South Hill, Virginia, who committed on November 11. Kentucky beat out Maryland, NC State, and Texas for Johnson's signature. He was also a consensus five-star prospect and ranked by ESPN as its No. 7 overall prospect.[14] Tyler Herro was the third commitment for Kentucky's 2018 class. Formerly committed to Wisconsin, Herro committed to Kentucky the week after his official visit. Herro was a consensus four-star prospect and was ranked the No. 4 shooting guard in the 2018 class by ESPN. E.J. Montgomery was the fourth commitment for Kentucky's 2018 class. Formerly committed to Auburn, he re-opened his recruitment after the Auburn staff was implicated in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal. Montgomery committed to Kentucky on April 9, 2018. Montgomery was a five-star prospect and was ranked No. 12 in the 2018 class.[15] On April 10, 2018, Ashton Hagans committed to the University of Kentucky over offers from Georgia and North Carolina. Hagans was originally the second commitment in the 2019 recruiting class and the No. 1 ranked point guard in the class of 2019 by 247 sports. On June 15, 2018, Hagans announced that he would be reclassifying into the 2018 class and play for the Cats in the upcoming season, thus making him the fifth recruit in the class of 2018.[16]

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


Ashton Hagans
PG
Covington, GA Newton High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
Tyler Herro
SG
Milwaukee, WI Whitnall High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 14, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Keldon Johnson
SF
South Hill, VA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
E. J. Montgomery
PF
Marietta, GA Joseph Wheeler High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 9, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
Immanuel Quickley
PG
Havre de Grace, MD John Carroll School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: No. 2   Rivals: No. 2  247Sports: No. 2  ESPN: No. 2
  • 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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  • "2018 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  • "2018 Kentucky Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.

Incoming transfers edit

On June 20, 2018, Reid Travis announced that he would transfer to Kentucky.[17] Travis was a two-time first team All-Pac-12 for Stanford and averaged 19.5 PPG and 8.7 RPG in his final year with the Cardinal. As a grad transfer, he is eligible to play immediately.[18]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Reid Travis 22 F 6'8" 245 Graduate Student Minneapolis, MN Stanford

Roster edit

2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Ashton Hagans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Newton Covington, Georgia
F 3 Keldon Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy South Hill, Virginia
C 4 Nick Richards 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So St. Patrick (NJ) Kingston, Jamaica
G 5 Immanuel Quickley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr John Carroll Havre de Grace, Maryland
G 10 Jonny David (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Mt. Lebanon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 12 Brad Calipari (W)   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr MacDuffie Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
G 13 Jemarl Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Eleanor Roosevelt Eastvale, California
G 14 Tyler Herro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Whitnall Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 21 Zan Payne (W)   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lexington Catholic Lexington, Kentucky
F 22 Reid Travis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Stanford Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 23 E. J. Montgomery 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Joseph Wheeler Marietta, Georgia
F 25 P. J. Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Findlay Prep Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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

Depth chart edit

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Reid Travis Nick Richards
PF P. J. Washington E. J. Montgomery
SF Keldon Johnson Jemarl Baker Zan Payne
SG Tyler Herro Jonny David
PG Ashton Hagans Immanuel Quickley Brad Calipari

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Big Blue Bahamas exhibition trip
August 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
vs. Bahamas National Team W 85–61 
 19  Richards   14  Travis   5  Green  Imperial Arena 
Nassau, BAH
August 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
vs. San Lorenzo de Almagro W 91–68 
 22  Herro   7  Quickley   5  Quickley  Imperial Arena 
Nassau, BAH
August 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
vs. Mega Bemax W 100–64 
 20  Washington   12  Washington   5  Tied  Imperial Arena 
Nassau, BAH
August 12, 2018*
4:00 pm, SECN
vs. Team Toronto W 93–60 
 19  Travis   15  Travis   4  Quickley  Imperial Arena 
Nassau, BAH
Exhibition
October 26, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 2 Transylvania W 94–66 
 14  Montgomery   10  Travis   4  Quickley  Rupp Arena (19,927)
Lexington, KY
November 2, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 2 IUP W 86–64 
 22  Travis   14  Travis   5  Johnson  Rupp Arena (20,095)
Lexington, KY
Regular Season
November 6, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 vs. No. 4 Duke
Champions Classic
L 84–118  0–1
 23  Johnson   9  Herro   5  Herro  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,907)
Indianapolis, IN
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 2 Southern Illinois W 71–59  1–1
 15  Tied   19  Richards   3  Tied  Rupp Arena (20,277)
Lexington, KY
November 14, 2018*
9:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 North Dakota
Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase
W 96–58  2–1
 25  Washington   10  Johnson   5  Green  Rupp Arena (18,555)
Lexington, KY
November 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 VMI
Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase
W 92–82  3–1
 22  Travis   18  Washington   4  Hagans  Rupp Arena (20,207)
Lexington, KY
November 21, 2018*
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 Winthrop
Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase
W 87–74  4–1
 19  Washington   11  Washington   7  Herro  Rupp Arena (20,070)
Lexington, KY
November 23, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 Tennessee State
Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase
W 77–62  5–1
 27  Johnson   9  Travis   4  Green  Rupp Arena (20,224)
Lexington, KY
November 28, 2018*
8:30 pm, SECN
No. 10 Monmouth W 90–44  6–1
 16  Herro   8   Tied    3   Tied   Rupp Arena (18,680)
Lexington, KY
December 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 UNC Greensboro W 78–61  7–1
 22  Travis   12  Travis   3  Hagans  Rupp Arena (21,853)
Lexington, KY
December 8, 2018*
12:00 pm, FOX
No. 9 vs. Seton Hall
Citi Hoops Classic
L 83–84 OT 7–2
 26  Washington   12  Washington   4  Tied  Madison Square Garden (10,244)
New York, NY
December 15, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 Utah W 88–61  8–2
 24  Johnson   5  Montgomery   7  Hagans  Rupp Arena (21,922)
Lexington, KY
December 22, 2018*
5:15 pm, CBS
No. 19 vs. No. 9 North Carolina
CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry
W 80–72  9–2
 23  Johnson   9  Washington   8  Washington  United Center 
Chicago, IL
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 at Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass
W 71–58  10–2
 24  Herro   8  Washington   3  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (20,882)
Louisville, KY
January 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 at Alabama L 75–77  10–3
(0–1)
 15  Washington   7  Tied   6  Hagans  Coleman Coliseum (12,424)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2019
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 18 Texas A&M W 85–74  11–3
(1–1)
 21  Herro   6  Johnson   4  Hagans  Rupp Arena (22,048)
Lexington, KY
January 12, 2019
8:30 pm, SECN
No. 18 Vanderbilt W 56–47  12–3
(2–1)
 15  Tied   12  Travis   4  Hagans  Rupp Arena (22,504)
Lexington, KY
January 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 at Georgia W 69–49  13–3
(3–1)
 23  Hagans   7  Tied   4  Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 12 at No. 14 Auburn W 82–80  14–3
(4–1)
 20  Tied   7  Tied   6  Hagans  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 No. 22 Mississippi State W 76–55  15–3
(5–1)
 21  Washington   12  Travis   9  Hagans  Rupp Arena (21,449)
Lexington, KY
January 26, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 No. 9 Kansas
Big 12/SEC Challenge/ESPN College GameDay
W 71–63  16–3
 20  Washington   13  Washington   7  Hagans  Rupp Arena (24,387)
Lexington, KY
January 29, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 at Vanderbilt W 87–52  17–3
(6–1)
 26  Washington   12  Washington   8  Hagans  Memorial Gymnasium (12,298)
Nashville, TN
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 at Florida
Rivalry
W 65–54  18–3
(7–1)
 19  Herro   12  Washington   4  Hagans  O'Connell Center (10,763)
Gainesville, FL
February 5, 2019
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 South Carolina W 76–48  19–3
(8–1)
 20  Washington   13  Montgomery   4  Tied  Rupp Arena (20,496)
Lexington, KY
February 9, 2019
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 5 at Mississippi State W 71–67  20–3
(9–1)
 23  Washington   8  Travis   9  Hagans  Humphrey Coliseum (9,019)
Starkville, MS
February 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 No. 19 LSU L 71–73  20–4
(9–2)
 20  Washington   9  Tied   4  Herro  Rupp Arena (23,490)
Lexington, KY
February 16, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 No. 1 Tennessee
Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay
W 86–69  21–4
(10–2)
 23  Washington   13  Herro   7  Hagans  Rupp Arena (24,467)
Lexington, KY
February 19, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at Missouri W 66–58  22–4
(11–2)
 18  Tied   8  Washington   3  Washington  Mizzou Arena (10,703)
Columbia, MO
February 23, 2019
1:30 pm, CBS
No. 4 Auburn W 80–53  23–4
(12–2)
 24  Washington   17  Johnson   5  Tied  Rupp Arena (23,427)
Lexington, KY
February 26, 2019
9:00 pm, SECN
No. 4 Arkansas W 70–66  24–4
(13–2)
 29  Herro   15  Richards   6  Washington  Rupp Arena (21,998)
Lexington, KY
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 4 at No. 7 Tennessee
Rivalry
L 52–71  24–5
(13–3)
 13  Washington   7  Tied   3  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,729)
Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at Ole Miss W 80–76  25–5
(14–3)
 22  Johnson   7  Johnson   4  Washington  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
March 9, 2019
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 6 Florida
Rivalry
W 66–57  26–5
(15–3)
 16  Herro   9  Washington   3  Johnson  Rupp Arena (24,456)
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 15, 2019
7:00 pm, SECN
(2) No. 4 vs. (10) Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 73–55  27–5
 20  Herro   12  Washington   6  Hagans  Bridgestone Arena (37,250)
Nashville, TN
March 16, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN
(2) No. 4 vs. (3) No. 8 Tennessee
Semifinals
L 78–82  27–6
 16  Washington   6  Tied   12  Hagans  Bridgestone Arena (20,933)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2019*
7:10 pm, CBS
(2 MW) No. 7 vs. (15 MW) Abilene Christian
First Round
W 79–44  28–6
 25  Johnson   11  Montgomery   4  Hagans  VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (13,495)
Jacksonville, FL
March 23, 2019*
2:40 pm, CBS
(2 MW) No. 7 vs. (7 MW) No. 19 Wofford
Second Round
W 62–56  29–6
 14  Travis   11  Travis   4  Tied  VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (14,250)
Jacksonville, FL
March 29, 2019*
9:59 pm, TBS
(2 MW) No. 7 vs. (3 MW) No. 11 Houston
Sweet Sixteen
W 62–58  30–6
 19  Herro   11  Travis   4  Johnson  Sprint Center (17,385)
Kansas City, MO
March 31, 2019*
2:20 pm, CBS
(2 MW) No. 7 vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Auburn
Elite Eight
L 71–77 OT 30–7
 28  Washington   13  Washington   6  Herro  Sprint Center (17,174)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP2 (19)1010109191916131812875544 (3)647Not released
Coaches2 (12)2^ (12)1098181815141814965544 (4)6477

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References edit

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  5. ^ "UK frosh Knox to 'follow my dreams,' go pro". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Former 5-star prospect Sacha Killeya-Jones transferring from Kentucky". Sporting News. April 10, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "UK basketball freshman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander declares for NBA draft, will hire an agent". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
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  9. ^ "Kentucky's PJ Washington to enter draft but not hire an agent". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  10. ^ Goodman, Jeff (April 18, 2018). "Kentucky's Wenyen Gabriel enters NBA draft, won't hire agent". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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The 2018 19 Kentucky Wildcats men s basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2018 19 NCAA Division I men s basketball season The team played its home games in Lexington Kentucky for the 43rd consecutive season at Rupp Arena with a capacity of 23 500 The Wildcats led by John Calipari in his 10th season as head coach played in the Southeastern Conference 2018 19 Kentucky Wildcats men s basketballNCAA tournament Elite EightConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 7APNo 7Record30 7 15 3 SEC Head coachJohn Calipari 10th season Assistant coachesKenny Payne 9th season Tony Barbee 5th season Joel Justus 3rd season Home arenaRupp ArenaSeasons 2017 182019 20 2018 19 Southeastern Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT No 15 LSU 16 2 889 28 7 800 No 10 Tennessee 15 3 833 31 6 838 No 7 Kentucky 15 3 833 30 7 811 No 5 Auburn 11 7 611 30 10 750 South Carolina 11 7 611 16 16 500 Mississippi State 10 8 556 23 11 676 Ole Miss 10 8 556 20 13 606 Florida 9 9 500 20 16 556 Alabama 8 10 444 18 16 529 Arkansas 8 10 444 18 16 529 Texas A amp M 6 12 333 14 18 438 Missouri 5 13 278 15 17 469 Georgia 2 16 111 11 21 344 Vanderbilt 0 18 000 9 23 281 2019 SEC tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Previous season 2 Offseason 2 1 Departures 2 2 2018 recruiting class 2 3 Incoming transfers 3 Roster 3 1 Depth chart 4 Schedule and results 5 Rankings 6 ReferencesPrevious season editThe Wildcats finished the 2017 18 season 26 11 10 8 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth In the SEC tournament the Wildcats defeated Georgia Alabama and Tennessee to win the tournament championship for the 31st time in school history As a result the Wildcats received the conference s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament As the No 5 seed in the South region they defeated No 12 Davidson 1 and No 13 Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen 2 There they lost to No 9 seeded Kansas State 3 Offseason editDepartures edit On April 2 2018 Tai Wynyard announced that he would be transferring from Kentucky 4 On April 6 Kevin Knox II announced that he would declare for the 2018 NBA draft and would hire an agent forgoing his remaining eligibility 5 On April 9 Sacha Killeya Jones announced he would be transferring as well 6 Also on April 9 Shai Gilgeous Alexander announced that he would declare for the draft and would be hiring an agent foregoing his remaining NCAA eligibility 7 On April 16 Hamidou Diallo also announced that he would declare for the draft and hire an agent 8 Three other players announced their entry in the draft but did not initially hire agents giving them the option to return to Kentucky P J Washington declared for the draft on April 3 9 followed by Wenyen Gabriel on April 18 10 and Jarred Vanderbilt on April 20 11 On May 30 2018 the NCAA s final day to announce a return Washington announced he would return for a sophomore season Jarred Vanderbilt and Wenyen Gabriel announced on May 30 2018 that they would remain in the 2018 NBA Draft and forgo their remaining college eligibility 12 13 Name Number Pos Height Weight Year Hometown Reason left Tai Wynyard 14 Forward 6 10 255 Sophomore Auckland New Zealand Transferred to Santa Clara Shai Gilgeous Alexander 22 Guard 6 6 171 Freshman Hamilton Ontario Declared for the 2018 NBA draft Kevin Knox II 5 Forward 6 9 215 Freshman Tampa Florida Declared for the 2018 NBA draft Sacha Killeya Jones 1 Forward 6 10 221 Sophomore Chapel Hill North Carolina Transferred to NC State Dillon Pulliam 30 Guard 6 3 195 Junior Cynthiana Kentucky Graduated and transferred to Carnegie Mellon Hamidou Diallo 3 Guard 6 5 200 Freshman Queens New York Declared for the 2018 NBA draft Jarred Vanderbilt 2 Forward 6 9 214 Freshman Houston Texas Declared for the 2018 NBA draft Wenyen Gabriel 32 Forward 6 9 205 Sophomore Manchester New Hampshire Declared for the 2018 NBA draft Quade Green 0 Guard 6 0 170 Sophomore Philadelphia Pennsylvania Transferred to Washington mid season 2018 recruiting class edit Immanuel Quickley from Havre de Grace Maryland was the first commitment to Kentucky s 2018 class He committed to Kentucky on September 22 over offers from Kansas and Miami He was a consensus five star prospect and was ranked the consensus No 12 overall player by the four main recruiting services The Wildcats second 2018 commitment was Keldon Johnson a small forward from South Hill Virginia who committed on November 11 Kentucky beat out Maryland NC State and Texas for Johnson s signature He was also a consensus five star prospect and ranked by ESPN as its No 7 overall prospect 14 Tyler Herro was the third commitment for Kentucky s 2018 class Formerly committed to Wisconsin Herro committed to Kentucky the week after his official visit Herro was a consensus four star prospect and was ranked the No 4 shooting guard in the 2018 class by ESPN E J Montgomery was the fourth commitment for Kentucky s 2018 class Formerly committed to Auburn he re opened his recruitment after the Auburn staff was implicated in the 2017 18 NCAA Division I men s basketball corruption scandal Montgomery committed to Kentucky on April 9 2018 Montgomery was a five star prospect and was ranked No 12 in the 2018 class 15 On April 10 2018 Ashton Hagans committed to the University of Kentucky over offers from Georgia and North Carolina Hagans was originally the second commitment in the 2019 recruiting class and the No 1 ranked point guard in the class of 2019 by 247 sports On June 15 2018 Hagans announced that he would be reclassifying into the 2018 class and play for the Cats in the upcoming season thus making him the fifth recruit in the class of 2018 16 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight Commit date Ashton HagansPG Covington GA Newton High School 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg Apr 10 2018 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 92 Tyler HerroSG Milwaukee WI Whitnall High School 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 195 lb 88 kg Nov 14 2017 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 89 Keldon JohnsonSF South Hill VA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg Nov 11 2017 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 94 E J MontgomeryPF Marietta GA Joseph Wheeler High School 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 200 lb 91 kg Apr 9 2018 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 92 Immanuel QuickleyPG Havre de Grace MD John Carroll School 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 180 lb 82 kg Sep 22 2017 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports nbsp ESPN nbsp ESPN grade 90 Overall recruiting rankings Scout No 2 Rivals No 2 247Sports No 2 ESPN No 2 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 2018 Basketball Commitments Rivals com Retrieved April 11 2017 2018 Kentucky Basketball Commits Scout com Retrieved April 11 2017 2018 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN com Retrieved April 11 2017 Scout com Team Recruiting Rankings Scout com Retrieved April 11 2017 2018 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved April 11 2017 Incoming transfers edit On June 20 2018 Reid Travis announced that he would transfer to Kentucky 17 Travis was a two time first team All Pac 12 for Stanford and averaged 19 5 PPG and 8 7 RPG in his final year with the Cardinal As a grad transfer he is eligible to play immediately 18 Name Number Pos Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Reid Travis 22 F 6 8 245 Graduate Student Minneapolis MN StanfordRoster edit2018 19 Kentucky Wildcats men s basketball team Players Coaches Pos Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Ashton Hagans 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 175 lb 79 kg Fr Newton Covington Georgia F 3 Keldon Johnson 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg Fr Oak Hill Academy South Hill Virginia C 4 Nick Richards 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 240 lb 109 kg So St Patrick NJ Kingston Jamaica G 5 Immanuel Quickley 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 180 lb 82 kg Fr John Carroll Havre de Grace Maryland G 10 Jonny David W 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 183 lb 83 kg Sr Mt Lebanon Pittsburgh Pennsylvania G 12 Brad Calipari W nbsp 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 176 lb 80 kg Jr MacDuffie Franklin Lakes New Jersey G 13 Jemarl Baker 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 182 lb 83 kg RS Fr Eleanor Roosevelt Eastvale California G 14 Tyler Herro 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 195 lb 88 kg Fr Whitnall Milwaukee Wisconsin F 21 Zan Payne W nbsp 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 200 lb 91 kg Fr Lexington Catholic Lexington Kentucky F 22 Reid Travis 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 245 lb 111 kg GS Stanford Minneapolis Minnesota F 23 E J Montgomery 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 215 lb 98 kg Fr Joseph Wheeler Marietta Georgia F 25 P J Washington 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 236 lb 107 kg So Findlay Prep Dallas Texas Head coach John Calipari Clarion Assistant coach es Kenny Payne Louisville Tony Barbee UMass Joel Justus UNC Wilmington John Robic Denison Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirt Roster Roster is subject to change as if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons Depth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 C Reid Travis Nick Richards PF P J Washington E J Montgomery SF Keldon Johnson Jemarl Baker Zan Payne SG Tyler Herro Jonny David PG Ashton Hagans Immanuel Quickley Brad CalipariSchedule and results editDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site attendance city state Big Blue Bahamas exhibition trip August 8 2018 7 00 pm SECN vs Bahamas National Team W 85 61 19 Richards 14 Travis 5 Green Imperial Arena Nassau BAH August 9 2018 7 00 pm SECN vs San Lorenzo de Almagro W 91 68 22 Herro 7 Quickley 5 Quickley Imperial Arena Nassau BAH August 11 2018 7 00 pm SECN vs Mega Bemax W 100 64 20 Washington 12 Washington 5 Tied Imperial Arena Nassau BAH August 12 2018 4 00 pm SECN vs Team Toronto W 93 60 19 Travis 15 Travis 4 Quickley Imperial Arena Nassau BAH Exhibition October 26 2018 7 00 pm SECN No 2 Transylvania W 94 66 14 Montgomery 10 Travis 4 Quickley Rupp Arena 19 927 Lexington KY November 2 2018 7 00 pm SECN No 2 IUP W 86 64 22 Travis 14 Travis 5 Johnson Rupp Arena 20 095 Lexington KY Regular Season November 6 2018 9 30 pm ESPN No 2 vs No 4 Duke Champions Classic L 84 118 0 1 23 Johnson 9 Herro 5 Herro Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18 907 Indianapolis IN November 9 2018 7 00 pm SECN No 2 Southern Illinois W 71 59 1 1 15 Tied 19 Richards 3 Tied Rupp Arena 20 277 Lexington KY November 14 2018 9 00 pm SECN No 10 North Dakota Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase W 96 58 2 1 25 Washington 10 Johnson 5 Green Rupp Arena 18 555 Lexington KY November 18 2018 6 00 pm SECN No 10 VMI Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase W 92 82 3 1 22 Travis 18 Washington 4 Hagans Rupp Arena 20 207 Lexington KY November 21 2018 1 00 pm SECN No 10 Winthrop Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase W 87 74 4 1 19 Washington 11 Washington 7 Herro Rupp Arena 20 070 Lexington KY November 23 2018 7 00 pm SECN No 10 Tennessee State Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase W 77 62 5 1 27 Johnson 9 Travis 4 Green Rupp Arena 20 224 Lexington KY November 28 2018 8 30 pm SECN No 10 Monmouth W 90 44 6 1 16 Herro 8 Tied 3 Tied Rupp Arena 18 680 Lexington KY December 1 2018 1 00 pm ESPN2 No 10 UNC Greensboro W 78 61 7 1 22 Travis 12 Travis 3 Hagans Rupp Arena 21 853 Lexington KY December 8 2018 12 00 pm FOX No 9 vs Seton Hall Citi Hoops Classic L 83 84 OT 7 2 26 Washington 12 Washington 4 Tied Madison Square Garden 10 244 New York NY December 15 2018 5 00 pm ESPN2 No 19 Utah W 88 61 8 2 24 Johnson 5 Montgomery 7 Hagans Rupp Arena 21 922 Lexington KY December 22 2018 5 15 pm CBS No 19 vs No 9 North Carolina CBS Sports Classic Rivalry W 80 72 9 2 23 Johnson 9 Washington 8 Washington United Center Chicago IL December 29 2018 2 00 pm ESPN2 No 16 at Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass W 71 58 10 2 24 Herro 8 Washington 3 Tied KFC Yum Center 20 882 Louisville KY January 5 2019 1 00 pm ESPN No 13 at Alabama L 75 77 10 3 0 1 15 Washington 7 Tied 6 Hagans Coleman Coliseum 12 424 Tuscaloosa AL January 8 2019 7 00 pm SECN No 18 Texas A amp M W 85 74 11 3 1 1 21 Herro 6 Johnson 4 Hagans Rupp Arena 22 048 Lexington KY January 12 2019 8 30 pm SECN No 18 Vanderbilt W 56 47 12 3 2 1 15 Tied 12 Travis 4 Hagans Rupp Arena 22 504 Lexington KY January 15 2019 7 00 pm ESPN No 12 at Georgia W 69 49 13 3 3 1 23 Hagans 7 Tied 4 Tied Stegeman Coliseum 10 523 Athens GA January 19 2019 4 00 pm ESPN No 12 at No 14 Auburn W 82 80 14 3 4 1 20 Tied 7 Tied 6 Hagans Auburn Arena 9 121 Auburn AL January 22 2019 7 00 pm ESPN No 8 No 22 Mississippi State W 76 55 15 3 5 1 21 Washington 12 Travis 9 Hagans Rupp Arena 21 449 Lexington KY January 26 2019 6 00 pm ESPN No 8 No 9 Kansas Big 12 SEC Challenge ESPN College GameDay W 71 63 16 3 20 Washington 13 Washington 7 Hagans Rupp Arena 24 387 Lexington KY January 29 2019 9 00 pm ESPN No 7 at Vanderbilt W 87 52 17 3 6 1 26 Washington 12 Washington 8 Hagans Memorial Gymnasium 12 298 Nashville TN February 2 2019 4 00 pm ESPN No 7 at Florida Rivalry W 65 54 18 3 7 1 19 Herro 12 Washington 4 Hagans O Connell Center 10 763 Gainesville FL February 5 2019 7 00 pm SECN No 5 South Carolina W 76 48 19 3 8 1 20 Washington 13 Montgomery 4 Tied Rupp Arena 20 496 Lexington KY February 9 2019 1 00 pm CBS No 5 at Mississippi State W 71 67 20 3 9 1 23 Washington 8 Travis 9 Hagans Humphrey Coliseum 9 019 Starkville MS February 12 2019 7 00 pm ESPN No 5 No 19 LSU L 71 73 20 4 9 2 20 Washington 9 Tied 4 Herro Rupp Arena 23 490 Lexington KY February 16 2019 8 00 pm ESPN No 5 No 1 Tennessee Rivalry ESPN College GameDay W 86 69 21 4 10 2 23 Washington 13 Herro 7 Hagans Rupp Arena 24 467 Lexington KY February 19 2019 9 00 pm ESPN No 4 at Missouri W 66 58 22 4 11 2 18 Tied 8 Washington 3 Washington Mizzou Arena 10 703 Columbia MO February 23 2019 1 30 pm CBS No 4 Auburn W 80 53 23 4 12 2 24 Washington 17 Johnson 5 Tied Rupp Arena 23 427 Lexington KY February 26 2019 9 00 pm SECN No 4 Arkansas W 70 66 24 4 13 2 29 Herro 15 Richards 6 Washington Rupp Arena 21 998 Lexington KY March 2 2019 2 00 pm CBS No 4 at No 7 Tennessee Rivalry L 52 71 24 5 13 3 13 Washington 7 Tied 3 Tied Thompson Boling Arena 21 729 Knoxville TN March 5 2019 9 00 pm ESPN No 6 at Ole Miss W 80 76 25 5 14 3 22 Johnson 7 Johnson 4 Washington The Pavilion at Ole Miss 9 500 Oxford MS March 9 2019 2 00 pm CBS No 6 Florida Rivalry W 66 57 26 5 15 3 16 Herro 9 Washington 3 Johnson Rupp Arena 24 456 Lexington KY SEC Tournament March 15 2019 7 00 pm SECN 2 No 4 vs 10 Alabama Quarterfinals W 73 55 27 5 20 Herro 12 Washington 6 Hagans Bridgestone Arena 37 250 Nashville TN March 16 2019 3 30 pm ESPN 2 No 4 vs 3 No 8 Tennessee Semifinals L 78 82 27 6 16 Washington 6 Tied 12 Hagans Bridgestone Arena 20 933 Nashville TN NCAA tournament March 21 2019 7 10 pm CBS 2 MW No 7 vs 15 MW Abilene Christian First Round W 79 44 28 6 25 Johnson 11 Montgomery 4 Hagans VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 13 495 Jacksonville FL March 23 2019 2 40 pm CBS 2 MW No 7 vs 7 MW No 19 Wofford Second Round W 62 56 29 6 14 Travis 11 Travis 4 Tied VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 14 250 Jacksonville FL March 29 2019 9 59 pm TBS 2 MW No 7 vs 3 MW No 11 Houston Sweet Sixteen W 62 58 30 6 19 Herro 11 Travis 4 Johnson Sprint Center 17 385 Kansas City MO March 31 2019 2 20 pm CBS 2 MW No 7 vs 5 MW No 14 Auburn Elite Eight L 71 77 OT 30 7 28 Washington 13 Washington 6 Herro Sprint Center 17 174 Kansas City MO Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses All times are in Eastern Time Rankings editSee also 2018 19 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking First place votesWeekPollPre12345678910111213141516171819FinalAP2 19 1010109191916131812875544 3 647Not releasedCoaches2 12 2 12 1098181815141814965544 4 6477 AP does not release post NCAA Tournament rankings Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll References edit Kentucky basketball moves past Davidson into NCAA Tournament second round courier journal com Retrieved March 26 2018 Buffalo vs Kentucky Game Recap March 17 2018 ESPN ESPN com Retrieved March 26 2018 Kansas St vs Kentucky Game Recap March 22 2018 ESPN ESPN com Retrieved June 28 2018 BREAKING Suspended Kentucky forward to transfer SEC Country April 2 2018 Retrieved June 28 2018 UK frosh Knox to follow my dreams go pro ESPN com Retrieved June 28 2018 Former 5 star prospect Sacha Killeya Jones transferring from Kentucky Sporting News April 10 2018 Retrieved June 28 2018 UK basketball freshman Shai Gilgeous Alexander declares for NBA draft will hire an agent The Courier Journal Retrieved June 28 2018 NBA Draft 2018 Hamidou Diallo becomes fourth Kentucky player to declare for draft CBSSports com Retrieved June 28 2018 Kentucky s PJ Washington to enter draft but not hire an agent ESPN com Associated Press April 3 2018 Retrieved April 21 2018 Goodman Jeff April 18 2018 Kentucky s Wenyen Gabriel enters NBA draft won t hire agent ESPN com Retrieved April 21 2018 Hale Jon April 20 2018 UK basketball s Jarred Vanderbilt entering NBA draft not signing with an agent as of now Courier Journal Louisville KY Retrieved April 21 2018 Staff Kernel Sports Jarred Vanderbilt to remain in NBA Draft The Kentucky Kernel Retrieved June 28 2018 Wenyen Gabriel keeps his name in NBA draft ending his Kentucky career The Courier Journal Retrieved June 28 2018 Borzello Jeff November 11 2017 Keldon Johnson No 7 recruit in ESPN 100 joins Kentucky s 2018 class ESPN com Retrieved November 12 2017 Borzello Jeff April 9 2018 E J Montgomery latest 5 star recruit to commit to Kentucky ESPN com Retrieved April 9 2018 Pilgram Jack June 15 2018 Ashton Hagans graduates will officially reclassify to class of 2018 KentuckySportsRadio com Retrieved June 15 2018 What Reid Travis transferring to Kentucky means SI com Retrieved June 28 2018 Stanford s Travis transferring to Kentucky ESPN 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