< PreviousTEXAS A&M Location: Bryan-College Station, Texas Founded: 1872 Enrollment: 73,284 Colors: Maroon and White Website: www.12thman.com 2021-22 Records: 27-13 overall, 9-9 SEC 2021-22 Postseason: NIT Championship Assistant Coaches: Devin Johnson, Steve Roccaforte, Lyle Wolf Starters Lost (1): Marcus Williams Starters Returning (4): Tyrece Radford, Henry Coleman III, Andre Gordon, Manny Obaseki Quick Facts Meet the Texas A&M Aggies No. Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown 0 Dexter Dennis 6-5 210 G Gr. Baker, La. 1 Khalen ‘KK’ Robinson 6-0 180 G Jr. Little Rock, Ark. 2 Hayden Hefner 6-6 185 G Jr. Nederland, Texas 3 Erik Pratt 6-5 185 G So. Lake Worth, Fla. 4 Wade Taylor IV 6-0 185 G So. Lancaster, Texas 5 Jordan Williams 6-3 215 G Fr. Houston, Texas 10 Ethan Henderson 6-8 205 F 5th Little Rock, Ark. 11 Andersson Garcia 6-7 210 F Jr. Moca, D.R. 13 Solomon Washington 6-7 225 F Fr. New Orleans, La. 15 Henry Coleman III 6-8 245 F Jr. Richmond, Va. 20 Andre Gordon 6-2 185 G Sr. Sidney, Ohio 22 Davin Watkins 6-1 193 G So. Nolensville, Tenn. 23 Tyrece Radford 6-2 195 G Sr. Baton Rouge, La. 24 Jaelyn Lee 6-6 195 G Fr. Paris, Texas 31 Javonte Brown 7-0 255 F So. Toronto, Ontario 32 Ashton Smith 6-9 270 F RFr. Spring, Texas 34 Julius Marble 6-9 245 F Jr. Dallas, Texas 35 Manny Obaseki 6-4 195 G So. Allen, Texas 27 The Aggies won 27 games last sea- son, which tied for the second-most in program history. Texas A&M reached the final of the SEC Tournament as well as the NIT Championship Game. By the Numbers UK leads: 12-4 Last Meeting: Jan. 19, 2022 (Kentucky 64, Texas A&M 58) Series History Williams led the Aggies to 27 wins last season which ties for the second-most in a single season as well as championship game appearances at the SEC tournament and NIT. #15 n F n Jr. n 6-8 n 245 Henry COLEMAN III Tyrece RADFORD #23 n G n Sr. n 6-2 n 195 Buzz WILLIAMS Aggies Head Coach 15th season (4th at Texas A&M) 280-168 (.620 Win Pct.) Aggies Players to Watch Jan. 21 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center 78 @KentuckysMBBVANDERBILT Location: Nashville, Tenn. Founded: 1873 Enrollment: 7,057 Colors: Black and Gold Website: www.vucommodores.com 2021-22 Records: 19-17 overall, 7-11 SEC 2021-22 Postseason: NIT Quarterfinals Assoc. Head Coaches: Michael Curry, Adam Mazarei, Andy Fox Starters Lost (2): Scotty Pippen Jr., Rodney Chatman Starters Returning (3): Jordan Wright, Myles Stute, Quentin Millora-Brown Quick Facts Meet the Vanderbilt Commodores No. Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown 0 Tyrin Lawrence 6-4 200 G Jr. Monticello, Ga. 1 Colin Smith 6-8 210 F Fr. Dallas, Texas 2 Noah Shelby 6-3 180 G Fr. McKinney, Texas 3 Paul Lewis 6-2 170 G Fr. Woodbridge, Va. 4 Jordan Wright 6-6 220 G/F Sr. Baton Rouge, La. 5 Ezra Manjon 6-0 170 G Sr. Antioch, Calif. 10 Myles Stute 6-7 215 F Jr. Washington, D.C. 11 Adrian Samuels 6-5 170 G Fr. Nashville, Tenn. 12 Trey Thomas 6-0 160 G Jr. Durham, Ontario, Canada 20 Emmanuel Ansong 6-4 195 F 5th Bordentown, N.J. 21 Liam Robbins 7-0 250 F 5th Davenport, Iowa 22 Graham Calton 6-6 200 G So. Charlotte, N.C. 23 Malik Dia 6-9 240 F Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 25 Miles Keeffe 6-5 185 G Fr. Novato, Calif. 34 Lee Dort 6-10 250 F Fr. McKinney, Texas 42 Quentin Millora-Brown 6-10 245 F 5th Lorton, Va. 5 Vanderbilt returns five student-athletes who started at least 10 games last season. By the Numbers UK leads: 154-47 Last Meeting: Mar. 11, 2022 (Kentucky 77, Vanderbilt 71) Series History Last season Vanderbilt earned an NIT bid under Stackhouse’s guidance. The bid was the Commodores’ first postseason appear- ance since the 2016-17 season. #10 n F n Jr. n 6-7 n 215 Myles STUTE Jordan WRIGHT #4 n G/F n Sr. n 6-6 n 220 Jerry STACKHOUSE Vanderbilt Head Coach 4th season (4th at Vanderbilt) 39-54 (.419 Win Pct.) Commodores Players to Watch Jan. 24 n Nashville, Tenn. n Memorial Gymnasium | Mar. 1 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center @UKSportsNetwork 79KANSAS Jan. 28 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center n SEC/Big 12 Challenge Location: Lawrence, Kan. Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 27,685 Colors: Crimson and Blue Website: www.KUAthletics.com 2021-22 Records: 34-6 overall, 14-4 Big 12 2021-22 Postseason: NCAA Champion Assistant Coaches: Kurtis Townsend, Norm Roberts, Jeremy Case Starters Lost (3): Ochai Agbaji, David McCormack, Christian Braun Starters Returning (2): Dajuan Harris Jr., Jalen Wilson Quick Facts Meet the Kansas Jayhawks No. Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown 0 Bobby Pettiford Jr. 6-1 190 G So. Durham, N.C. 1 Joseph Yesufu 6-0 180 G Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 3 Dajuan Harris Jr. 6-1 170 G RJr. Columbia, Mo. 4 Gradey Dick 6-8 205 G Fr. Wichita, Kan. 5 Kyle Cuffe Jr. 6-2 180 G RFr. Harlem, N.Y. 10 Jalen Wilson 6-8 225 F RJr. Denton, Texas 11 MJ Rice 6-5 220 G Fr. Durham, N.C. 12 Wilder Evers 6-3 190 G Fr. Birmingham, Ala. 13 Charlie McCarthy 6-2 195 G So. Rancho Mirage, Calif. 15 Kevin McCullar Jr. 6-6 210 G RSr. San Antonio, Texas 20 Michael Jankovich 6-5 190 G Sr. Dallas, Texas 21 Zach Clemence 6-10 225 F So. San Antonio, Texas 22 Dillon Wilhite 6-9 240 F RFr. San Diego, Calif. 23 Ernest Udeh Jr. 6-11 240 C Fr. Orlando, Fla. 24 KJ Adams Jr. 6-7 225 F So. Austin, Texas 31 Cam Martin % 6-9 230 F Sr. Yukon, Okla. 35 Zuby Ejiofor 6-9 235 F Fr. Garland, Texas % Super senior 6 Kansas is the defending NCAA National Champion and won its sixth national title in 2022. Four of KU’s six titles have come in the NCAA era – 1952, 1998, 2008 and 2022. By the Numbers UK leads: 24-10 Last Meeting: Jan. 29, 2022 (Kentucky 80, Kansas 62) Series History Self is the eighth head coach in the 125-year history of Kansas basketball. At KU, Self has won two national championships and 16 Big 12 Conference titles, including an NCAA-record 14 straight from 2005-2018. #10 n F n RJr. n 6-8 n 225 Jalen WILSON Dajuan HARRIS JR. #3 n G n RJr. n 6-1 n 170 Bill SELF Jayhawks Head Coach 30th season (20th at Kansas) 763-229 (.769 Win Pct.) Jayhawk Players to Watch 80 @KentuckyMBBOLE MISS Location: Oxford, Miss. Founded: 1848 Enrollment: 21,676 Colors: Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Website: www.olemisssports.com 2021-22 Records: 13-19 overall, 4-14 SEC 2021-22 Postseason: none Assistant Coaches: Win Case, Robert Kirby, Brock Morris Starters Lost (3): Jarkel Joiner, Luis Rodriguez, Nysier Brooks Starters Returning (2): Matthew Murrell, Jaemyn Brakefield Quick Facts Meet the Ole Miss Rebels No. Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown 00 Jayveous McKinnis 6-7 225 F Sr. Pearl, Miss. 1 Amaree Abram 6-4 190 G Fr. Port Arthur, Texas 2 TJ Caldwell 6-4 190 G Fr. Dallas, Texas 3 Myles Burns 6-6 210 F Sr. Houston, Texas 4 Jaemyn Brakefield 6-8 220 F Jr. Jackson, Miss. 5 James White 6-5 190 G So Conyers, Ga. 10 Theo Akwuba 6-11 225 F Sr. Montgomery, Ala. 11 Matthew Murrell 6-4 200 G Jr. Memphis, Tenn. 12 Malique Ewin 6-10 220 F Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. 13 Robert Cowherd 6-5 195 G Fr. Grayson, Ga. 14 Tye Fagan 6-3 198 G Sr. Logtown, Ga. 21 Robert Allen 6-8 230 F Sr. Orlando, Fla. 24 Daeshun Ruffin 5-9 160 G So Jackson, Miss. 33 Josh Mballa 6-7 220 F Sr. Bordeaux, France 8 Ole Miss welcomes eight newcomers to the roster this season By the Numbers UK leads: 109-14 Last Meeting: Mar. 1, 2022 (Kentucky 83, Ole Miss 72) Series History Entering his fifth season in Oxford, Da- vis ranks 30th among active Division I head coaches in victories over 24 seasons. He won SEC Coach of the Year honors in his first sea- son at Ole Miss. #11 n G n Jr. n 6-4 n 200 Matthew MURRELL Daeshun RUFFIN #24 n G n So. n 5-9 n 160 Kermit DAVIS Rebels Head Coach 28th season (5th at Ole Miss) 533-324 (.622 Win Pct.) Rebels Players to Watch Jan. 31 n Oxford, Miss. n Pavilion at Ole Miss @UKSportsNetwork 81FLORIDA Location: Gainesville, Fla. Founded: 1853 Enrollment: 57,841 Colors: Orange and Blue Website: www.floridagators.com 2021-22 Records: 20-14 overall, 9-9 SEC 2021-22 Postseason: NIT Second Round Assoc. Head Coaches: Carlin Hartman, Korey McCray Assistant Coach: Kevin Hovde Starters Lost (4): Tyree Appleby, Anthony Duruji, Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Brandon McKissic Starters Returning (1): Colin Castleton Quick Facts Meet the Florida Gators No. Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown 0 Myreon Jones 6-3 177 G Gr. Birmingham, Ala. 1 CJ Felder 6-7 240 F Sr. Sumter, S.C. 2 Trey Bonham 6-0 170 G Jr. Mobile, Ala. 3 Alex Fudge 6-9 194 F So. Jacksonville, Fla. 4 Niels Lane 6-5 215 G Jr. Freehold, N.J. 5 Will Richard 6-4 206 G So. Fairburn, Ga. 10 Denzel Aberdeen 6-5 180 G Fr. Orlando, Fla. 11 Kyle Lofton 6-3 186 G Gr. Hillside, N.J. 12 Colin Castleton 6-11 240 F 5th Deland, Fla. 13 Aleks Szymczyk 6-10 233 F Fr. Frankfurt, Germany 14 Kowacie Reeves 6-6 190 G So. Macon, Ga. 20 Jack May 6-4 195 G RSo. Boca Raton, Fla. 21 Alex Klatsky 6-4 206 G RJr. Colts Neck, N.J. 24 Riley Kugel 6-5 185 G Fr. Orlando, Fla. 33 Jason Jitoboh 6-11 300 C Sr. Abuja, Nigeria 1 New Florida head coach Todd Golden led the University of San Francisco to its first NCAA Tournament berth in 24 years before Florida AD Scott Stricklin tabbed him for the Gators’ top job. By the Numbers UK leads: 107-41 Last Meeting: Mar. 5, 2022 (Kentucky 71, Florida 63) Series History Golden was named the Gators’ 20th head coach on March 18, 2022. He comes to Gainesville after having guid- ed San Francisco to 24 wins and its first NCAA Tournament bid since the 1998 last season. #12 n F n Sr. n 6-11 n 240 Colin CASTLETON Myreon JONES #0 n G n Gr. n 6-3 n 177 Todd GOLDEN Gators Head Coach 4th season (1st at Florida) 57-36 (.613 Win Pct.) Gators Players to Watch Feb. 4 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | Feb. 22 n Gainesville, Fla.. n Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center photo by Tim Casey/Florida Athleticsphoto by Leslie White/Florida Athletics 82 @KentuckyMBBARKANSAS Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Founded: 1871 Enrollment: 29,068 Colors: Cardinal and White Website: www.arkansasrazorbacks.com 2021-22 Records: 28-9 overall, 13-5 SEC 2021-22 Postseason: NCAA Elite Eight Assistant Coaches: Gus Argenal, Keith Smart, Anthony Ruta Starters Lost (5): JD Notae, Stanley Umude, Jaylin Williams, Au’Diese Toney, Trey Wade Starters Returning (0): Quick Facts Meet the Arkansas Razorbacks No. Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown 0 Anthony Black 6-7 198 G Fr. Duncanville, Texas 1 Ricky Council IV 6-6 205 G Jr. Durham, N.C. 2 Trevon Brazile 6-10 212 F So Springfield, Mo. 3 Nick Smith Jr. 6-5 185 G Fr. Jacksonville, Ark. 4 Davonte Davis 6-4 185 G Jr. Jacksonville, Ark. 5 Joseph Pinion 6-5 190 G Fr. Morrilton, Ark. 11 Jalen Graham 6-9 225 F Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. 12 Barry Dunning Jr. 6-6 195 G Fr. Mobile, Ala. 13 Jordan Walsh 6-7 205 G/F Fr. Desoto, Texas 15 Makhi Mitchell 6-9 230 F/C Sr. Washington, D.C. 20 Kamani Johnson 6-7 230 F Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 21 Cade Arbogast 6-3 180 G Jr. Concord, Calif. 22 Makhel Mitchell 6-10 240 F/C Sr. Washington, D.C. 23 Derrian Ford 6-3 205 G Fr. Magnolia, Ark. 45 Lawson Blake 6-10 225 F So. Fayetteville, Ark. 2 Arkansas has advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in each of the past two seasons (2021 and 2022). By the Numbers UK leads: 33-13 Last Meeting: Feb. 26, 2022 (Arkansas 75, Kentucky 73) Series History In his first seven years as a collegiate head coach, Musselman has won at least 20 games each season. He’s reached three NCAA Sweet 16s, including an Elite Eight appearance with Arkansas in 2021 and 2022. #4 n G n Jr. n 6-4 n 185 Davonte DAVIS Nick SMITH JR. #3 n G n Fr. n 6-5 n 185 Eric MUSSELMAN Razorbacks Head Coach 8th season (4th at Arkansas) 183-62 (.747 Win Pct.) Razorbacks Players to Watch Feb. 7 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | Mar. 4 n Fayetteville, Ark. n Bud Walton Arena @UKSportsNetwork 83MISSISSIPPI STATE Location: Starkville, Miss. Founded: 1878 Enrollment: 23,086 Colors: Maroon and White Website: www.hailstate.com 2021-22 Records: 18-16 overall, 8-10 SEC 2021-22 Postseason: NIT First Round Assistant Coaches: James Miller, David Anwar, George Brooks Starters Lost (2): Iverson Molinar, Garrison Brooks Starters Returning (3): Tolu Smith, D.J. Jeffries, Shakeel Moore Quick Facts Meet the Mississippi State Bulldogs No. Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown 0 D.J. Jeffries 6-7 220 F Sr. Olive Branch, Miss. 1 Tolu Smith 6-11 245 F RSr. Bay St. Louis, Miss. 2 Jamel Horton 6-3 190 G Gr. Queens, N.Y. 3 Shakeel Moore 6-1 185 G Jr. Greensboro, N.C. 4 Cameron Matthews 6-7 225 G/F Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. 5 Kimani Hamilton 6-7 210 F Fr. Clinton, Miss. 10 Dashawn Davis 6-2 190 G Sr. Bronx, N.Y. 11 Eric Reed Jr. 6-2 195 G Gr. Baton Rouge, La. 12 KeShawn Murphy 6-10 235 F RFr. Birmingham, Ala. 13 Will McNair Jr. 6-11 265 F RSr. Philadelphia, Pa. 14 Tyler Stevenson 6-8 215 F Gr. Columbus, Miss. 15 Justin Rumph 6-5 225 G Gr. Birmingham, Ala. 21 Martavious Russell 6-2 185 G Fr. Coker, Ala. 24 Tyler Brumfield 6-2 180 G So. Los Angeles, Calif. 25 Isaac Stansbury 6-1 170 G Sr. Bowling Green, Ky. 30 Shawn Jones Jr. 6-5 190 G Fr. Houston, Texas .765 Chris Jans owns a .765 winning percentage through his six seasons as a Division I head men’s basketball coach. The .765 clip is third nationally among active head coaches only behind Mark Few (.837) and Bill Self (.768). By the Numbers UK leads: 100-21 Last Meeting: Jan. 25, 2022 (Kentucky 82, Mississippi State 74, OT) Series History Jans enters his first season in Starkville after spending the last five seasons as head coach at New Mexico State. There, he guided the Aggies to a 122-32 record and three NCAA Tournament trips. #0 n F n Sr. n 6-7 n 220 D.J. JEFFRIES Tolu SMITH #1 n F n RSr. n 6-11 n 245 Chris JANS Bulldogs Head Coach 7th season (1st at Mississippi State) 143-44 (.765 Win Pct.) Bulldogs Players to Watch Feb. 15 n Starkville, Miss. n Humphrey Coliseum 84 @KentuckyMBBAUBURN Location: Auburn, Ala. Founded: 1856 Enrollment: 31,764 Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Website: www.auburntigers.com 2021-22 Records: 28-6 overall, 15-3 SEC 2021-22 Postseason: None Assistant Coaches: Wes Flanigan, Ira Bowman, Steven Pearl Starters Lost (2): Jabari Smith, Walker Kessler Starters Returning (3): K.D. Johnson, Zep Jasper, Allen Flanigan Quick Facts Meet the Auburn Tigers No. Player Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Hometown 0 K.D. Johnson 6-0 185 G Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 1 Wendell Green Jr. 5-10 175 G Jr. Detroit, Mich. 2 Jaylin Williams 6-8 230 F Sr. Nahunta, Ga. 3 Tre Donaldson 6-2 190 G Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. 4 Johni Broome 6-10 235 F So. Plant City, Fla. 5 Chris Moore 6-6 230 F Jr. West Memphis, Ark. 10 Chance Westry 6-6 190 G Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. 12 Zep Jasper 6-1 190 G Gr. Augusta, Ga. 14 Presley Patterson 5-11 175 G Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. 20 Carter Sobera 6-5 200 G Jr. Birmingham, Ala. 21 Yohan Traore 6-10 225 F Fr. Tours, France 22 Allen Flanigan 6-6 220 G Sr. Little Rock, Ark. 23 Babatunde Akingbola 6-10 245 C Sr. Ogun, Nigeria 24 Lior Berman 6-4 215 G Sr. Birmingham, Ala. 25 Chandler Leopard 6-3 195 G Sr. Athens, Ala. 42 Haston Alexander 6-10 230 C Fr. Tuscumbia, Ala. 44 Dylan Cardwell 6-11 256 C Jr. Augusta, Ga. 55 Jalen Harper 5-11 175 G Sr. Mableton, Ga. 1 Auburn is coming off a historic year which saw the program’s first-ever No. 1 ranking in the national polls and first undefeated season at Neville Arena (16-0). By the Numbers UK leads: 96-23 Last Meeting: Jan. 22, 2022 (Auburn 80, Kentucky 71) Series History Pearl has led the Tigers to three SEC Cham- pionships and a Final Four appearance. He is one of three coaches to take four programs (three at the Division I level) to the Sweet 16. #0 n G n Jr. n 6-0 n 185 K.D. JOHNSON Wendell GREEN JR. #1 n G n Jr. n 5-10 n 175 Bruce PEARL Tigers Head Coach 28th season (9th at Auburn) 616-243 (.717 Win Pct.) Tigers Players to Watch Feb. 25 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center @UKSportsNetwork 85applyuk.com An Equal Opportunity University Now Accepting Bold Dreamers You know it. You can feel it. It’s that moment when you know you are ready. Ready to move ahead. Ready to take that step. Ready to turn all your promise and potential into reality. It’s your moment. At the University of Kentucky, we know it, too. We are a community that welcomes dreamers and doers. There’s a sense of momentum here. We believe – we know – we can change lives and transform communities. After all, we are doing it – every day. You can, too. 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