< Previous20 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY 20 @KentuckyMBB Texas A&M Lexington, Ky. W, 76-67 Saturday January Kansas Lexington, Ky. L, 68-77 Saturday January Florida Lexington, Ky. W, 72-67 Saturday February Arkansas Lexington, Ky. L, 73-88 Tuesday February Georgia Athens, Ga. L, 68-75 Saturday February SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. TBA Wed.-Sun. March 8-12 NCAA Tournament Final Four® Houston | TBA March- April TBA Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. W, 71-68 February Tennessee Lexington, Ky. W, 66-54 Saturday February Florida Gainesville, Fla. W, 82-74 February Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. W, 69-53 Tuesday January South Carolina Lexington, Ky. L, 68-71 Tuesday January Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. W, 63-56 Saturday January Georgia Lexington, Ky. W, 85-71 Tuesday January Michigan State Indianapolis L, 77-86 (2 OT) Tuesday November Howard Lexington, Ky. W, 95-63 Monday November Duquesne Lexington, Ky. W, 77-52 Friday November Bellarmine Lexington, Ky. W, 60-41 Tuesday November Michigan London, England Sunday December Yale Lexington, Ky. W, 69-59 Saturday December South Carolina St. Lexington, Ky. W, 106-63 Thursday November Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. L, 72-88 Sunday November North Florida Lexington, Ky. W, 96-56 Wednesday November Florida A&M Lexington, Ky. W, 88-68 December Missouri Columbia, Mo. L, 75-89 December LSU Lexington, Ky. W, 74-71 Tuesday January Louisville Lexington, Ky. W, 86-63 Saturday December Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 52-78 Saturday January UCLA New York Saturday December Home Neutral Away 2022-23 Basketball Schedule Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. W, 75-66 Tuesday January Vanderbilt Lexington, Ky. L, 66-68 Wednesday March Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. W, 88-79 Saturday March Auburn Lexington, Ky. W, 86-54 Saturday February22 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY THE BUILDING OF MUSIC CITY: Nash- ville’s earliest settlers celebrated in the late 1700s with fiddle tunes and buck dancing after safely disembarking on the shores of the Cumberland River. Nashville’s first “celebri- ty,” the noted frontiersman and Congressman Davy Crockett was known far and wide for his colorful stories and fiddle playing. As the 1800s unfolded, Nashville grew to become a national center for music pub- lishing. The first around-the-world tour by a musical act was by the Fisk Jubilee Singers from Nashville’s Fisk University. Their efforts helped fund the school’s mission of educat- ing people who were formerly enslaved after the Civil War – and also put Nashville on the map as a global music center. In fact, upon playing for the Queen of England, the queen stated the Fisk Jubilee Singers must come from a “City of Music.” In the 1930s, not far from Fisk Universi- ty, Jefferson Street was quickly becoming a hub for entertainment, music, and nightlife. Speakeasies, supperclubs, dance halls, night- clubs, and more could be found along the popular road, home to Nashville’s rhythm and blues scene. In the 1960s, Jimi Hendrix and Billy Cox held a residency at Club Del Morocco on Jefferson Street, and Nashville is the city Jimi credits for teaching him how to really play. The 1960s also saw the likes of Otis Redding, Little Richard, Etta James (the live Etta James Rocks the House was record- ed at the New Era club in Nashville), and so many more play and sing in the clubs lining the street. Jefferson Street is credited with the emergence of Nashville’s R&B music. HISTORIC VENUES: The most famous music venue in Nashville, the Ryman Audito- rium, was built in 1892 when riverboat cap- tain Tom Ryman completed what was origi- nally named the ”Union Gospel Tabernacle”. When it opened it was the largest auditorium south of the Ohio River. It is nicknamed the “Carnegie Hall of the South” and attracts musicians and fans from all over the world. The Ryman has received Pollstar magazine’s prestigious “Theater of the Year” award seven times in the past ten years as the best audito- rium in the nation to experience live music. The Fisk Jubilee Singers were one of the first musical concerts in the building which was renamed in honor of Captain Ryman af- ter his death in 1904. The Ryman was managed by Lula Naff from 1904-1955 and she booked the top mu- sical acts of the era in the building including Marian Anderson, Caruso, Sandra Bernhardt, Louis Armstrong, John Philip Sousa, and Nat King Cole. It was Lula Naff in 1943 who brought the Grand Ole Opry (which started in 1925) into the Ryman every weekend where it stayed until 1974. Country Music Hall of Fame stars Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, and Elvis all performed at the Opry on the Ryman stage for the first time. In 1925, the establishment of radio sta- tion WSM and its launch of the broadcast that would be called the Grand Ole Opry further secured Nashville’s reputation as a musical center and sparked its durable nick- name of Music City. The Opry, still staged live every week, is America’s longest-run- ning radio show, in continuous production for more than 90 years. It ignited the careers of hundreds of country stars and lit the fuse for Nashville to explode into a geographic center for touring and recording. The mod- ern-day empire of Music Row, a collection of recording studios, record labels, enter- tainment offices, and other music-associated businesses, populates the area around 16th and 17th Avenues South. In December 1945 when Bill Monroe played his mandolin at the Ryman with Les- ter Flatt playing guitar, Chubby Wise on fid- dle and Howard Watts on bass a new musi- cal genre of bluegrass music were created on the famous stage. Banjo player Earl Scruggs later joined the group. Today the Ryman celebrates 125 years as one of the most famous concert venues in America where stars who normally play arenas and even stadiums perform in the 2,362-seat venue. The long list of famous Ry- man performers includes Bruce Springsteen, Garth Brooks, Paul Simon, The Foo Fighters, Aretha Franklin, Jack White, James Brown, Neil Diamond, and Diana Ross. The Ryman is also open for daily tours where visitors can stand on its famous stage, watch a film of the history of the building, view clothes of Opry performers, and see Ry- man memorabilia. HOW THE LEGACY CONTINUES: Nash- ville has also long been known as the “Song- writing Capital of the World.” Songwriters from all over the globe come to Music City to learn the art and share their passion for song- writing. The famous Bluebird Cafe showcas- es songwriters performing their original mu- sic in an intimate “in the round” setting that was created in Nashville and allows them to share the stories of the inspiration behind their songs. Nashville Songwriters Associa- tion International, NSAI, which fosters the art of songwriting and works to protect artists’ rights, is headquartered here. The Story of Music City For More on the Story24 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY Around the SEC Around the Country 2022-23 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Alabama 16-2 26-5 15-0 9-3 Texas A&M 15-3 23-8 15-1 7-4 Kentucky 12-6 21-10 14-4 6-4 Missouri 11-7 23-8 16-3 5-5 Tennessee 11-7 22-9 14-2 4-6 Vanderbilt 11-7 18-13 12-5 5-6 Auburn 10-8 20-11 14-2 4-8 Florida 9-9 16-15 10-5 4-7 Mississippi State 8-10 20-11 12-4 4-6 Arkansas 8-10 19-12 14-3 2-8 Georgia 6-12 16-15 13-4 1-10 South Carolina 4-14 11-20 7-8 4-8 Ole Miss 3-15 11-20 7-10 2-9 LSU 2-16 13-18 10-8 0-9 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Brandon Miller, ALA ......................................................19.6 KJ Williams, LSU ...........................................................17.4 Ricky Council IV, ARK ...................................................16.5 Oscar Tshiebwe, UK ......................................................16.4 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU ...................................................16.3 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Oscar Tshiebwe, UK ......................................................13.1 Johni Broome, AUB .........................................................8.4 Tolu Smith, MISS ST.........................................................8.3 Noah Clowney, ALA ........................................................8.2 Brandon Miller, ALA ........................................................8.0 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zakai Zeigler, UT .............................................................5.4 Cason Wallace, UK ..........................................................4.2 Wendell Green Jr., AUB ...................................................4.2 Anthony Black, ARK ........................................................4.2 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU .....................................................4.1 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG D'Moi Hodge, MIZZOU ..................................................2.7 Myles Burns, MISS ...........................................................2.3 Anthony Black, ARK ........................................................2.0 Zakai Zeigler, UT .............................................................2.0 Cason Wallace, UK ..........................................................1.9 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Liam Robbins, VU ...........................................................3.2 Colin Castleton, UF .........................................................3.0 Johni Broome, AUB .........................................................2.4 Makhel Mitchell, ARK ......................................................1.7 Charles Bediako, ALA ......................................................1.6 2022-23 Associated Press Rankings As of March 6, 2023 (week 18) Team Record Points 1 Houston (58) 29-2 1522 2 UCLA (3) 27-4 1452 3 Kansas 25-6 1368 4 Alabama 26-5 1343 5 Purdue 26-5 1274 6 Marquette 25-6 1218 7 Texas 23-8 1100 8 Arizona 25-6 1042 9 Gonzaga 26-5 1031 10 Baylor 22-9 961 11 UConn 24-7 847 12 Kansas State 23-8 838 13 Virginia 23-6 791 14 Miami 24-6 761 15 Xavier 23-8 641 16 Saint Mary's 25-6 587 17 Tennessee 22-9 573 18 Texas A&M 23-8 507 19 Indiana 21-10 481 20 San Diego State 24-6 370 21 Duke 23-8 293 22 TCU 20-11 193 23 Kentucky 21-10 138 24 Creighton 20-11 133 25 Missouri 23-8 66Monday Nights from 6-7 p.m. on the UK Sports Network. John Calipari Radio Show Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for complete UK Sports Network coverage of the Cats. Tune in all season long to the UK Sports Network for official coverage of Kentucky Wildcats Basketball. Visit UKathletics.com/ UKSportsNetwork for radio and TV affiliates in your area.26 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY 2022-23 Kentucky Wildcats Statistics TOTAL 3-POINT F-THROW REBOUNDS SCORING No. Player GP-S Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Total Avg. PF DQ A TO Blk. Stl Pts Avg. 34 Tshiebwe, Oscar 29-27 966-33.3 176-312 .564 0-2 .000 123-169 .728 153 226 379 13.1 85 3 46 54 29 45 475 16.4 12 Reeves, Antonio 31-11 843-27.2 151-351 .430 71-173 .410 66-82 .805 12 51 63 2.0 60 0 34 43 6 11 439 14.2 0 Toppin, Jacob 30-28 932-31.1 143-305 .469 16-48 .333 66-101 .653 56 147 203 6.8 66 1 68 43 14 15 368 12.3 22 Wallace, Cason 29-29 919-31.7 125-280 .446 42-118 .356 48-63 .762 27 75 102 3.5 70 0 122 60 15 56 340 11.7 2 Wheeler, Sahvir 21-14 599-28.6 65-156 .417 15-41 .366 16-30 .533 5 43 48 2.3 39 1 117 39 2 19 161 7.7 1 Fredrick, CJ 24-15 560-23.3 53-148 .358 33-102 .324 22-24 .917 6 14 20 0.8 24 0 39 13 0 13 161 6.7 24 Livingston, Chris 31-23 658-21.2 69-156 .442 17-51 .333 39-52 .750 30 92 122 3.9 56 1 20 27 10 14 194 6.3 3 Thiero, Adou 17-0 186-11.0 10-29 .345 3-9 .333 23-33 .697 16 21 37 2.2 25 0 8 13 6 9 46 2.7 33 Onyenso, Ugonna 16-0 110-6.9 18-34 .529 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 18 24 42 2.6 8 0 2 4 16 3 40 2.5 55 Ware, Lance 25-6 260-10.4 24-37 .649 0-0 .000 7-21 .333 21 34 55 2.2 32 0 17 15 10 8 55 2.2 4 Collins, Daimion 22-1 187-8.5 17-40 .425 0-3 .000 13-21 .619 16 29 45 2.0 32 1 4 17 10 5 47 2.1 14 Canada, Brennan 5-1 08-1.8 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.6 25 Watkins, Kareem 4-0 08-2.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 21 Horn, Walker 4-0 08-2.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0.0 Team 54 32 86 27 Total 31 6250 852-1853 .460 198-552 .359 427-603 .708 414 790 1204 38.8 498 7 479 360 118 198 2329 75.1 Opponents 31 6264 754-1764 .427 202-615 .328 387-524 .739 272 668 940 30.3 531 10 364 349 69 182 2097 67.6KENTUCKY @UKSportsNetwork 27 2022-23 Kentucky Wildcats No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Jacob Toppin F 6-9 205 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (University of Rhode Island) 1 CJ Fredrick G 6-3 185 RS-Sr. Cincinnati (University of Iowa) 2 Sahvir Wheeler G 5-9 180 Sr. Houston (University of Georgia) 3 Adou Thiero G 6-6 200 Fr. Leetsdale, Pa. (Quaker Valley HS) 4 Daimion Collins F 6-9 210 So. Atlanta, Texas (Atlanta HS) 12 Antonio Reeves G 6-5 205 Sr. Chicago (Illinois State University) 13 Grant Darbyshire G 6-2 190 Fr. Cincinnati (Sycamore HS) 14 Brennan Canada F 6-6 205 Sr. Mount Sterling, Ky. (George Rogers Clark HS) 21 Walker Horn G 6-4 200 Fr. Austin, Texas (Westlake HS) 22 Cason Wallace G 6-4 193 Fr. Dallas (Richardson HS) 24 Chris Livingston F 6-6 220 Fr. Akron, Ohio (Oak Hill Academy) 25 Kareem Watkins G 5-8 175 Jr. Camden, N.J. (Kingsway Regional HS 34 Oscar Tshiebwe F 6-9 260 Sr. Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (West Virginia University) 55 Lance Ware F 6-9 235 Jr. Camden, N.J. (Camden HS) Coaching Staff Head Coach: John Calipari Associate to the Head Coach: James "Bruiser" Flint Associate Coach: Orlando Antigua Assistant Coaches: Ronald "Chin" Coleman, K.T. Turner Quick Facts Location: Lexington, Ky. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 31,800 Conference: SEC28 @KentuckyMBB KENTUCKY 2021-22 Inducted into the Frank G. Ham Society of Character which honors student-athletes who have shown an extraordinary commit- ment to academic excellence, athletic par- ticipation, personal development, career preparation and serving as a role model … Appeared in nine games … Scored his first career points against Central Michigan at home, also adding a rebound … Also had a bucket against Western Kentucky and High Point … Registered a block in the home win over Tennessee. 2020-21 Southeastern Conference Winter Academ- ic Honor Roll member … Appeared in two games in 2020-21 … Logged two minutes and recorded his first career steal in the win vs. South Carolina … Played a minute in the season-opening win vs. Morehead State. 2019-20 Appeared in four games during his freshman campaign … Made his collegiate debut in the win over Eastern Kentucky. High School One of the best prospects from the state of Kentucky … Capped his career at George Rogers Clark with 1,371 points and 776 re- bounds … Two-year captain … Named an All-10th Region First Team selection follow- ing a senior season where he averaged 15.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game … Aver- aged double-digit scoring over his final three seasons of high school basketball … Logged 13 double-doubles his senior season … A three-time All-District Team selection and a three-time All-District Tournament Team pick … Team claimed two District 40 titles … 10th Region runners-up in 2019. Personal Born July 15 in Lexington, Kentucky … Par- ents are Lynn and Melissa Canada … Grad- uate certificate - sport, fitness and recreation management … 4.0 student in high school … Member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes … Also participated in Big Brothers, Big Sisters … Father has been his biggest influence … Chose No. 14 because it’s always been his favorite number … His definition of a true hero is someone who you can rely on and follow. BRENNAN CANADA 6-6 n 205 n Sr. n Mount Sterling, Ky. #14 n G Follow BRENNAN on Social Media n @brennanc14 on Twitter n @brennanc14 on Instagram Click Here for More Information on BrennanKENTUCKY 2021-22 Saw action in 27 games and made one start in his freshman season … Scored 78 points, had 55 rebounds and tallied 20 blocks … Produced three double-figure scoring efforts … Led the team in blocks in seven games and tallied three or more on three occasions … Totaled six points and two boards in just four minutes of a win against Alabama at home … Produced 10 points and six rebounds in nine minutes of a crucial win at Alabama … Scored six points and added eight rebounds in the win over High Point at home … Had four points and a pair of blocks against Western Kentucky … Had eight points, six rebounds and three rejections in the win over Southern … Scored 12 points and add- ed six rebounds in his lone start of the sea- son against North Florida … Contributed six points, three boards and three blocks against Albany … Logged a career-high 14 points, six rebounds and a career-best four blocks in his home debut against Robert Morris. High School A consensus five-star prospect … Averaged 35.2 points, 14.4 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 6.2 blocks per game for Atlanta High School his senior season … Led his team to a 19-5 record … Named the Texas Gatorade Player of the Year … A Naismith All-America Third Team selection and was also named to the MaxPreps All-America First Team … Con- sensus top-20 prospect in the class of 2021 … Ranked the No. 13 overall player by 247Sports … Named to the McDonald’s All America Game, the Jordan Brand Classic ros- ter and the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic … Earned Sports Illustrated All-America Third Team honors … Texas 3A All-State mem- ber … MaxPreps Texas Player of the Year … Three-time District Most Valuable Player in high school … Led his team to three unde- feated district seasons … Three times Atlanta High School was the bi-district champions and three-time won the area championship … Won the AAU Peach Jam title … Also competed in track as a high jumper his senior season where he won the district and region- al title … Played football as a freshman … Honor-roll student. Personal Born Oct. 28 in Atlanta, Texas … Parents are Benjamin Jr. and Kimberly Collins … Has four siblings, Dailen, Makayla and Diamond Collins and Jamin Powell … Away from the court he enjoys riding horses … Lists his par- ents as his life’s greatest influence … Major is community and leadership development … Soul food is his favorite meal … Favorite basketball player is Kevin Durant. DAIMION COLLINS 6-9 n 210 n So. n Atlanta, Texas #4 n F Follow DAIMION on Social Media n @CollinsDaimion on Twitter n @daimionfrmetx on Instagram Click Here for More Information on Daimion @UKSportsNetwork 29Next >