< Previous2019-20 (at Wake Forest) All-Atlantic Coast Conference Third Team se- lection and runner-up for ACC Most Improved Player ... Appeared in 30 games, making 15 starts ... Missed one game due to injury ... Averaged 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game ... Led the team with 11 double-dou- bles and 33 blocks ... Scored in double fig- ures in 23 games ... Two-time ACC Player of the Week, becoming the 12th different Dea- con to win it twice in a season ... Ended the season with six straight games in double fig- ures, including 20 points and 13 rebounds vs. Pittsburgh in the finale ... Also tallied eight offensive rebounds in the game vs. Pitt, which tied a school ACC Tournament record ... Set career highs of 30 points and 17 rebounds vs. Notre Dame to become the third Deacon in the past 50 years to have a 30-and-15 game against an ACC opponent (John Collins, Rod- ney Rogers) ... Scored 25 points vs. No. 7 Duke ... Key road performances at No. 5 Lou- isville (16 points) and at Syracuse (15 points) ... Three straight double-doubles vs. Boston College, Clemson and Virginia in late January ... Wooden Legacy All-Tournament Team af- ter averaging 17.0 points and 11.7 rebounds over three games ... Scored in double figures in seven straight games from Nov. 22 to Dec. 21, including five double doubles ... Includ- ed in that stretch was a 21-point, 13-rebound outing vs. Arizona ... Scored 21 points and had eight rebounds vs. UNC Asheville ... Be- came first Deac since 2013-14 with first half double-double and finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds at Boston College. 2018-19 (At Wake Forest) All-ACC Academic Team ... Appeared in 25 games, making 16 starts ... Averaged 6.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game ... Led the team with 25 blocks ... Scored in double fig- ures in four games. Personal Born Feb. 20 ... Parents are Massar and Marie Sarr ... Has one brother, Alexandre ... Major is communication ... Chose his number be- cause he has a 30-year age difference from his mother and it makes him think of her when he plays ... Has to take a hot shower as his pregame superstition ... Favorite basket- ball player is Hakeem Olajuwon ... Hobbies away from basketball include fishing, yoga, playing cards, reading, cooking and visiting with family and friends in France ... Con- siders his fishing rod to be his most prized possession ... Can play the clarinet ... Chose Kentucky over Duke, Baylor, Florida State, Arizona State, Maryland and Purdue. F n 7-0 n 237 n Sr . OLIVIER SARR #30 Bordeaux, France Follow OLIVIER on Social Media n @sarr_olivier on Twitter n @olivier_sarr on Instagram 48 @KentuckyMBB 2019-20 (Rhode Island) Appeared in all 30 games, making three starts ... Immediate contributor for a Rhode Island team that went 21-9 on the season and fin- ished 13-5 in the Atlantic 10 ... Averaged 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game ... Scored in double figures five times ... Showed an ability to stretch the floor with 13 3-pointers ... Started and scored nine points, grabbed six rebounds, had three assists and hit the game-winning free throws with 6.6 seconds left in a 76-75 win at Fordham ... Scored five points and grabbed two rebounds at David- son ... Had 12 points, two rebounds and one block against Saint Joseph’s ... Recorded four points and three rebounds at Dayton ... Post- ed six points and four rebounds at George Washington ... Scored seven points and with four rebounds at St. Bonaventure ... Made his first career start and posted nine points and four rebounds against Davidson ... Scored a career-high 12 points with eight rebounds against Richmond ... Recorded five points and five rebounds vs. Western Kentucky ... Scored five points and grabbed five rebounds against Providence ... Had five points and six rebounds at West Virginia ... Scored four points and grabbed three rebounds against Manhattan ... Posted 10 points and three re- bounds vs. LSU ... Scored 11 points and was 3 of 4 from 3-point range against Alabama ... Hauled in six rebounds at Maryland ... Scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked a shot in his debut vs. LIU Brooklyn. High School Averaged 15.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for Woodstock Academy his senior sea- son ... Unranked prospect who received his first offer six months before signing a national letter of intent ... Was an All-Section honoree ... Also played football and volleyball ... Hon- or-roll student. Personal Born May 8 in Brooklyn, New York … Par- ents are Roni and Obadiah Toppin … Has a brother, Obi, who was the consensus Na- tional Player of the Year in 2020 for Dayton ... Major is undeclared/exploratory studies in agriculture ... Chose Kentucky over Oregon and Iowa State ... Lists his mother as his great- est influence ... Most memorable moment as a basketball player is playing against his brother during his freshman season of college at Rhode Island ... Chose No. 0 because it’s always been his number ... Favorite food is Italian ... Pregame superstition is eating can- dy ... Off the court hobbies include playing video games ... Can play the piano. Forward n 6-9 n 194 n So. JACOB TOPPIN #0 Brooklyn, N.Y. Follow JACOB on Social Media n @jtoppin0 on Twitter n @jtoppin_0 on Instagram @UKSportsNetwork 49 High School Led high school team to a 29-1 record his se- nior season ... Averaged 11.8 points, 7.9 re- bounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks for a team that won its final 25 games ... Squad claimed the South Jersey, Group 2 champion- ship and the No. 1 spot in the final NJ.com Top 50 rankings ... Named the NJ.com Player of the Year and was a NJ.com All-State First Team selection ... Averaged 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game during the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in 2019 ... Also performed well at the Peach Jam finals in 2019, averaging 14.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game ... Selected to the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic ... Four-star prospect ranked as high as No. 36 in the class by Rivals. Personal Born Feb. 8 in Edgewater Park, New Jersey ... Parents are Monique Ripka and Stephen Ware ... Has two siblings, Shataya and Stefon ... Major is undeclared/exploratory studies in agriculture ... Chose Kentucky over Michigan, Ohio State, Providence and Miami ... Lists his parents as his life’s greatest influences ... Chose No. 55 because it is unique ... Favorite show on Netflix is All-American ... Listens to Drake before games ... Lists Michael Kidd- Gilchrist as his favorite former UK player ... His most memorable moment as a basketball player is going 29-1 his final season of high school ... Enjoys playing Call of Duty when he’s not playing basketball. F n 6-9 n 223 n Fr . LANCE WARE #55 Camden, N.J. Follow LANCE on Social Media n @lanceware12 on Twitter n @lance.ware on Instagram 50 @KentuckyMBB High School Appeared in all 26 games for Kingsway Re- gional during his senior season … Averaged 8.7 points per game … Notched 11 dou- ble-figure scoring efforts and knocked down multiple 3-pointers in 12 games … Scored a season-high 19 points on six made 3s with four assists against Woodstown … Also post- ed 16 points, five rebounds and four assists at Clearview and recorded 15 points, six boards and five dimes vs. Cumberland ... Dished out four or more assists in 14 games … Produced three or more steals in 10 games … Helped advance Kingsway to the 2020 NJSIAA Group 4 Championship field of 64. Personal Born Feb. 3 in Camden, New Jersey … Moth- er is Syreeta Brittingham … Stepfather is Dajuan Wagner, former Memphis star who played for John Calipari … Has two siblings, Dayonni and Dajuan Jr. … Major is finance … Off the court talent includes juggling … Lists his parents as the two people who have influenced him the most … When he’s not playing basketball he’s watching it … Listens to NBA YoungBoy, Polo G and Lil Durk pre- game … Chicken is his favorite food … Lists Kemba Walker as his favorite NBA player and Tyler Ulis as his favorite former UK player. G n 5-8 n 145 n Fr. KAREEM WATKINS #25 Camden, N.J. Follow KAREEM on Social Media n @stink_cvp on Instagram @UKSportsNetwork 51 2019-20 Saw action in four games during his first sea- son with the Wildcats … Made his UK debut in the win over Eastern Kentucky … Logged two steals, one each against EKU and Lamar. 2018-19 (College of the Desert) Saw action in 27 games ... Averaged 8.2 points per game for the Roadrunners ... Also contributed 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game ... Dished out a team-high 134 assists ... Sunk 31 shots from behind the arc ... Scored a career-high 29 points vs. San Jacin- to on Feb. 1 on 9-of-11 shooting and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line ... Recorded 19 points vs. West LA on Nov. 2 ... Twice tabbed to the College of the Desert Dean’s List. 2017-18 (UC Irvine) Appeared in 27 games as a true freshman ... Played double-digit minutes four times ... Scored five points in his collegiate debut at Denver ... Dished out four assists and hit a three against Chapman ... Had three assists in six minutes at Montana ... Snared four boards to couple with two points vs. UC Riv- erside ... Two-time Dean’s List honoree. High School Played for Chatfield High School ... 2016 Chauncey Billups regional champion ... School reached the Colorado High School Activities Association Final Four in 2016 ... Three-time league champion ... Two-time Jef- ferson County All-Conference ... 2014 Adidas Unrivaled assist leader ... Finalist in the 2013 USA U-18 3x3 Tournament ... Phi Theta Kap- pa Honor Society. Personal Born Sept. 26 in Fresno, California … Par- ents are John and Jean Welch … Has a sister, Haley ... Major is bachelor of liberal studies ... Father played basketball at UNLV and has served as a coach in the NBA for 15 years ... John Welch is currently serving as an as- sistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers ... Grandfather Coley was the third-ranked boxing middleweight in the world in 1941 ... Chose No. 13 because it was Steve Nash’s number ... Proudest moment as a basketball player was suiting up for UC Irvine for his first collegiate game. Guard n 6-0 n 185 n Sr. RILEY WELCH #13 Littleton, Colo. 52 @KentuckyMBB Follow RILEY on Social Media n @Riley__Welch on Twitter n @riley__welch on Instagram The University of Kentucky women’s ten- nis program will begin its 48th season later this month, as head coach Carlos Dra- da announced the program’s official spring schedule. The schedule is comprised of 22 regular season matches, including 15 home matches and seven road matches, while the team will meet nine non-conference oppo- nents and 13 Southeastern Conference op- ponents. The Wildcats will begin a long-antici- pated season on Jan. 21, hosting 13 straight home contests at the Hilary J. Boone Varsi- ty Tennis Complex. The first nine of those matches are against non-conference foes, and the first eight of those matches are scheduled to be contested in a matter of nine days (Jan. 21-Jan. 30). Kentucky will host East Tennessee State to open the season on Jan. 21, followed by Memphis on Jan. 22. Then, UK will hold three doubleheaders in a matter of six days, beginning with Miami (Ohio) and Cin- cinnati on Jan. 26, Middle Tennessee and Marshall on Jan. 28, and Xavier and West- ern Kentucky on Jan. 30. The Wildcats will round out their non-conference schedule with Notre Dame on Feb. 6. Kentucky will stay at home for the first four conference matches, hosting Texas A&M on Feb. 18, LSU on Feb. 20, Alabama on Feb. 26 and Auburn on Feb. 28. UK will then travel to Missouri on March 5, Arkansas on March 7 and Vanderbilt on March 14. The Wildcats will turnaround and host Georgia on March 26 and Tennessee on March 28, their final regular-season home matches of the spring. Kentucky will close out the conference campaign with four straight road contests, including at Florida on April 1, at South Car- olina on April 3, at Mississippi State on April 8 and at Ole Miss on April 10. The 2021 SEC Tournament is scheduled for April 19-23 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where all 14 teams are guaranteed at least one match. The full schedule can be found online at Kentucky’s 22 matches are just two short of what the program scheduled last season. The Wildcats recorded a 9-6 record in 2020, including a 2-2 mark in conference action, before the season ended because of the COVID-19 public health threat. Kentucky returns all seven of its stu- dent-athletes from its shortened 2019-20 season and has added five newcomers to the program, raising the roster total to 12 student-athletes. The additions -- Salsa Aher, Fiona Arrese, Amanda Miller, Mina Ob- radovic and Elizabeth Stevens – represent four countries including India (1), Serbia (1), Spain (1) and United States (2). Granted by the NCAA because of the COVID-19 public-health threat, four stu- dent-athletes have returned for an addi- tional season – Lesedi Jacobs, Anastasia Tkachenko, Diana Tkachenko and Akvil Paražinskait. 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