< Previous10 @KentuckyMBB$ 600+ IN SAVINGS EVERY WEEK WITH DIGITAL COUPONS Scan here to start saving. Official Grocer of UK Athletics.WEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. 12 @KentuckyMBB14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Cats Stay Hot and Down Lipscomb On Tuesday, ninth-ranked Kentucky hit the court for the first time since topping then-No. 6 Duke in the Champions Classic a week ago. The Cats showed absolutely no sign of a letdown as they beat Lipcomb 97- 68 inside Rupp Arena. After scoring just one point in the win over Duke, Jaxson Robinson scored a sea- son-high 20 points for the Cats on Tuesday, making 6 of 10 from the floor, including 3 of 6 from three-point range. Pope was im- pressed with Robinson against Duke and again on Tuesday night. “I’m so impressed with Jaxson Robinson. It was really interesting because he had a terrific game against Duke,” Pope said. “He came up with massive defensive stops down the stretch that were game-determining stops. He wasn’t having a huge impact on the game on the scoreboard, but he refused to let that drain his defensive intensity and his energy toward his team.” Lamont Butler had 16 points for UK, while Otega Oweh added 14. Koby Brea made all three of his attempts from long range on his way to 12 points. Some additional notes from the win: • Kentucky has a 4-0 start for the first time since the 2016-17 team won its first seven • Making 12-of-25 on 3-point shots, this is the first team in UK history to make at least 10 3-pointers in each of its first four games • Kentucky is one of eight teams nation- ally to make double-digit 3s in every game this season • Koby Brea's 15 3-pointers are the most by a Kentucky player through the first four games of a season since Derrick Miller hit 16 to start the 1989-90 season Balanced Attack The Wildcats are off to a 4-0 start in large part thanks to their veteran experience. But it has been the balance of attack, both offen- sively and defensively that has aided UK's start. • When Jaxson Robinson scored 20 points vs. Lipscomb, he became the fourth different leading scorer in the four games played • Six players are averaging double-figure points through four games, and nine players are scoring 7.0 points per game or more • UK has eight players who have gener- ated four or more assists (1.0 per game) or more thus far, led by Kerr Kriisa's 4.8 per game Unity Series Tonight's game will mark the fourth installment of the program’s Unity Series. For the third consecutive season the game will hon- or a pair of legends, two individuals who have a histo- ry as a trailblazer in diversity, equity and inclusion. Kenny Walk- er from Kentucky and Purvis Short from Jackson State are the series' two recipients for this year’s Unity Series Legends. The duo will be recognized at Friday’s game. • Walker joined the Wildcats after winning Georgia Mr. Basketball in 1982 where he enjoyed a decorated collegiate career. Walker was a two-time All-American, two-time SEC Player of the Year and capped his time in the Blue and White as the program's second all-time leading scorer with 2,080 career points. Walker was selected with the fifth overall pick by the New York Knicks and was the 1989 NBA Slam Dunk Champion. Follow- ing his playing days, he returned to Lexing- ton and enjoyed a media career while also remaining active in the community, helping promote childhood literacy • Short finished his career at Jackson State as the program's all-time leading scor- er with 2,434 career points, and was a two time SWAC Player of the Year in 1977 and 1978. The Hattiesburg, Mississippi, native was selected fifth overall by the Golden State Warriors in 1978. He played for the Warriors, Rockets and Nets in his 12-year NBA career where he scored more than 14,500 career points and snared more 3,500 rebounds. He poured in a career-high 59 points on Nov. 17, 1984 against the Nets. He was enshrined into the SWAC Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2000; he is a member of the JSU Basketball Hall of Fame and was named to the JSU All Legends Basketball Team. Sports Illustrated named Short to the list of 50 Great Sports figures from Mississip- pi over the past century. Upon retiring from the NBA, he joined the National Basketball Players Association’s Player Programs De- partment, where he dedicated the last 31 years to working for the rights of NBA Play- ers and helping them address a multitude of issues both on and off the court. Short was named Senior Vice-President of Player Pro- grams in May of 2024 after serving as Chief of Player Programs from January 2017 to May 2024, after serving 19 years as Director of Player Programs for the NBPA. Know Your Opponent • Friday's meeting is the first ever match- up between the two programs • Jackson State's Shannon Grant was named an All-SWAC First Team preseason selection, while the Tigers were picked fourth • UK is the second SEC foe the Tigers have faced on the young season. Jackson State fell 94-81 at Vanderbilt on Nov. 16 • The Tigers are coached by NBA Cham- pion Mo Williams who is in his third year • Jackson State has improved its win total in each of the first two seasons under Wil- liams, while he coached the SWAC Player of the Year in Ken Evans and the SWAC De- fensive Player of the Year in Jordan O'Neal and earned the sixth seed in the conference tournament a season ago • Jayme Mitchell Jr. leads the Tigers in scoring at 13.8 points per game, while connecting on 40.7% of his field goals and 38.7% of his 3-pointers • The Tigers have yet to play at home this season and will not until Jan. 11, 2025Thank You to Our CORNERSTONE PARTNERSNEAround the SEC Around the Country 2024-25 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Florida 0-0 5-0 3-0 1-0 Georgia 0-0 5-0 4-0 1-0 Auburn 0-0 4-0 3-0 0-0 Kentucky 0-0 4-0 2-0 0-0 LSU 0-0 4-0 3-0 1-0 Ole Miss 0-0 4-0 3-0 0-0 Mississippi State 0-0 4-0 3-0 0-0 Tennessee 0-0 4-0 3-0 1-0 Vanderbilt 0-0 4-0 4-0 0-0 Oklahoma 0-0 3-0 3-0 0-0 Alabama 0-0 4-1 3-0 0-1 Texas A&M 0-0 4-1 4-0 0-1 Arkansas 0-0 3-1 3-0 0-0 Missouri 0-0 3-1 3-0 0-1 Texas 0-0 3-1 3-0 0-0 South Carolina 0-0 2-2 2-1 0-1 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Johnson, Tre - Texas .................................................... 23.50 Moore, Jalon - OK ..................................................... 22.00 Hubbard, Josh - MISS ST ............................................. 21.75 Broome, Johni - AUB .................................................. 20.00 Thiero, Adou - ARK ......................................................18.50 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Godwin, Sam - OK ......................................................11.67 Williams, Amari - UK ..................................................11.50 Broome, Johni - AUB ..................................................11.25 McGlockton, Devin - VU .............................................10.25 Murray-Boyles, Collin - SC ...........................................9.50 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Zeigler, Zakai - UT .......................................................7.75 Philon, Labaron - ALA ..................................................5.20 Fland, Boogie - ARK .....................................................5.00 Taylor IV, Wade - TA&M ...............................................4.80 Kriisa, Kerr - UK ............................................................4.75 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Tanner, Tyler - VU .........................................................3.00 Phelps, Zhuric - TA&M .................................................3.00 Murrell, Matthew - UM ................................................3.00 Richard, Will - UF ........................................................2.60 Robinson II, Anthony - MO ............................................2.50 Pedulla, Sean - MISS .....................................................2.50 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Broome, Johni - AUB .....................................................3.25 McGlockton, Devin - VU ...............................................3.00 Ivisic, Zvonimir - ARK ....................................................3.00 Shedrick, Kadin - Texas ..................................................2.25 Four Players tied ............................................................2.00 (statistics through November 20 games) 2024-25 Associated Press Rankings As of November 18, 2024 (week 3) Team Record Points 1 Kansas (49) 4-0 1509 2 UConn (7) 3-0 1416 3 Gonzaga (2) 3-0 1397 4 Auburn (3) 3-0 1370 5 Iowa State 2-0 1184 6 Purdue 4-0 1172 7 Houston 2-1 1091 8 Alabama 3-1 1084 9 Kentucky 3-0 1009 10 North Carolina 2-1 969 11 Tennessee 4-0 942 12 Duke 3-1 914 13 Baylor 3-1 765 14 Creighton 4-0 722 15 Marquette 4-0 630 16 Indiana 3-0 573 17 Arizona 2-1 437 18 Cincinnati 3-0 412 19 Wisconsin 4-0 370 20 Arkansas 2-1 313 21 Florida 4-0 302 22 St. John's 4-0 270 23 Texas A&M 3-1 233 24 Rutgers 3-0 143 25 Illinois 3-0 116 18 @KentuckyMBBWe’re your Shield. 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