< Previous18 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Wildcats in Midst of Seven-Game Home Stand After limited attendance in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Big Blue Nation will have plenty of opportunities to see the Wildcats in person over the next month with a seven-game home stand. Friday vs. North Florida will mark the fifth game in that stretch after Kentucky opened the season in New York vs. Duke. The seven-game home stand is not all that uncommon in the John Calipari era and not even the longest home stretch. The 2014-15 and 2019-20 teams both played eight-game home stands. They were building blocks that led to Southeastern Conference regular-sea- son championships. The presence of Big Blue Nation made a difference during Kentucky's strong sec- ond-half run vs. Ohio. Attendance was an- nounced at a season-high 19,045. "Just to be out there was like having like an extra player out there," Davion Mintz said. "These people really care about us and we can feel the energy and it just goes straight out to the court." North Florida enters the game with a 1-5 record thus far early in the 2021-22 season. The Ospreys have faced a tall task already with games at Texas Tech, at Texas A&M, at Arizona State and at UCLA. Carter Hendrick- sen leads the way with 13.8 points per game and 19 made 3-pointers. He's connecting from long range at a 40.7% clip. Hendrick- sen also is the team's leader on the boards at 4.0 per game. Jose Placer is the other Osprey in dou- ble-figure scoring at 10.0 per game. He also leads the team with 19 assists. Friday's matchup is the first meeting be- tween the two teams in program history. No. 10/13 Wildcats Top Great Danes TyTy Washington Jr. is making the most of his increased playing time. Washington scored 20 points for the sec- ond straight game, Keion Brooks Jr. added 17 points and No. 10/13 Kentucky beat Albany 86-61 on Monday night for its fourth consec- utive victory. The Wildcats (4-1) led throughout but played at a slower pace than usual in build- ing a 46-35 advantage early in the second half. A few spurts, including an 8-0 run to make it 61-39 with 8:28 remaining, put the game out of reach. "Well, the biggest thing is you make a couple of shots," John Calipari said. Washington, a freshman guard, went 7 of 14 from the field and 2 of 3 on 3-pointers in a career-high 38 minutes. Sahvir Wheeler had 15 points and seven assists in 39 minutes, Kellan Grady made three 3s for 14 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had 14 rebounds and 12 points. With the Wildcats missing guard Davi- on Mintz because of illness and Jacob Top- pin and Lance Ware because of injuries, their remaining rota- tion players had to log heavy minutes. "Our depth is kind of short right now," Washington said, "so it's our priority to make sure we're in tip-top shape because at any given day, any given time of the game coach Cal can call your number. As long as you're ready and warm, you're go- ing to be good." Kentucky shot 32 of 59 (54.2%), con- trolled the boards 48- 24 and outscored Albany 36-28 in the paint to offset a season-high 17 turnovers. "They were playing harder than us and ahead of the action versus us coming at them," Calipari said. "That aggravated me more than anything." De'Vondre Perry scored 18 points and Trey Hutcheson had 12 for the Great Danes (0-5), who shot 34% and made 6 of 13 from the foul line. Albany committed just 10 turn- overs while scoring 13 points off Kentucky miscues. • Kentucky continued its rebounding dominance, 48-24, a plus-24 margin. UK has outrebounded all five opponents and has a plus-20.2 average margin for the season. • The Wildcats continued their solid per- formances at the free-throw line, making 77.3% tonight, 17 of 22. UK is now at 83.3% on the campaign • All five starters scored in double figures, the second time this season that five Wildcats tallied double digits Reconnecting with Big Blue Nation and Giving Back One of John Calipari's main missions this summer was to reconnect his team with the Big Blue Nation. The COVID-19 pandemic limited the Wildcats' interactions with fans during the 2020-21 season. Between reduced atten- dance at Rupp Arena (3,075 fans), no Big Blue Madness and considerable restrictions with various fan activities throughout the sea- son, the 2020-21 group was deprived of one of the staples of the Kentucky program. With many of the health and safety proto- cols scaled back this summer, Calipari made sure to take his team on the road and get in front of the Kentucky fan base. While touring the state for its annual sat- ellite camp tour, the Wildcats visited local community centers, regional health facilities and spent a morning at Fort Knox. Players and staff continued the touch points into the fall with visits throughout the state for ticket giveaways. The motivation for Calipari is obviously to give back to the community, but it also ben- efits his players to see firsthand the role they play in the state. "I want these players to realize the impact that they have in our state," Calipari said. "You understand that this is important to our state and it’s about bringing people together, doing things to make a difference for people’s lives, not trying to separate." 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Avg. FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Pts Avg. Off Def Total Avg. PF A TO Stl Blk. 03 Washington Jr. , TyTy 5-5 165 33.0 30-65 .462 5-15 .333 10-12 .833 75 15.0 4 21 25 5.0 8 16 12 4 3 12 Brooks Jr., Keion 5-5 132 26.4 29-58 .500 2-10 .200 11-13 .846 71 14.2 8 19 27 5.4 4 1 12 0 5 34 Tshiebwe, Oscar 5-5 133 26.6 30-48 .625 0-0 .000 7-10 .700 67 13.4 36 44 80 16.0 13 6 10 3 8 02 Wheeler, Sahvir 5-5 159 31.8 23-54 .426 3-9 .333 10-11 .909 59 11.8 5 10 15 3.0 14 41 16 7 0 31 Grady, Kellan 5-5 127 25.4 17-33 .515 12-22 .545 4-5 .800 50 10.0 1 6 7 1.4 2 2 1 6 0 10 Mintz, Davion 4-0 85 21.3 10-22 .455 5-11 .455 5-7 .714 30 7.5 4 11 15 3.8 5 6 3 1 0 04 Collins, Daimion 5-0 61 12.2 10-14 .714 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 24 4.8 3 8 11 2.2 11 3 5 2 8 00 Toppin, Jacob 1-0 23 23.0 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4 4.0 2 4 6 6.0 4 1 0 0 0 11 Allen, Dontaie 4-0 38 9.5 5-14 .357 3-11 .273 0-0 .000 13 3.3 0 4 4 1.0 1 3 1 1 2 23 Hopkins, Bryce 5-0 55 11.0 6-13 .462 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 15 3.0 4 9 13 2.6 4 1 3 1 2 20 Payne, Zan 3-0 4 1.3 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 4 1.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 55 Ware, Lance 2-0 10 5.0 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1.0 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 1 0 1 14 Canada, Brennan 3-0 4 1.3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 25 Watkins, Kareem 3-0 4 1.3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 2 0 0 Total 5 1000 200.0 164-330 .497 31-82 .378 55-66 .833 414 82.80 79 150 229 45.8 70 81 67 26 29 Opponents 1000 200.0 118-304 .388 29-102 .284 49-75 .653 314 62.80 45 82 127 25.4 66 47 54 37 15The UK HealthCare John Calipari Show Behind Kentucky Basketball SUBSCRIBE TO PODCASTS TODAY! SPORTS NETWORKSPORTS NETWORK Presented By2021-22 North Florida Ospreys Statistics TOTAL 3-POINT F-THROW SCORING REBOUNDS No. Player GP-S Min. Avg. FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Pts Avg. Off Def Total Avg. PF A TO Stl Blk. 03 Hendricksen, Carter 6-6 169 28.2 24-59 .407 19-40 .475 16-19 .842 83 13.8 3 21 24 4.0 12 9 13 5 3 15 Placer, Jose 6-6 160 26.7 23-58 .397 6-27 .222 8-8 1.000 60 10.0 2 14 16 2.7 9 19 17 3 0 00 Adedoyin, Emmanuel 6-6 143 23.8 15-30 .500 14-23 .609 4-5 .800 48 8.0 0 7 7 1.2 12 11 9 6 0 24 Parker, Jadyn 6-0 110 18.3 17-26 .654 0-0 .000 8-16 .500 42 7.0 8 11 19 3.2 15 4 8 5 8 05 James, Dorian 6-6 145 24.2 12-26 .462 3-6 .500 8-11 .727 35 5.8 6 11 17 2.8 12 12 10 6 7 02 Lanier, Chaz 6-0 95 15.8 13-24 .542 6-13 .462 3-3 1.000 35 5.8 1 8 9 1.5 4 9 3 4 0 10 Hicklen, Jarius 6-0 95 15.8 11-29 .379 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 30 5.0 1 7 8 1.3 6 2 7 1 2 21 Aybar, Jonathan 6-6 89 14.8 12-31 .387 0-4 .000 5-6 .833 29 4.8 5 15 20 3.3 16 4 10 2 3 23 Berenbaum, Josh 6-0 87 14.5 7-14 .500 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 17 2.8 1 16 17 2.8 2 7 5 1 1 01 Crews, Jacob 6-0 66 11.0 6-26 .231 4-20 .200 0-0 .000 16 2.7 4 6 10 1.7 4 3 7 1 1 04 Preaster, Jordan 4-0 37 9.3 0-8 .000 0-5 .000 5-6 .833 5 1.3 1 7 8 2.0 5 4 3 3 0 11 Rasmussen, Brandon 1-0 4 4.0 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 6 1200 200.0 140-333 .420 62-162 .383 58-77 .753 400 66.67 44 134 178 29.7 97 85 95 37 25 Opponents 1200 200.0 168-383 .439 33-98 .337 62-99 .626 431 71.83 97 150 247 41.2 98 91 80 50 19 Carter Hendricksen Jose Placer 24 @KentuckyMBBFind your vibe at VisitLEX.com26 @KentuckyMBB 2021-22 Kentucky Wildcats No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Jacob Toppin F 6-9 200 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Woodstock Academy 1 CJ Fredrick G 6-3 190 RJr. Cincinnati / Covington Catholic 2 Sahvir Wheeler G 5-9 180 Jr. Houston / Houston Christian 3 TyTy Washington Jr. G 6-3 197 Fr. Phoenix /Compass Prep 4 Daimion Collins F 6-9 202 Fr. Atlanta, Texas / Atlanta 10 Davion Mintz G 6-3 195 Gr. Charlotte, N.C. / Mecklenburg 11 Dontaie Allen G 6-6 205 RSo. Falmouth, Ky. / Pendleton County 12 Keion Brooks Jr. F 6-7 210 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. / La Lumiere School 14 Brennan Canada F 6-6 198 Jr. Mount Sterling, Ky. / George Rogers Clark 20 Zan Payne G/F 6-4 215 RJr. Lexington, Ky. / Lexington Catholic 23 Bryce Hopkins F 6-6 220 Fr. Oak Park, Ill. / Fenwick 25 Kareem Watkins G 5-8 170 So. Camden, N.J. / Kingsway Regional 31 Kellan Grady G 6-5 205 Gr. Boston / Northfield Mount Hermon School 34 Oscar Tshiebwe F 6-9 255 Jr. Lubumbashi, Congo / Kennedy Catholic 55 Lance Ware F 6-9 225 So. Camden, N.J. / Camden Coaching Staff Head Coach: John Calipari Associate to the Head Coach: James "Bruiser" Flint Associate Coach: Orlando Antigua Assistant Coaches: Ronald "Chin" Coleman, Jai Lucas Quick Facts Location: Lexington, Ky. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 31,800 Conference: SECNext >