< Previous10 @KentuckyMBBIt's Easy to SAVE with the Kroger App Score big with weekly sales and digital coupons Official Grocery Partner of UK AthleticsWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.KENTUCKY BASKETBALL 14 @KentuckyMBB From Press Row Stonehill Recap Kentucky has shown the ability to score through three games. The Cats entered Fri- day night’s game against Stonehill averaging 83.7 points per contest. Friday night, the Cats took it to another level. And they used the three-point shot early and often in a 101-67 win at Rupp Arena. The Cats hit 17 of 32 (53.1 percent) from behind the arc in the game, marking the most threes ever for a John Calipari-coached Kentucky teams and the most overall for the Cats in nearly 30 years. UK made 39 of 61 (63.9 percent) from the field for the game. Freshman guard Reed Sheppard had the hot hand all night. He his nine of 10 from the field, including seven of eight from be- hind the arc, on his way to a career high 25 points. The London native also had seven assists, four rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots. Sheppard certainly was not alone. Fellow freshman Rob Dillingham had 20 points, making three three-pointers. Calipari was pleased with the play of both Sheppard and Dillingham. “Reed was tremendous,” Calipari said. “So was Rob. A lot of good stuff.” Calipari was also pleased with how his team bounced back from Tuesday’s loss to Kansas. “To come off that game in Chicago, the enormity of the game and then bounce back and play this kind of game, I was really proud of the guys,” Calipari said. Antonio Reeves also had three threes on his way to 15 points. Tre Mitchell made his only three and scored 15 points for the Cats. Kentucky came out of the gate hot, hit- ting six of its first seven three-pointers and eight of its first 10. Three Cats were in double figures at the half (Mitchell – 13; Reeves – 12; Sheppard – 12) as Kentucky made 22 of 33 (66.7 percent) in the first half. That included 10 of 16 (62.5 percent) from behind the arc. It all added up to a 58-37 lead for UK at the break. The second half was a much different story, at least at the beginning. Kentucky missed its first three shots of the second half and turned the ball over three times. Mean- while, Stonehill found its touch and the Skyhawks opened the half with a 9-0 run to get within 58-46. Kentucky would eventu- ally find its footing, stretching the lead to as many as 37 points. The Winner is ... Kentucky The Wildcats garnered a total of six Southeastern Conference weekly honors a year ago. Oscar Tshiebwe earned SEC Player of the Week honors twice, Cason Wallace picked up SEC Freshman of the Week laurels three times and Chris Livingston earned it once. Kentucky has dominated the weekly SEC awards with John Calipari at the helm. UK has won more weekly SEC honors (125) than any other school during the Calipari era, in- cluding 94 SEC Freshman of the Week awards and 31 SEC Player of the Week honors. S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C! Kentucky is the Southeastern Confer- ence's gold standard. Since the SEC’s incep- tion in 1932-33, the Wildcats are the most dominant team in the league, recording a 1,046-303 mark (77.5%) in regular-season conference play. Only Alabama has won more than 800 regular-season SEC games and no other team owns a better winning percentage. Calipari to Receive John R. Wooden Award Legends of Coaching Honor Kentucky men’s basketball head coach John Calipari will receive the John R. Wood- en Award Legends of Coaching honor in 2024. Calipari will be presented with the honor along with the 2024 Wooden Award winners on April 12, 2024. The Legends of Coaching Award was ad- opted by the Wooden Award Steering Com- mittee in 1999. The honorees are selected based on character, success on the court, graduation rate of student-athletes in their basketball program, coaching philosophy and identification with the goals of the John R. Wooden Award. “To receive an honor in John Wooden’s name is really special to me because he not only is the greatest coach of all-time, but because of the relationship I developed with his family over the years,” Calipari said. “His daughter, Nan, and he have been so kind to me. I look forward to April and hopefully having a Player of the Year candi- date there with me.” The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and 2012 Nell & John R. Wooden Coach of the Year Leadership Award winner Calipari has tried to lead by example and instill servant leadership as one of the pillars of his program. He continually encourages his players to lead with a kind heart and has included them in a number of causes throughout his career. Those experiences, while a player under Calipari, have paved the way for the likes of Devin Booker, DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall to earn the NBA’s Cares Community Assist Award. All 29 players at UK who were eligible to graduate by the end of their senior years walked away with a diploma in hand.Thank You to Our CORNERSTONE PARTNERS OFFICIAL BANK OF UK ATHLETICSNEKENTUCKY BASKETBALL 18 @KentuckyMBB Around the SEC Around the Country 2023-24 SEC Standings and Statistics Team SEC Overall Home Road Alabama 0-0 4-0 4-0 0-0 Mississippi State 0-0 4-0 2-0 0-0 Ole Miss 0-0 4-0 4-0 0-0 South Carolina 0-0 4-0 2-0 0-0 Texas A&M 0-0 4-0 2-0 2-0 Tennessee 0-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 Arkansas 0-0 3-1 3-1 0-0 Auburn 0-0 3-1 1-0 0-0 Florida 0-0 3-1 3-0 0-0 Kentucky 0-0 3-1 3-0 0-0 Missouri 0-0 3-1 2-1 1-0 Vanderbilt 0-0 3-1 3-1 0-0 Georgia 0-0 2-2 2-0 0-0 LSU 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Dalton Knecht, UT ........................................................19.7 Mark Sears, ALA ............................................................19.5 Allen Flanigan, MISS .....................................................18.8 Ezra Manjon, VU ...........................................................18.8 Antonio Reeves, UK ......................................................17.8 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Henry Coleman III, TAMU .............................................11.0 Jimmy Bell Jr., MISS ST ..................................................10.8 Colin Smith, VU ..............................................................9.5 Micah Handlogten, UF ....................................................8.5 Tyrese Samuel, UF ...........................................................8.5 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Ta'Lon Cooper, SC ...........................................................5.5 Walter Clayton Jr., UF ......................................................5.0 Wade Taylor IV, TAMU .....................................................4.8 Mark Sears, ALA ..............................................................4.5 Jaylen Murray, MISS .........................................................4.5 Steals Player-Team ...................................................................SPG Wade Taylor IV, TAMU .....................................................3.3 Reed Sheppard, UK .........................................................3.0 Cameron Matthews, MISS ST ...........................................2.8 Silas Demary Jr., UGA .....................................................2.5 Jordan Wright, LSU ..........................................................2.3 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Trevon Brazile, ARK .........................................................2.8 Jonas Aidoo, UT ..............................................................2.7 Jamarion Sharp, MISS ......................................................2.5 Aidan Shaw, MIZZOU .....................................................2.5 Jimmy Bell Jr., MISS ST ....................................................1.8 (through November 18 games) 2023-24 Associated Press Rankings As of November 13, 2023 (week 2) Team Record Points 1 Kansas (51) 2-0 1530 2 Purdue (7) 2-0 1464 3 Arizona (3) 2-0 1356 4 Marquette 2-0 1311 5 UConn (1) 2-0 1301 6 Houston 2-0 1180 7 Tennessee 2-0 1146 8 Creighton 2-0 1130 9 Duke 1-1 1088 10 Florida Atlantic 1-0 1004 11 Gonzaga 1-0 825 12 Miami 2-0 778 13 Texas A&M 2-0 728 14 Arkansas 2-0 719 15 Baylor 3-0 578 16 USC 2-0 573 17 Kentucky 2-0 549 18 Michigan State 1-1 516 19 Texas 2-0 513 20 North Carolina 2-0 501 21 Villanova 2-0 406 22 Alabama 2-0 264 23 Illinois 2-0 170 24 James Madison 3-0 91 25 Colorado 2-0 78We’re your Shield. 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