Tennessee Game February 7 n 8:30 p.m. ET Lexington, Ky. Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center 2025-26 OFFICIAL KENTUCKY GAMEDAY TIP-OFF PREVIEW BASKETBALL 2526 ® Presented By THE UNTOUCHABLESThank You to Today's Game Sponsor,Contents Page Continued on Page 6 Meet the Wildcats 30Denzel Aberdeen 32Collin Chandler 34Mouhamed Dioubate 36Brandon Garrison 38Braydon Hawthorne 40Walker Horn 42 AndrijaJelavić 44Jasper Johnson 46Jaland Lowe 48Malachi Moreno 50Trent Noah 52Otega Oweh 54Reece Potter 56Jayden Quaintance 58Zach Tow 60Kam Williams Inside Today’s Game Catching Up With Pope Mark Pope talks about the 1996 Kentucky team known as “The Untouchables.” 10 BBN Gameday Brandon Garrison tallied his first UK double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds) against Oklahoma. 12 From Press Row Kentucky looks for a regular season sweep of Tennessee today at Rupp Arena. 14 Cat Byte AndrijaJelavićandBrandonGarrisonsharesome thoughts as the Cats prepare for Tennessee. “presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance.” 8 18 Around the SEC 22 Kentucky Statistics 20 Schedule/ Results 24 Tennessee Statistics 28 Tennessee Roster 26 Kentucky Roster Tennessee Game Feb. 7 | Lexington, Ky. Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center 2025-26 OFFICIAL KENTUCKY GAMEDAY TIP-OFF PREVIEW© 2025 The Coca-Cola Company. “Coca-Cola” is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company. ISTHIRSTYWORK FAN WORK62 UK Sports Network 76 Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart 74 President Eli Capilouto 72 Olympic Sports Update: Swimming and Diving 70 Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center 68 Kentucky Traditions 66 Retired Jerseys Sam Bowie 64 Retired Jerseys Kenny Walker University and Tradition Tennessee Game Feb. 7 | Lexington, Ky. Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center 2025-26 OFFICIAL KENTUCKY GAMEDAY TIP-OFF PREVIEW 2025-26 Kentucky Basketball Digital Guide is published by the University of Kentucky Athletics Department. University ofKentucky Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Communications and Public Relations: Deb Moore, Greg Welsh 410 West Vine St., Suite 150 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 226-4368 UK Sports Marketing Powered by JMI Sports Brandon Baker, Curtis Burch, Brent Carney, Randy Carter, Annie Gillenwater, Devin Jones, Michelle Knezovic, Jensen Linder, Adair Mattingly, Seth Poteat, Kim Ramsay, Lance Reed, Chad Ruhl, Nadia Steinbicker, Saige Sutterlin, Brad Tucker Design & Publishing Managing Editor: Jai Giffin Creative Director: Jamie Barker Production Assistance: Laura Doolittle, Lisa Roberts On the Cover: Top (l-r) Nazr Mohammed, Tony Delk, Jeff Sheppard, Cameron Mills, Anthony Epps, Walter McCarty, Antoine Walker, Ron Mercer, Allen Edwards, Mark Pope, Wayne Turner, Mr. Wildcat Bill Keightley, Derick Anderson EXTRAORDINARY CARE FOR EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE GETTING YOU BACK TO THOSE WHO MATTER MOST, WHEN IT MATTERS MOST. UK HealthCare Brand Strategy - MKTG25-50 ukhealthcare.com/extraordinary-peopleSponsored By Andrija Jelavić and Brandon Garrison share some thoughts as the Cats prepare for Tennessee. 8 n @KentuckyMBBYou could save up to 20% when you bundle your home and auto policies with Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance. So you can spend your money however—or wherever—you want to. Connect with your local agent today to get a free quote...and start dusting off your bucket list! FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL: Spend less on insurance and more on destinations. REQUEST A QUOTENext >