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<th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">East</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team">South Carolina</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>6</td> <td> </td> <td>.625</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.677 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Tennessee_Volunteers_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team">Tennessee</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>6</td> <td> </td> <td>.625</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td>.618 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Florida_Gators_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Florida Gators men's basketball team">Florida</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>7</td> <td> </td> <td>.563</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.694 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Vanderbilt_Commodores_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team">Vanderbilt</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>8</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.613 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kentucky</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>8</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.611 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Georgia_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team">Georgia</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>13</td> <td> </td> <td>.188</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>20 </td> <td> </td> <td>.375 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">West</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 21 <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_LSU_Tigers_basketball_team" title="2008–09 LSU Tigers basketball team">LSU</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.813</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.771 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team">Auburn</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>6</td> <td> </td> <td>.625</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.667 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team">Mississippi State</a>†</td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>7</td> <td> </td> <td>.563</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td>.639 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team">Alabama</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>9</td> <td> </td> <td>.438</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.563 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Ole_Miss_Rebels_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team">Ole Miss</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>9</td> <td> </td> <td>.438</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td>.516 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team">Arkansas</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>14</td> <td> </td> <td>.125</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td>.467 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">† SEC Tournament winner<br />Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a> in the <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> season of 2008–09. The team's <a href="/wiki/Head_coach" title="Head coach">head coach</a> was <a href="/wiki/Billy_Gillispie" title="Billy Gillispie">Billy Gillispie</a>, who was in his second and final year as coach. The Wildcats played their home games at <a href="/wiki/Rupp_Arena" title="Rupp Arena">Rupp Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a>. The team's season started with a controversial early <a href="/wiki/Midnight_Madness_(basketball)" title="Midnight Madness (basketball)">Midnight Madness</a> event on October 10, 2008, which is not the traditional date for celebration that coincides with the first day of NCAA-sanctioned regular practice sessions that occurred on October 17, 2008. </p><p>On March 15, 2009, the Wildcats accepted a bid to the <a href="/wiki/2009_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="2009 National Invitation Tournament">2009 National Invitation Tournament</a>, ending a streak of 17 consecutive appearances in the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship">NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship</a> dating back to 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;">2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#C8C9C7;color:#000000; text-align:center;"> <th>Players</th> <th>Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin:0px; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos.</th> <th>#</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Height</th> <th>Weight</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Previous school</th> <th>Hometown </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Miller, Darius"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Darius_Miller" title="Darius Miller">Darius Miller</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="79 !">6 <small>ft</small> 7 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(2.01 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">223 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(101 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;">Mason County </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Maysville,_Kentucky" title="Maysville, Kentucky">Maysville, Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Scherbenske, Matt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Matt Scherbenske</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="72 !">6 <small>ft</small> 0 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.83 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">165 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(75 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">Jr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Oak_Hill_Academy_(Mouth_of_Wilson,_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)">Oak Hill Academy (VA)</a>/<a href="/wiki/Oral_Roberts_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball">Oral Roberts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Galloway, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Galloway" title="Kevin Galloway">Kevin Galloway</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="79 !">6 <small>ft</small> 7 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(2.01 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">215 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(98 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">Jr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_High_School" title="Sacramento High School">Sacramento</a>/<a href="/wiki/College_of_Southern_Idaho" title="College of Southern Idaho">Southern Idaho</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Harris, Ramon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ramon_Harris" title="Ramon Harris">Ramon Harris</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="79 !">6 <small>ft</small> 7 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(2.01 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">218 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(99 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">Jr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/West_Anchorage_High_School" title="West Anchorage High School">West Anchorage</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Anchorage,_Alaska" title="Anchorage, Alaska">Anchorage, Alaska</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Slone, Landon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Landon Slone</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="75 !">6 <small>ft</small> 3 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.91 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">188 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(85 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Paintsville_High_School" title="Paintsville High School">Paintsville</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Paintsville,_Kentucky" title="Paintsville, Kentucky">Paintsville, Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Delph, Adam"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Adam Delph</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="73 !">6 <small>ft</small> 1 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.85 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">161 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(73 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Pleasure_Ridge_Park_High_School" title="Pleasure Ridge Park High School">Pleasure Ridge Park</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Krebs, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mark Krebs</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="77 !">6 <small>ft</small> 5 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.96 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">207 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(94 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">Jr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Newport_Central_Catholic_High_School" title="Newport Central Catholic High School">Newport Central Catholic</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Kentucky" title="Newport, Kentucky">Newport, Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Porter, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Michael Porter</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="75 !">6 <small>ft</small> 3 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.91 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">198 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(90 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">Jr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;">Modesto Christian </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Modesto,_California" title="Modesto, California">Modesto, California</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Halsell, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mark Halsell</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="71 !">5 <small>ft</small> 11 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.8 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">182 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(83 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !">So</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/St._Charles_High_School,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Charles High School, Missouri">St. Charles</a>/<a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Illinois_College" title="Southwestern Illinois College">Southwestern Illinois</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri" title="St. Charles, Missouri">St. Charles, Missouri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Stewart, A.J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">A.J. Stewart</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="79 !">6 <small>ft</small> 7 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(2.01 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">218 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(99 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !">So</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Country_Day_School" title="Arlington Country Day School">Arlington Country Day</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Stevenson, Perry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Perry_Stevenson" title="Perry Stevenson">Perry Stevenson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="81 !">6 <small>ft</small> 9 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(2.06 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">215 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(98 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">Jr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_High_School_(Louisiana)" title="Lafayette High School (Louisiana)">Lafayette</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette, Louisiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Meeks, Jodie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Meeks" title="Jodie Meeks">Jodie Meeks</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="76 !">6 <small>ft</small> 4 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.93 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">208 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(94 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">Jr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Norcross_High_School" title="Norcross High School">Norcross</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Norcross,_Georgia" title="Norcross, Georgia">Norcross, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Williams, Donald"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Donald Williams</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="75 !">6 <small>ft</small> 3 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.91 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">205 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(93 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;">Progressive Christian Academy </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge, Louisiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Perry, Dwight"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Perry" title="Dwight Perry">Dwight Perry</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="73 !">6 <small>ft</small> 1 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.85 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">187 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(85 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">Jr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Southern_High_School_(Durham,_North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern High School (Durham, North Carolina)">Southern</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham, North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">33 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pilgrim, Matt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Matt Pilgrim</span></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Current redshirt"><img alt="Current redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/8px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/12px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/16px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="80 !">6 <small>ft</small> 8 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(2.03 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">233 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(106 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="3.0 !">Jr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgton_Academy" title="Bridgton Academy">Bridgton Academy</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hampton_Pirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampton Pirates">Hampton</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati, Ohio</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">34 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Liggins, DeAndre"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/DeAndre_Liggins" title="DeAndre Liggins">DeAndre Liggins</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="78 !">6 <small>ft</small> 6 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(1.98 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">202 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(92 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="1.0 !">Fr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;">Findlay Prep (NV) </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">43 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Carter, Jared"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jared Carter</span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="86 !">7 <small>ft</small> 2 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(2.18 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">277 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(126 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !">Sr</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Scott_County_High_School_(Georgetown,_Kentucky)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott County High School (Georgetown, Kentucky)">Scott County</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_Kentucky" title="Georgetown, Kentucky">Georgetown, Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="3.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">54 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Patterson, Patrick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Patterson_(basketball)" title="Patrick Patterson (basketball)">Patrick Patterson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="81 !">6 <small>ft</small> 9 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(2.06 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">235 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(107 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !">So</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Huntington_High_School_(West_Virginia)" title="Huntington High School (West Virginia)">Huntington</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Huntington,_West_Virginia" title="Huntington, West Virginia">Huntington, West Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Harrellson, Josh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Harrellson" title="Josh Harrellson">Josh Harrellson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="82 !">6 <small>ft</small> 10 <small>in</small></span> <span style="font-size:80%;">(2.08 m)</span></td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;">265 <small>lb</small> <span style="font-size:80%;">(120 kg)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"><span data-sort-value="2.0 !">So</span></td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/St._Charles_High_School,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Charles High School, Missouri">St. Charles</a>/<a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Illinois_College" title="Southwestern Illinois College">Southwestern Illinois</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri" title="St. Charles, Missouri">St. Charles, Missouri</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gillispie" title="Billy Gillispie">Billy Gillispie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_State_University%E2%80%93San_Marcos" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas State University–San Marcos">Texas State</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Webster" title="Tracy Webster">Tracy Webster</a> (<a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison" title="University of Wisconsin–Madison">Wisconsin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glynn_Cyprien" title="Glynn Cyprien">Glynn Cyprien</a> (<a href="/wiki/Southern_University" title="Southern University">Southern</a>)</li> <li>Jeremy Cox (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Mesa_University" title="Colorado Mesa University">Mesa State</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <ul><li><b>(C)</b> Team captain</li> <li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li> <li><b>(I)</b> Ineligible</li> <li><b>(W)</b> <a href="/wiki/Walk-on_(sports)" title="Walk-on (sports)">Walk-on</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cruz_Roja.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></a></span> Injured</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/8px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/12px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/16px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Current <a href="/wiki/Redshirt_(college_sports)" title="Redshirt (college sports)">redshirt</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008_signees">2008 signees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2008 signees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="width:70em;"><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting" title="College recruiting">College recruiting</a> information (2008) </th></tr> <tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Hometown </th> <th>High school / college </th> <th>Height </th> <th>Weight </th> <th>Commit date </th></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/DeAndre_Liggins" title="DeAndre Liggins">DeAndre Liggins</a> </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">G</a></i> </td> <td>Chicago, Illinois </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Henderson_International_School" class="mw-redirect" title="The Henderson International School">Findlay Prep</a> </td> <td>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td>202 lb (92 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">Jun 27, 2007  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="4/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/75px-4_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/113px-4_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/150px-4_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="4/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/75px-4_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/113px-4_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/150px-4_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: 89 </td></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Darius_Miller" title="Darius Miller">Darius Miller</a> </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">G/F</a></i> </td> <td>Maysville, Kentucky </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mason_County_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mason County High School (page does not exist)">Mason County</a> </td> <td>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td>223 lb (101 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">Sep 7, 2007  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="4/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/75px-4_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/113px-4_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/150px-4_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="4/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/75px-4_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/113px-4_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/150px-4_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: 91 </td></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b>Kevin Galloway </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">G/F</a></i> </td> <td>Sacramento, California </td> <td><a href="/wiki/College_of_Southern_Idaho" title="College of Southern Idaho">College of Southern Idaho</a> </td> <td>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td>215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">Mar 10, 2008  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/75px-3_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/113px-3_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/150px-3_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/75px-3_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/113px-3_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/150px-3_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: n/a </td></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Josh_Harrellson" title="Josh Harrellson">Josh Harrellson</a> </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></i> </td> <td>St. Charles, Missouri </td> <td>Southwestern Illinois Community College </td> <td>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td>265 lb (120 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">Apr 29, 2008  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/75px-3_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/113px-3_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/150px-3_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/75px-3_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/113px-3_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/150px-3_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: n/a </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;"><b>Overall recruiting rankings:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>: <i>15</i>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>: <i>21</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><i>Note</i>: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.</li> <li>In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.</li></ul> <p><i>Sources:</i> </p> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kentucky.rivals.com/commitments/basketball/2008">"Kentucky 2008 Basketball Commitments"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 11,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2008+Team+Ranking&rft.pub=Rivals.com&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbasketballrecruiting.rivals.com%2Fnews%2Fcincinnati-moves-into-2008-team-rankings&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2008%E2%80%9309+Kentucky+Wildcats+men%27s+basketball+team" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2008–09_schedule_and_results"><span id="2008.E2.80.9309_schedule_and_results"></span>2008–09 schedule and results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2008–09 schedule and results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Date<br />time, TV </th> <th>Rank<sup>#</sup> </th> <th>Opponent<sup>#</sup> </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Record </th> <th>Site (attendance) <br /> city, state </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="12" style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF;">Exhibition </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">November 3, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Missouri%E2%80%93St._Louis" title="University of Missouri–St. Louis">Missouri-Saint Louis</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">111–53</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–0<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rupp_Arena" title="Rupp Arena">Rupp Arena</a></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, KY</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">November 7, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ouachita_Baptist_University" title="Ouachita Baptist University">Ouachita Baptist</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">94–72</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–0<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> <br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="12" style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF;">Non-Conference Regular Season </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">November 14, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_VMI_Keydets_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 VMI Keydets men's basketball team">VMI</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">103–111</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–1<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (22,579)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">November 18, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">9:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at No. 1 <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team">North Carolina</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">58–77</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0–2<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dean_Smith_Center" title="Dean Smith Center">Dean Smith Center</a></span> (21,538)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Chapel Hill, North Carolina">Chapel Hill, NC</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">November 22, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">12:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_State_Hornets_men%27s_basketball" title="Delaware State Hornets men's basketball">Delaware State</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">71–42</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1–2<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (21,594)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">November 24, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008-09_Longwood_Lancers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008-09 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team">Longwood</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">91–57</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2–2<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (20,105)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">November 28, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">11:59 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPNU" title="ESPNU">ESPNU</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">vs. <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Kansas_State_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team">Kansas State</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">74–72</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3–2<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Orleans_Arena" title="Orleans Arena">Orleans Arena</a></span> (5,000)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas, NV</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">November 29, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">10:30 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">vs. <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team">West Virginia</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>2008 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">54–43</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4–2<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Orleans Arena</span> (5,500)<br /><span class="nowrap">Las Vegas, NV</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">December 3, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Lamar Cardinals men's basketball">Lamar</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">103–61</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–2<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (21,350)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">December 6, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">5:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">No. 22 <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_men%27s_basketball" title="Miami Hurricanes men's basketball">Miami (FL)</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">67–73</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5–3<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (24,109)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">December 7, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">3:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Mississippi_Valley_State_Delta_Devils_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team">Mississippi Valley State</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">88–65</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6–3<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (21,476)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">December 13, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">4:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">72–54</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7–3<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (23,767)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">December 20, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">12:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_State_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball" title="Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball">Appalachian State</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">93–69</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8–3<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Hall" title="Freedom Hall">Freedom Hall</a></span> (10,173)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, KY</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">December 22, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball">Tennessee State</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">102–58</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9–3<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (21,958)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">December 27, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">3:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Atlantic_Owls_men%27s_basketball" title="Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball">Florida Atlantic</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">76–69</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10–3<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (24,018)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">December 29, 2008</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/FSN_South" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN South">FSN South</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Central_Michigan_Chippewas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team">Central Michigan</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">84–52</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11–3<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (22,944)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">January 4, 2009</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">4:30 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at No. 18 <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team">Louisville</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i><a href="/wiki/Battle_for_the_Bluegrass" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle for the Bluegrass">Battle for the Bluegrass</a></i></small></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">71–74</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11–4<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Freedom Hall</span> (20,078)<br /><span class="nowrap">Louisville, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="12" style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF;">SEC Regular Season </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">January 10, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">2:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Vanderbilt_Commodores_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team">Vanderbilt</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">70–60</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12–4<br />(1–0) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (24,249)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">January 13, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">9:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Tennessee_Volunteers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team">Tennessee</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">90–72</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13–4<br />(2–0) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Thompson-Boling_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Thompson-Boling Arena">Thompson-Boling Arena</a></span> (20,474)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, TN</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">January 18, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">9:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Georgia_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team">Georgia</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">68–45</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14–4<br />(3–0) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stegeman_Coliseum" title="Stegeman Coliseum">Stegeman Coliseum</a></span> (9,090)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Athens,_Georgia" title="Athens, Georgia">Athens, GA</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">January 21, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">9:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team">Auburn</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">73–64</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15–4<br />(4–0) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (22,760)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">January 24, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">3:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team">Alabama</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">61–51</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">16–4<br />(5–0) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Coliseum" title="Coleman Coliseum">Coleman Coliseum</a></span> (15,316)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tuscaloosa,_Alabama" title="Tuscaloosa, Alabama">Tuscaloosa, AL</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">January 27, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> <span class="nowrap">No. 24 </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Ole_Miss_Rebels_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team">Ole Miss</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">80–85</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">16–5<br />(5–1) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tad_Smith_Coliseum" title="Tad Smith Coliseum">Tad Smith Coliseum</a></span> (6,852)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Mississippi" title="Oxford, Mississippi">Oxford, MS</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">January 31, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">3:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> <span class="nowrap">No. 24 </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team">South Carolina</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">77–78</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">16–6<br />(5–2) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (24,322)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">February 3, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team">Mississippi State</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">57–66</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">16–7<br />(5–3) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (21,940)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">February 10, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">9:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Florida_Gators_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Florida Gators men's basketball team">Florida</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">68–65</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">17–7<br />(6–3) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (24,355)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">February 14, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">1:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team">Arkansas</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">79–63</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18–7<br />(7–3) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bud_Walton_Arena" title="Bud Walton Arena">Bud Walton Arena</a></span> (19,041)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_Arkansas" title="Fayetteville, Arkansas">Fayetteville, AR</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">February 17, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">9:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Vanderbilt_Commodores_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team">Vanderbilt</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">64–77</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18–8<br />(7–4) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Gymnasium_(Vanderbilt_University)" title="Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University)">Memorial Gymnasium</a></span> (14,316)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, TN</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">February 21, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">1:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Tennessee_Volunteers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team">Tennessee</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">77–58</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">19–8<br />(8–4) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (24,394)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">February 25, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team">South Carolina</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">59–77</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">19–9<br />(8–5) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Life_Arena" title="Colonial Life Arena">Colonial Life Arena</a></span> (16,035)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, SC</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">February 28, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">4:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">No. 18 <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_LSU_Tigers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team">LSU</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">70–73</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">19–10<br />(8–6) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (24,411)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">March 4, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">8:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Georgia_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team">Georgia</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>Senior Night</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">85–90</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">19–11<br />(8–7) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">Rupp Arena</span> (23,889)<br /><span class="nowrap">Lexington, KY</span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">March 7, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">2:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Florida_Gators_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Florida Gators men's basketball team">Florida</a></span></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">53–60</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">19–12<br />(8–8) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/O%27Connell_Center" title="O'Connell Center">O'Connell Center</a></span> (12,131)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, FL</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="12" style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/2009_SEC_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2009 SEC men's basketball tournament"><span style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF;">SEC Tournament </span></a> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">March 12, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">1:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">(E4) </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">vs. (W5) <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Ole_Miss_Rebels_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team">Ole Miss</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>First Round</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">71–58</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20–12<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Times_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Times Forum">St. Pete Times Forum</a></span> (N/A)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, FL</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">March 13, 2009</span><br /><span class="nowrap">1:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Raycom" class="mw-redirect" title="Raycom">Raycom</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">(E4) </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">vs. (W1) No. 20 <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_LSU_Tigers_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team">LSU</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>Quarterfinals</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">58–67</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20–13<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Times_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Times Forum">St. Pete Times Forum</a></span> (N/A)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, FL</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="12" style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/2009_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="2009 National Invitation Tournament"><span style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF;">National Invitation Tournament </span></a> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">March 17, 2009</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">9:30 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">(4) </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">(5) <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Runnin%27_Rebels_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball">UNLV</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>First Round</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">70–60</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">21–13<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Coliseum_(University_of_Kentucky)" title="Memorial Coliseum (University of Kentucky)">Memorial Coliseum</a></span> (8,327)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, KY</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ddffdd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">March 23, 2009</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">(4) </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at (1) <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball" title="Creighton Bluejays men's basketball">Creighton</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>Second round</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>W</b> <span class="nowrap">65–63</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22–13<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/CenturyLink_Center_Omaha" class="mw-redirect" title="CenturyLink Center Omaha">Qwest Center Omaha</a></span> (16,984)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, NE</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffdddd; color: #333;"> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">March 25, 2009</span>*<br /><span class="nowrap">7:00 pm,<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap">(4) </span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">at (2) <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team">Notre Dame</a></span></span> <br /><span class="nowrap"><small><i>Quarterfinals</i></small></span> </td> <td><b>L</b> <span class="nowrap">67–77</span> <sup></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22–14<br /> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edmund_P._Joyce_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmund P. Joyce Center">Edmund P. Joyce Center</a></span> (7,636)<br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame,_Indiana" title="Notre Dame, Indiana">Notre Dame, IN</a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <td colspan="12"><div style="font-size:85%;">*Non-conference game. <sup>#</sup>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/Coaches%27_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="Coaches' Poll">Coaches' Poll</a>. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_honors_and_awards">Season honors and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Season honors and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-SEC">All-SEC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: All-SEC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="40%"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Team</span> </th> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Player</span> </th> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Position</span> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>First</td> <td><b>Jodie Meeks</b></td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>First</td> <td><b>Patrick Patterson</b></td> <td>Forward </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;"><b>All-SEC</b></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SEC_Player_of_the_Week">SEC Player of the Week</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: SEC Player of the Week"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="40%"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Date</span> </th> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Player</span> </th> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Position</span> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>12/1 <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Meeks" title="Jodie Meeks">Jodie Meeks</a></b></td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>12/22 <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Meeks" title="Jodie Meeks">Jodie Meeks</a></b></td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>12/29 <sup id="cite_ref-secsports.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-secsports.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Patterson_(basketball)" title="Patrick Patterson (basketball)">Patrick Patterson</a></b></td> <td>Forward </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1/19 <sup id="cite_ref-secsports.com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-secsports.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Meeks" title="Jodie Meeks">Jodie Meeks</a></b></td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2/16 <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Meeks" title="Jodie Meeks">Jodie Meeks</a></b></td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;"><b>SEC Player of the Week</b></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SEC_Freshman_of_the_Week">SEC Freshman of the Week</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: SEC Freshman of the Week"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="40%"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Date</span> </th> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Player</span> </th> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Position</span> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>12/8 <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><b>DeAndre Liggins</b></td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;"><b>SEC Freshman of the Week</b></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-Season_All-SEC">Pre-Season All-SEC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Pre-Season All-SEC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="40%"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Team</span> </th> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Player</span> </th> <th bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;">Position</span> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><b>First</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Patterson_(basketball)" title="Patrick Patterson (basketball)">Patrick Patterson</a></b></td> <td>Forward </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><b>Second</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jodie_Meeks" title="Jodie Meeks">Jodie Meeks</a></b></td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#00407a"><span style="color:white;"><b>All-SEC</b></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Class_of_2009_signees">Class of 2009 signees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008%E2%80%9309_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Class of 2009 signees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The signees who formed the 2009-10 recruiting classes are considered one of the best all-time recruiting classes <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="width:70em;"><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting" title="College recruiting">College recruiting</a> information (2009) </th></tr> <tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Hometown </th> <th>High school / college </th> <th>Height </th> <th>Weight </th> <th>Commit date </th></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/John_Wall" title="John Wall">John Wall</a> </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">PG</a></i> </td> <td>Raleigh, North Carolina </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Word_of_God_Christian_Academy" title="Word of God Christian Academy">Word of God</a> </td> <td>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td>184 lb (83 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">May 18, 2009  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: 98 </td></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Cousins" title="DeMarcus Cousins">DeMarcus Cousins</a> </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">PF</a></i> </td> <td>Mobile, Alabama </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LeFlore_Magnet_High_School" title="LeFlore Magnet High School">LeFlore</a> </td> <td>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td>250 lb (110 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">Apr 8, 2009  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: 98 </td></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Orton" title="Daniel Orton">Daniel Orton</a> </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></i> </td> <td>Oklahoma City, Oklahoma </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bishop_McGuinness_High_School_(Oklahoma)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishop McGuinness High School (Oklahoma)">Bishop McGuinness</a> </td> <td>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td>265 lb (120 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">Oct 12, 2008  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: 97 </td></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bledsoe" title="Eric Bledsoe">Eric Bledsoe</a> </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></i> </td> <td>Birmingham, Alabama </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._H._Parker_High_School" title="A. H. Parker High School">Parker</a> </td> <td>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) </td> <td>180 lb (82 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">May 6, 2009  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="4/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/75px-4_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/113px-4_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/150px-4_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="5/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/75px-5_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/113px-5_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/5_stars.svg/150px-5_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: 90 </td></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b>Jon Hood </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">SG</a></i> </td> <td>Madisonville, Kentucky </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madisonville_North_Hopkins_High_School" title="Madisonville North Hopkins High School">Madisonville-North Hopkins</a> </td> <td>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td>185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">May 25, 2008  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="4/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/75px-4_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/113px-4_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/150px-4_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="4/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/75px-4_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/113px-4_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/150px-4_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: 91 </td></tr> <tr style="border-bottom: 3px; text-align: center"> <td rowspan="2"><b>Darnell Dodson </b><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></i> </td> <td>Greenbelt, Maryland </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dade_College" title="Miami Dade College">Miami-Dade CC</a> </td> <td>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td>215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td class="nowrap">Apr 22, 2009  </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center"> <td colspan="7"><b><a href="/wiki/College_recruiting#Star_ratings" title="College recruiting">Star ratings</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/75px-3_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/113px-3_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3_stars.svg/150px-3_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>:<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:4_stars.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="4/5 stars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/75px-4_stars.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/113px-4_stars.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/4_stars.svg/150px-4_stars.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="110" /></a></span>   <a href="/wiki/247Sports" title="247Sports">247Sports</a>: <i>N/A</i>    ESPN grade: 95 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;"><b>Overall recruiting rankings:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout</a>: <i>1</i>   <a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals</a>: <i>1</i>  <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>: <i>1</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><i>Note</i>: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.</li> <li>In these cases, the average was taken. 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href="/w/index.php?title=1911%E2%80%9312_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1911–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1911–12</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1912%E2%80%9313_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1912–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913%E2%80%9314_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1913–14 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1913–14</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1914%E2%80%9315_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1914–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1914–15</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1915%E2%80%9316_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1915–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not 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Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1920–21</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1921%E2%80%9322_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1921–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1921–22</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922%E2%80%9323_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922–23 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1922–23</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1923%E2%80%9324_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1923–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1923–24</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1924%E2%80%9325_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1924–25 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1924–25</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1925%E2%80%9326_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1925–26 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1925–26</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926%E2%80%9327_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926–27 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1926–27</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1927%E2%80%9328_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1927–28 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1927–28</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928%E2%80%9329_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928–29 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1928–29</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1929%E2%80%9330_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1929–30 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1929–30</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1930%E2%80%9331_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1930–31 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1930–31</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1931%E2%80%9332_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1931–32 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1931–32</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1932–33 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1932–33</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1933–34 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1933–34</a></b></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1934%E2%80%9335_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1934–35 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1934–35</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1935%E2%80%9336_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1935–36 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1935–36</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936%E2%80%9337_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936–37 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1936–37</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937%E2%80%9338_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1937–38 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1937–38</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938%E2%80%9339_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938–39 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1938–39</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939%E2%80%9340_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1939–40 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1939–40</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940%E2%80%9341_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1940–41 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1940–41</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1941%E2%80%9342_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1941–42 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1941–42</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1942%E2%80%9343_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1942–43 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1942–43</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943%E2%80%9344_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1943–44 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1943–44</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944%E2%80%9345_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1944–45 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1944–45</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945%E2%80%9346_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945–46 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1945–46</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1946–47 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1946–47</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1947–48 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1947–48</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1948–49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1948–49</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1949–50 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1949–50</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1950–51 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1950–51</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1951–52 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1951–52</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1952–53</span></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1953–54 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1953–54</a></b></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954%E2%80%9355_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954–55 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955%E2%80%9356_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955–56 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1956–57 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1956–57</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1957–58 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1957–58</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958%E2%80%9359_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958–59 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959%E2%80%9360_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959–60 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1960–61 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961%E2%80%9362_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961–62 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962%E2%80%9363_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962–63 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963%E2%80%9364_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963–64 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964%E2%80%9365_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964–65 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1964–65</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1965–66</a></i></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966%E2%80%9367_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966–67 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967%E2%80%9368_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967–68 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968%E2%80%9369_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968–69 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team (page does not exist)">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1970–71 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1971–72 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1972–73 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1973–74 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1973–74</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1974–75 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1974–75</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1975–76 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1976–77 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1976–77</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1977–78</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1978–79 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1979–80 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1979–80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1980–81 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1981–82 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1982–83 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1982–83</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1983–84</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1984–85 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1985–86 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1988–89 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1989–90 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1990–91 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1991–92 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1991–92</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1992–93 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1992–93</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1993–94 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1994–95 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1994–95</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1995–96 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1995–96</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1996–97 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1996–97</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1997–98 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1997–98</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1999–2000 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2000–01 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2001–02 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2002–03 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2007–08</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2009–10 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2009–10</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2010–11</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2011–12</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2012–13</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2013–14</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2014–15</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2018–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team">2021–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2022–23 Kentucky 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