2011-2012 Kentucky Basketball Roster
# | Player | Class | Hometown (Last School) | Ht | Wt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Darius Miller | SR | Maysville, KY (Mason County) | 6'7" | 235 |
3 | Terrence Jones | SO | Portland, OR (Jesuit) | 6'9" | 252 |
4 | Jon Hood | R SR | Madisonville, KY (North Hopkins) | 6'7" | 215 |
5 | Jarrod Polson | SR | Nicholasville, KY | 6'2" | 182 |
11 | Twany Beckham | SR | Louisville, KY (Ballard) | 6'5" | 202 |
12 | Ryan Harrow | SO | Marietta, GA (Walton) | 6'2" | 170 |
13 | Sam Malone | SR | Scituate, Mass. (Scituate) | 5'11 | 185 |
14 | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | FR | Somerdale, NJ (St. Patrick) | 6'7" | 232 |
20 | Doron Lamb | SO | New York, NY (Bishop Laughlin) | 6'4" | 210 |
22 | Stacey Poole | SO | Jacksonville, FL (Providence) | 6'4" | 200 |
23 | Anthony Davis | FR | Chicago, IL (Perspectives Charter) | 6'10" | 220 |
25 | Marquis Teague | FR | Indianapolis, IN (Pike) | 6'2" | 198 |
30 | Eloy Vargas | SR | Moca, DR | 6'11" | 244 |
32 | Brian Long | SR | Dumont, N.J. (River Dell) | 5'9 | 155 |
33 | Kyle Wiltjer | SO | Portland, OR (Jesuit) | 6'9" | 239 |
Head Coach: John Calipari (Clarion, ‘82)
Assistant Coaches: Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh, ‘95), Kenny Payne (Louisville, ‘03), John Robic (Denison, ‘86)
Strength Coach: Mike Malone (Mount Union College, ‘01)
Athletic Trainer: Chris Simmons (Memphis, ‘02)
On This Day In UK Basketball History
- On March 18, 1966, Louie Dampier joined the 1,000-point club. He did it in 53 games.
- On March 18, 1966, Kentucky, the No. 1 team in the nation, faced off against No. 2 Duke in the 1966 NCAA Final Four. Louie Dampier (23 points) and Pat Riley (19) led the top-ranked Cats past No. 2 Duke in front of 14,253 at the Cole Field House in College Park, Md.
- On March 18, 1972, Adolph Rupp coaches his last game at UK, a 73-54 loss to Florida State for the Mideast Region title in the NCAA Tournament.
- On March 18, 1978, in the 1978 NCAA Tournament round of eight, sophomore point guard Kyle Macy scored nine points in the final 6:16 to rally the Wildcats past Michigan State and freshman star Earvin “Magic” Johnson before 13,485 at the University of Dayton Arena.