2015-2016 Kentucky Basketball Roster
# | Player | Class | Hometown (Last School) | Ht | Wt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
00 | Marcus Lee | JR | Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley) | 6'9 | 220 |
1 | Skal Labissiere | FR | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 6'11 | 225 |
3 | Tyler Ulis | SO | Lima, Ohio (Marian Catholic) | 5'9 | 155 |
4 | Charles Matthews | FR | Chicago, IL (St. Rita) | 6'6 | 189 |
10 | Jonny David | SR | Pittsburgh (Mt Lebanon) | 6'2 | 175 |
11 | Mychal Mulder | SR | Windsor, Ontario | 6'4 | 185 |
13 | Isaiah Briscoe | SO | Newark, NJ (Roselle Cath) | 6'3 | 202 |
14 | Tai Wynyard | FR | Auckland, NZL (Rangitoto College) | 6'10" | 254 |
15 | Isaac Humphries | SO | Sydney, AUS (La Lumiere) | 7'0 | 260 |
22 | Alex Poythress | SR | Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast) | 6'8 | 230 |
23 | Jamal Murray | FR | Kitchener, Canada (Athlete Inst.) | 6'4 | 207 |
24 | E.J. Floreal | JR | Palo Alto, Calif. (Dunbar) | 6'4 | 200 |
25 | Dominique Hawkins | SR | Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central) | 6'0 | 195 |
30 | Dillon Pulliam | JR | Cynthiana, KY (Transy) | 6'3 | 195 |
35 | Derek Willis | SR | Mt. Washington, Ky. (Bullitt East) | 6'9 | 220 |
Head Coach: John Calipari (Clarion, 1982)
Associate Head Coach: Kenny Payne (Louisville, 2003)
Assistant Coaches: Tony Barbee (UMass, 1993), John Robic (Denison, 1986)
Special Asst. to the Head Coach: Joel Justus (UNC Wilmington, 2004)
Associate AD/Basketball Operations: Chris Woolard (UCLA, 1997)
Asst. Strength Coach: Robert Harris (Kentucky State, 2009)
Athletic Trainer: Chris Simmons (Memphis, 2002)
On This Day In UK Basketball History
- On March 19, 1966, Pat Riley joined the 1,000-point club. He did it in 54 games.
- On March 19, 1966, in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, top-ranked UK, featuring “Rupp’s Runts,” loses in the NCAA Championship game, 72-65, to Texas Western.
- On March 19, 1989, in the wake of an NCAA investigation, Eddie Sutton resigns as UK basketball coach.