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Brian Long
Name
Brian Long
Position
Guard
Class
SR
Hometown (Last School)
Dumont, N.J. (River Dell)
Ht
5'9
Wt
155
Seasons
2011-12, 2014-15, 2012-13, 2013-14
Birthday
April 2, 1992

Brian Long was born on April 2, 1992, to Brian and Patricia Long.  His father, Brian, was a celebrated high school coach in New Jersey and played for Eddie Sutton at Creighton in the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons.  He has two brothers, Keith and Travis, who played college basketball, Keith at UNLV and Travis at Memphis under John Calipari.  

In high school, Long averaged 9.6 points and 5.0 assists per game in his senior season at River Dell High School.  He helped lead River Dell High School’s boys basketball team to the state playoffs.

A childhood friend of the Calipari family, Long joined the Wildcats as a walk-on for the 2011-12 season.  “I’ve known Coach Cal my whole life,” Long said.  “Our families are really close. He gave me an opportunity to walk on at Kentucky and I jumped at it.”

As a freshman walk-on at UK, Long saw action in 12 games.  He saw his first career action in a Wildcat win over Marist.  Long tallied his first career points with a 2-for-4 showing at the free throw line in a win over Penn State.  He also pulled down his first career rebound in that victory.  He made an appearance in UK’s opening NCAA Tournament victory over WKU.

As a sophomore, Long appeared in three games.  He registered his first career steal in a win over Mississippi State.

Long earned a scholarship going into the 2013-14 season.  As a junior, Long earned All-SEC Academic team honors for the third consecutive year.  He appeared in UK’s SEC Tournament victory over Georgia and saw a minute of action in a win over Transylvania.

As a senior, Long made the SEC Academic Honor Roll for a fourth straight season. He saw action in 10 games, his most since his freshman season.  Long made his first career start on Senior Day vs. Florida.  Long was part of a Kentucky team that went undefeated until their loss to Wisconsin, coming up two wins shy of becoming the first NCAA men’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season.

College Statistics:

Per Game

SeasonGGSMPFGFGAFG%2P2PA2P%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
2011-121201.40.00.1.0000.00.1.0000.00.0 0.20.3.5000.10.10.20.00.00.00.00.00.2
2012-13302.00.01.0.0000.00.7.0000.00.3.0000.00.0 0.00.00.00.00.30.00.00.00.0
2013-14101.00.00.0 0.00.0 0.00.0 0.00.0 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
2014-151011.60.00.2.0000.00.0 0.00.2.0000.00.0 0.00.00.00.00.10.00.00.20.0
Career2611.50.00.2.0000.00.1.0000.00.1.0000.10.2.5000.00.00.10.00.10.00.00.10.1

 

Totals

SeasonGGSMPFGFGAFG%2P2PA2P%3P3PA3P%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
2011-121201701.00001.00000 24.500112000002
2012-1330603.00002.00001.00000 000010000
2013-1410100 00 00 00 000000000
2014-151011602.00000 02.00000 000010020
Career2614006.00003.00003.00024.500112020022

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.

 

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