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22 Stacey Poole

Name
Stacey Poole
Position
Guard
Class
SO
Hometown (Last School)
Jacksonville, FL (Providence)
Ht
6'4"
Wt
200
Seasons
2010-11, 2011-12
Birthday
October 24, 1991

Personal

Son of Stacey and Shelley Poole … Father, Stacey, was a standout at the University of Florida who ranks as the Gators’ No. 4 all-time scorer with 1,678 points … Chose Kentucky over South Carolina.

High School

Averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists as a senior … Participated in Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic, where he scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds … Scored in double figures in 19 of his final 23 games his senior season … Averaged 17.3 points per game as a junior … First signee of class of 2010 … Ranked as the fourth best small forward and No. 33 overall prospect of 2010 by Rivals.com.

2010-11

Played in 16 of 38 games … Saw action in UK’s home win over South Carolina … Logged four minutes against LSU … Posted two rebounds for the second straight game vs. Coppin State … Grabbed a season-best two rebounds in three minutes against Winthrop … Pulled down one rebound in seven minutes of action against Indiana … Hit his first 3-point basket of his career against Notre Dame … Shot a perfect 1-for-1 from the field and from 3-point range against Notre Dame and also grabbed an important offensive rebound to keep the possession alive. UK would later score on that possession with a layup from Brandon Knight … 3-point basket against Notre Dame helped key a 13-2 run to close out the half … Recorded the first assist of his career against Boston … Logged a season-high eight minutes vs. Washington in the EA Sports Maui Invitational … Played two minutes on the road against Portland … Had one rebound in first collegiate outing … Played one minute against East Tennessee State … Scored three points in UK’s exhibition win against Pikeville … Scored five points, grabbed six rebounds and passed out three assists in eight minutes of play in the exhibition against Dillard.

Departed program in November of 2011.

College Statistics:

NCAA

SeasonTeamMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Kentucky4519141235411004162.811.1150.0025.000.50.10.00.00.3
Kentucky0000000000000000000000000
Total-4519141235411004162.811.1150.0025.000.50.10.00.00.3

Career Totals

SeasonMINFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAORDRPFASTTOBLKSTLPTSGMPGFG%FT%3P%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010-114519141235411004162.811.1150.0025.000.50.10.00.00.3
2011-120000000000000000000000000
Total4519141235411004162.811.1150.0025.000.50.10.00.00.3

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..

 

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