NO. 25 KENTUCKY (15-4, 4-1 SEC) - University of Kentucky Athletics

CATS ROCK AT RUPP ARENA
• UK has won 56 of its last 68 home games. The
Cats are 10-1 at home this season and are 397-49
(.890) all-time in Rupp.
• UK has won 17 national attendance titles in the
building, including 10 of the last 11.
• The Rupp Arena attendance record of 24,459
was set Feb. 4, 2003, against Florida.
• The Wildcats have posted a remarkable 226-33
(.873) record in regular-season SEC games played
in Rupp. Tubby Smith is 65-14 (.823) in home
league games at UK.
PACKED HOUSE
Kentucky is known for its loyal fans and this
year is no different. After 11 home games this season,
the Wildcats once again lead the
Southeastern Conference in attendance, averaging
23,125 fans at historic Rupp Arena. That’s over
3,800 more fans than the second place team.
PRESEASON HONORS
Randolph Morris received the bulk of the
Wildcat preseason accolades this year. In the SEC
Preseason coaches’ vote, Morris was voted secondteam
All-SEC. He was rated as the 11th-best center
nationally by The Sporting News as well as
being named second-team preseason All-SEC by
TSN. CBSSportsline.com rated Morris the 14th
best center in the country, while he checked in at
23rd in Lindy’s preseason ratings. Athlon Sports
selected Morris third-team preseason All-SEC.
The Sporting News also listed UK freshmen
Perry Stevenson and Jodie Meeks among the
nation’s Top Impact newcomers. Street & Smith’s
list Meeks, Stevenson and Derrick Jasper among
the nation’s Top 100 Freshmen.
SEC PREDICTIONS
Several publications and organizations have
rated the Wildcats as one of the top teams in the
SEC. Kentucky was selected to finish second in
the SEC East Division behind defending national
champion Florida by the media members that
attended SEC Media Days in Birmingham. UK
was tabbed for a second place finish in the East by
Athlon’s, The Sporting News, Street & Smith’s, and
Blue Ribbon while Lindy’s picked the Cats third
behind Florida and Tennessee.
NATIONAL EXPOSURE
The Kentucky Wildcats played on a national
television network 19 times during the 2005-06
regular season. This season all of Kentucky’s
games are once again scheduled for live television
of which 12 are slated for national broadcasts. All
three of Kentucky’s games in the EA Sports Maui
Invitational were televised on ESPN’s family of
networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) as was UK’s
games at South Carolina (1/16). UK will also
appear on the “Total Sports Network” vs. Florida
(2/10), at Tennessee (2/13) and vs. LSU (2/20).
CBS aired the Wildcats at North Carolina (12/2),
vs. Indiana (12/9), and at Louisville (12/16) and
also has Kentucky vs. Tennessee (1/28) and at
Florida (3/4).
THREE MANIA
UK has the nation’s third-longest active streak
of consecutive games with a made three-pointer.
UK has hit a three-pointer in 629 consecutive
games, which trails only UNLV and Vanderbilt.
The Wildcats' last game without a three-pointer
came 18 seasons ago against Seton Hall on
Nov. 26, 1988, a “three-point” loss in the Great
Alaska Shootout.
As of January 22, 2007, UNLV and Vanderbilt
have hit a three-pointer in every game since the
three-point rule was adopted to start the 1986-87
season. The Rebels streak is 651 games, while
Vanderbilt’s streak is 649 games.
BIG BLUE MANIA
KEIGHTLEY RECORDS 1,400TH GAME AT UK
Not to be lost in the hype of the opening game
of the 2006-07 season was equipment manager
Bill Keightley’s 1,400th game with the Wildcats.
Keightley is in his 46th season as equipment manager
of the UK basketball team. The beloved “Mr.
Wildcat” began assisting in the equipment room
during the 1961-62 season and since then, UK
has played 1,418 games, owning a 1,088-330
(.767) record.
Kentucky, which has fielded 104 teams, has
played 2,541 games, meaning Keightley has
played a role in 55.8% of the games.
The Lawrenceburg, Ky., native, who has a jersey
retired in the rafters of Rupp Arena, has
worked under five different head coaches at UK -
- Rupp, Hall, Sutton, Pitino and Smith. The current
Cats have a modern nickname for the 80-
year-old Keightley -- “Smooth.”
“SUPER FAN” IN 54TH SEASON
UK fan Bob Wiggins, 78, continues his amazing
streak of following the basketball Cats. The
2006-07 season is his 54th watching Kentucky
play in person and through his own record-keeping,
he has attended 1,369 UK games.
His home-court streak spans 45 years and 656
games. During that period, which dates back to
1960-61, UK has a home record of 581-75
(.886).
KENTUCKY IN SEC STATS
SEC ONLY
(through Jan. 22)
TEAM
CATEGORY
RANK (STAT)
Scoring............................................................................5th (74.0)
Scoring Defense..............................................................1st (59.2)
Scoring Margin ............................................................2nd (+14.8)
Free Throw % ................................................................5th (.674)
Field Goal % ................................................................ 2nd (.504)
Field Goal % Def.............................................................1st (.360)
3-Pt Field Goal %............................................................6th (.388)
3-Pt FG % Def. ..............................................................3rd (.336)
3-Point FGs Made ..........................................................7th (7.60)
Rebound Offense............................................................7th (36.0)
Rebound Defense ..........................................................1st (31.6)
Rebound Margin .......................................................... 2nd (+4.4)
Offensive Rebounds......................................................11th (9.40)
Defensive Rebounds ....................................................3rd (26.60)
Blocked Shots................................................................ 3rd (5.40)
Assists.......................................................................... 4th (17.60)
Steals ..............................................................................8th (5.80)
Turnover Margin ............................................................6th (-0.60)
Assist/Turnover Ratio......................................................3rd (1.31)
INDIVIDUAL
PLAYER
ALL
Scoring
Joe Crawford ..................................................................3rd (18.6)
Randolph Morris ..........................................................t15th (14.2)
Ramel Bradley ..............................................................20th (13.4)
Rebounding
Randolph Morris ..............................................................t6th (8.0)
Ramel Bradley ..............................................................t15th (6.4)
Defensive Rebounds
Randolph Morris..............................................................6th (6.20)
Ramel Bradley ..............................................................10th (5.20)
Field Goal Percentage
Randolph Morris..............................................................4th (.560)
Joe Crawford ................................................................10th (.524)
Assists
Ramel Bradley ................................................................6th (5.20)
Free Throw Percentage
Ramel Bradley ................................................................4th (.778)
Randolph Morris............................................................13th (.652)
Steals
Derrick Jasper..............................................................t14th (1.40)
Randolph Morris ..........................................................t14th (1.40)
3-Pt Field Goal Percentage
Joe Crawford ..................................................................3rd (.586)
Ramel Bradley ..............................................................11th (.458)
3-Pt Field Goals Made
Joe Crawford..................................................................2nd (3.40)
Ramel Bradley ............................................................t15th (2.20)
Blocks
Randolph Morris ............................................................3rd (2.40)
Assist/Turnover Ratio
Ramel Bradley ................................................................6th (2.17)
Minutes
Ramel Bradley ..............................................................9th (34.80)
Joe Crawford..............................................................t11th (34.20)