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Box 184 • Versailles, KY 40383 Your Diversified Solutions Company Phone: 859.554.7729 Fax: 859.469.9527 Voice & Data Cabling - Fiber Optic Splicing - Wireless Solutions - Electrical Solutions Automated Gate Controls - Electronic Security - Access Controls - CCTV / IP Cameras Network Monitoring - Managed Technology - Network Design 2430 Palumbo Drive Suite 110 Lexington, KY 40509 info@fusionsystemsky.com www.fusionsystemsky.comHigh School Led high school team to a 29-1 record his se- nior season ... Averaged 11.8 points, 7.9 re- bounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks for a team that won its final 25 games ... Squad claimed the South Jersey, Group 2 champion- ship and the No. 1 spot in the final NJ.com Top 50 rankings ... Named the NJ.com Player of the Year and was a NJ.com All-State First Team selection ... Averaged 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game during the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in 2019 ... Also performed well at the Peach Jam finals in 2019, averaging 14.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game ... Selected to the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic ... Four-star prospect ranked as high as No. 36 in the class by Rivals. Personal Born Feb. 8 in Edgewater Park, New Jersey ... Parents are Monique Ripka and Stephen Ware ... Has two siblings, Shataya and Stefon ... Major is undeclared/exploratory studies in agriculture ... Chose Kentucky over Michigan, Ohio State, Providence and Miami ... Lists his parents as his life’s greatest influences ... Chose No. 55 because it is unique ... Favorite show on Netflix is All-American ... Listens to Drake before games ... Lists Michael Kidd- Gilchrist as his favorite former UK player ... His most memorable moment as a basketball player is going 29-1 his final season of high school ... Enjoys playing Call of Duty when he’s not playing basketball. F n 6-9 n 223 n Fr . LANCE WARE #55 Camden, N.J. Follow LANCE on Social Media n @lanceware12 on Twitter n @lance.ware on Instagram @UKSportsNetwork 49High School Appeared in all 26 games for Kingsway Re- gional during his senior season … Averaged 8.7 points per game … Notched 11 dou- ble-figure scoring efforts and knocked down multiple 3-pointers in 12 games … Scored a season-high 19 points on six made 3s with four assists against Woodstown … Also post- ed 16 points, five rebounds and four assists at Clearview and recorded 15 points, six boards and five dimes vs. Cumberland ... Dished out four or more assists in 14 games … Produced three or more steals in 10 games … Helped advance Kingsway to the 2020 NJSIAA Group 4 Championship field of 64. Personal Born Feb. 3 in Camden, New Jersey … Moth- er is Syreeta Brittingham … Stepfather is Dajuan Wagner, former Memphis star who played for John Calipari … Has two siblings, Dayonni and Dajuan Jr. … Major is finance … Off the court talent includes juggling … Lists his parents as the two people who have influenced him the most … When he’s not playing basketball he’s watching it … Listens to NBA YoungBoy, Polo G and Lil Durk pre- game … Chicken is his favorite food … Lists Kemba Walker as his favorite NBA player and Tyler Ulis as his favorite former UK player. G n 5-8 n 145 n Fr. KAREEM WATKINS #25 Camden, N.J. 50 @KentuckyMBB Follow KAREEM on Social Media n @stink_cvp on Instagram2019-20 Saw action in four games during his first sea- son with the Wildcats … Made his UK debut in the win over Eastern Kentucky … Logged two steals, one each against EKU and Lamar. 2018-19 (College of the Desert) Saw action in 27 games ... Averaged 8.2 points per game for the Roadrunners ... Also contributed 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game ... Dished out a team-high 134 assists ... Sunk 31 shots from behind the arc ... Scored a career-high 29 points vs. San Jacin- to on Feb. 1 on 9-of-11 shooting and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line ... Recorded 19 points vs. West LA on Nov. 2 ... Twice tabbed to the College of the Desert Dean’s List. 2017-18 (UC Irvine) Appeared in 27 games as a true freshman ... Played double-digit minutes four times ... Scored five points in his collegiate debut at Denver ... Dished out four assists and hit a three against Chapman ... Had three assists in six minutes at Montana ... Snared four boards to couple with two points vs. UC Riv- erside ... Two-time Dean’s List honoree. High School Played for Chatfield High School ... 2016 Chauncey Billups regional champion ... School reached the Colorado High School Activities Association Final Four in 2016 ... Three-time league champion ... Two-time Jef- ferson County All-Conference ... 2014 Adidas Unrivaled assist leader ... Finalist in the 2013 USA U-18 3x3 Tournament ... Phi Theta Kap- pa Honor Society. Personal Born Sept. 26 in Fresno, California … Par- ents are John and Jean Welch … Has a sister, Haley ... Major is bachelor of liberal studies ... Father played basketball at UNLV and has served as a coach in the NBA for 15 years ... John Welch is currently serving as an as- sistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers ... Grandfather Coley was the third-ranked boxing middleweight in the world in 1941 ... Chose No. 13 because it was Steve Nash’s number ... Proudest moment as a basketball player was suiting up for UC Irvine for his first collegiate game. Guard n 6-0 n 185 n Sr. RILEY WELCH #13 Littleton, Colo. 52 @KentuckyMBB Follow RILEY on Social Media n @Riley__Welch on Twitter n @riley__welch on Instagram@UKSportsNetwork 53Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for complete UK Sports Network coverage of the Cats. UKATHLETICS.COMUK SPORTS NETWORK@UKSportsNetworkuk_sportsnetwork KENTUCKY BASKETBALL@KentuckyMBBkentuckymbb Monday Nights from 6-7 p.m. on the UK Sports Network. John Calipari Radio Show Tune in all season long to the UK Sports Network for official coverage of Kentucky Wildcats Basketball. Visit UKathletics.com/ UKSportsNetwork for radio and TV affiliates in your area.2020-21 COACHING STAFFA “players-first” coach with a penchant for helping people reach their dreams, John Calipari, a Naismith Memorial Basket- ball Hall of Famer, has guided six teams to the Final Four, led one to a national champi- onship and helped 49 players earn selection in the NBA Draft during his 28-year college coaching career. Calipari guided Kentucky to its eighth national championship and his first national title in 2012. In becoming only the second coach in NCAA history to lead three differ- ent schools to the Final Four, he has racked up nearly 800 on-court victories, 20 NCAA Tournament on-court appearances, six Final Fours and numerous national coach of the year honors. From UMass to Memphis and now Ken- tucky, Calipari’s career has been successful throughout, but his most recent run in Lex- ington has been the best stretch of his career. During Calipari's first 11 seasons at UK, he's led all coaches in NCAA Tournament wins (31), Final Fours (four), Elite Eights (seven) and Sweet 16s (eight). He's in the top three in total wins (330) in that time span. In 2015, Coach Cal led college basket- ball’s first ever 38-0 team, and became one of just three coaches to make four Final Fours in a five-year span. At the end of the season, Calipari became the 96th coach to join the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. While building a program out of obscuri- ty at Massachusetts, laying the foundation at Memphis and restoring luster at the sport’s greatest program at Kentucky, he totaled the second-most wins in NCAA history in the first 20 years of a college coaching career. Quite honestly, though, Calipari’s on- court success overshadows a much more significant picture. In his goal to lead a players-first pro- gram, he has helped more than 50 young men realize their dreams and reach the NBA level with 49 players earning NBA Draft selections, including a record five first-round draft picks in 2010. Two years later, six Wildcats heard their names called at the 2012 draft, the most in the two-round draft era. UK, with Calipari’s help, would tie those six picks again in 2015, including a record-tying four lottery selections. His four No. 1 overall picks are more than any oth- er coach, and he’s had 38 players drafted during his first 10 drafts at Kentucky, includ- ing 29 first-round picks. Calipari’s players have entered the league NBA-ready. His players have garnered 23 All-Star selections, with Anthony Davis win- ning the game’s MVP honor in 2017. Der- rick Rose was named MVP in 2011. Five of his players have been tabbed All-NBA, three have been named NBA Rookie of the Year and 14 players from Calipari’s first 10 teams at Kentucky made the NBA All-Rook- ie teams. UK has produced more All-NBA players, more NBA All-Rookie and more NBA All-Defensive players than any other school in the Calipari era. Much like he did at UMass, where his players graduated at nearly 80%, Calipa- ri has stressed academics. Fifteen of his last 18 seniors at Memphis earned their bachelor's degrees, and all 18 players at UK who were eligible to graduate by the end of their senior years walked away with a diploma in hand, including four play- ers who earned their degree in just three years. Calipari’s teams routinely have post- ed a combined team grade-point average of 3.0 or better. John Calipari n Head Coach n 12th Season 56 @KentuckyMBBCalipari has raised millions of dollars to help the lives of those in need in the Com- monwealth and beyond. He has had a par- ticular passion to assist those impacted by natural disasters. For instance, in 2010, he used a telethon to raise more than $1 mil- lion for victims of the devastating earth- quake in Haiti. He followed that up with telethons in 2012, raising $1 million for victims of Superstorm Sandy, and in 2017, for victims of Hurricane Harvey. He also re- cently teamed up with the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation to launch the McLendon Minority Leadership Initia- tive, a coach-driven initiative that will pro- vide minorities a jump-start to their careers through practical experiences, opportunities to build their network and instilling the val- ues of John McLendon. Calipari launched his foundation in 2012, and since then the foundation has worked with several key partners and do- nated more than $1.5 million, a figure that does not include matching funds that have been contributed from individuals and cor- porations. In 2013, Calipari initiated hosting an annual alumni weekend around his bas- ketball fantasy experience with the intent to raise money for charity. After generating $350,000 for selected organizations and charities during the inaugural game, the weekend has generated millions of dollars for charity since its inception. In 2017, Coach Cal was named the head coach of the 2017 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Cup Team, which finished third at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Cairo. Author of five books, including the New York Times Best Seller “Players First: Coach- ing from the Inside Out,” Calipari is a master of communication and maximizing talent. He lives by the motto that “it’s never a mat- ter of how far you have fallen, but instead it’s about how high you bounce back.” The Calipari File Date of Birth - Feb. 10, 1959 Wife - Ellen Children - Erin Sue, Megan Rae, Bradley Vincent Education Clarion State (1982) (now Clarion) Head Coaching Experience University of Massachusetts (1989-96) New Jersey Nets (NBA) (1997-99) University of Memphis (2001-09) University of Kentucky (2010-present) Calipari Highlights n Calipari owns the NCAA's most sin- gle-season wins with 38, tying his own record (Memphis in ‘08 and UK in ‘12) in 2015 with 38 wins. He owns the most sin- gle-season wins at UMass, Memphis and UK n Calipari is the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history for a five-year span with 173 victories (2008-12) n Calipari is the first coach in NCAA Division I history to record five straight on- court 30-win seasons. Memphis hit the 30- win plateau from 2006-09 n Calipari is one of only two coaches (Rick Pitino) to lead three different schools to a Final Four n Calipari is one of only three coaches (John Wooden, Mike Kzryzewski) to go to four Final Fours in five seasons n Calipari has advanced to the Sweet 16 in 12 of the last 14 NCAA Tournaments and the Elite Eight in 10 of the last 14 Calipari 1 n Calipari started with a 54-0 record in Rupp Arena as head coach of the Wildcats n Calipari has helped 38 earn selection in the NBA Draft (29 first-round picks) over the last 10 seasons n Calipari has more wins (327) in a 10- year period (2006-15) than any other coach in college basketball history n Calipari is the fourth-fastest NCAA Di- vision I men's basketball coach to reach 300 victories at a single school n Calipari's 31 combined regular season and tournament league titles trail only Mark Few (35) of Gonzaga for the most among active coaches n Calipari became the fourth-fastest coach to 700 on-court wins, behind only Adolph Rupp, Jerry Tarkanian and Roy Wil- liams n Calipari has the second-most wins in school history, behind only Adolph Rupp n Calipari's 31 NCAA Tournament wins are the most in school history. 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