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Visit UKathletics.com/ UKSportsNetwork for radio and TV affiliates in your area.12 @UKFootball12 @KentuckyMBB PRESENTED BY 14 @KentuckyMBB Around the SEC Around the Country 2019-20 SEC Standings Team SEC Overall Home Road Auburn 1-0 13-0 7-0 2-0 Arkansas 1-0 12-1 9-0 2-1 Kentucky 1-0 10-3 9-1 0-0 LSU 1-0 9-4 7-1 1-1 Florida 1-0 9-4 5-1 0-2 Mississippi State 0-1 9-4 6-2 1-0 Missouri 0-1 8-5 6-1 1-2 Tennessee 0-1 8-5 6-3 0-1 Alabama 0-1 7-6 4-1 1-3 Texas A&M 0-1 6-6 6-1 0-1 Georgia 0-0 10-3 8-0 2-1 Ole Miss 0-0 9-4 7-1 0-2 Vanderbilt 0-0 8-5 8-3 0-1 South Carolina 0-0 8-5 5-3 3-0 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Aaron Nesmith, VANDY ................................................23.4 Mason Jones, ARK .........................................................19.5 Anthony Edwards, UGA.................................................18.4 Santiago Vescovi, UT .....................................................18.0 Isaiah Joe, ARK ..............................................................17.4 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Reggie Perry, MSU .........................................................10.0 Austin Wiley, AUB ...........................................................9.2 Rayshaun Hammonds, UGA ............................................9.1 Kerry Blackshear Jr., UF ...................................................9.0 Darius Days, LSU ............................................................8.0 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Ashton Hagans, UK .........................................................7.3 Lamonte Turner, UT .........................................................7.1 Andrew Nembhard, UF ...................................................5.8 J'Von McCormick, AUB ...................................................5.5 Saben Lee, VANDY ..........................................................5.5 Steals Player-Team ................................................................... SPG Skylar Mays, LSU .............................................................2.2 Dru Smith, MIZZOU .......................................................2.2 Ashton Hagans, UK .........................................................2.0 Kira Lewis Jr., ALA ...........................................................1.9 Mason Jones, ARK ...........................................................1.9 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Josh Nebo, TAMU ............................................................2.7 Yves Pons, UT .................................................................2.4 Nick Richards, UK ...........................................................2.3 Clevon Brown, VANDY ....................................................2.0 Abdul Ado, MSU .............................................................1.9 2019-20 Associated Press Rankings (Week 10) Team Record Points 1 Gonzaga (54) 16-1 1607 2 Duke (9) 13-1 1545 3 Kansas (2) 11-2 1513 4 Baylor 11-1 1386 5 Auburn 13-0 1317 6 Butler 14-1 1181 7 San Diego State 15-0 1130 8 Michigan State 12-3 1129 9 Oregon 12-3 1075 10 Florida State 13-2 966 11 Ohio State 11-3 924 12 Maryland 12-2 863 13 Louisville 11-3 844 14 Kentucky 10-3 811 15 Dayton 13-2 614 16 Villanova 10-3 604 17 West Virginia 11-2 599 18 Virginia 11-2 556 19 Michigan 10-4 502 20 Penn State 12-2 456 21 Memphis 12-2 455 22 Texas Tech 10-3 287 23 Wichita State 13-1 252 24 Arizona 11-3 184 25 Colorado 12-3 81The Nick and Quick Show Lead Cats Past Mizzou Nick Richards carried the load for No. 17/14 Kentucky before Immanuel Quickley finished the job for the Wildcats. Quickley scored a career-high 23 points, Nick Richards had 21 and Kentucky beat Mis- souri 71-59 Saturday in the Southeastern Con- ference opener for both schools. Richards scored the first nine points for the Wildcats, 14 of their first 16 points and had 17 by halftime, including a key 3-point play. Quickley's 3 put Kentucky (10-3, 1-0) ahead to stay, and he was just getting started. Quickley was 4 of 8 from behind the arc and 5 of 9 overall. He also went 9 for 9 at the line, part of a 27-for-30 performance for Kentucky as a team. "My way of changing a game is usually a 3-point shot," said Quickley, who surpassed his previous best of 18 points from last Sat- urday's victory against Louisville. "We've got other guys, they dunk, they block shots. Any way you can change a game, you want to use that to the best of your ability." Richards went 9 for 13 from the field and grabbed 12 rebounds for his second consec- utive double-double. The junior forward also blocked four shots before fouling out with 3:52 left. In between blocking shots and grabbing rebounds, Richards worked his way free for scoring opportunities, including a few jump- ers. "All the workouts I've been through, even- tually it was going to show up on the court," said Richards, who posted his sixth dou- ble-double this season. "My coaches told me not to be arrogant with it, just be humble and everything will just fall through." Kentucky posted its second straight victo- ry since consecutive losses to Utah and Ohio State. But the Wildcats lost point guard Ashton Hagans with 1:48 left after he hurt his left an- kle while playing defense. Coach John Calipari said it was a low sprain instead of an Achilles tendon tear that he initially feared. "When they told me it wasn't that, OK, we can deal with whatever else it is," Calipari said. "Maybe he's out. Maybe he doesn't play against Georgia (on Tuesday). Then you're go- ing to see the impact and importance he has on this team." Missouri (8-5, 0-1) cut a 16-point defi- cit down to 56-46 with 6:03 remaining. The Wildcats answered with a 6-0 spurt to help close it out. Of note ... • Kentucky is now 67-19 in South- eastern Conference openers, includ- ing 9-2 under Calipari • The Wildcats are now just two victories shy of 1,000 all-time wins in the SEC. • UK held the visitors to 59 points. UK is 181-7 under Calipari when lim- iting the opponent to 63 points or less, including 8-0 this season • The Wildcats shot 43.5% from the field and Missouri hit 36.2%, mov- ing Kentucky to 9-0 this season when outshooting the opponent • Kentucky improved to 194-17 in the Calipari era when holding the op- ponent to 40% or less • UK was remarkable consistent at the foul line, making 90% in the first half (9 of 10), 90% in the second half (18 of 20) and 90% for the game (27 of 30) • The Wildcats won the rebounding 36-31 and are now 9-0 this season when leading the rebounding. • Kentucky had two 20-point scorers for the second time this season. Richards and Hagans did it earlier this season in the Utah Valley game • UK led by as many as 16 points in the second half. The Wildcats improved to 270-6 under Calipari when leading by at least 10 points at any time in the contest. Hagans' Breakthrough at Georgia If Ashton Hagans is able to play Tuesday at Georgia -- a big if at this point after the soph- omore guard left Saturday's game vs. Missouri late with a left ankle sprain (day-to-day) -- he will have a hard time matching his perfor- mance in Athens from a year ago. The Georgia native capped a breakthrough month with his best offensive performance of his freshman season in his return to his home state. In front of family and friends -- and the school he originally verbally committed to -- Hagans dominated the game with 23 points, four assists and four steals. He was 9 for 18 from the field, which are both still career highs, was 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and 1 of 3 from 3-point range. His 23 points is the second-highest total of his college career. Ear- lier this season, on Nov. 18 vs. Utah Valley, he topped it with 26 points. Hagans grew up in Cartersville, Georgia, about an hour-and-45-minute drive from Athens. Kentucky Picked to Win 49th SEC Title Eleventh-year head coach John Calipari has often described Kentucky as the hunted with- in the ranks of the Southeastern Conference. With more regular-season and tournament ti- tles than the entire league combined, it's not a far-fetched mantra. If the 2019-20 preseason media poll conducted by the league's media proves true, Kentucky will once again be the pursued. UK was voted to win their sixth regular-sea- son title under Calipari by the league's media members. Should Kentucky achieve the feat, it would mark the program's 49th overall regu- lar-season title. It's the 15th time since the 1998-99 season the Wildcats are the overall preseason favorite. Calipari has directed his teams to regular-sea- son SEC crowns in 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Kentucky has claimed the SEC Tournament title six times under his direction in 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Each school selected media members that cover their team and additional media from across the nation were selected by the con- ference office to comprise the voting panel. Points were compiled on a 14-13-12-11-10- 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. Each media member also voted for two All-SEC teams. From Press Row 16 @KentuckyMBB 90785_BHLX_Cyberknife_8_375x10_875c.indd 110/13/16 1:17 PM2019-20 Basketball Schedule 18 @KentuckyMBB n Won, 69-58 Florida Gainesville, Fla. 1 p.m. Saturday March 7 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas Big 12/SEC Challenge | 6 p.m. Saturday January 25 UAB Lexington, Ky. Friday November 29 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 1 p.m. Saturday February 8 Georgetown (Ky.) Lexington, Ky. Exhibition Sunday October 27 TM Ohio State Las Vegas CBS Sports Classic Saturday December 21 n Won, 80-53n Lost, 65-71 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Tuesday February 11 Louisville Lexington, Ky. Saturday December 28 Kentucky State Lexington, Ky. Exhibition Friday November 1 n Won, 83-51n Won, 78-70 (OT) Ole Miss Lexington, Ky. 2 p.m. Saturday February 15 Missouri Lexington, Ky. Saturday January 4 Michigan State New York Champions Classic Tuesday November 5 n Won, 69-62n Won, 71-59 LSU Baton Rouge, La. 9 p.m. Tuesday February 18 Georgia Athens, Ga. 9 p.m. Tuesday January 7 Eastern Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Friday November 8 n Won, 91-49 Florida Lexington, Ky. 6/8 p.m. Saturday February 22 Alabama Lexington, Ky. Noon Saturday January 11 Evansville Lexington, Ky. Tuesday November 12 n Lost, 64-67 Texas A&M College Station, Texas 7 p.m. Tuesday February 25 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday January 15 Utah Valley Lexington, Ky. Monday November 18 n Won, 82-74 Auburn Lexington, Ky. 3:45 p.m. Saturday February 29 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 4 p.m. Saturday January 18 Mt. St. Mary's (Md.) Lexington, Ky. Friday November 22 n Won, 82-62 Tennessee Lexington, Ky. 9 p.m. Tuesday March 3 Georgia Lexington, Ky. 7 p.m. Tuesday January 21 Lamar Lexington, Ky. Sunday November 24 n Won, 81-56 SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. TBA Wed.-Sun. March 11-15 Vanderbilt Lexington, Ky. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday January 29 Fairleigh Dickinson Lexington, Ky. Saturday December 7 n Won, 83-52 NCAA Tournament Final Four® Atlanta | TBA March- April 17-6 Auburn Auburn, Ala. 6/8 p.m. Saturday February 1 Georgia Tech Lexington, Ky. Saturday December 14 n Won, 67-53 Mississippi State Lexington, Ky. 9 p.m. Tuesday February 4 Utah Las Vegas Wednesday December 18 Home Away/Neutral n Lost, 66-69Next >