20 1 9-20 Gameday Tipo ff Pr e vie w F reshman Guar d Rile y W elch Eastern Kentucky Game November 8 n Lexington, Ky. n Rupp Arena Presented Byto Tonight’s Game Sponsor Contents Page Continued on Page 5 Inside Today’s Game Chalk Talk Mike Pratt previews tonight’s EKU game 8 Cat Byte Tyrese Maxey talks about matching up against Ashton Hagans in practice 6 BBN TV John Wall visits with the UK team after the Michigan State victory 12 Catching Up With Cal John Calipari discusses things that the UK team must continue to improve upon 10 Eastern Kentucky Game Nov. 8 n 7:00 p.m. Rupp Arena n Lexington, Ky. 14 Around the SEC 18 Schedule/ Results 16 From Press Row 24 Kentucky Roster 20 Kentucky Statistics 22 Eastern Kentucky Statistics 26 Eastern Kentucky Roster 2019-20 Wildcats 28 Dontaie Allen 30 Keion Brooks Jr. 34 Brennan Canada 36 Ashton Hagans 38 Johnny Juzang 40 Tyrese Maxey 42 EJ Montgomery 44 Zan Payne 46 Immanuel Quickley 48 Nick Richards 49 Nate Sestina 50 Riley Welch 51 Kahlil Whitney 2019-20 KENTUCKY BASKETBALL Eastern Kentucky Game Nov. 8 n 7:00 p.m. Rupp Arena n Lexington, Ky. University and Tradition 54 Cats in the NBA 62 Retired Jerseys Kyle Macy 52 Olympic Sports Update Women’s Basketball 60 UK Sports Network 56 Cats in the NBA 64 Retired Jerseys Rick Robey 68 Rupp Arena 72 Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart 66 Kentucky Traditions 70 President Eli Capilouto On the Cover: Kentucky’s Riley Welch 2019-20 Kentucky Basketball Yearbook is published by the University of Kentucky Athletics Department. University of Kentucky Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Communications and Public Relations: Eric Lindsey, Deb Moore 546 East Main Street First Floor Lexington, KY 40508 (859) 226-4540 UK Sports Marketing Powered by JMI Sports Brandon Baker, TJ Beisner, Curtis Burch, Randy Carter, Bret Krift, Adair Mattingly, Matt Overstreet, Seth Poteat, Kim Ramsay, Lance Reed, Brian Sayre, Kim Shelton, Brad Tucker, Erin Vaughn Design & Publishing Managing Editor Jai Giffin Creative Director Jamie Barker Production Assistance Laura Doolittle, Adam Peterson, Lisa Roberts, Bob Slater 2019-20 KENTUCKY BASKETBALLSponsored By Tyrese Maxey on matching up with Ashton Hagans in practice 6 @KentuckyMBB KFB-KeepingScore(8.375X10.875).indd 19/16/19 11:39 AMNext >