< Previous10 @KentuckyMBB 2020 UK Sports Partnership Football Program Ad (8.5x11) 265-20801.indd 12020 UK Sports Partnership Football Program Ad (8.5x11) 265-20801.indd 111/13/20 11:01 AM11/13/20 11:01 AMWEEKNIGHTS 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY 9:00 a.m.110920 BBN Tonight RUPP Ad.indd 1110920 BBN Tonight RUPP Ad.indd 111/9/20 4:39 PM11/9/20 4:39 PMAround the SEC Around the Country 2020-21 SEC Standings Team SEC Overall Home Road Florida 2-0 5-1 2-0 1-1 Alabama 2-0 7-3 4-1 1-0 Kentucky 1-0 2-6 1-2 1-2 Arkansas 1-1 9-1 8-1 1-0 Tennessee 1-1 7-1 6-1 1-0 Missouri 1-1 7-1 4-1 2-0 LSU 1-1 6-2 5-0 0-2 Texas A&M 1-1 6-2 6-0 0-1 Mississippi State 1-1 6-4 5-1 1-0 Georgia 0-1 7-1 7-1 0-0 Ole Miss 0-1 5-3 4-1 1-2 Auburn 0-2 6-4 4-1 0-2 Vanderbilt 0-1 4-3 4-2 0-1 South Carolina 0-0 2-2 1-0 0-1 Scoring Player-Team ...................................................................PPG Cameron Thomas, LSU ..................................................24.6 Scotty Pippen Jr., VANDY ...............................................22.6 D.J. Stewart Jr., MSU ......................................................18.3 Trendon Watford, LSU ...................................................17.4 Emanuel Miller, TAMU ..................................................17.1 Rebounding Player-Team ...................................................................RPG Tolu Smith, MISS ST.........................................................8.9 Dylan Disu, VANDY ........................................................8.9 Toumani Camara, UGA ...................................................8.7 Emanuel Miller, TAMU ....................................................8.6 Darius Days, LSU ............................................................7.9 Assists Player-Team ...................................................................APG Sahvir Wheeler, UGA ......................................................7.5 Justin Powell, AUB ...........................................................4.7 Scotty Pippen Jr., VANDY .................................................4.6 Trendon Watford, LSU .....................................................4.3 Jalen Tate, ARK ................................................................4.2 Steals Player-Team ................................................................... SPG Justin Kier, UGA ..............................................................2.3 Jermaine Couisnard, USC ................................................2.3 Luis Rodriguez, MISS .......................................................2.1 Desi Sills, ARK .................................................................2.0 Dru Smith, MIZZOU .......................................................2.0 Blocks Player-Team ...................................................................BPG Isaiah Jackson, UK ..........................................................2.8 Connor Vanover, ARK ......................................................2.3 Yves Pons, UT .................................................................2.0 Abdul Ado, MSU .............................................................1.7 Romello White, MISS ......................................................1.5 2020-21 Associated Press Rankings As of Jan. 3, 2021 (week 7) Team Record Points 1 Gonzaga (63) 10-0 1,599 2 Baylor (1) 9-0 1,537 3 Villanova 8-1 1,453 4 Texas 8-1 1,415 5 Iowa 9-2 1,298 6 Kansas 8-2 1,224 7 Creighton 8-2 1,140 8 Wisconsin 9-2 1,085 9 Tennessee 7-1 1,076 10 Michigan 9-0 1,039 11 Houston 8-1 977 12 Illinois 8-3 878 13 Missouri 7-1 747 14 West Virginia 8-3 706 15 Rutgers 7-2 703 16 Minnesota 10-2 559 17 Oregon 8-1 545 18 Texas Tech 8-3 445 T-19 Clemson 8-1 411 T-19 Virginia Tech 8-1 411 21 Duke 3-2 280 22 Virginia 5-2 258 T-23 Saint Louis 7-1 133 T-23 Michigan State 7-3 133 25 Florida State 5-2 120 14 @KentuckyMBBFrom Press Row 16 @KentuckyMBB Allen's Heroics Lead UK to Double-Overtime Win in Starkville Like so many Kentucky boys and girls growing up in the state of Kentucky, Don- taie Allen dreamed of a chance to play for Kentucky basketball. On Saturday in what felt like a must-win game for the Kentucky men's basketball team, Allen not only got his opportunity, he performed beyond his wildest dreams. Allen starred in Kentucky's 78-73 dou- ble-overtime win at Mississippi State with 23 points and seven 3-pointers to end UK's longest losing streak in nearly 100 years. "It feels crazy," the Falmouth, Kentucky, native said. "If there are kids listening, it comes down to work. If you put in the work, you can do some great things. Just put in the work, put your mind, body and soul into it." Allen's game came after weeks of Big Blue Nation pleading for Allen to get a big- ger opportunity. After redshirting last season coming off a knee injury, Allen had played just 20 minutes to start his career and logged only one minute over the last three games, including two games without ever checking in. With freshman guard Terrence Clarke sidelined with a right ankle injury and the Wildcats (2-6, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) in desperate need of an offensive punch, Al- len not only got his chance, he played 32 minutes and hit nearly every big shot to fuel the comeback and ultimately close out the Bulldogs (6-4, 1-1 SEC) at Humphrey Coli- seum in Starkville, Mississippi. "That's what you're supposed to do when you get a chance," said UK head coach John Calipari, who was ejected midway through the second half that seemed to spark the comeback. "I'm so happy for him. I said be- fore the game, to the staff, 'I hope he goes big because we need to win.' We needed a win." And win Kentucky did for the first time since its season opener vs. Morehead State, all the way back on Nov. 25. The victory ended a six-game losing streak, tied for the second-longest in school history. Allen Wins SEC Freshman of the Week Kentucky has dominated the weekly Southeastern Conference awards under John Calipari. UK has won more SEC hon- ors (109) than any school during the Cali- pari era, including 84 SEC Freshman of the Week honors and 25 SEC Player of the Week awards. Following a breakthrough performance at Mississippi State on Saturday, Kentucky redshirt freshman guard Dontaie Allen be- came the first Kentucky player to earn South- eastern Conference Freshman of the Week honors this season. After logging just a minute over the pre- vious three games, in- cluding two in which he did not even check in, the Falmouth, Ken- tucky, native sparked a nine-point second-half comeback in double overtime at Mississippi State with a career-high 23 points. He played 32 min- utes and made 8 of 13 shots and 7 of 11 from 3, plus added four re- bounds and a blocked shot. All of those num- bers were career bests. Allen is the sixth freshman in program history to make seven or more 3-pointers in a game (done seven times overall) and the first player to drain at least seven since Immanu- el Quickley had eight against Texas A&M on Feb. 25, 2020. Kentucky has dominated the weekly SEC awards under John Calipari. UK has won more weekly SEC honors (109) than any other school during the Calipari era, includ- ing 84 SEC Freshman of the Week honors and 25 SEC Player of the Week awards. Allen is the first Wildcat to win either award this season. Calipari Coaches in 1,000th Career Game Saturday's contest at Mississippi State marked the 1,000th career game coached for John Calipari. He is 777-223 (77.7%) all- time with stops at Kentucky, Memphis and UMass. He's in his 12th season at Kentucky, the longest stop of what is now his 29th sea- son as a college head coach. Calipari remains the only coach in NCAA history with at least 189 victories at three different schools and is the second-winnin- gest coach in school history. Only three Di- vision I coaches posted more wins through their first 1,000 career games than Calipari. Home Sweet Home Kentucky's home game on Tuesday vs. Vanderbilt will be the Wildcats' first game in the friendly confines of Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center since Dec. 12 vs. Notre Dame. That's 24 days since the last home game. Although it's felt like the Wildcats have been on the road for an eternity, it isn't even the longest away-from-home streak of the John Calipari era. Just two seasons ago, in 2018-19, the Wildcats also had a 24-day stretch between home games. In 2016-17, there were 27 days between home games. This season's break was not by design. UK was scheduled to host Detroit Mercy in mid-December and South Carolina in late December but both games were postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. More on that below. The return to Rupp will mark just the fourth home game of the 2020-21 season. So far, UK has played four at home, three at neutral sites and one on the road. Kentucky is currently on a two-game los- ing streak at Rupp Arena for the first time in the Calipari era. UK has never lost three in a row in Rupp in the venue's 45-season history. 2020-21 Basketball Schedule Texas A&M Lexington, Ky. 7 p.m. Tuesday February 23 Florida Lexington, Ky. 4 p.m. Saturday February 27 Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 9 p.m. Tuesday March 2 SEC Tournament Nashville, Tenn. TBA Wed.-Sun. March 10-14 NCAA Tournament Final Four® Indianapolis | TBA March- April TBA Auburn Auburn, Ala. 2 p.m. Saturday January 16 LSU Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m. Saturday January 23 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Tuesday January 26 Texas Lexington, Ky. SEC/Big 12 Challenge Saturday January 30 Missouri Columbia, Mo. 9 p.m. Tuesday February 2 Tennessee Lexington, Ky. 8 p.m. Saturday February 6 Arkansas Lexington, Ky. 7 p.m. Tuesday February 9 Auburn Lexington, Ky. 1 p.m. Saturday February 13 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Wednesday February 17 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 1 p.m. Saturday February 20 Georgia Athens, Ga. 7 p.m. Wednesday January 20 Morehead State Lexington, Ky. W, 81-45 Wednesday November 25 Richmond Lexington, Ky. L, 64-76 Sunday November 29 Kansas Indianapolis L, 62-65 Tuesday December 1 Notre Dame Lexington, Ky. L, 63-64 Saturday December 12 North Carolina Cleveland L, 63-75 Saturday December 19 Louisville Louisville, Ky. L, 59-62 Saturday December 26 Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. W, 78-73 (2 OT) Sunday January 3 Vanderbilt Lexington, Ky. 7 p.m. Tuesday January 5 Florida Gainesville, Fla. 5 p.m. Saturday January 9 Alabama Lexington, Ky. 9 p.m. Tuesday January 12 Georgia Tech Atlanta L, 62-79 Sunday December 6 Home Away/Neutral 18 @KentuckyMBB Next >