John Calipari’s next win will be the 750th win of his coaching career.
After today’s win, Calipari has now guided the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 in 8 of his 10 seasons in Lexington.
Here are some notes from today’s game:
In the NCAA Tournament
– Kentucky has an all-time record of 128-51 in the NCAA Tournament, more wins than any team in
NCAA history.
– UK is making its NCAA record 58 th appearance in the tournament.
– UK is 24-7 as the No. 2 seed in the tournament. UK is 5-2 vs. No. 7 seeds.
– UK is 30-7 in the NCAA Tournament under Calipari.
– UK will be making its 27 th NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, second-most in NCAA history. It is UK’s
eighth in 10 seasons under Coach John Calipari, most of any team in the nation during that span.
Calipari has made 12 of 14 Sweet 16s, dating to his time at Memphis.
Player Notes
– Reid Travis led the Wildcats with 14 points and 11 rebounds, his third double-double of the
season.
– He made 4-of-4 at the foul line, two key free throws at the end of each half.
– Ashton Hagans tallied 12 points, five rebounds and four assists.
– Tyler Herro didn’t have a great offensive day with nine points, but had a solid floor game with
six rebounds and four assists.
– Made 4-of-4 free throws and has made 66 of his last 67 at the charity stripe.
– Jemarl Baker had back-to-back career-high games with eight points today after getting seven
points vs. Abilene Christian.
– His 15 points over these two games are more than he scored in the previous 10 games
combined (14).
– Kentucky’s leading scorer and rebounder, PJ Washington, sat out his second straight game with
a sprained foot.
Calipari
– Calipari is now 304-70 at UK.
– Calipari has a 749-210 all-time on-court record.
– Calipari has a 55-18 record in the NCAA Tournament.
– UK is 58-30 vs. ranked competition under Calipari.
