2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Kentucky Wildcats logo 2015.png
SEC regular season co-champions
SEC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #16
AP #10
2015–16 record 27–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach John Calipari (7th year)
Assistant coach John Robic (7th year)
Assistant coach Kenny Payne (6th year)
Assistant coach Tony Barbee (2nd year)
Home arena Rupp Arena
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#15 Texas A&M 13 – 5   .722     28 – 9   .757
#10 Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722     27 – 9   .750
South Carolina 11 – 7   .611     25 – 9   .735
Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611     19 – 14   .576
LSU 11 – 7   .611     19 – 14   .576
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556     20 – 12   .625
Georgia 10 – 8   .556     20 – 14   .588
Florida 9 – 9   .500     21 – 15   .583
Arkansas 9 – 9   .500     16 – 16   .500
Alabama 8 – 10   .444     18 – 15   .545
Mississippi State 7 – 11   .389     14 – 17   .452
Tennessee 6 – 12   .333     15 – 19   .441
Auburn 5 – 13   .278     11 – 20   .355
Missouri* 3 – 15   .167     10 – 21   .323
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 40th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team was led by John Calipari, in his seventh season. They were a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship. They defeated Alabama, Georgia, and Texas A&M to be champions of the SEC Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Indiana.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Devin Booker 1 Guard 6'6" 206 Freshman Grand Rapids, Michigan Entered 2015 NBA Draft
Aaron Harrison 2 Guard 6'6" 212 Sophomore Fort Bend, Texas Entered 2015 NBA Draft
Andrew Harrison 5 Guard 6'6" 212 Sophomore Fort Bend, Texas Entered 2015 NBA Draft
Karl-Anthony Towns 12 Forward 6'11" 250 Freshman Piscataway, New Jersey Entered 2015 NBA Draft
Sam Malone 13 Guard 5'11" 185 Senior Scituate, Massachusetts Graduated
Willie Cauley-Stein 15 Center 7'0" 240 Junior Olathe, Kansas Entered 2015 NBA Draft
Tod Lanter 21 Guard 6'2" 190 Senior Lexington, Kentucky Graduated
Brian Long 32 Guard 5'9" 155 Senior Dumont, New Jersey Graduated
Trey Lyles 41 Forward 6'10" 235 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana Entered 2015 NBA Draft
Dakari Johnson 44 Center 7'0" 255 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Entered 2015 NBA Draft

2015-16 newcomers

File:20150401 MCDAAG Isaiah Briscoe in open space.JPG
Recruit Isaiah Briscoe at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Isaiah Briscoe, originally from Newark, New Jersey, was the third highest rated point guard that Calipari had signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 13, live on ESPNU.[1] He chose Kentucky over St. John's. He was the nation's consensus top point guard, was ranked the consensus No. 13 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports. He helped lead Team USA at the 2014 FIBA Americans U18 Championships to a gold medal.[2] He was a McDonald's All-America and Jordan Brand Classic game selection.[3][4]

Skal Labissière, originally from Haiti, was a consensus top five player in the 2015 class.[5] He moved to Memphis, Tennessee from his home country after an earthquake disaster in January 2010.[6] Labissière and Briscoe committed on the same night, minutes apart, on ESPNU. Labissière chose Kentucky over Memphis.[1] Calipari has likened Labissière to former Wildcats Anthony Davis and Nerlens Noel.[2]

Charles Matthews, originally from Chicago, Illinois, was the first commitment in the 2015 signing class on February 26, 2014.[7] Once considered a top-15 player in class, Matthews finished in the top-60 recruits on the four recruiting services.

Mychal Mulder, originally from Windsor, Ontario, was the first signee after the conclusion of the 2015 season. Mulder helped lead Vincennes University to a 33-2 record, earned JUCO All-America honors and was rated the 13th-best junior-college prospect in the country by 247Sports.com's composite ranking. He chose Kentucky over Creighton, Indiana, and Wichita State at a press conference on April 28.[8][9]

Jamal Murray, originally from Kitchener, Ontario, was the last signee for the 2016 season. Murray was originally a member of the 2016 recruiting class but reclassified to the 2015 class. Murray was rated a top-15 prospect by nearly every recruiting service and tabbed a consensus five-star recruit. Murray's stock began to soar following a breakout performance at the Nike Hoop Summit against the USA Basketball Team. He scored 30 points against the United States prior to a 29-point, 10-assist, eight-rebound effort in the BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game.[10][11]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Briscoe
G		 Newark, New Jersey Roselle Catholic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 13, 2014 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Isaac Humphries
C		 Sydney, Australia La Lumiere School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Aug 20, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Skal Labissière
C		 Port-au-Prince, Haiti Lausanne Collegiate School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 13, 2014 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Charles Matthews
G		 Chicago, Illinois St. Rita 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Feb 26, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Mychal Mulder
G		 Windsor, Ontario Vincennes University (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 28, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jamal Murray
G		 Kitchener, Ontario Athlete Institute 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 24, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2   Rivals: 2  ESPN: 1
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Pre-season

Roster

On April 9 the University of Kentucky held a press conference for all players that intended to declare for the 2015 NBA Draft. Seven players declared themselves eligible for the draft: Booker, Cauley-Stein, the Harrison twins (Aaron and Andrew), Johnson, Lyles, and Towns.[12][13] On April 13, assistant coach Barry Rohrssen left the team to join the St. John's staff under new head coach Chris Mullin.[14][15] On April 23 Poythress announced that he would return to Kentucky for his senior season.[16][17] On April 28 Mulder announced his decision to attend Kentucky at press conference.[8] On May 22 Tony Barbee, who served as special assistant to Calipari in 2015, was officially announced as Rohrssen's replacement on Calipari's staff.[18][19] On June 24 Murray announced his decision to Kentucky televised on Canada's TSN, donning a Canadian flag. He chose Kentucky over Oregon.[10][20] On August 20 it was announced that Humphries would reclassify from the 2016 class to the 2015 class to join the team for the season.

Off-season rankings

The earliest preseason predictions were made the day after the 2015 NCAA Tournament on April 7, before final decisions by college players about declaring for the 2015 NBA Draft and before many high-school players signed a National Letter of Intent about their 2015 seasons. Despite the speculation that most of the 2015 roster would declare for the NBA Draft, ESPN ranked Kentucky as its top ranked team for the 2015-16 season.[21] Sporting News projected that Kentucky would be one of the top five teams.[22] CBSSports.com ranked Kentucky as their number three team in their initial rankings.[23]

Accolades and rankings

The Southeastern Conference preseason media poll was released at the SEC Media Days in October, it predicted that Kentucky would win the championship.[24] Skal Labissière and Tyler Ulis were named to the All-SEC First Team.[24]

USA Today announced its initial coaches poll on October 15 with Kentucky ranked as No. 1 in the country, which was also shared with North Carolina.[25] The Associated Press announced on October 31 that Kentucky was ranked No. 2 to start the season in its initial poll of the season.[26]

Events

On May 21 Kentucky released the non-conference portion of its schedule.[27] The schedule is highlighted by marquee match-ups at Rupp Arena and across the country. Kentucky will travel to Chicago to play defending National Champion Duke in the annual Champions Classic, to Los Angeles to play UCLA for its first ever game at Pauley Pavilion, to Miami to play South Florida and former assistant Orlando Antigua, and to Brooklyn to play against Ohio State in the annual CBS Sports Classic. Kentucky will also host Arizona State and in-state rival Louisville. On August 19 the SEC released its schedule for the upcoming season.[28]

Tickets for Big Blue Madness, Kentucky's version of Midnight Madness went on sale and sold out on October 2.[29]

Big Blue Madness took place on October 16. The event debuted the team for the 2015-16 season. It included player introductions, a speech by Calipari, and a scrimmage.[30]

The Blue-White scrimmage was the first live game for the team. It occurred at Rupp Arena on October 27. Tyler Ulis scored 10 points and added 15 assists as the White squad defeated the Blue squad 74 to 66.[31]

2016–17 commitments and signees

Edrice Adebayo, nicknamed "Bam" and originally from Pinetown, North Carolina, was a consensus top 15 player in his class. He committed to Kentucky on November 17, live on ESPN's Mike & Mike simulcast radio show.[32] He chose Kentucky over NC State and Auburn. He’s ranked in the top 10 by Rivals (No. 6) and ESPN (No. 6). 247Sports (No. 14) and Scout (No. 15) tab him as a top-15 prospect in the 2016 class. He has prior USA Basketball experience and was named a MaxPreps All-American in 2013.[5]

De'Aaron Fox, originally from Katy, Texas, was the second highest rated point guard that Calipari had signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 12, live on ESPNU.[33] He chose Kentucky over Kansas, Louisville, and LSU. He was the nation's consensus top point guard, was ranked the consensus No. 3 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.[5]

Wenyen Gabriel, originally from Manchester, New Hampshire, was the third commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on October 1, live on the radio.[34] He chose Kentucky over Connecticut, Duke, and Maryland. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 17 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.[5]

Sacha Killeya-Jones, originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was the second commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on October 1, live on the radio.[35] He chose Kentucky over Connecticut, North Carolina, and Virginia. He was a consensus four star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 36 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.[5]

Malik Monk, originally from Bentonville, Arkansas, was the second highest rated shooting guard that Calipari signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 18.[36] He chose Kentucky over Arkansas where his brother, Marcus Monk, played college basketball and football. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 5 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.[5]

Tai Wynyard, originally from Auckland, New Zealand, was the first commitment in the 2016 class. Wynyard committed to Kentucky on January 25.[37] He was a consensus four star prospect, and enrolled in December 2015 to join the team in the spring.[5]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Edrice Adebayo
PF		 Pinetown, North Carolina High Point Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 17, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
De'Aaron Fox
PG		 Katy, Texas Cypress Lakes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 12, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Wenyen Gabriel
PF		 Manchester, New Hampshire Wilbraham & Monson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Oct 1, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Sacha Killeya-Jones
PF		 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Virginia Episcopal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 19, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Malik Monk
SG		 Bentonville, Arkansas Bentonville 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 18, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Tai Wynyard
PF		 Auckland, New Zealand Rangitoto College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jan 25, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

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Roster

2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
F 00 Marcus Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Deer Valley Antioch, California
C 1 Skal Labissière 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Lausanne (TN) Port-au-Prince, Haiti
G 3 Tyler Ulis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Marian Lima, Ohio
G 4 Charles Matthews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Rita Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Jonny David (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mt. Lebanon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 11 Mychal Mulder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Vincennes Windsor, Ontario
G 13 Isaiah Briscoe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic Newark, New Jersey
F 14 Tai Wynyard Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Rangitoto College Auckland, New Zealand
F 15 Isaac Humphries 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Sydney, Australia
F 22 Alex Poythress 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Northeast Clarksville, Tennessee
G 23 Jamal Murray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Athlete Institute Kitchener, Ontario
G 24 E. J. Floréal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Dunbar Palo Alto, California
G 25 Dominique Hawkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Madison Central Richmond, Kentucky
G 32 Dillon Pulliam (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Transylvania Cynthiana, Kentucky
F 35 Derek Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Bullitt East Mount Washington, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2015
  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Schedule

November

The season officially began on November 13 with a 78–65 victory over Albany in the first game of the HoopHall Invitational at Rupp Arena.[38][39] The following night Kentucky defeated NJIT 87–57 behind 26 points from Labissiere.[40][41] Three nights later the team traveled to Chicago for the Champions Classic to play No. 5 Duke. The Cats defeated the Blue Devils 74–63 which was Kentucky's first victory over Duke since the 1998 NCAA Tournament[42][43] Kentucky returned home on November 20 to defeat Wright State 78–63. Ulis led the team with 21 points and 5 assists.[44][45] Kentucky entered its game against Boston U. on November 24 ranked number one in the country for the first time this season. The Cats defeated the Terriers 82–62.[46][47] The night after Thanksgiving, on November 27, Kentucky traveled to Miami to play South Florida in the Hoops Hall Invitational. Kentucky defeated the Bulls 84–63 despite losing Ulis in the first half to a hyper-extended elbow.[48][49] On November 30 Kentucky returned home to defeat Illinois State 75–63 behind 16 points from Murray.[50][51]

December

On December 3 Kentucky traveled to Los Angeles to play UCLA for their first meeting ever in Pauley Pavilion. UCLA defeated Kentucky 87–77 which was Kentucky's first regular season loss since March 8, 2014 at Florida.[52][53] Kentucky returned home on December 9 to defeat Eastern Kentucky 88–67 behind 22 points and 13 rebounds from Poythress.[54][55] On December 12 Kentucky hosted Arizona State and defeated the Sun Devils 72–58 behind 14 points and 7 rebounds from Lee.[56][57] On December 19 Kentucky traveled to Brooklyn to play in the annual CBS Sports Classic against Ohio State. Despite 33 points from Murray, the Buckeyes defeated UK 67–74.[58][59] On December 26 Kentucky returned home to play in the annual Battle for the Bluegrass against Louisville. For the second consecutive year Ulis was named MVP of the game after a 21 points, 8 assist performance to lead Kentucky to a 75–73 victory. The win marked the seventh victory out of the last eight.[60][61]

January

Kentucky opened conference play against Ole Miss on January 2 at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated the Rebels 83–61 behind 20 points and 10 assists from Ulis.[62][63] On January 5 Kentucky traveled to Baton Rouge to face LSU. LSU defeated Kentucky 61–83 giving Kentucky its first SEC regular season loss since March 2014.[64][65] Coming off the loss to LSU the team traveled to Tuscaloosa to face off against Alabama. Behind a career high from Poythress (25) Kentucky defeated the Tide 77–61.[66][67] On January 12 Kentucky returned to Rupp Arena defeat Mississippi State 80–74 behind 22 points from Murray.[68][69] On January 16 Kentucky traveled to Auburn to play Auburn. Despite a 12-point second half lead, Kentucky lost to the Tigers for the first time in the last nineteen games 70–75.[70][71] On January 21 Kentucky traveled to Fayetteville to play Arkansas. Behind a career-high 24 points from Ulis, Kentucky defeated Arkansas 80–66. The victory gave Calipari a victory in every SEC arena since becoming Kentucky's head coach in 2009–10.[72][73] Two days later Kentucky returned to Rupp Arena to defeat Vanderbilt 76–57 behind 21 points from Ulis.[74][75] On January 28 Kentucky hosted Missouri before their last non-conference game of the season. Kentucky defeated the Tigers 88–54 behind 20 points from Ulis and 18 points from Willis.[76][77] For their last non-conference regular season game of the season Kentucky traveled to Lawrence to face #4 Kansas in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Wildcats came up short against the Jayhawks with a 84–90 overtime loss in one of the toughest venues in all of college basketball.[78][79]

February

On February 2 Kentucky traveled to Knoxville to face Tennessee. Despite having a 21 point lead in the first half, the Wildcats fell to the Volunteers 77–84. This was the largest lead that was lost in the John Calipari era at Kentucky.[80][81] On February 6 Kentucky returned to Rupp Arena to host Florida. The Wildcats defeated the Gators 80–61 behind a career-high from Murray (35). Murray's 35 points ties for the most by a freshman in Kentucky history.[82][83] On February 6 Kentucky defeated Georgia 82–48 behind 24 points from Murray. Kentucky held the Bulldogs without a made field goal for over 17 minutes.[84][85] On February 13 Kentucky traveled to Columbia to face South Carolina. Despite Calipari being ejected with two technicals in the first minutes of the game, Kentucky dominated the Gamecocks 89–62.[86][87] On February 18 Kentucky returned to Rupp Arena for a rematch with Tennessee. The Wildcats got revenge over the Volunteers with a 80–70 victory, their fourth in a row.[88][89] On February 20 Kentucky traveled to College Station to face Texas A&M. The Wildcats fell to the Aggies in overtime 77–79 after a buzzer beating lay-up by A&M.[90][91] On February 23 Kentucky returned to Rupp Arena for their second contest with Alabama. The Wildcats defeated the Crimson Tide 78–53 behind 23 points from Murray.[92][93] On February 27 Kentucky traveled to Nashville to face Vanderbilt in their second contest of the seaosn. The Commodores defeated Kentucky 62–74 despite 33 points from Murray.[94][95]

March

On March 1 Kentucky traveled to Gainesville for their second contest against Florida. In their last road game of the season Kentucky defeated the Gators 88–79 behind 20 points from Murray, his seventh straight game of 20 or more points. The game also saw the reemergence of Labissiere, who made the most of his first start since December 12 by chipping in 11 points and eight rebounds.[96][97] On March 5 Kentucky hosted LSU for their second contest against the Tigers. In their last regular season game of the season Kentucky defeated the Bayou Bengals 94–77 to claim a share of their 47th SEC regular-season title. Willis returned for his first game since February 20 due to a sprained right ankle. Murray scored 22 points, Labissiere added 18 and Poythress scored 12 in his last game at Rupp Arena.[98][99]

SEC Tournament

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
November 2, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN		 #2 Ottawa W 117–58  –
  22 – Murray   12 – Murray   10 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (20,743)
Lexington, KY
November 6, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 #2 Kentucky State W 111–58  –
  22 – Labissière   11 – Lee   5 – Willis  Rupp Arena (21,328)
Lexington, KY
Regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN		 #2 Albany W 78–65  1–0
  19 – Murray   8 – Lee   8 – Murray  Rupp Arena (22,080)
Lexington, KY
November 14, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN		 #2 NJIT W 87–57  2–0
  26 – Labissière   12 – Briscoe   5 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (22,671)
Lexington, KY
November 17, 2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN		 #2 vs. #5 Duke
Champions Classic		 W 74–63  3–0
  18 – Ulis   10 – Lee   6 – Ulis  United Center (21,461)
Chicago, IL
November 20, 2015*
8:00 pm, SECN		 #2 Wright State W 78–63  4–0
  21 – Ulis   10 – Poythress   5 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (22,563)
Lexington, KY
November 24, 2015*
9:00 pm, SECN		 #1 Boston University
Hoophall Miami Invitational		 W 82–62  5–0
  16 – Labissière   10 – Poythress   6 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (22,623)
Lexington, KY
November 27, 2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN		 #1 vs. South Florida
Hoophall Miami Invitational		 W 84–63  6–0
  21 – Murray   6 – Tied   7 – Briscoe  American Airlines Arena (10,023)
Miami, FL
November 30, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 #1 Illinois State W 75–63  7–0
  16 – Murray   12 – Lee   3 – Briscoe  Rupp Arena (21,894)
Lexington, KY
December 3, 2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #1 at UCLA L 77–87  7–1
  20 – Briscoe   6 – Tied   9 – Ulis  Pauley Pavilion (12,202)
Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 #5 Eastern Kentucky W 88–67  8–1
  22 – Poythress   13 – Poythress   8 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (22,544)
Lexington, KY
December 12, 2015*
3:15 pm, ESPN		 #5 Arizona State W 72–58  9–1
  17 – Murray   7 – Lee   6 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (23,665)
Lexington, KY
December 19, 2015*
3:30 pm, CBS		 #4 vs. Ohio State
CBS Sports Classic		 L 67–74  9–2
  33 – Murray   9 – Lee   7 – Briscoe  Barclays Center (16,311)
Brooklyn, NY
December 26, 2015*
12:00 pm, CBS		 #12 #16 Louisville
The Battle for the Bluegrass		 W 75–73  10–2
  21 – Ulis   7 – Lee   8 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (24,412)
Lexington, KY
January 2, 2016
7:00 pm, SECN		 #10 Ole Miss W 83–61  11–2
(1–0)		  20 – Ulis   9 – Poythress   10 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (24,399)
Lexington, KY
January 5, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #9 at LSU L 67–85  11–3
(1–1)		  23 – Ulis   8 – Mulder   6 – Ulis  Maravich Center (13,573)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2016
6:00 pm, SECN		 #9 at Alabama W 77–61  12–3
(2–1)		  25 – Poythress   11 – Lee   8 – Ulis  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 12, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #14 Mississippi State W 80–74  13–3
(3–1)		  22 – Murray   9 – Lee   5 – Ulis, Briscoe  Rupp Arena (23,897)
Lexington, KY
January 16, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN		 #14 at Auburn L 70–75  13–4
(3–2)		  20 – Murray   12 – Willis   8 – Ulis  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 21, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #23 at Arkansas W 80–66  14–4
(4–2)		  24 – Ulis   7 – Tied   5 – Ulis  Bud Walton Arena (18,588)
Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2016
4:00 pm, ESPN		 #23 Vanderbilt W 76–57  15–4
(5–2)		  21 – Ulis   10 – Willis   5 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (22,975)
Lexington, KY
January 27, 2016
9:00 pm, SECN		 #20 Missouri W 88–54  16–4
(6–2)		  20 – Ulis   12 – Willis   8 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (23,933)
Lexington, KY
January 30, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #20 at #4 Kansas
Big 12/SEC Challenge		 L 84–90 OT 16–5
  26 – Ulis   8 – Poythress   8 – Ulis  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
February 2, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #20 at Tennessee
Rivalry		 L 77–84  16–6
(6–3)		  20 – Ulis   8 – Tied   5 – Tied  Thompson-Boling Arena (19,295)
Knoxville, TN
February 6, 2016
4:00 pm, CBS		 #20 Florida
Rivalry		 W 80–61  17–6
(7–3)		  35 – Murray   6 – Tied   11 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (24,406)
Lexington, KY
February 9, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #22 Georgia W 82–48  18–6
(8–3)		  24 – Murray   7 – Labissiere   8 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (22,136)
Lexington, KY
February 13, 2016
12:00 pm, ESPN		 #22 at South Carolina W 89–62  19–6
(9–3)		  27 – Ulis   13 – Lee   12 – Ulis  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #14 Tennessee
Rivalry		 W 80–70  20–6
(10–3)		  28 – Murray   10 – Briscoe   9 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (24,274)
Lexington, KY
February 20, 2016
6:30 pm, ESPN		 #14 at Texas A&M L 77–79 OT 20–7
(10–4)		  22 – Ulis   12 – Humphries   11 – Ulis  Reed Arena (12,029)
College Station, TX
February 23, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #16 Alabama W 78–53  21–7
(11–4)		  23 – Murray   12 – Lee   10 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (24,262)
Lexington, KY
February 27, 2016
4:00 pm, CBS		 #16 at Vanderbilt L 62–74  21–8
(11–5)		  33 – Murray   9 – Murray   6 – Ulis  Memorial Gym (14,326)
Nashville, TN
March 1, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #22 at Florida
Rivalry		 W 88–79  22–8
(12–5)		  21 – Murray   10 – Poythress   11 – Ulis  O'Connell Center (10,684)
Gainesville, FL
March 5, 2016
2:00 pm, CBS		 #22 LSU W 94–77  23–8
(13–5)		  22 – Murray   10 – Lee   14 – Ulis  Rupp Arena (24,414)
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 11, 2016
8:00 pm, SECN		 #16 vs. Alabama
Quarterfinals		 W 85–59  24–8
  23 – Murray   7 – Poythress   6 – Briscoe  Bridgestone Arena (18,049)
Nashville, TN
March 12, 2016
3:30 pm, ESPN		 #16 vs. Georgia
Semifinals		 W 93–80  25–8
  26 – Murray   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Bridgestone Arena (19,108)
Nashville, TN
March 13, 2016
1:00 pm, ESPN		 #16 vs. #17 Texas A&M
Championship game		 W 82–77 OT 26–8
  30 – Ulis   6 – Poythress   6 – Briscoe  Bridgestone Arena (19,613)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2016*
9:40 pm, CBS		 (4 E) #10 vs. (13 E) Stony Brook
First round		 W 85–57  27–8
  19 – Murray   11 – Briscoe   7 – Ulis  Wells Fargo Arena (16,774)
Des Moines, IA
March 19, 2016*
5:15 pm, CBS		 (4 E) #10 vs. (5 E) #14 Indiana
Second round		 L 67–73  27–9
  27 – Ulis   7 – Murray   4 – Murray  Wells Fargo Arena (16,824)
Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Honors

Watch Lists

On January 13 Murray and Ulis were two of three SEC players (with Ben Simmons) named to the 25-man John R. Wooden Award midseason watchlist.[100][101] On February 29 Ulis was named one of eleven finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy by the USBWA. Also on February 29 Murray was named one of five finalists for the Wayman Tisdale Award by the USBWA.[102][103] On March 5 Ulis was one of fourteen players named as a Wooden Award finalist by the Los Angeles Athletic Club.[104]

Weekly Awards

On November 16 Labissiere was named SEC Freshman of the Week following a 26-point career-high against NJIT.[105] On November 23 Ulis was named SEC Player of the Week following a victory over Duke.[106] On December 7 Briscoe was named SEC Freshman of the Week after scoring 19 points in games against Illinois State and UCLA.[107] On December 14 Murray was named SEC Freshman of the Week after 16.5 points, a guard-best 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in wins over Eastern Kentucky and Arizona State.[108] On December 28 Ulis was named the SEC Player of the Week after his performance against Louisville.[109]

SEC Awards

On March 4 Lee was named to the SEC Community Service Team for the second consecutive season.[110]

National District Awards

All-American and National Awards

On March 3 Poythress was named a second team Academic All-American. He became the 12th different Kentucky player to earn Academic All-America honors in program history.[111]

See also

References

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