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2 Kentucky Quick Facts GENERAL Location Lexington, Ky. Enrollment 34,182 Founded 1865 Colors Blue & White Nickname Wildcats Conference Southeastern (Eastern Division) Arena Rupp Arena (23,000) Arena Record , 89.8% (27 years) NCAA Championships 7 (1948, 49, 51, 58, 78, 96, 98) NCAA Runners-up 3 (1966, 1975, 1997) Memorial Coliseum Ticket Office CATS Rupp Arena Ticket Office ADMINISTRATION President Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr. (Kentucky 68) Faculty Representative Dr. John J. Piecoro, Jr. (Ohio State '61) Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart (Ottawa 81) Athletics Phone Number MEDIA INFORMATION Basketball Contact TBA TBA Asst. Basketball Contact Mandy Polley (Kentucky 01) Polley s anpoll0@uky.edu Office Phone Office Fax Office Address UK Media Relations, Memorial Coliseum, Rm. 23, Lexington, KY Rupp Arena Press Row Phone Internet Site ukathletics.com BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Orlando Tubby Smith (High Point College 73) Overall College Coaching Record Total: (12 years) 72.5% Tulsa: (4 years) 64.8% Georgia: (2 years) 70.3% Kentucky: (6 years) 77.7% NCAA Appearances (Record) 10 (23-9) Associate Head Coach David Hobbs (VCU 71) Assistant Coaches Reggie Hanson (Kentucky 91) Scott Rigot (Buffalo 86) Secretary (Office Phone) Marta McMackin ( ) Best Time To Contact Coach Smith Coordinate through SID Director of Basketball Operations Leon Smith ( ) Equipment Manager Bill Keightley Trainer David Kindy (Florida State 91) Strength Coach Tommy Boyd (Kentucky 93) Team Physician Dr. Scott Mair REVIEW Record: 32-4 (16-0 SEC, 1st) Home: 12-1, Away: 10-1, Neutral: 10-2 NCAA Postseason Record: 3-1 Defeated IUPUI, 95-64; Defeated Utah, 74-54; Defeated Wisconsin, 63-57; Lost to Marquette, Final AP Ranking: 1st Final USA Today Ranking: 4th PREVIEW Starters Returning: 3 No. Player Ht Cl Pos. Ppg Rpg 44 Chuck Hayes 6-6 Jr. F Erik Daniels 6-8 Sr. F Gerald Fitch 6-3 Sr. G Starters Lost: 2 10 Keith Bogans 6-5 Sr. G Marquis Estill 6-9 Sr. F Other Lettermen Returning: 9 1 Cliff Hawkins 6-1 Sr. G 6.3 *3.8 2 Ravi Moss 6-2 So. G Brandon Stockton 5-9 So. G Josh Carrier 6-5 Jr. G Preston LeMaster 6-2 So. G Bernard Coté 6-9 So. F Matt Heissenbuttel 6-4 Sr. G Kelenna Azubuike 6-5 So. G-F Antwain Barbour 6-5 Sr. G-F Other Lettermen Lost: 1 40 Jules Camara 6-11 Sr. F-C Newcomers: 5 10 Lukasz Orbzut 7-1 Fr. C Bobby Perry 6-8 Fr. F Shagari Alleyne 7-2 Fr. C **22 Patrick Sparks 6-1 Jr. G 13.6 * Sheray Thomas 6-8 Fr. F *Assists per game **Transfer - Will not be eligible until season. All-America Candidates Cliff Hawkins Gerald Fitch Chuck Hayes All-Conference Candidates Erik Daniels UK Broadcast Information Broadcast Info: UK Radio Network, UKTV Network Network Coodinator: Mike Dodson ( HOST) Address: Host Communications546 East Main Street, Lexington, KY Radio Network Play-by-play Announcer: Tom Leach ( ) 2601 Nicholasville Rd., Lexington, KY Analyst: Mike Pratt ( ) 3211 Chipaway Court, Floyds Knobs, IN Television Network Play-by-play Announcer: Rob Bromley ( ) 4208 Ridgewater Drive, Lexington, KY Analyst: Martin Newton ( ) 4036 Peppertree Ln., Lexington, KY UK Videotape Footage UK Athletics Video Tim Asher ( ) UK Summer Preview 03 1

3 Kentucky Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School) 1 Cliff Hawkins G Sr. 3L Dumfries, Va. (Oak Hill, Va.) 2 Ravi Moss G So. 1L Hopkinsville, Ky. (Univ. Heights) 3 Brandon Stockton G So. 1L Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow) 4 Gerald Fitch G Sr. 3L Macon, Ga. (Westside) 5 Josh Carrier G Jr. 2L Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green) 10 Lukasz Obrzut C Fr. HS Gliwice, Poland (Bridgton, Maine Academy) 11 Preston LeMaster G So. 1L Paris, Ky. (Bourbon Co.) 12 Bernard Coté F So. 1L St. Lambert, Quebec (Champlain-St. Lambert) 13 Bobby Perry F Fr. HS Durham, N.C. (Hillside) 14 Erik Daniels F Sr. 3L Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton) 15 Matt Heissenbuttel G Sr. 3L Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) 21 Shagari Alleyne C Fr. HS Bronx, N.Y. (Rice) 22 Patrick Sparks G Jr. TR Central City, Ky. (Muhlenberg North/W. Kentucky) 23 Sheray Thomas F Fr. HS Montreal, Quebec (Riverdale Baptist, Md.) 24 Kelenna Azubuike G/F So. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Victory Christian) 33 Antwain Barbour G/F Sr. 1L Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown/Wabash Valley CC) 44 Chuck Hayes F Jr. 2L Modesto, Calif. (Modesto Christian) Pronunciation Guide: Ravi (RAW-vi) Moss Bernard Coté (COE-tay) Matt Heissenbuttel (HISE-en-butt-el) Shagari (Shuh-GAR-ee) Alleyne (Ahh-lean) Sheray (Shi-RAY) Thomas Kelenna (k-lynn-a) Azubuike (AS-uh-BOO-ki) Antwain (An-TWON) Barbour Lukasz (WOO-kosh) Obrzut (ORB-shoot) UK Summer Preview 03 2

4 Cats Look to Build on Team Supreme in 2004 In the late spring each year in the Bluegrass, a phone ringing in a small cubicle in the basement of Memorial Coliseum brings about a familiar question. "When's Midnight Madness?," inquires an anonymous voice. The call at Kentucky came a bit earlier than usual, hardly before last season's equipment had been stored for the summer months. Cat fans were anxious for 2004 following a historical 32-4 season that ended just short of the Final Four and a chance at the school's eighth national championship. Wildcat faithful began looking ahead to next season's squad that aims to follow up a perfect 19-0 sweep of Southeastern Conference opponents and 26- game win streak. The 2003 National Coach of the Year, Tubby Smith, returns after signing a new contract in April which will carry him through the 2011 season as one of the highest paid college coaches in the country. As Smith prepares for his seventh season in the Bluegrass, he will do so with a deep bench and strong leadership from 12 returning players. Five seniors lead the school into its second century of basketball greatness, including talented guards Cliff Hawkins and Gerald Fitch, arguably the strongest backcourt in the nation. "The strength of our club should be the depth in the backcourt, but at the end of the day, it will all come down to chemistry," Smith said. "We have some seasoned veterans who must gel with some inexperienced underclassmen. Our biggest challenge will be meshing the talents of Kelenna Azubuike, Brandon Stockton and Bernard Cote, along with our incoming freshmen, with those veterans. If that happens, we can reach our goals." Ah yes, the goals. The same evolving goals for each season at tradition-rich Kentucky: an SEC Championship, a league tournament title and a national championship. Leading the charge should be Fitch, who returns to the court as a three-year starter. He is UK's top returning scorer after averaging 12.3 ppg in 2003 and for his career, has shot 39.3% from three-point range. He's just 79 points shy of Kentucky's 1,000-point club and stands to become the 50th member of the elite group. Joining Fitch in the backcourt is Hawkins, a fellow senior who many have deemed the top returning point guard in the nation. Hawkins has averaged 3.2 assists per game over his career, including 3.8 per game last season. He was forced Coach Tubby Smith enters his sevenths season in the Bluegrass as the reigning National Coach of the Year. to sit out during the fall semester last year due to academic ineligibility, but was key to UK's success off the bench during the win streak. The two should have ample support with a guard-heavy roster. Among the weapons are Azubuike and Stockton, who both earned valuable playing time as freshmen. Azubuike has shown the ability to become an explosive offensive weapon, exhibited in his 16-point performance in an eight-minute stretch against Vanderbilt on Senior Day last spring. Stockton gained experience at point guard with the absence of Hawkins early last season and averaged 1.3 ppg while shooting (.909) from the charity stripe as a reserve. Antwain Barbour brings the most experience to the floor as a combo guard and forward. The junior college transfer enjoyed a solid start at Kentucky last fall, but was never able to regain his momentum after breaking his hand in early December. Both will have to help fill the void left by Keith Bogans, who led the team in scoring at 15.7 ppg. The Cats also can go seven deep at the forward position, highlighted by the return of both its starters from a year ago - Erik Daniels and Chuck Hayes. Daniels continued to blossom last season, averaging 9.5 ppg and 4.9 rpg at small forward, while Hayes was the Cats' leading rebounder at the power forward spot with 6.8 rpg. At 6-6, Hayes became the shortest leading rebounder at Kentucky since 6-5 Thad Jaracz averaged 8.3 rpg in 1966 for the fabled "Rupp's Runts." In support is Bernard Cote, a returning sophomore. Cote was able to earn time off the bench early in his freshman campaign and played in 25 games last year. Joining the returnees at forward are two newcomers in Bobby Perry and Sheray Thomas. Perry, a 6-7 Durham, N.C. product, has been regarded as one of the top-20 small forwards in his class by several recruiting publications and averaged 19.5 ppg over his career. Thomas, a native of Montreal, Quebec, becomes the third Canadian to ever play basketball at UK. Although Thomas played just two years in the United States, he averaged 21.0 ppg and 12.0 rpg as a senior at Riverdale Baptist in Maryland. The biggest question mark for the Wildcats entering the 2004 season is the center position. After losing big men Marquis Estill and Jules Camara, Kentucky will have to rely on some inexperienced players down low early in the season. Coach Smith will have the option of switching to a three-guard lineup and going small, or feature a pair of 7-footers, who makes their debut this fall. Shagari Alleyne and Lukasz Obrzut join the team as freshmen and become the first 7-footers to play for the Wildcats since Sam Bowie in the mid-'80s. Alleyne stands at 7-3 and possesses an 8-1 wingspan, but will need to polish his game and build his strength in order to make an impact for Smith. Obrzut, however, could be the sleeper of the class. At 7-1, the 20-year-old freshman UK Summer Preview 03 3

5 from Poland has a mature body and is able to also play away from the basket. What the two towering freshman must do is help compensate for the shot-blocking and rebounding efforts of Estill, who averaged 1.8 bpg and finished his career ranked sixth all-time in blocks at UK. Estill also departed as the school's all-time field-goal percentage leader at 60.1%. But with ample shooters and scorers returning, UK must find quality minutes from one of the two new big men in rebounding and defense to have its greatest chance for success. Though some pieces of the puzzle remain unclear as the Cats enter the fall, Smith knows that the one thing that must emerge is a strong corps of leaders. "We have to find someone from our group of veterans who can step up," Smith said. "In Cliff Hawkins, Gerald Fitch, Erik Daniels, Chuck Hayes, Josh Carrier and Antwain Barbour, we have a group of young men who now have to assume a greater role, a leadership role, if this team is going to be great." The Wildcats will especially rely on that leadership during a very rugged December schedule again this season. UK will participate in the Wooden Classic against UCLA, which is now coached by Ben Howland, the former Pittsburgh coach. The weekend onslaught continues with Michigan State in Detroit's Ford Field for "The Basketbowl" where a new basketball attendance record of 75,000 fans is expected. The Cats close Chuck Hayes returns as the top rebounder from the 03 UK squad, averaging 6.8 rpg as a sophomore. the month against Indiana at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis and archrival Louisville in Rupp Arena. Before the tough conference slate begins in January, UK will play host to North Carolina. Two weeks later, UK closes its non-conference slate on the road at Notre Dame. Kentucky's biggest obstacle in 2004, however, won't be who they see on the court, but possibly who they don't see. After the loss of Bogans, Camara and Estill, the Cats will return just 55.7% of their scoring productivity and 55.5% of their rebounding production. The success of this 101st edition of the Wildcats will be a direct correlation of how well they manage to fill the void left by the departed seniors. "This team has to develop an identity and a personality to be successful," Smith concluded. "They'll have to learn how to play without Keith, Jules and Marquis. After all, Bogans had been an important part of our offense for four years, so he's going to be difficult to replace." If the Wildcats can find a way to mold a deep roster of experienced players into a well-oiled machine, the goals could turn the question of Midnight Madness into March Madness. Cliff Hawkins is one of five seniors on the 2004 Kentucky team and looks to be one of the top point guards in the nation after averaging 3.8 apg as a junior. UK Summer Preview 03 4

6 Fitch, Hayes Named Pan-Am Finalists Senior guard Gerald Fitch and junior forward Chuck Hayes have enjoyed a busy summer. The two were named finalists for the 2003 U.S. Pan American Games Team after a tryout in late May in Colorado Springs, Colo. The finalists were selected by the USA Basketball Men s Collegiate Committee. Fitch was forced to return home early from the finalists camp in Orlando, Fla., on July 23 after re-aggravating a hernia. The hernia first developed after Fitch returned from the initial team tryout in late May, but the guard was cleared by doctors to continue on to the camp in Orlando. Team physicians performed surgery on the guard on on July 29 and expect him to make a full recovery before the fall semester. Hayes, however, was selected to continue on with the team to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic when the final squad was announced on July 25. The Pan American Games will be played Aug Sophomore Kelenna Azubuike also was invited to the tryout, but was not selected as a finalist. Fitch and Hayes were the only SEC players among the finalists. The squad will be coached by Michigan State s Tom Izzo, who will be assisted by Washington s Lorenzo Romar and Missouri s Quin Snyder. Smith Inks New Eight-Year Contract In mid-april, Tubby Smith signed a new eight-year contract running through the year 2011, that would be worth at least $2.5 million per year. The contract will make Smith one of the highest paid collegiate men's basketball coaches in the nation. The contract replaced his previous agreement, which ran through the 2007 season. Summer Hoops Notes The University will be responsible for Smith's base salary of $200,000 per year with his radio, television and endorsements beginning in 2003 at $1.55 million per year on an increasing scale. The contract automatically extends until 2013 if the basketball team participates in the Final Four during any year during the term of the agreement. Also included in the package are two retention bonuses. Should Smith fulfill the contract through April 2007, he will be entitled to a $1.5 million bonus, which had been a $1 million retention bonus in the previous agreement. If Smith coaches through the 2011 season, he will receive an additional bonus of $2.5 million. The contract includes many incentive bonuses for Smith, including for post-season appearances and academic progress. Bogans Finds NBA Magic Keith Bogans, who recently completed a stellar four-year career at UK, will continue his basketball career as a member of the NBA s Orlando Magic next year. Bogans was drafted 43rd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in June s draft, but was traded a short time later to the Magic. The 6-5 guard completed his UK career as the No. 4 all-time leading scorer with 1,923 points. He will join former opponent Reece Gaines from UofL on the Orlando squad. The two faced off four times in college, with Kentucky winning three games. It marked the 13th time in the last 11 years that a UK player was taken in the annual draft. Prince, Bogans Shine in Summer League Former Kentucky standouts Tayshaun Prince and Keith Bogans had excellent performances in the 2003 Pepsi Pro Summer League in Orlando, July The 15-game league featured six squads, including Prince s Detroit Pistons, Bogans Orlando Magic, Minnesota, Miami, Milwaukee and Cleveland. Prince, who graduated from UK in 2002, led all players in scoring during the event, averaging 19.6 ppg in five games. Bogans, the 2003 SEC Player of the Year, was second with 19.4 ppg. The top overall draft pick, LeBron James, finished fourth for Cleveland in scoring with Keith Bogans became the 12th UK player selected in the NBA Draft in the last 10 years. He was chosen 43rd overall by Milwaukee before being traded to Orlando. 15.5ppg. Marquis Estill, who finished his eligibility at UK this spring and made the Miami Heat s summer roster, finished eighth in rebounding at 5.3 rpg. Downing Leaves UK for Ott Communications Kentucky Director of Media Relations Brooks Downing announced his resignation in late June as the head men s basketball SID to accept a position with Louisville-based Ott Communications. Downing, who has served as the chief spokesman for the men s basketball team for the past eight seasons, including two national championship runs, will develop a new sports marketing group for Ott and will work out of the company s Lexington office. Hobbs Named Associate Head Coach While the Kentucky staff remained in tact over the summer, one change was made to the existing group. Coach Tubby Smith promoted assistant coach David Hobbs to associate head coach in the off-season. Hobbs will begin his fourth season with the Wildcats in the fall and brings a bevy of experience to the table. He served as the head UK Summer Preview 03 5

7 coach at Alabama from , guiding the Tide to a record and two NCAA appearances. Smith and Hobbs became aquainted in the early 80s when both served as assistant coaches at Virginia Commonwealth under J.D. Barnett. Basketbowl Sells Out in July More than 19,000 public tickets for The Basketbowl, UK s game against Michigan State at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 13, were sold in just four days through the Ford Field Ticket Office, selling out the game at a basketball capacity crowd of 69,700. The game will be played at the home of the Detroit Lions in an attempt to set the world record for a basketball game. The court will be placed at the 50-yard line and the crowd is expected to top out at 75,000 including Ford Field suite holders, MSU and Kentucky pep bands and cheerleaders, media and stadium game-day personnel. Ticket sales topped over 50,000 during private sales in June. During that time, UK and MSU season ticket-holders and donors were given the option to buy tickets for the historic event. The world basketball attendance record is 75,000 set on Aug. 21, 1951, during a Harlem Globetrotters exhibition game played in Berlin Olympic Stadium in Germany. The largest crowd ever to watch an NCAA basketball game was 68,112 set on Jan. 20, 1990, when Notre Dame played Louisiana State in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The largest to ever watch a UK game was 54,151 in the Louisiana Superdome during the 1993 Final Four. Murphy Named Assistant Coach at Manhattan Kevin Murphy, a former student manager and last year s special assistant for the men s basketball team, was named assistant coach at Manhattan College in June. Murphy, a native of Portland, Maine, served as a team manager under Bill Keightley from and was a practice player as a senior due to the Wildcats limited roster. After receiving his bachelor s degree from UK in communications in 2000, he spent a year in private business. Murphy joins former Wildcat Steve Masiello on staff with the Jaspers. Masiello was a walk-on point guard at UK from and was recently promoted to the top assistant s position at Manhattan. He also served as a graduate assistant to former UK assistant Shawn Finney at Tulane following his graduation. Gerald Fitch is the Wildcats top returning scorer, averaging 12.3 ppg as a junior in He also averaged 3.0 rpg and enters the 2004 season with three years of starting experience. Basketball Guide Earns Best in the Nation The 2003 Kentucky basketball media guide garnered "Best in the Nation" honors for the eighth time since 1992, the College Sports Information Directors announced in June. Brooks Downing and Mandy Polley of the UK Media Relations office wrote and compiled the 292-page book used by media representatives around the nation, while the UK Publications office and creative director Jamie Barker led the design on the project. --Go Cats!-- Returning Production Kentucky lost three seniors from its 2003 squad which advanced to the Elite Eight and finished with the final No. 1 ranking in the AP poll. However, the Cats return 12 lettermen and three starters from its SEC Championship squad. The statistics below reflect the returning production: Points 55.7% Rebounds 55.5% Assists 71.3% Blocks 39.8% Steals 69.4% UK Summer Preview 03 6

8 Smith Renews UK Contract After Sterling Season Tubby Smith's coaching in ranks among the very best in the 100 years of Kentucky basketball. But for the man who won the 1998 NCAA Championship in his first year in the Commonwealth, success is no stranger. Last season, Kentucky established the nation's longest win streak in seven years, highlighted by a sweep of the Southeastern Conference regularseason slate and tournament play (19-0), a feat that had not been accomplished in the league since His Wildcats finished No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll and Smith swept SEC and National Coach of the Year honors. Kentucky ended the season in the Elite Eight with a 32-4 record, becoming just the 11th team in school history to top the 30-win mark. His achievements have added to an eye-popping resume. Since arriving in 1997, Smith has led Kentucky to one national championship, four SEC crowns and four SEC Tournament titles, with no less than five Sweet 16 finishes in his six seasons. But it was in 2003 that the accolades arrived in a landslide. Smith snared all seven of the national honors recognized by the NCAA - AP, USBWA, Naismith, Basketball Times, The Sporting News, NABC, and CBS/Chevrolet. He became the first coach to sweep the list since Indiana's Bobby Knight captured all five in For good measure, Smith added honors from ESPN, Foxsports.com, the Black Coaches Association and College Sports Television. Smith s performance in 2003 not only won the attention of the national media, but also that of UK athletics director Mitch Barnhart. In April 2003, Smith was awarded a new eight-year contract that will be worth $2.5 million per year, making him the highest paid coach in the nation. The contract, which includes an escalating salary for radio, television and edorsements, replaces his old contract, which ran through the 2007 season. Over his 12 seasons as a head coach, the 52- year-old has had 10 consecutive 20-win seasons, which ranks fourth among active coaches. In 2002, he joined an elite group when he became the seventh head coach to win 250 games in 11 seasons or less, joining the likes of Roy Williams, Jim Boeheim and Nolan Richardson. Smith's career record is now (72.5%). In 2001, he totaled 100 wins quicker than any other Wildcat coach except Hall of Famer Adolph Rupp, reaching the plateau in 130 games. Since taking over the UK program, he has won 78 percent of his games despite playing a schedule that annually ranks among the nation's best. In NCAA Tournament play, Smith owns the fifth-best winning percentage among active coaches, trailing Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, among others, with a sterling 23-9 record. Even more impressive, Smith has averagedmore than 27 wins per season at Kentucky in his six seasons. In the SEC Tournament, he's 12-2 at UK, and he has won a league championship six times in his 12 years as a head coach. UK Coach Tubby Smith swept the National Coach of the Year honors in 2003 after guiding his Wildcats to a 32-4 record and an Elite Eight finish while compiling the nation s longest win streak at 26 games. Not even the bluest bloods of Wildcat basketball fandom would have guessed UK could continue its remarkable success after a national title in '96 and a runner-up finish in '97. After all, the team had lost six players over two seasons to the NBA and other key Cats to graduation. When Smith took the reins for the '98 season, he inherited a balanced roster loaded with role players. An early loss to Arizona dampened expectations. Three losses at Rupp Arena followed. UK then rebounded to win the 1998 SEC Eastern Division title and the overall SEC crown. One week later, UK rolled through the SEC Tournament in Atlanta with decisive wins over Arkansas and South Carolina. "Tubby Ball," a system of solid defense and rebounding, combined with his chess-match style of coaching, was on display. As a No. 2 seed in the '98 NCAA Tournament's South Region, UK cruised to the regional final to face top-seeded Duke with a third-consecutive trip to the Final Four hanging in the balance. The Blue Devils grabbed an 18- point lead in the first half and held a 17-point lead midway through the second half. UK's first opportunity for redemption against Duke since Christian Laettner's famous shot in '92 appeared to be over. But when Smith went to a smaller lineup to counter the quicker Duke players, the Cats stormed back to win, UK then rallied from a five-point halftime deficit against Stanford in the national semifinals before winning in overtime, Many pegged the contest as one of the most well coached games in the entire tournament. Then two days later, Utah had not only outrebounded the Wildcats 24-6 in the first half, but also led by 10, 41-31, at halftime. No team had ever come from behind by more than eight points in the championship game. Until Kentucky. The game plan wore out the Utes, and the "Comeback Cats" rallied to win, Smith accomplished the unexpected. He led the Wildcats to their second title in three years. He had become the first coach since Cincinnati's Ed Jucker in 1961 to win the national title in his first year at a school. Smith was named National Coach of the Year by Basketball Weekly and Co-SEC Coach of the Year by The Associated Press. The New York Athletic Club presented Smith with the prestigious Winged Foot Award given to the coach of the national champions after each season. In the off-season, he picked up the Parent of the Year Award by Parent Magazine, the Victor Award by the Black Coaches Association and was even voted the "Sexiest Male Public Figure" in a reader's vote in a local magazine. The honors culmi- UK Summer Preview 03 7

9 nated when he was named the Kentucky Sportsman of the Year for 1998 in a statewide media vote, edging out the highly popular Tim Couch of the Kentucky football team. After earning high acclaim by winning the national title in his first season, Smith guided a team comprised of eight freshmen and sophomores to within eight points of UK's fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Michigan State prevailed and the Wildcats were ousted in the 1999 Midwest Region final, UK's triumphs in the season included six wins over teams ranked in the top 11 with victories over No. 2 Maryland and No. 4 Auburn, and 13 wins over teams in the NCAA Tournament. When March arrived, Smith's squad went to work, winning its seventh SEC Tournament title in eight years. The third-seeded Wildcats then competed in their eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament, earning an overtime win against Kansas in the second round, perhaps the most exciting game of the tourney. UK finished with a 28-9 record, tying its own NCAA record of 132 wins in a four-year period. Since that time, the Wildcats have captured SEC Championships in both 2000, 2001 and The season began with a preseason No. 4 national ranking, but the Cats battled an inordinate amount of injuries and suspensions before being eliminated by Maryland, the eventual national champion, in the East Region Semifinals. This consistent success has become the standard for Tubby Smith. The native of Scotland, Md., was introduced as the Cats' 20th head coach on May 12, 1997, six days after Rick Pitino announced he was resigning to become president and head coach of the Boston Celtics. Kentucky is Smith's third head coaching stop. Previously, he revived two mediocre programs, Tulsa and Georgia, into NCAA title hopefuls. Prior to coming to the Bluegrass, he spent two seasons at Georgia, where he coached the Bulldogs to a (70.3%) record and the first back-to-back seasons of 20 wins or more in school history. Prior to Georgia, he coached four seasons at Tulsa, guiding the Golden Hurricane to Final 16 appearances his last two seasons. The season at Georgia was one his best coaching efforts. After losing eight seniors and all five starters from the year before, Smith led the youthful Dogs to a 24-9 record, equaling the school record for most wins in a season. UGA finished third in the SEC with a 10-6 record, just behind second-place Kentucky. And three of Georgia's nine losses came against the Wildcats in '97, including a loss in the SEC Tournament Championship game. Georgia finished the year ranked 17th in the final AP poll and earned a No. 3 seed in the Southeast Regional. In Smith's first year in Athens, Georgia advanced to the Final 16, where his team lost to eventual runner-up Syracuse on a last-second shot. It was the Bulldogs' first NCAA Tournament appearance in five years. His team ended the season overall and 9-7 in league play for a second-place finish in the Eastern Division. In the NCAA Tournament's opening round, eighth-seeded Georgia defeated No. 9 Clemson before toppling No. 1-seed Purdue to advance to the West Regional semifinals. There, the Dogs lost to Jim Boeheim's Orangemen in what many labeled the best game of the 1996 tournament. Before arriving in Georgia, Smith led Tulsa to a (64.8%) record and won consecutive Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles in 1994 and '95. When he took over the Golden Hurricane in 1991, he had just five returning players. With a quick injection of new talent, he completed his first season by coaching Tulsa to the MVC Championship Game after finishing fourth during the regular season. Following a record in 1993, Tulsa won more than 20 games in each of Smith's last two seasons, captured first-place honors in the MVC with identical 15-3 marks and made consecutive trips to the Sweet 16. He earned the MVC's Coach of the Year award in both 1994 and '95. In his final year at Tulsa, Smith led the Golden Hurricane to a 24-8 record, marking the thirdhighest victory total in school history, and a No. 15 ranking in the final CNN/USA Today poll. Much of his success as a collegiate head coach has been measured by his teams' performances in the NCAA Tournament. Smith's 1994 Tulsa team upset UCLA in the tourney's first round before knocking off Oklahoma State. In '95, the Hurricane blew away Big-Ten power Illinois to open March Madness. His postseason success continued at Georgia where the Bulldogs defeated Clemson to open the '96 tournament before upsetting the top-seeded Boilermakers. Considered by many as one of the nation's top coaches, Smith was selected to help coach the 2000 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team in Sydney. He served as an assistant to Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich as the Americans withstood high expectations to capture the gold medal. Currently, he serves on the NCAA Committee to study basketball issues, joining Duke's Krzyzewski and Oregon's Ernie Kent. He serves on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Board of Directors and in June 2000, spoke at a Congressional hearing on the issue of gambling in college sports. While he continues to make strides nationally in the sport of basketball, Smith's first impact on the Bluegrass came nine years before his national championship. When Pitino took over the Wildcats' program in '89, he sought an assistant coach who knew the South, and one name continued to surface -- Tubby Smith. Smith left his assistant coaching position at South Carolina and joined Pitino's first staff, which had the dubious honor of rebuilding a UK program that had been rocked by NCAA probation and player defections. With only eight scholarship student-athletes, none taller than 6-7, the staff molded the Cats into winners once again, exceeding expectations to record a mark. The following year, with Smith promoted to associate coach and UK still on probation, the Wildcats earned a 22-6 record, a final ranking of ninth in the AP poll, and an SEC-best 14-4 record. The members of those first two staffs that Pitino assembled formed an impressive group of future head coaches. Smith served alongside Ralph Willard of Holy Cross, North Carolina State's Herb Sendek, Florida's Billy Donovan and Bernadette Mattox, former coach of the UK women's team, while the Wildcats began the rebuilding effort that culminated with two championships in three seasons. Before coming to Kentucky in '89, Smith was an assistant coach for George Felton (a former UK assistant ) at South Carolina, where the Gamecocks notched a record during his three years. Prior to his stop in Columbia, Smith served as assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth for seven years, including six seasons under J.D. Barnett. In those seven seasons, VCU registered a record, won three Sun Belt Conference Championships and made five NCAA Tournament appearances. And under Barnett, Smith learned the principles of his ballline defense, a defense that in three of his first four years at UK held opponents to their lowest field goal percentages since Smith began his coaching career at Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Md., where he was head coach for four years and compiled a record. His next stop came at Hoke County High School in Raeford, N.C., where he recorded a mark in two seasons. A 1973 graduate of High Point (N.C.) College, Smith was an all-conference performer as a senior. He played under three different head coaches at High Point, including Barnett, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and physical education. Smith is the sixth of 17 children raised on a rural farm in southern Maryland. He and his wife Donna, have three sons. Orlando (G.G.), 26, is now in the coaching profession in Hawaii. This summer, he married his college sweetheart, Lorie, who is beginning her medical residency. Saul, 24, recently finished a two-year career with the Columbus Riverdragons of the NBDL and Brian, 18, will attend Fork Union Military Academy in the fall. Coach Smith is very active in the community. The Tubby Smith Foundation, which he established to assist underprivileged UK Summer Preview 03 8

10 Personal Birthdate: June 30, 1951 Hometown: Scotland, Md. Family: Wife Donna, Sons G.G. (26), Saul (24) and Brian (18), Daughter-in-law Lorie; Smith has 16 siblings. Date Hired at UK: May 12, 1997 Education High School: Great Mills (Md.), 1969 College: High Point (N.C.), 1973 A four-year letterwinner ( ), he was team captain as a senior and co-captain as a junior... An All-Carolina Conference selection. Earned a BS in health and physical education. College Coaching Recap Asst. Coach VCU Asst. Coach S. Carolina Asst. Coach Kentucky Tulsa (NCAA 16) (NCAA 16) Total (4 years) (64.8%) Georgia (NCAA 16) (NCAA 64) Total (2 years) (70.3%) Kentucky (NCAA Champ) (NCAA 8) (NCAA 32) (NCAA 16) (NCAA 16) (NCAA 8) Total (6 years) (77.7%) Totals 12 years (72.5%) Notables NCAA Tournament Record: 23-9 (7.19%) SEC Tournament Record: 16-4 (80.0%) Athletics Prep: A two-sport letterwinner (basketball and track) at Great Mills H.S. where he was captain of his bas Head Coach Head coach at Tulsa... Compiled a record in four years... In both 1994 and 95, the Golden Hurricane won Missouri Valley Conference regular-season titles, advanced to the Final 16 and Smith was named MVC Coach of the Year on both occasions Head coach at Georgia... Compiled a record and led the Bulldogs to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in five seasons, advancing to the 96 Final 16 where they were beaten at the buzzer by eventual runner-up Syracuse and finished The following year, his team won 24 games the first time the school had recorded back-toback 20-win campaigns tying a school record for victories Present - Head coach at Kentucky Compiled a 35-4 record en route to the school s seventh NCAA Championship in 1998 Also has led UK to the titles for the SEC East, regular-season and tournament four times each He was named Co-SEC Coach of the Year by the AP and National Coach of the Year by Basketball Weekly in In 2003, won National Coach of the Year honors nine times, including all six of the nationally recognized honors, and was named SEC Coach of the Year by both the AP and the league s coaches... In six years, has led the Wildcats to the Sweet 16 five times while winning 77.7% of his games. Continued children, has raised over $1.5 million in the past five years. In the summer of 2001, the United Way created a new award - The Donna and Tubby Smith Community Spirit Award. The Smith's were the inaugural recipient of the award for their generous contributions. In 2001, their $125,000 donation made them the highest individual contributor to the United Way in the state of Kentucky. The award is given annually to those who effectively advance mobilization or collaboration to achieve positive impact that benefits the Central Kentucky community at-large. UK Summer Preview 03 9

11 Sophomore Guard/Forward Tulsa, Okla. Victory Christian High School General An offensive weapon, has proven he can score in a variety of ways...will need to pick-up socring lead from the departed wingman Keith Bogans Played in 31 games as a freshman, averaging 3.7 ppg and 1.4 rpg... Shot 50.0% from the field and 82.1% from the charity stripe as a rookie...had his breakout performance against Vanderbilt on Senior Day in Lexington, scoring 16 points in 11 minutes while shooting 6-for-6 from the field and grabbing three rebounds... Earned recognition on Sportscenter s Plays of the Day for his amazing tip dunk in the win over the Commodores as well... Played 11 minutes in UK s NCAA opening-round win over IUPUI, going 3-for- 4 from the field to score eight points... Made his Wildcat debut at the Maui Invitational against Arizona State, playing 11 minutes and totaling five points and five rebounds. Kelenna Azubuike High School Averaged 39.1 ppg and 13.3 rpg leading Victory Christian to the Class 4A state championship game as a senior, the third largest classificiation in Oklahoma... Led the state in scoring in each of his final three high school seasons, averaging 28.5 ppg as a sophomore and 38.7 ppg as a junior... Led his team to the state title as a sophomore... An All-State selection, finished his career with 3,530 points, just 89 shy of the alltime state scoring mark... Scored a career-best 65 points in his senior year and four times totaled between points in his career... Was named Player of the Year as a junior and senior by Tulsa World and the state s coaches association... Was a four-year starter for the Conquerors... Was the only player to ever earn Oklahoma s Super 5 recognition three times, an honor bestowed upon the state s top-five players, regardless of classification... Played for Coach Joe Mercier. Personal Born Dec. 16, 1983 in London, England...Parents are Kenneth and Chy Azubuike...Nickname is Buike. Azubuike s Career Highs Opponent Date Points 16 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 FG Made 6 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 FG Atts 6 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 3FG Made 2 Twice 3FG Atts 2 Seven times FT Made 4 Alcorn State 1/2/03 FT Atts 5 Alcorn State 1/2/03 Rebounds 5 Arizona State 11/25/02 Assists 2 Twice Turnovers 5 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 Blocks 2 Utah 3/23/03 Steals 3 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 Minutes 18 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 Azubuike s Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / UK Summer Preview 03 10

12 Senior Guard/Forward Elizabethtown, Ky. Elizabethtown High School Wabash Valley CC General Can penetrate and finish strong or shoot from long range... Name pronounced an-twon... Role should increase significantly with the loss of Keith Bogans Played in 31 games with four starts... Started the first three games of the season at the Maui Invitational before suffering a broken hand in early December, forcing him to miss more than a month of action... Played his first Divison I game against Arizona State, scoring a career-best 13 points in 27 minutes... Grabbed a career-high six rebounds against LSU while scoring six points... Played a career-high 30 minutes against Virginia in Maui, scoring six points and recording three assists. Antwain Barbour Averaged 14.4 ppg and 5.0 rpg in 2002 at Wabash Valley Junior College In his two years, led the Warriors to a 68-7 record Was named a third-team All- American by the NJCA in 2002 after earning Preseason Player of the Year honors Was named to the 2002 NJCA All-Tournament team after guiding WVJC to a fourth-place finish Earned All-Conference and All-Region honors in both 2001 and 2002 Chose Kentucky over Cincinnati, Indiana and UNLV Played for Coach Mark Nelson Guided WVJC to the National Junior College Athletics Association Championship in 2001, earning Most Valuable Player honors... Averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as the Warriors finished In the title game, he hit 5-6 3FGs to total 21 points while averaging 23 for the tournament run... Was the only juco player to represent the USA at the 2001 World University Games, helping Juan Dixon et al to a bronze medal-finish... Saw action in eight games, averaging 5.8 ppg and 3.4 rpg. High School: Led Elizabethtown to a the KHSAA Sweet 16 title in his senior season of 2000 Earned MVP honors in the tournament after averaging 26.0 ppg in the four games, including a 42-point, 17-rebound performance over Russell in the semifinals before tallying 31 points and eight rebounds in that evening s final with Lexington Catholic Was named All-State by the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Louisville Courier-Journal in 2000 Averaged 21.9 ppg and 7.8 rpg as a senior Grew seven inches in his high-school career, earning a starting role in his junior season Played for Coach James Haire. Personal Born June 27, 1982 in Elizabethtown, Ky...Son of Pamela Thomas...Major is social work... Nicknames are Twain and Teardrop. Barbour s Career Highs Opponent Date Points 13 Arizona State 11/27/02 FG Made 4 Arizona State 11/27/02 FG Atts 11 Virginia 11/26/02 3FG Made 2 Twice 3FG Atts 6 Virginia 11/26/02 FT Made 3 Arizona State 11/27/02 FT Atts 4 Arizona State 11/27/02 Rebounds 6 LSU 2/15/03 Assists 4 Arizona State 11/27/02 Turnovers 4 Arizona State 11/27/02 Blocks 1 Three times Steals 3 LSU 2/15/03 Minutes 30 Virginia 11/26/02 Barbour s Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / UK Summer Preview 03 11

13 General One of the team s best outside shooters... Will help comprise an experienced and deep backcourt... Must continue to improve his defense and quickness. Josh Carrier including five in the first half, recording a career-high three assists... Saw quality minutes vs. UT (2/19) in the first half... Went 1-for-1 from the field with a reverse layup against South Carolina to finish with two points in three minutes... Scored a six points in four minutes vs. Kentucky State... Scored his first collegiate points, a three-pointer, vs. Marshall Junior Guard Bowling Green, Ky. Bowling Green High School Played in 28 games as a sophomore, averaging 1.4 ppg and 0.8 rpg... Played a career-high 18 minutes against Virginia in the Maui Invitational... Scored a career-high eight points against Tennessee State on Dec. 30 on 3-for-5 shooting and 2-for-4 from beyond the arc... Scored five points in the NCAA Regional Final against Marquette, burying a three-pointer and two free throws late in the game... Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll Played in 16 games as a freshman... Received the Best Individual Workout award by the coaching staff... Played six minutes against Vanderbilt (2/27), High School Was named Kentucky s 2001 Mr. Basketball... Averaged 23.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in his senior season, while leading Bowling Green to a 23-6 record... Played in the 2001 Derby Festival All-Star game... Closed out his career as the all-time leading scorer at Bowling Green with 1,955 points... Also holds the school record for single-game scoring with 53 points... Averaged 23.8 ppg while shooting 45 percent as a junior... Was named Honorable-Mention All-American by Street & Smith s in the fall of Earned first-team All-State honors from the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader as a junior...father, Darel, was an All-American at Western Kentucky and had an outstanding career in the ABA...Chose UK over Louisville, UCLA, Tulane and Colorado... Played for Coach Ernie Simpson. Personal Born Jan. 30, 1983 in Bowling Green, Ky...Son of Darel and Donna Carrier...Major is business managment...nickname is Little D. Carrier s Career Highs Opponent Date Points 8 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 FG Made 3 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 FG Atts 6 Twice 3FG Made 2 Three times 3FG Atts 6 Marshall 11/16/01 FT Made 2 Twice FT Atts 3 Twice Rebounds 4 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 Assists 3 Vanderbilt 2/27/02 Turnovers 2 Three times Blocks 1 Tulane 12/10/02 Steals 1 Eight times Minutes 18 Virginia 11/26/02 Carrier s Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST TP-Avg / / / / / / Totals / / / UK Summer Preview 03 12

14 Sophomore Forward St. Lambert, Quebec Champlain- St. Lambert High School General Is just the second Canadian to ever play for the Wildcats, following in the footsteps of former All-SEC center and current New Orleans Hornet Jamaal Magloire ( ) Is one of two Candians on the 2004 roster, joining teammate Sheray Thomas... Possesses an excellent shooting touch... Will be expected to provide quality minutes on the front line... Last name pronounced coe-tay... Is fluent in French and English. Bernard Coté Played in 25 games as a freshman...averaged 0.8 ppg and 0.9 rpg as a rookie... Played a career-high 15 minutes in his Kentucky debut against Arizona State... Had a careerbest five points in the Senior Day win over Vanderbilt, playing nine minutes... Had a season-best shooting performance came against Alcorn State, shooting 2-3 from the field, scoring four points and grabbing three rebounds. High School Averaged 15.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg as a senior at Champlain-St. Lambert Was named All-Canadian and All-District in 2001 and 2002 Earned Athlete of the Year honors at his school in 2002 after leading the Cavaliers to an 11-5 record and a top-10 national finish In 2001, Champlain-St. Lambert was ranked as high as fifth in the country and finished second in the province Led Champlain-St. Lambert to a record in his three seasons Chose Kentucky over Kansas, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Ohio State, Illinois and Stanford Played for Coach John Dangelas. Personal Born July 12, 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...Son of Tiernan...Major is undeclared...nickname is Cote or B.C.. Louise Coté s Career Highs Opponent Date Points 5 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 FG Made 2 Twice FG Atts 5 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 3FG Made 1 Twice 3FG Atts 2 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 FT Made 2 Tulane 12/10/02 FT Atts 4 Vanderbilt 3/14/03 Rebounds 4 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 Assists 1 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 Turnovers 2 Michigan State 12/14/02 Blocks 1 Twice Steals 1 Twice Minutes 15 Arizona State 11/25/02 Coté s Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / UK Summer Preview 03 13

15 Erik Daniels Senior Forward Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton High School General Will compete to return to his starting position... Blossomed last season in his starting role...known for his efficient passing skills and old school style Played in 32 games as a junior, earning 28 starting assignments... Missed the first four games of the season after playing on two summer league teams, a violation of NCAA rules... Returned to the court against North Carolina in early December, connecting on all four of his shots for nine points, five rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes...earned his first start of the year against Indiana on Dec Battling a painfully infected swollen gland against Ole Miss, exploded for 20 points on 10-of-12 shooting in 30 minutes... Matched his career high with 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting against Vanderbilt...Topped 60.0 percent shooting 13 times on the season... Had a career-best 10 rebounds against LSU on Feb Played in 29 games in 2002 with one start at Florida... Finished the regular season ranked fourth in the SEC in assist-to-turnover ratio: 2:1... Compiled 36 assists and 19 turnovers as a sophomore to earn the team s new Best Assist-to-Turnover Ratio award... Had a solid effort against Valparaiso in the NCAA Tournament, finishing with six points and five rebounds on 3-for-4 shooting and added two assists and a steal... Was 4- of-6 from the field against South Carolina in the SEC Tournament, finishing with eight points, four rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes... Recorded eight rebounds against Auburn, including five offensive boards... Also added four points and matched his career best with four assists... Followed with an eight-point, three-rebound performance against Alabama in just 17 minutes Played in every game but the season opener... Came off the bench to score 11 points at Arkansas (2/25/01), then followed with 11 vs. Auburn while grabbing six rebounds... Scored in double figures seven times and led the Cats in scoring twice... Shot 56.6% from the field and averaged 5.2 ppg... Hit his first nine shots of his collegiate career over a three-game period... Scored a team-high 19 points in 22 minutes against Jacksonville State in his hometown of Cincinnati, hitting all three field goals and 12-of-14 free throws... Followed up with a team-high 16 points vs. Penn State... Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Oct. 10 and began practicing Nov His first collegiate appearance came one week later in the world s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, where he played nine first-half minutes vs. UCLA, hitting three shots, including a threepointer, and added one free throw to tally eight points and two rebounds Received the team s Most Courageous Award for his successful return from injury. High School Lettered two years for the Vikings varsity squad, guiding Princeton to the 2000 sectional championship game and a 17-5 record Averaged 20.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, five assists and 2.7 steals per game as a senior to lead the Vikings to the Greater Miami Conference Championship for the second time in three years He was a first-team All-Southwest Conference selection and an All-State pick Grew nine inches during his high school career Chose the Cats over Michigan, Temple and Clemson Played for Coach Paul Andrews. Personal Born on April 1, 1982 in Lincoln Heights, Ohio...Son of David and Carmen Daniels...Major is kinesiology... Nickname is E-Diddy. Daniels Career Highs Opponent Date Points 20 Twice FG Made 10 Ole Miss 2/8/03 FG Atts 15 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 3FG Made 2 Twice 3FG Atts 3 Three times FT Made 12 Jacksonville St. 11/21/00 FT Atts 14 Jacksonville St. 11/21/00 Rebounds 10 LSU 2/15/03 Assists 7 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 Turnovers 5 Ohio 1/4/03 Blocks 2 Three times Steals 3 Five times Minutes 34 South Carolina 1/11/03 Daniels Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS ST TP-Avg / / / / / / / / / Totals / / / UK Summer Preview 03 14

16 Gerald Fitch Senior Guard Macon, Ga. Westside High School General Returns as a three-year starter...with Cliff Hawkins, comprises one of the most experienced and talented backcourts in the nation... As the leading returning scorer, should spearhead UK s offensive attack next season... Is a 39.3% career shooter from 3FG range... Needs 79 points to become the 50th Wildcat to top 1,000 points... Underwent surgery to repair a hernia in late July... Is expected to make a quick and complete recovery Played in all 36 games with 35 starts, averaging 12.3 ppg and 3.0 rpg... Scored in double figures on 23 occasions, including a career-high 25 points against North Carolina and IUPUI...Went 7-for-10 against the Tar Heels and 4-of-5 from three in the career game...hit a career-high 10 shots against IUPUI...Was fourth in three-point shooting in the SEC in league games, hitting 43.0% of his shots... His 47.2% FG shooting was a career best, as was his 76.5% showing at the charity stripe... Was named The Sporting News and SEC Player of the Week on Dec. 9 for his efforts against UNC and High Point...Was named Honorable Mention All-SEC by The Associated Press... Was named one of 17 finalists for the U.S. Pan American Games team over the summer, but was forced to withdraw from the team camp due to a re-aggravated hernia Played in 27 games as a sophomore, starting Was second on the team in rebounding (5.4 rpg) and tied for third in scoring (8.9 ppg)... Led the team in rebounding during league play (6.2 rpg) which ranked eighth in the SEC... Also finished second on the team in scoring during conference play, averaging 11.2 ppg... Earned the team s Three-point Award for hitting 34.5% of his shots... Played a reserve role against Florida (3/2), canning a three-pointer with 29 seconds remaining to put the Cats up for good... Matched his season high with 17 points against Georgia (2/16)... Was 3-for-6 from 3FG range in a team-high 36 minutes... Scored back-toback three-pointers in the last 17.3 seconds against Tennessee (2/6) to send the game to overtime... Finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in a career-high 42 minutes... Scored 17 points against South Carolina (Feb. 2)... Was outstanding against Ole Miss, totaling 13 points and 11 rebounds to record his third career double-double and second of the season, earning ESPN Player of the Game honors... Had first double-double of the season against Tulane with 16 points and 10 boards while adding three assists and a steal... Just missed a double-double against Duke, finishing with 11 points and nine rebounds, including six offensive boards Made All-SEC Freshman Team and earned the team s Mr. Hustle Award... Saw action in every game, moving into the starter s role against Indiana... Before the lineup change, UK was 3-5, afterwards, the Cats went After shooting 1- for-11 from three-point range in the Cats first 11 games, finished as the team leader, hitting 40.8%... Unfortunately, his 29-of-71 shooting didn t meet the minimum to qualify for the UK annual leaders list... In league play, finished tied with Saul Smith for the team lead in steals with In the last 14 games, shot 53.0% from the field and 51.4% from three-point range Hit a three-pointer in 13 straight games until the USC loss In the SEC Tournament, shot a sizzling 57.9% from the field and 57.1% from three-point range to average 11.7 ppg... Also added eight assists, three steals and just two turnovers in the three games... Scored a career-high 17 points in the comeback vs. Arkansas, including two clutch three-pointers in the second half... Scored in double figures 12 times... Recorded his first double-double 11 points, 11 boards at Tennessee on Feb With UK leading inside the last two minutes, rebounded a Bogans miss and was fouled, converting both FTs to lead UK to victory... Had six offensive boards vs. the Vols... Played 28 minutes vs. Florida, scoring 12 points and hitting a career-high five FGs... Made three key plays down the stretch canned a three with 2:12 remaining to tie the game; penetrated and fed Marvin Stone to cut the lead back to one with 1:35 left; then grabbed an offensive board with 12 seconds left to set up game-winner... Scored 13 points against Notre Dame, including a 3-for-6 effort from three-point range... Outstanding effort vs. Michigan State: UK Summer Preview 03 15

17 came off the bench to play 21 minutes, tallying two points, a game-high nine rebounds, two assists, a block and three steals. High School Named the Class 4A Player of the Year after guiding the Seminoles to the state tournament semifinals The runner-up for Mr. Basketball honors averaged 26.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 4.4 steals per game leading Westside to a 28-5 record A three-year letterman at the three-year-old school, the Noles had a record during his career, including consecutive Class 4A Regional titles and back-to-back state tournament appearances As a junior, he averaged 19.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game Voted first-team All-State, first-team All-Middle Georgia and Middle Georgia Player of the Year The Atlanta Tip-Off Club named him to their Terrific Ten team, an honor bestowed upon the top-10 players in the state, and USA Today also made him a first-team All-Georgia selection Chose UK over Clemson and Florida State. Personal Born Aug. 12, 1982 in Columbus, Ga...Son of Ruby Fitch...Major is sports managament... Nickname is G. Fitch s Career Highs Opponent Date Points 25 Twice FG Made 10 IUPUI 3/21/03 FG Atts 13 Twice 3FG Made 5 IUPUI 3/21/03 3FG Atts 8 Auburn 1/22/03 FT Made 7 Twice FT Atts 8 Five times Rebounds 11 Twice Assists 6 High Point 12/3/02 Turnovers 4 Seven times Blocks 2 Tennessee 1/16/01 Steals 5 Vanderbilt 1/14/03 Minutes 42 Tennessee 2/6/02 Fitch s Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / / / / / / / Totals / / / UK Summer Preview 03 16

18 Cliff Hawkins Senior Guard Dumfries, Va. Oak Hill Academy General Looks to return to the starting lineup after serving as UK s sixth man in Is one of the top returning point guards in the nation, averaging 3.8 apg... Currently ranks 12th all-time at UK in assists and is on track to finish in the top eight Played in 29 games with one start as a junior... Missed the first seven games of the season after academic troubles sidelined him for the fall semester... Playing the sixth-man role, the Wildcats went 27-2 after he returned to the lineup on Dec Had career best shooting percentages percent from the charity stripe and 38.1 percent from three-point range... Led the team in assists, averaging 3.8 per game... Had a 1.8:1 assist-to-turnover average on the season... Played 26 minutes in his season debut against Indiana scoring four points, five assists, five boards and two assists in the win... Had an excellent week of play in late February, going 8-for-10 in the two games against Arkansas and Mississippi State... Had a season-high 14 points against Mississippi State on 5-for-6 shooting... Totaled 17 assists in the SEC Tournament, averaging 5.7 pg... Had a season-high nine dishes in the win over Vanderbilt... Had nine points on 4-of-8 shooting against Auburn in the conference tourney... Had 13 points, including two three-pointers, six assists and two steals in 22 minutes in UK s NCAA win over IUPUI... Followed with 13 points, including 8-for-8 shooting from the charity stripe, in the win over Utah...Was named honorable mention All-SEC by The Associated Press. nine of the Cats first 11 in overtime... Made his first career start against Western Kentucky Saw action in all but one game... Play improved late in the season totaled a seven assists vs. LSU and broke out of a 3-game shooting slump with a 4-of-7 performance (8 points) vs. Arkansas (2/25/01)... Matched that shooting effort vs. Auburn, scoring nine points... Against Vanderbilt (2/17), had three points, two assists, no turnovers and three steals, his fifth no-turnover performance of the season... In five first-half minutes vs. Georgia on Jan. 6 four points on 2-of-3 shooting, two rebounds, two assists and two steals... In five first-half minutes vs. S. Carolina on Jan. 10 two points, two boards and two assists... Tremendous spark off the bench vs. North Carolina 5-of-9 shooting, 11 points, five assists and one turnover... Scored his first career field goal against Jacksonville State: 15 minutes, 2-of-3 shooting and four steals. High School As a senior, led Oak Hill to a 30-2 record and a No. 2 national ranking As a junior, the Warriors were 32-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country by USA Today, ESPN and The Associated Press As a senior, averaged a Started 29 of the 32 games in 2002 including the last Led the team in assists and ranked fourth in the SEC with 4.3 apg, the best assist average by a Cat since Wayne Turner s 4.4 apg in Averaged 6.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 4.7 apg in the NCAA Tournament... Won three awards at the postseason team banquet: Most Assists, Co-Most Improved and Mr. Deflection... Was strong against Florida (3/2), finishing with eight points, including a jumper in the lane with 1:37 remaining to tie the game... Followed with two free throws to seal the victory with 12.4 seconds to play... Scored three points inside the final two minutes against UT (2/19) to give UK the lead... Was 5-of-8 from the field to finish with 11 points, three assists, four steals and no turnovers in 25 minutes... Sank the game-winning shot against South Carolina on Jan. 12 with 3.4 seconds remaining... Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against Florida (1/29)... Posted a career-best 10 assists against Mississippi State, including nine in the first half... Had a career performance for the second time in a week with 17 points against Indiana on Dec Also tied career highs with six FGs, two 3FGs and 31 minutes... Against Duke four days earlier, scored 15 points in 22 minutes, including UK Summer Preview 03 17

19 double-double 10.1 points and 12.5 assists per game Also set the school record for assists in a season with 400, surpassing the marks of current NBA guards Jeff McInnis, Rod Strickland and Cory Alexander Also set a school record with 167 steals as a senior (5.2 spg), breaking his own mark of 120 set during his junior season He shot 66.7% from the free throw line, 48.0% from the field and grabbed 3.6 rebounds per game Was named MVP of the Iolani Prep Classic in Honolulu, defeating the nation s No. 1 team, Dominguez (Calif.) in the title game Also earned MVP honors in the Beach Ball Classic, tallying 12 points and 11 rebounds in the final game vs. Seton Hall Prep After his final season, played in the Ky. Derby Festival, tallying 12 points and six rebounds, and participated in the ACC/USA Hoops Challenge As a junior, he averaged 11.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 5.4 apg and 3.9 spg while playing shooting guard as Oak Hill was crowned national champion Shot 50.0% from the field and 65.5% from the foul line As a sophomore at Potomac High School, he led the team to a state runner-up finish In the state semifinals, he held Ronald Curry, the 98 National Player of the Year, to six points, while tallying 31 in the winning effort Earned first-team Class AAA All-State honors before transferring to Oak Hill Played on the 1998 DC Assault AAU team with current Wildcat Keith Bogans Chose UK over New Mexico. Personal Born Nov. 24, 1981 in Alexandria, Va... Son of Ricky Hunter and Monique Wilhite... Major is kinesiology. Hawkins Career Highs Opponent Date Points 17 Indiana 12/22/01 FG Made 6 Twice FG Atts 16 Duke 12/18/01 3FG Made 3 Twice 3FG Atts 6 Duke 12/18/01 FT Made 8 Utah 3/23/03 FT Atts 10 Auburn 1/22/02 Rebounds 7 Florida 1/29/02 Assists 10 Mississippi St. 1/5/02 Turnovers 6 Three times Blocks 2 South Carolina 1/11/03 Steals 5 Twice Minutes 42 Mississippi St. 1/5/02 Hawkins Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / / / / / / / Totals / / / UK Summer Preview 03 18

20 Chuck Hayes Junior Forward Modesto, Calif. Modesto Christian High School General A very versatile yet powerful athlete who can play either small or power forward... Expected to provide leadership in the absence of Keith Bogans... Teh team s leading rebounder... Will battle to retain starting role along the Cats front line Started all 36 games for the Wildcats at forward... Led the team in rebounding, averaging 6.8 rpg... Led the team in free-throw shooting, connecting on 78.8% of his charity attempts... Tallied double-figure rebounds eight times on the season, including a career-high 16 boards against Notre Dame in January...Also had 17 points against the Irish, one of five double-doubles on the year... Had a huge game at Georgia with 15 points and 12 rebounds... Had 11 points and 10 rebounds against Georgia in Lexington... Suffered a painful hip bruise prior to the LSU game, but played a then career-high 35 minutes, finishing with six points, 10 rebounds and a career-best six blocks... Was named to cnnsi.com s All-Glue team by writer Seth Davis for being the glue that holds his team together... Was named honorable mention All-SEC by The Associated Press Played in all 31 games with nine starts, including the final eight games... As a starter, he averaged 8.6 ppg and 6.2 rpg... Overall, he averaged 5.9 ppg and 4.5 rpg and led the team in free-throw shooting, hitting 73.8%... Was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team... Won three team awards presented by the coaching staff: Best Free Throw shooter, Co-Most Improved and Mr. Hustle... Recorded his first career double-double against South Carolina in the SEC Tournament... Had 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in 34 minutes, also a career high... In SEC play, averaged 6.6 ppg and 4.6 rpg and shot 50% from the field... Set new career highs on 7-for-11 free-throw shooting against Vanderbilt (2/27), finishing with nine points and seven rebounds, while fouling out for the first time as a Cat... Hit 2-of-3 threepointers against Florida (3/2), both career highs and matched his career high with three steals... Had 10 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Arkansas in 34 minutes... Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the foul line, also matching career highs... Was solid in both regular-season meetings with Tennessee (2/19), including a 10-point, six-rebound performance in 31 minutes as a starter... Was 6-for-10 against the Vols on Feb. 6, finishing with a career-high 15 points... Registered a superb performance in a starting assignment against Florida with 10 points and seven rebounds, including five offensive boards, in 26 minutes...scored his first points against Western, then tallied eight points and 10 rebounds vs. Marshall. High School Averaged 25.0 points, 19 rebounds and five assists per contest as a senior... Led Modesto Christian to a second-place finish in the state Division I playoffs with a 34-4 record, falling to powerful Mater Dei in the championship game... Named a Parade All-American, the California State Player of the Year (D-I), the District Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player in both the Pepsi Invitational and the Modesto Holiday Classic... Averaged 26.0 ppg, 19.0 rpg and 7.0 apg during his junior year, leading Modesto to a 35-2 record...was named All-District, All-League and All-State as a junior... In the 2000 Northern California finals, he grabbed 31 rebounds, a California High School record for all divisions...averaged 19.0 points and 16.0 rebounds per contest as a sophomore...was an All-State football player that same year... Chose UK over Kansas, Saint Louis and UTEP... Played for Coach Gary Porter. Personal Born June 11, 1983 in San Leandro, Calif... Son of Charles and Tracey Hayes... Major is journalism. Hayes Career Highs Opponent Date Points 17 Notre Dame 1/18/03 FG Made 7 Notre Dame 1/18/03 FG Atts 10 Five times 3FG Made 2 Florida 3/2/02 3FG Atts 3 Florida 3/2/02 FT Made 7 Vanderbilt 2/27/02 FT Atts 11 Vanderbilt 2/27/02 Rebounds 16 Notre Dame 1/18/03 Assists 6 Miss. State 2/23/03 Turnovers 5 Miss. State 2/23/03 Blocks 6 LSU 2/15/03 Steals 4 Tennessee 2/26/03 Minutes 37 Miss. State 3/14/03 Hayes Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / / / / Totals / / / UK Summer Preview 03 19

21 Matt Heissenbuttel Senior Guard Lexington, Ky. Lexington Catholic High School General Walk-on... Need One of six Kentuckians on the roster... Name pronounced HISE-en-buttle... Owns the school record for the longest last name of any current or former UK letterman letters... The old record was held by A.J. Weisenberger ( ), Lou Tsioropoulos ( ), Lincoln Collinsworth ( ), and Chris Gettlefinger ( ), who each had 12 letters in their last name... Was a former ball boy at Kentucky during the 90s Played in 10 games in 2003, totaling 20 minutes... Tied his career high with two rebounds against Vanderbilt... Saw his first action of the season against High Point Saw action in nine games in Sank a careeer-best two free throws against Ole Miss while matching career marks in FTAs and rebounds with two... Had a season-high three points against Tulane... Hit a 3FG to spark the Cats to five consecutive threes as UK topped 100 points against the Green Wave... Scored his first points of the season against Kentucky State... Also had two boards against the Breds Played in 10 games as a freshman... Canned his first three-point field goal against South Carolina (2/3/01) off a Cliff Hawkins assist... Scored his first field goal against High Point, finishing with four points, an assist and a steal... Made his first appearance as a Wildcat against Jacksonville State... Scored his first point on 1-of-2 free throws. High School Led the Knights to the 2000 KHSAA Sweet 16 Championship game, scoring 25 points for the state runners-up As a senior, led Catholic in scoring and rebounding, averaging 16.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game He also contributed 2.1 assists and 2.5 steals per game as the Knights finished with a 32-5 record Lettered all four seasons, starting as a junior and senior During his senior year, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1999 Kruel Classic after scoring a career-high 33 points on 14-of-14 shooting in the championship game The 1,000-point scorer also made the 11th Region and the Sweet 16 All-Tournament teams He was named first-team All-State and first-team All-City As a junior, Catholic went 26-5 while he averaged 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game During his four seasons, the Knights had a record, winning the All-A Classic in 1997 before a Sweet 16 semifinal finish and a No. 3 national ranking by USA Today in Personal Born Sept. 24, 1981 in Marietta, Ga... Son of Paul and Pam Heissenbuttel... Major is finance. Heissenbuttel s Career Highs Opponent Date Points 4 High Point 12/27/00 FG Made 1 Four times FG Atts 2 Six times 3FG Made 1 Twice 3FG Atts 2 Alcorn State 1/2/03 FT Made 2 Twice FT Atts 2 Five times Rebounds 2 Three times Assists 1 Four times Turnovers 2 Kentucky State 12/15/01 Blocks 0 Steals 1 Twice Minutes 9 Jacksonville St. 11/21/00 Heissenbuttel s Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / / / / / / / Totals / / / UK Summer Preview 03 20

22 Preston LeMaster Sophomore Guard Paris, Ky. Bourbon County High School General Walk-on... A second-generation Wildcat, his father Jim lettered for Coach Adolph Rupp from An excellent shooter and passer, he ll need to improve his quickness and defense to earn quality playing time Played in eight games as a freshman, totaling 18 minutes... Saw his first action as a Wildcat against High Point... His first collegiate points came via a pair of free throws against Tennessee State in three minutes of play... Played five minutes against Alcorn State, recording a career-best five points and one rebound, including his first collegiate three-pointer. High School Started and lettered four years at Bourbon County High School... As a senior, was All-District, All-Region and a first-team All-State selection by both the Lexington Herald-Leader and the Louisville Courier- Journal... Led the Colonels to a 24-7 record and a semifinal finish in the 10th Region Tournament... Averaged 25.6 points, five rebounds and five assists per game in 2002 and shot 39% from three-point range... Scored 31 points against the state s fifth-ranked team, Pleasure Ridge Park, at the Lexington Catholic Tournament... In the prestigious King of the Bluegrass Tournament in Louisville, scored 38 points vs. Louisville Fairdale and earned All-Tournament team honors... Played for the Kentucky All-Stars in the Kentucky-Indiana series... As a junior, averaged 28 points per game and earned All-District, All-Region and honorable mention All-State... Scored a career-high 43 points vs. Franklin County in the 2001 Toyota Classic... Finished his career as Bourbon County s second-leading all-time scorer with nearly 2,000 points, passing his father at No Considered scholarship offers from Miami (Ohio), South Alabama and Southern Illinois before deciding to walk-on at UK... Also earned four letters in baseball as the starting shortstop... Played hoops for Coach Bob Ward. Personal Born Oct. 5, 1983 in Lexington, Ky... Son of Jim and Drue LeMaster... Major is kinesiology... Nickname is P. LeMaster s Career Highs Opponent Date Points 5 Alcorn State 1/2/03 FG Made 2 Alcorn State 1/2/03 FG Atts 3 Alcorn State 1/2/03 3FG Made 1 Alcorn State 1/2/03 3FG Atts 2 Alcorn State 1/2/03 FT Made 2 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 FTAtts 2 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 Rebounds 1 Twice Assists 0 Turnovers 1 U N C 12/7/02 Blocks 0 S teals 0 Minutes 5 Alcorn State 1/2/03 LeMaster s Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / UK Summer Preview 03 21

23 Ravi Moss Sophomore Guard Hopkinsville, Ky. University Heights High School General Walk-on... Good outside shooter... Has great knowledge of the game... Hails from the same high school that produced former college stars Greg Buckner (Clemson/Dallas Mavericks) and Harold Swanagan (Notre Dame)... Brings depth at shooting guard Played in 12 games as a freshman for a total of 28 minutes... Scored his first college field goal, a breakaway dunk, and had a career-best two rebounds and a steal in a career-high five minutes against Vanderbilt on Senior Day... Was a perfect 6-of- 6 from the charity stripe against Alcorn State for his first collegiate points... Had his first college steal at North Carolina... Saw his first action against High Point. High School A four-year starter for UHA, averaging 21.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg as a senior... Led the Blazers to the 2002 All A Championship where he earned Most Valuable Player honors... Had a career-high 35 points in the opening game of the All A Classic, including 19 in the fourth quarter to rally UHA past Rose Hill...Also had 20 points and 12 rebounds in the tournament title game against Somerset...Earned second-team All-State honors from the Louisville Courier-Journal and honorable-mention All-State recognition from the Lexington Herald-Leader... Was named Player of the Year in western Kentucky by the Kentucky New Era... Coached at University Heights by Jeff Jackson. Personal June 21, 1984 in Greenville, S.C... Son of Austin and Teresa Moss... Major is business... Nickname is Rav. Moss Career Highs Opponent Date Points 6 Alcorn State 1/2/03 FG Made 1 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 FG Atts 3 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 3FG Made 0 3FG Atts 1 Tennessee St. 12/30/02 FT Made 6 Alcorn State 1/2/03 FT Atts 6 Alcorn State 1/2/03 Rebounds 2 Vanderbilt 3/5/03 Assists 1 Marquette 3/29/03 Turnovers 1 Twice Blocks 0 Steals 1 Four times Minutes 5 Twice Moss Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / UK Summer Preview 03 22

24 Brandon Stockton Sophomore Guard Glasgow, Ky. Glasgow High School General Good outside shooter who also can penetrate and dish... Played quality minutes early last season until Hawkins returned... Will add valuable depth in an experienced backcourt Saw action in 24 games at point guard... Scored his first collegiate points with a three-pointer against Virginia in the Maui Invitational... Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field against High Point, en route to a career-high six points and three rebounds in 11 minutes... Played a career-high 13 minutes at Tulane... Had two points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal against Michigan State... Played seven minutes against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament after his fellow guards got into foul trouble, finishing with five points. High School Named the 2002 Kentucky Mr. Basketball after averaging 25.9 ppg and 5.1 rpg in his senior season at Glasgow Totaled 803 points in his senior season while shooting 50.0% from the field, 35.0% from three-point range and 85.0% from the charity stripe Was named first-team All-State by The Associated Press, the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader as a senior and was the top vote getter in all three polls Was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Kentucky Led the Scotties to a record in his four years Finished his career as Glasgow s all-time leading scorer with 2,674 points, 561 rebounds, 610 assists, 390 steals while playing in all 122 games, starting Helped lead the Scotties to the 2001 All A Classic Championship, and district titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002 Finished his career as the all-time leader in 13 of 28 categories at Glasgow Holds the school record for most points in a season ( ), steals in a season ( ), career steals and career assists Chose the Wildcats over Auburn and Butler Played for Coach Bart Flener. Personal Born June 25, 1984 in Louisville, Ky... Son of Denice Stockton... Major is accounting... Nickname is Buddha. Stockton s Career Highs Opponent Date Points 6 High Point 12/3/02 FG Made 3 High Point 12/3/02 FG Atts 4 Twice 3FG Made 1 Five times 3FG Atts 3 Twice FT Made 2 Six times FT Atts 2 Six times Rebounds 3 High Point 12/3/02 Assists 1 Eight times Turnovers 1 Seven times Blocks 0 Steals 1 Sevem times Minutes 13 Tulane 12/10/02 Stockton s Career Stats Year G-S Min.-Avg. FG-A/Pct. 3FG-A/Pct. FT-A/Pct. Reb.-Avg. PF-D AT TO BS St TP-Avg / / / UK Summer Preview 03 23

25 Shagari Alleyne Freshman Center Bronx, N.Y. Rice High School General One of two 7-footers on the 2004 roster, the first since Sam Bowie in the early 80 s... Must improve strength and shot-blocking skills... Has an 8 1 wingspan and good touch around the basket... Will be looked upon to fill the void left by seniors Marquis Estill and Jules Camara... His size 21 shoes are the largest worn by a Kentucky player in the Bill Keightley Era. High School Averaged 21.0 ppg, 14.0 rpg and 5.0 bpg as a senior for Rice High School... Was a three-year starter for the Raiders, who complied an record during his tenure... Was a three-time All-City selection and helped lead his team to city and state titles as a junior while averaging 18.0 ppg and 12.0 rpg... Was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2002 state playoffs and was twice named first-team All-State... Played in the Kentucky Derby Festival following his senior year, earning MVP honors there after totaling 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks... Also played in the Michael Jordan Capital Classic in Played for Coach Maurice Hicks. Personal Born Jan. 14, Son of Robert and Claudia Alleyne... Planned major is undecided... Chose UK over Rutgers. Lukasz Obrzut General One of two 7-footers on the 2004 roster, the first since Sam Bowie in the early 80 s... Possesses a good shooting touch and is very active around the basket... Has the size necessary to make an immediate impact at center... First Polish player at Kentucky. record and the top spot in the New England Prep School Conference s top division... Was one of seven teammates to sign a nationl letter of intent with a Division I university... Played in a traditional European sports academy while growing up in Poland and was a teammate of former Mississippi State big man Michal Ignerski... Played for Coach Krzysztuf Walonis in Poland and Coach Whit Lesure at Bridgton Academy. Personal Personal: Born Aug. 31, Son of Marian and Grazyna Obrzut... Planned major is business... Chose UK over Utah Freshman Center Gliwice, Poland Bridgton Academy (Maine) High School Averaged 12.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and 2.0 bpg as a senior at Bridgton Academy in Maine this past season... Helped guide the Wolverines to a 25-8 UK Summer Preview 03 24

26 Bobby Perry General A versatile player, can play a variety of positions... Can penetrate or shoot from long-range...possesses a polished game, which could earn him early playing time record during his tenure... Guided his team to a 22-3 record and a spot in the regaional semifinals as a senior...was named the Five County 3-A Player of the Year and was a finalist for McDonald s All-America honors... Played for Coach Chet Mebane. Personal Born Jan. 7, Son of Robert and Willoree Perry... Planned major is business... Two of Perry s brothers, Ahmad and Chad, played college golf at Hampton... Chose UK over Stanford, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest Freshman Forward Durham, N.C. Hillside High School High School Averaged 24.8 ppg and 10.9 rpg as a senior at Hillside High School... Was a four=year starter for the Hornets averaging 19.5 ppg and 10.0 rpg in his high school career... Led the Hornets to an Sheray Thomas Freshman Forward Montreal, Quebec Riverdale Baptist High School (Md.) General Is just the third Canadian player in school history, joining current Wildcat Bernard Coté and current New Orleans Hornet Jamaal Magloire ( )... Combines a finesse game with physical play... Has played in the United States for only two seasons. High School Averaged 21.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 2.0 apg and 2.0 bpg as a senior at Riverdale Baptist, where he helped guide his team to a 19-9 record... As a junior, averaged 19.0 ppg and 13.0 rpg in leading the Crusaders to a record... As a sophomore in Canada, averaged 30.0 ppg and 15.0 rpg at LaSalle Catholic High School... Was named first-team All-State, first team All- Washington Post, first-team All-Prince George s Gazette and first-team All- Prince George s Journal as a senior...was named to numerous All- Tournament teams, including back-to-back nods at the Riverdale Baptist Holiday Tournament as a junior and a senior... Also earned All-Tournament team honors as a senior for the National Christian School Tournament... Was named Most Valuable Player on his team as a senior...also earned honorable mention All-Metro honors by the Washington Post as a junior... Played for Coach Louis Wilson at Riverdale. Personal Born Oct. 4, Son of Robert Fields and Darcelle Thomas... Planned major is business... Chose UK over Virginia. UK Summer Preview 03 25

27 Wildcats Produce Historic Season in 2003 When Tubby Smith began the 2003 season, his most important goal was to bring a team to the floor that could play as a cohesive unit -- united on and off the court. What happened next was more than even Smith could have expected coming off a disappointing season filled with turmoil. Kentucky opened its 100th season of college basketball shorthanded at the Maui Invitational in late November. Junior point guard Cliff Hawkins sat out the team s first seven games for academic reasons and Erik Daniels missed the first four games for playing in a second sanctioned summer league. UK managed a third-place finish in Maui, beating Arizona State in the opener before losing to Virginia in the semifinals after shooting 2-for- 22 from three-point range. UK recovered to outgun Gonzaga, Without the help of Hawkins and Daniels, several newcomers were able to earn quality minutes right away as Bernard Cote and Kelenna Azubuike saw more than just sun and surf in Maui. In practice two days after the Cats returned, UK lost starting swingman Antwain Barbour to a broken left hand, but traveled to North Carolina, which had just won the Preseason NIT, and left with an impressive victory. UK continued a rugged December schedule with a loss at home to Michigan State after Tim Bograkos canned a three-pointer with 51 seconds remaining to give the Spartans the lead. in UK s throw-back game with retro uniforms. The Wildcats rebounded to earn an emotionally charged win over Indiana in Freedom Hall. The game saw IU coach Mike Davis ejected in the waning seconds after chasing an official onto the floor arguing what he believed to be a foul on one of his players. UK s return trip to Freedom Hall a week later to play the homestanding Louisville Cardinals would have a far different outcome. Despite leading at halftime, the Cats were handed their worst lost in the Tubby Smith Era, though it was the first time Smith had his full complement of Wildcats available. The Wildcats regrouped upon returning to Lexington, however, and began to string together one of the most impressive win streaks in college basketball. Among the victims of the Cats 26- game stretch were nine ranked opponents, including No. 1 Florida on Feb. 4, and three ranked foes on the road. One of the most impressive games of the season wasn t against a ranked foe, however. Kentucky reached what some termed a turning point at halftime of the Vanderbilt game in Nashville on Jan. 14. Down at the break, Kentucky outscored the Commodores in teh second half while allowing just four VU field goals to win the contest, UK added to its impressive run by winning the SEC Tournament while holding all three opponents under 40% shooting from the field. In fact, seven of the final 10 UK foes shot less than 40% from the field. Kentucky continued its defensive dominance in the NCAA Tournament, quickly disposing of IUPUI and Utah in Nashville to advance to the NCAA Midwest Regional in Minneapolis. There the Cats faced Big Ten champs Wisconsin in the semifinal and rode a career-best 28-point performance by senior Marquis Estill to a six-point victory. However, Kentucky suffered a blow in the first half against the Badgers as senior leader Keith Bogans went down with a high ankle sprain. He did not return to the game and finished with five points. With questions looming about Bogans status, the Cats prepared for a tough Marquette squad which had upset No. 2-seed Pittsburgh in the semifinal. When UK took to the court, Bogans was ready to go, fitted with a special brace. Despite a 15-point effort from the less than healthy leader, Kentucky could not overcome the hot-shooting Eagles and their leader, Dwyane Wade, who tallied a triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. The Cats ended the season with an loss and a 32-4 overall record. While the team was just a game short of the Final Four, it held the best record in the nation and turned in a season for the history books. Kentucky claimed its 24th Southeastern Conference Tournament title in 2003 after defeating Mississippi State in the title game. The Cats 19-0 record vs. conference opponents marked the first by an SEC team since UK Summer Preview 03 26