2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 SEC Tournament winner ; As of June 26, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2020–21 record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	John Calipari (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Kenny Payne (11th season); Tony Barbee (7th season); Joel Justus (5th season);
Home arena	Rupp Arena

The 2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 45th consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 20,545. The Wildcats are led by John Calipari in his 12th season as head coach and play in the Southeastern Conference.

Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the season 25–6, 15–3 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. However, the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With the SEC Tournament cancelled, they were awarded the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason left
Ashton Hagans	0	Guard	6'3"	198	Sophomore	Covington, Georgia	Declared for the 2020 NBA Draft
Tyrese Maxey	3	Guard	6'3"	198	Freshman	Garland, Texas	Declared for the 2020 NBA Draft
Immanuel Quickley	5	Guard	6'3"	188	Sophomore	Havre de Grace, Maryland	Declared for the 2020 NBA Draft
Kahlil Whitney	2	Guard	6'6"	190	Freshman	Roselle, New Jersey	Left team at midseason and later declared for the 2020 NBA Draft
Johnny Juzang	10	Guard	6'7"	214	Freshman	Studio City, California	Transferred to UCLA
Nate Sestina	1	Forward	6'9"	234	Senior	Emporium, Pennsylvania	Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Bucknell in 2019
E. J. Montgomery	23	Forward	6'10"	228	Sophomore	Marietta, Georgia	Declared for the 2020 NBA Draft
Nick Richards	4	Forward	6'11"	247	Junior	Kingston, Jamaica	Declared for the 2020 NBA Draft

2020 recruiting class

On July 27, 2019, BJ Boston committed to play basketball for the University of Kentucky over offers from Florida and Duke. Boston is the first commitment to the 2020 recruiting class and the #2 ranked shooting guard in the 2020 class by 247 sports.

Cam'Ron Fletcher, from St. Louis, Missouri, is the second commitment in the Kentucky 2020 recruiting class. He committed to Kentucky on August 4, 2019, and chose Kentucky over Michigan State.[1] He is a consensus four-star player by the four main recruiting services and is ranked #36 overall by 24/7 Sports.

Power forward Lance Ware, from Camden, New Jersey, is the third commitment in the Kentucky 2020 recruiting class. He committed to Kentucky on September 12, 2019, and chose Kentucky over Ohio State. He is a consensus four-star player by the four main recruiting services and is ranked #32 overall by Rivals.

Two days later, on September 14, 2019, SF Terrence Clarke from Brewster Academy pledged to Kentucky. Clarke is one of the most highly regarded prospects in the 2020 class, with most services ranking him among the top five players overall.

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
BJ Boston SG	Chatsworth, CA	Sierra Canyon School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 27, 2019
BJ Boston SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Cam'Ron Fletcher SF	St. Louis, MO	Vashon High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 4, 2019
Cam'Ron Fletcher SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Lance Ware PF	Camden, NJ	Big Picture Learning Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 12, 2019
Lance Ware PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Terrence Clarke SF	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 14, 2019
Terrence Clarke SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Devin Askew PG	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 17, 2019
Devin Askew PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Isaiah Jackson PF	Waterford, MI	Waterford Mott High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 16, 2019
Isaiah Jackson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 1st 247Sports: 1st ESPN: 1st
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: "Kentucky 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Davion Mintz	1	G	6'3"	185	Graduate Senior	Charlotte, NC	Creighton
Jacob Toppin	21	F	6'8"	190	Sophomore	Ossining, NY	Rhode Island
Olivier Sarr	30	C	7'0"	255	Senior	Toulouse, France	Wake Forest

Roster

2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Davion Mintz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Creighton	Charlotte, NC
G	2	Devin Askew	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mater Dei	Santa Ana, CA
G	11	Dontaie Allen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Pendleton County	Falmouth, KY
G	21	Cam'Ron Fletcher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Vashon	St. Louis, MO
G	3	BJ Boston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon	Chatsworth, CA
G	5	Terrence Clarke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Boston, MA
F	12	Keion Brooks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	La Lumiere School	Fort Wayne, IN
F	0	Jacob Toppin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Rhode Island	Brooklyn, NY
F	23	Isaiah Jackson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Waterford Mott	Waterford, MI
F	55	Lance Ware	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Camden	Camden, NJ
C	30	Olivier Sarr	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Wake Forest	Toulouse, FRA
G	15	Issac DeGregorio (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	North Catholic	Pittsburgh, PA
G	13	Riley Welch (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	UC Irvine	Los Angeles, CA
F	20	Zan Payne (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Lexington Catholic	Lexington, KY
F	14	Brennan Canada (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	George Rogers Clark	Mount Sterling, KY

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenny Payne (Louisville)
Tony Barbee (Massachusetts)
Joel Justus (UNC Wilmington)
John Robic (Denison)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 11, 2020

Projected depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Olivier Sarr	Isaiah Jackson
PF	Keion Brooks	Lance Ware	Jacob Toppin
SF	Terrence Clarke	Dontaie Allen	Brennan Canada
SG	B.J. Boston	Cam'Ron Fletcher	Zan Payne
PG	Davion Mintz	Devin Askew	Riley Welch	Issac DeGregorio

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA* TBA	TBD	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Regular Season
November 10, 2020* ESPN	vs. Kansas Champions Classic	United Center Chicago, IL
November 13, 2020*	Detroit Mercy	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 17, 2020*	Hartford	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 20, 2020*	Georgia State	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 23, 2020*	Richmond	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 27, 2020*	vs. Georgia Tech	State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2020*	Cleveland State	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 19, 2020*	vs. UCLA CBS Sports Classic	TBD TBD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Wheatley, Nick (August 4, 2019). "Cam'Ron Fletcher commits to Kentucky". A Sea of Blue. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

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[fletchercommit-1] Wheatley, Nick (August 4, 2019). "Cam'Ron Fletcher commits to Kentucky". A Sea of Blue. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Statistical leaders
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2021 SEC Tournament winner As of June 26, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll