This post is meant simply to list the most important accomplishments of this incredibly special team. I'll be adding to it.
TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (our 8th title, won by five different coaches)
FINISHED #1 IN BOTH MAJOR POLLS (stayed #1 the final 8 weeks of the season)
PERFECT 16-0 IN SEC (only third time in history - all by UK)
CONTINUED NATION'S LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK (currently 52 games)
WON 24 CONSECUTIVE GAMES
NCAA RECORD FOR TEAM BLOCKED SHOTS (335 in a single season)
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
ANTHONY DAVIS - NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR (our first ever AP, Naismith or Wooden winner)
ANTHONY DAVIS - FINAL FOUR MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST - NCAA TOURNAMENT SOUTH REGION MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
ANTHONY DAVIS - SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ANTHONY DAVIS, MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST - ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
ANTHONY DAVIS - NCAA FRESHMAN RECORD FOR BLOCKED SHOTS (186 - also our new single-season school record)
ANTHONY DAVIS - UK FRESHMAN RECORD FOR REBOUNDS (415)
DARIUS MILLER, TERRENCE JONES, DORON LAMB - ALL JOINED 1000-POINT CLUB
DARIUS MILLER - MOST GAMES PLAYED IN UK HISTORY (152 in his career)
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Showing posts with label individual records. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
UK's sweet win over IU, by the numbers
A few notes on the most intriguing numbers from our Sweet 16 triumph:
1) 102 points scored:
- most for UK in regulation of an NCAA tournament game since 1996 (110 in first round versus San Jose State)
- most for UK in regulation of a Sweet 16 or later matchup since 1993 (106 in Elite 8 versus Florida State)
- the record for UK in tournament games: 113 (vs. Mt. St. Mary's in 1995)
- the record for UK in any game: 143 (vs. Georgia in 1956)
2) 90 points allowed:
- most for UK opponent in regulation of an NCAA tournament game since 1992 (98 in second round by Iowa State)
- most for UK opponent in regulation of ANY game since 2009 (102 in early-season OOC game by Sam Houston State)
- the record for an opponent in a tournament game: 107 (by Western Kentucky in 1971 - UK lost 107-83)
- the record for an opponent in any game: 150 (by Kansas in 1989 - UK lost 150-95)
3) 192 points combined:
- most in regulation of any UK NCAA tournament game since 1992 (204 in 106-98 win over Iowa State)
- most in regulation of any UK game of ANY sort since 2009 (194 in 102-92 win over Sam Houston State)
- the record for a tournament game: 208 (109-99 UK win over Notre Dame in 1970)
- the record for any game: 245 (150-95 UK loss against Kansas in 1989)
4) Only 14 combined turnovers (6 by UK, 8 by IU) in spite of the breakneck pace:
- UK and its opponents actually played equally clean games, or even more so, a few times this year.
- However, it was the fewest combined turnovers I could find in any UK NCAA tournament game dating back to at least the mid-1980s. It might be a record.
5) UK hit 35 of 37 free throws, for an astonishing 95% as a team.
- By now you probably already know this is an NCAA tournament record percentage for any team with 35+ attempts.
- In addition, UK has not attempted so many free throws since the infamous referee-challenged UofL game earlier this season.
- UK has not MADE so many free throws in ANY game since a December, 1987 win over Cincinnati (also hit 35, out of 41). And the last time they made more was against Auburn all the way back in 1981 (36 of 49).
6) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, as part of his superb all-around game, hit a perfect 10 of 10 from the line.
- The last time a UK player shot 10 or more free throws in a game, and made them all, was also against IU: Brandon Knight 12/11/10, in an 81-62 victory at Rupp. He made 10 of 10 as well.
1) 102 points scored:
- most for UK in regulation of an NCAA tournament game since 1996 (110 in first round versus San Jose State)
- most for UK in regulation of a Sweet 16 or later matchup since 1993 (106 in Elite 8 versus Florida State)
- the record for UK in tournament games: 113 (vs. Mt. St. Mary's in 1995)
- the record for UK in any game: 143 (vs. Georgia in 1956)
2) 90 points allowed:
- most for UK opponent in regulation of an NCAA tournament game since 1992 (98 in second round by Iowa State)
- most for UK opponent in regulation of ANY game since 2009 (102 in early-season OOC game by Sam Houston State)
- the record for an opponent in a tournament game: 107 (by Western Kentucky in 1971 - UK lost 107-83)
- the record for an opponent in any game: 150 (by Kansas in 1989 - UK lost 150-95)
3) 192 points combined:
- most in regulation of any UK NCAA tournament game since 1992 (204 in 106-98 win over Iowa State)
- most in regulation of any UK game of ANY sort since 2009 (194 in 102-92 win over Sam Houston State)
- the record for a tournament game: 208 (109-99 UK win over Notre Dame in 1970)
- the record for any game: 245 (150-95 UK loss against Kansas in 1989)
4) Only 14 combined turnovers (6 by UK, 8 by IU) in spite of the breakneck pace:
- UK and its opponents actually played equally clean games, or even more so, a few times this year.
- However, it was the fewest combined turnovers I could find in any UK NCAA tournament game dating back to at least the mid-1980s. It might be a record.
5) UK hit 35 of 37 free throws, for an astonishing 95% as a team.
- By now you probably already know this is an NCAA tournament record percentage for any team with 35+ attempts.
- In addition, UK has not attempted so many free throws since the infamous referee-challenged UofL game earlier this season.
- UK has not MADE so many free throws in ANY game since a December, 1987 win over Cincinnati (also hit 35, out of 41). And the last time they made more was against Auburn all the way back in 1981 (36 of 49).
6) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, as part of his superb all-around game, hit a perfect 10 of 10 from the line.
- The last time a UK player shot 10 or more free throws in a game, and made them all, was also against IU: Brandon Knight 12/11/10, in an 81-62 victory at Rupp. He made 10 of 10 as well.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Bombs Away on Senior Day
1) UK hit 15 of 27 three-point field goal attempts last night in their 79-49 destruction of hapless Georgia.
In that sense, it was almost a throwback game to the Pitino era, because:
- only once has a Cal team hit 15+ threes (15/33 against ETSU in the 2010 NCAA First Round)
- neither of Gillispie's squads hit 15+
- only once did a Tubby team ever hit 15+ (16/32 against Tulane in Freedom Hall, 2002)
...but Pitino's teams, due to a combination of strategy and (at times in the earlier years) desperation, were flinging up massive numbers from behind the arc.
The overall team record: 21 made threes (out of 48) in a 1989 loss to North Carolina
The most recent date with more than 15: January 2nd, 2002 against Tulane (16 of 32)
The Senior Day record: 20 made threes (out of 35) in the 1995 obliteration (127-80) of LSU
2) Darius Miller hit 5 of 9 three-point attempts in his final game in Rupp Arena.
This was 1 away from his career high of 6 made threes against South Carolina in 2011.
The overall record for any UK player: 10 made threes (out of 15) by Jodie Meeks at UT in 2009
The most recent date with more than 6: December 22nd, 2010 against Winthrop (Lamb hit 7 of 8)
The Senior Day record: 6 made threes (out of 8) by Tony Delk in the same LSU beatdown from 1995
3) Six different Wildcats hit threes - even Anthony Davis!
Miller had 5, Lamb and Wiltjer 3 each, Teague 2, Davis and MKG one each.
Our Cats have actually topped this a fair number of times in history.
The overall record for any UK team: 9 players made a total of 16 threes against Tulane 1/2/02 (Prince, Hawkins, Fitch, Bogans, Carruth, Carrier, Hayes, Estill, Heissenbuttel)
The most recent date with more than 6: the same 2002 Tulane game
The Senior Day record: 7 different players, twice (3/4/95 vs LSU, 3/2/91 vs Auburn)
Among other websites consulted, one of my main sources for this and many other posts is the peerless UK resource (and probably the best site of its kind for any sports team) known as "The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project" operated by Jon Scott. Available at http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/statistics.html
In that sense, it was almost a throwback game to the Pitino era, because:
- only once has a Cal team hit 15+ threes (15/33 against ETSU in the 2010 NCAA First Round)
- neither of Gillispie's squads hit 15+
- only once did a Tubby team ever hit 15+ (16/32 against Tulane in Freedom Hall, 2002)
...but Pitino's teams, due to a combination of strategy and (at times in the earlier years) desperation, were flinging up massive numbers from behind the arc.
The overall team record: 21 made threes (out of 48) in a 1989 loss to North Carolina
The most recent date with more than 15: January 2nd, 2002 against Tulane (16 of 32)
The Senior Day record: 20 made threes (out of 35) in the 1995 obliteration (127-80) of LSU
2) Darius Miller hit 5 of 9 three-point attempts in his final game in Rupp Arena.
This was 1 away from his career high of 6 made threes against South Carolina in 2011.
The overall record for any UK player: 10 made threes (out of 15) by Jodie Meeks at UT in 2009
The most recent date with more than 6: December 22nd, 2010 against Winthrop (Lamb hit 7 of 8)
The Senior Day record: 6 made threes (out of 8) by Tony Delk in the same LSU beatdown from 1995
3) Six different Wildcats hit threes - even Anthony Davis!
Miller had 5, Lamb and Wiltjer 3 each, Teague 2, Davis and MKG one each.
Our Cats have actually topped this a fair number of times in history.
The overall record for any UK team: 9 players made a total of 16 threes against Tulane 1/2/02 (Prince, Hawkins, Fitch, Bogans, Carruth, Carrier, Hayes, Estill, Heissenbuttel)
The most recent date with more than 6: the same 2002 Tulane game
The Senior Day record: 7 different players, twice (3/4/95 vs LSU, 3/2/91 vs Auburn)
Among other websites consulted, one of my main sources for this and many other posts is the peerless UK resource (and probably the best site of its kind for any sports team) known as "The Kentucky Basketball Statistics Project" operated by Jon Scott. Available at http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/statistics.html
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