2012 Kentucky Wildcats - Records and Accolades

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)

Updates on Miller, Davis, Jones, Lamb in UK career rankings

Here are a number of statistical categories where current Wildcats are climbing the career rankings - some in just their first year on the team.  Along with the current ranking, I also listed where they will likely finish this season in the rankings.

Blocks:
Anthony Davis - 10th - likely to finish 5th
Terrence Jones - 14th - likely to finish 11th
Darius Miller - 18th


Scoring:
Darius Miller - 46th (one of 58 in the 1000-point club) - likely to finish 38th
Terrence Jones - 70th - likely to reach 1000 points and finish 55th
Doron Lamb - 74th - likely to finish 64th


Rebounds:
Terrence Jones - 47th - likely to finish 30th


Assists:
Darius Miller - 29th - likely to finish 23rd


Steals: 
Darius Miller - 29th - likely to finish 27th
Terrence Jones - 43rd - likely to finish 39th


Made 3's:
Darius Miller - 10th
Doron Lamb - 21st - likely to finish 18th

What are the best jersey numbers in UK basketball history?

Here are what I consider to be the top jersey numbers in UK men's basketball.

#44 - One 2000-point scorer (Dan Issel), Three 1000-point scorers (Cotton Nash, Chuck Hayes, Bill Lickert)


#34 - One 2000-point scorer (Kenny Walker), Three 1000-point scorers (Mike Casey, John Pelphrey, Scott Padgett)

#12 - Four 1000-point scorers (Ralph Beard, Deron Feldhaus, Rodrick Rhodes, Tom Parker)


#15 - Three 1000-point scorers (Alex Groza, Ed Davender, Jeff Sheppard) plus DeMarcus Cousins (575)


#10 - Three 1000-point scorers (Louie Dampier, Keith Bogans, Dirk Minniefield) plus James Blackmon (866)


#4 - Three 1000-point scorers (Kyle Macy, Gerald Fitch, Derrick Miller) plus Rajon Rondo (654)

#3 - Three 1000-point scorers (Rex Chapman, Ramel Bradley, Terrence Jones) plus Allen Edwards (819)

#20 - Three 1000-point scorers (Jimmy Dan Conner, Jim Master, Doron Lamb)

#21 - One 2000-point scorer (Jack Givens), one 1000-point scorer (Tayshaun Prince)


Then there are a lot of jerseys with two 1000-point scorers each:

#24 - Johnny Cox, Jamal Mashburn...plus Antoine Walker (806), Kelenna Azubuike (970)

#25 - Winston Bennett, Jim Line...plus Anthony Epps (811)

#32 - Joe Crawford, Derrick Hord...plus Jared Prickett (998), James Lee (996), Richie Farmer (898)

#33 - Ron Mercer, Randolph Morris

#35 - Kevin Grevey, Reggie Hanson...plus future AD C.M. Newton

#42 - Pat Riley, Jamaal Magloire

#54 - Melvin Turpin, Patrick Patterson

#55 - Mike Phillips, Jim Andrews

And some other solid numbers with only one...

#6 - Cliff Hagan

#22 - Only Mike Pratt reached 1000, but Patrick Sparks (714) and Alex Poythress (966) wore the number too

#23 - Only Jodie Meeks reached 1000, but Derek Anderson (674), Anthony Davis (567) and Jamal Murray (720) wore the number too

#27 - Wallace Jones

#30 - Only Frank Ramsey reached 1000, but Julius Randle (599) wore the number too

#31 - Only Sam Bowie reached 1000, but good ol' Joe B. Hall also wore it (never scored in 3 games)

#50 - Only Bob Burrow reached 1000, but Marquis Estill (936) wore the number too

#52 - Vernon Hatton

#53 - Rick Robey

#77 - Bill Spivey