2026–27 season
Kentucky
Wildcats · SEC
- Record
- 2–1
- AP No. 24
- Projected seed
- Out
- Outside the projected field
- Hero rating
- +5.7
- No. 67 in Division I
- Home
- Lexington, KY
- 307 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 8
- 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012…
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- StrengthBig, tall lineupAverage height: 6′8.1″100th
- WeaknessWeak defensive reboundingDefensive rebound %: 62.7%14th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Zoom Diallo
- 17.3 ppg
- Tallest
- Reece Potter
- 7′1″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Trent Noah
- 3 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Milan MomcilovicForward · Pewaukee, WI | 6′9″ | 220 | 1 | 3 | 32.3 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 15.8 |
| 5Zoom DialloGuard · Tacoma, WA | 6′6″ | 195 | 1 | 3 | 27.7 | 17.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 45.5 | 55.6 | 25.8 |
| 10Alex WilkinsGuard · Boston, MA | 6′6″ | 170 | 1 | 3 | 25.7 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 38.5 | 100.0 | 23.0 |
| 24Malachi MorenoCenter · Georgetown, KY | 7′0″ | 250 | 2 | 3 | 23.0 | 11.7 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 24.1 |
| 4Mason Williams · Dallas, TX | 6′3″ | 210 | 1 | 3 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 18.1 |
| 21Justin McBrideForward · Plano, TX | 6′8″ | 245 | 1 | 3 | 19.0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 17.3 |
| 2Braydon HawthorneForward · Beckley, WV | 6′8″ | 195 | 2 | 3 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 |
| 19Ousmane N'Diaye · Dakar, Senegal | 7′0″ | 220 | 1 | 3 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 15.8 |
| 11Franck KepnangCenter · Yaounde, Cameroon | 7′0″ | 270 | 1 | 3 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 19.9 |
| 3Kam WilliamsGuard · Lafayette, LA | 6′7″ | 210 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 22.4 |
| 33Reece PotterCenter · Lexington, KY | 7′1″ | 235 | 2 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| 0Zyon Hawthorne · Beckley, WV | 6′1″ | 170 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.9 |
| 9Trent NoahForward · Harlan, KY | 6′6″ | 225 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1Jerone MortonGuard · Lexington, KY | 6′4″ | 200 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
0–3
ATS as favorite
0–2
ATS as underdog
0–1
ATS neutral court
0–1
ATS vs. tournament teams
0–1
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–1
Over / under
2–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vsMANManhattan | W85–57 | -33.25 | 158.5 | Miss | Under |
| Nov 6 | vsJAMJames Madison | W89–80 | -23.75 | 156.25 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 10 | NKAN#15Kansas2 | L69–89 | +4.25 | 157 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 13 | vsN ANorthern Arizona | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 16 | vsGRAGrambling | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20 | NINDIndiana | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 27 | vsWICWichita State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | @VIR#6Virginia3 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 5 | vsAPPApp State15 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 8 | vsBRYBryant | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 12 | vsLOU#10Louisville3 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 19 | NUNCNorth Carolina9 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 22 | vsSACSacred Heart | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 28 | vsGARGardner-Webb | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | @OKLOklahoma | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 5 | vsOLEOle Miss9 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 9 | @MISMissouri6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 13 | vsLSULSU5 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | vsVAN#22Vanderbilt1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 20 | @MISMississippi State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23 | vsTEN#11Tennessee7 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | @TEX#7Texas5 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 2 | @OLEOle Miss9 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 6 | vsALA#18Alabama5 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 10 | vsSOUSouth Carolina | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | @TEN#11Tennessee7 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 16 | @GEOGeorgia | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 20 | vsARK#19Arkansas9 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 23 | @VAN#22Vanderbilt1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | vsAUBAuburn11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 3 | vsA&MTexas A&M6 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 6 | @FLO#1Florida1 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |