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The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 41st consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team, led by John Calipari in his eighth season as head coach, was a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
Record32–6 (16–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kentucky † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 6   .842
No. 10 Florida 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
Arkansas 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
No. 6 South Carolina 12 – 6   .667 26 – 11   .703
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
Alabama 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Vanderbilt 10 – 8   .556 19 – 16   .543
Georgia 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Tennessee 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Auburn 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563
Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
LSU 2 – 16   .111 10 – 21   .323
Missouri 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcus Lee 00 Forward 6'9" 224 Junior Antioch, California Transferred to California
Skal Labissière 1 Center 6'11" 205 Freshman Port-au-Prince, Haiti Declared for 2016 NBA draft
Tyler Ulis 3 Guard 5'9" 160 Sophomore Lima, Ohio Declared for 2016 NBA draft
Charles Matthews 4 Guard 6'6" 189 Freshman Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Michigan
Alex Poythress 22 Forward 6'8" 260 Senior Clarksville, Tennessee Completed athletic eligibility; received bachelor's degree in May 2015
Jamal Murray 23 Guard 6'5" 225 Freshman Kitchener, Ontario Declared for 2016 NBA draft
E. J. Floréal 24 Guard 6'4" 203 Junior Palo Alto, California Left program to compete full-time for Kentucky track[1]

2016–17 Newcomers

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SEC recruits at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
 
Malik Monk, Kentucky
 
Bam Adebayo, Kentucky
 
De'Aaron Fox, Kentucky
 
Sacha Killeya-Jones, Kentucky

Edrice Adebayo, nicknamed "Bam" and originally from Pinetown, North Carolina, was a consensus top 15 player in his class. He committed to Kentucky on November 17, live on ESPN's Mike & Mike simulcast radio show.[2] He chose Kentucky over NC State and Auburn. He is ranked in the top 10 by Rivals (No. 6) and ESPN (No. 6). 247Sports (No. 14) and Scout (No. 15) tab him as a top-15 prospect in the 2016 class. He has prior USA Basketball experience and was named a MaxPreps All-American in 2013.[3]

De'Aaron Fox, originally from Katy, Texas, was the second highest rated point guard that Calipari had signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 12, live on ESPNU.[4] He chose Kentucky over Kansas, Louisville, and LSU. He was the nation's consensus top point guard, was ranked the consensus No. 3 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.[3]

Wenyen Gabriel, originally from Manchester, New Hampshire, was the third commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on October 1, live on the radio.[5] He chose Kentucky over Connecticut, Duke, and Maryland. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 17 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.[3]

Sacha Killeya-Jones, originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was the second commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on October 1, live on the radio.[6] He chose Kentucky over Connecticut, North Carolina, and Virginia. He was a consensus four star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 36 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.[3]

Malik Monk, originally from Lepanto, Arkansas but attending high school in Bentonville, Arkansas, was the second highest rated shooting guard that Calipari signed at Kentucky. He committed to Kentucky on November 18.[7] He chose Kentucky over Arkansas where his brother, Marcus Monk, played college basketball and football. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 5 overall player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 247 Sports.[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Edrice Adebayo
PF 		Pinetown, North Carolina High Point Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
De'Aaron Fox
PG 		Katy, Texas Cypress Lakes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Wenyen Gabriel
PF 		Manchester, New Hampshire Wilbraham & Monson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Oct 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Sacha Killeya-Jones
PF 		Chapel Hill, North Carolina Virginia Episcopal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Malik Monk
SG 		Lepanto, Arkansas Bentonville 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2015.

Pre-season

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Roster

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On April 1 the University of Kentucky held a press conference for Murray as he declared himself eligible for the 2016 NBA draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility by signing with an agent.[8][9] On April 5 Labissiere declared himself eligible for the draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility by signing with an agent.[10][11] On April 6 the University of Kentucky held a press conference for Ulis as he declared himself eligible for the draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility by signing with an agent.[12][13] On May 18 Matthews announced that he would transfer from Kentucky and finish his remaining three years of eligibility at a school that was to be chosen;[14][15] the following month, Matthews announced that he would go to Michigan.[16] On May 25 Briscoe and Lee withdrew their names from the draft, but Lee decided to transfer for his final year of eligibility to a then-undetermined school,[17][18] which ultimately proved to be California.[19] On August 9, reserve guard E. J. Floréal announced that he would leave the UK basketball program to compete full-time for the school in track. Floréal, who had one year of remaining eligibility in basketball but would have two years in track, was a local and regional track champion in high school, and his father was UK's head track coach at the time.[1]

Accolades and rankings

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The Southeastern Conference preseason media poll was released at the SEC Media Days in October, it predicted that Kentucky would win the championship.[20] Adebayo and Fox were named to the All-SEC First Team while Briscoe and Monk were named to the All-SEC Second Team.[20]

USA Today announced its initial coaches poll on October 15 with Kentucky ranked as No. 4 in the country.[21] The Associated Press announced on October 31 that Kentucky was ranked No. 2 to start the season in its initial poll of the season.[22]

Events

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On July 18 Kentucky released the non-conference portion of its schedule.[23] The schedule is highlighted by marquee match-ups at Rupp Arena and across the country. Kentucky will travel to New York to play Michigan State in the annual Champions Classic, to the Bahamas to play Arizona State, back to New York to play Hofstra, to Las Vegas to play against North Carolina in the annual CBS Sports Classic, and finally to Louisville to face in-state rival Louisville.. Kentucky will also host UCLA for the first time as well as Kansas in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.

Tickets for Big Blue Madness, Kentucky's version of Midnight Madness went on sale and sold out on September 30.[24]

Big Blue Madness took place on October 14. The event debuted the team for the 2016–17 season. It included player introductions, a speech by Calipari, and a scrimmage.[25]

2017–18 newcomers

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Nick Richards, a native of Kingston, Jamaica living in Queens, New York, was the first commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 at a press conference at his high school.[26] He chose Kentucky over Arizona and Syracuse. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 14 overall player by the four main recruiting services.

P. J. Washington, a Dallas native attending school in Las Vegas, Nevada, was the second commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 live on ESPNU.[26] He chose Kentucky over North Carolina and UNLV. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 15 overall player by the four main recruiting services.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, originally from Hamilton, Ontario and attending school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was the third commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 14 through a message on Twitter.[27] He was a consensus top fifty player, ranked No. 42 by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.

Quade Green, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the fourth commitment in the Kentucky class. He signed his National Letter of Intent on November 16, the last day of the early signing period, but did not reveal his choice between Kentucky and Syracuse until an event at his high school on November 19 - with his mother Tamika Johnson by his side.[28] He was a consensus top-25 player and ranked as a five-star player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.

Hamidou Diallo, a Queens native who graduated from a Connecticut school in spring 2016, announced on January 7, 2017, that he would enroll at UK for the start of the school's spring semester the following week. While he was eligible to play immediately, he redshirted the spring semester and is set to begin play as a freshman in 2017–18.[29]

Jemarl Baker, a native of Eastvale, California, was the seventh commitment in the Kentucky recruiting class. He announced his decision on April 11 via a story posted on Scout.com by Evan Daniels.[30] Baker originally committed to Cuonzo Martin at California, before Martin left the school to coach Missouri. He averaged 17.1 points, 4.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals for Roosevelt High School in Corona, Calif., and he quickly emerged as one of the Wildcats' top backcourt targets after their season ended last month. Scout.com ranks Baker as the No. 86 overall prospect in the 2017 class.[31]

UK's final commitment came on May 6, when Tampa product Kevin Knox II announced he would come to the school. Kentucky beat out Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, and Missouri for Knox's signature.[32]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
G 		Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Heights Christian (TN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Nov 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jemarl Baker
SG 		Eastvale, California Roosevelt High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Hamidou Diallo
SG 		Queens, New York Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jan 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Quade Green
PG 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Neumann–Goretti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Kevin Knox II
SF 		Tampa, Florida Tampa Catholic High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 6, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Nick Richards
C 		Kingston, Jamaica St. Patrick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Nov 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
P. J. Washington
PF 		Dallas, Texas Findlay Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jarred Vanderbilt
SF 		Houston, Texas Victory Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 23, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Roster

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2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 De'Aaron Fox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Cypress Lakes Houston, Texas
F 1 Sacha Killeya-Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Virginia Episcopal Chapel Hill, North Carolina
C 3 Bam Adebayo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr High Point Christian Academy Washington, North Carolina
G 4 Hamidou Diallo   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Queens, New York
G 5 Malik Monk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bentonville Lepanto, Arkansas
G 10 Jonny David (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Mt. Lebanon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 11 Mychal Mulder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Vincennes Windsor, Ontario
G 13 Isaiah Briscoe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Roselle Catholic Newark, New Jersey
C 14 Tai Wynyard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 254 lb (115 kg) RS Fr Rangitoto College Auckland, New Zealand
C 15 Isaac Humphries 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So La Lumiere School Sydney, Australia
G 20 Brad Calipari 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr MacDuffie School Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
G 25 Dominique Hawkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Madison Central Richmond, Kentucky
G 30 Dillon Pulliam (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Transylvania Cynthiana, Kentucky
F 32 Wenyen Gabriel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Wilbraham & Monson Manchester, New Hampshire
F 35 Derek Willis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Bullitt East Mount Washington, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 7, 2017

  • Roster is subject to change as/if players transfer or leave the program for other reasons.

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Bam Adebayo Isaac Humphries Tai Wynyard
PF Wenyen Gabriel Sacha Killeya-Jones
SF Isaiah Briscoe Derek Willis Dillon Pulliam
SG Malik Monk Mychal Mulder Johnny David
PG De'Aaron Fox Dominique Hawkins Brad Calipari

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2016*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 2 Clarion W 108–51  0–0
  15 – Monk   14 – Adebayo   11 – Briscoe  Rupp Arena (20,099)
Lexington, KY
November 6, 2016*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 2 Asbury W 156–63  0–0
  25 – Fox   12 – Humphries   7 – Briscoe  Rupp Arena (21,394)
Lexington, KY
Regular Season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 2 Stephen F. Austin W 87–64  1–0
  17 – Briscoe   8 – Humphries   12 – Fox  Rupp Arena (22,683)
Lexington, KY
November 13, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 Canisius
Bluegrass Showcase 		W 93–69  2–0
  21 – Fox, Briscoe   11 – Adebayo   3 – Fox  Rupp Arena (22,009)
Lexington, KY
November 15, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 vs. No. 13 Michigan State
Champions Classic 		W 69–48  3–0
  23 – Monk   6 – Monk   6 – Fox  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
November 20, 2016*
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 2 Duquesne
Bluegrass Showcase 		W 93–59  4–0
  16 – Fox   8 – Adebayo   6 – Fox  Rupp Arena (21,327)
Lexington, KY
November 23, 2016*
1:00 pm, SECN 		No. 1 Cleveland State
Bluegrass Showcase 		W 101–70  5–0
  23 – Monk   10 – Gabriel   11 – Fox  Rupp Arena (22,441)
Lexington, KY
November 25, 2016*
7:00 pm, SECN 		No. 1 UT Martin
Bluegrass Showcase 		W 111–76  6–0
  26 – Monk   12 – Adebayo   9 – Hawkins  Rupp Arena (23,324)
Lexington, KY
November 28, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 1 vs. Arizona State
Atlantis Showcase 		W 115–69  7–0
  23 – Monk   11 – Fox   10 – Fox  Imperial Arena (1,200)
Nassau, BAH
December 3, 2016*
1:30 pm, CBS 		No. 1 No. 11 UCLA L 92–97  7–1
  24 – Monk   13 – Adebayo   9 – Fox  Rupp Arena (23,976)
Lexington, KY
December 7, 2016*
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 6 Valparaiso W 87–63  8–1
  16 – Adebayo   7 – Adebayo, Fox, Mulder   5 – Fox  Rupp Arena (21,805)
Lexington, KY
December 11, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 vs. Hofstra
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival 		W 96–73  9–1
  20 – Monk   8 – Willis   6 – Briscoe  Barclays Center (7,514)
Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 2016*
5:45 pm, CBS 		No. 6 vs. No. 7 North Carolina
CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry 		W 103–100  10–1
  47 – Monk   7 – Tie   10 – Fox  T-Mobile Arena (19,298)
Las Vegas, NV
December 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 at No. 10 Louisville
The Battle for the Bluegrass 		L 70–73  10–2
  21 – Fox   9 – Adebayo, Willis   3 – Briscoe, Fox  KFC Yum! Center (22,783)
Louisville, KY
December 29, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 at Ole Miss W 99–76  11–2
(1–0) 		 34 – Monk   10 – Briscoe   11 – Briscoe  The Pavilion (9,086)
Oxford, MS
January 3, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 Texas A&M W 100–58  12–2
(2–0) 		 26 – Monk   6 – Humphries   7 – Briscoe  Rupp Arena (23,455)
Lexington, KY
January 7, 2017
8:30 pm, SECN 		No. 6 Arkansas W 97–71  13–2
(3–0) 		 27 – Fox   8 – Briscoe   6 – Fox  Rupp Arena (24,322)
Lexington, KY
January 10, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 at Vanderbilt W 87–81  14–2
(4–0) 		 23 – Briscoe   7 – Briscoe   5 – Briscoe  Memorial Gymnasium (12,707)
Nashville, TN
January 14, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 6 Auburn W 92–72  15–2
(5–0) 		 24 – Monk   16 – Gabriel   6 – Monk  Rupp Arena (24,372)
Lexington, KY
January 17, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 at Mississippi State W 88–81  16–2
(6–0) 		 21 – Fox   8 – Gabriel   5 – Fox  Humphrey Coliseum (9,768)
Starkville, MS
January 21, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 No. 24 South Carolina W 85–69  17–2
(7–0) 		 27 – Monk   7 – Willis   7 – Hawkins  Rupp Arena (24,389)
Lexington, KY
January 24, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 at Tennessee
Rivalry 		L 80–82  17–3
(7–1) 		 25 – Monk   14 – Briscoe   5 – Briscoe  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,349)
Knoxville, TN
January 28, 2017*
6:15 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 No. 2 Kansas
Big 12/SEC Challenge/ESPN College GameDay 		L 73–79  17–4
  18 –  Monk, Willis   8 –  Adebayo, Briscoe   6 –  Briscoe  Rupp Arena (24,418)
Lexington, KY
January 31, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 Georgia W 90–81 OT 18–4
(8–1) 		 37 – Monk   11 – Briscoe   8 – Briscoe  Rupp Arena (23,814)
Lexington, KY
February 4, 2017
8:15 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 at No. 24 Florida
Rivalry/ESPN College GameDay 		L 66–88  18–5
(8–2) 		 19 – Fox   7 – Adebayo   3 – Briscoe  O'Connell Center (11,171)
Gainesville, FL
February 7, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 15 LSU W 92–85  19–5
(9–2) 		 23 – Gabriel   9 – Adebayo   6 – Fox  Rupp Arena (23,657)
Lexington, KY
February 11, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 15 at Alabama W 67–58  20–5
(10–2) 		 17 – Monk   11 – Briscoe   4 – Briscoe  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 14, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 Tennessee
Rivalry 		W 83–58  21–5
(11–2) 		 20 – Monk   12 – Adebayo   6 – Fox, Briscoe  Rupp Arena (24,391)
Lexington, KY
February 18, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 13 at Georgia W 82–77  22–5
(12–2) 		 16 – Fox, Monk   12 – Willis   5 – Fox, Monk  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
February 21, 2017
9:00 pm, SECN 		No. 11 at Missouri W 72–62  23–5
(13–2) 		 22 – Adebayo   15 – Adebayo   4 – Fox  Mizzou Arena (11,574)
Columbia, MO
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm, CBS 		No. 11 No. 13 Florida
Rivalry 		W 76–66  24–5
(14–2) 		 33 – Monk   15 – Adebayo   5 – Monk  Rupp Arena (24,431)
Lexington, KY
February 28, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 9 Vanderbilt W 73–67  25–5
(15–2) 		 27 – Monk   8 – Willis   6 – Briscoe  Rupp Arena (24,036)
Lexington, KY
March 4, 2017
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 9 at Texas A&M W 71–63  26–5
(16–2) 		 19 – Fox   8 – Adebayo   8 – Briscoe  Reed Arena (9,528)
College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
March 10, 2017
1:00 pm, SECN 		(1) No. 8 vs. (8) Georgia
Quarterfinals 		W 71–60  27–5
  20 – Briscoe   11 – Willis   4 – Fox  Bridgestone Arena (18,130)
Nashville, TN
March 11, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN 		(1) No. 8 vs. (5) Alabama
Semifinals 		W 79–74  28–5
  28 – Fox   9 – Adebayo   3 – Briscoe  Bridgestone Arena (19,196)
Nashville, TN
March 12, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN 		(1) No. 8 vs. (3) Arkansas
Championship 		W 82–65  29–5
  18 – Fox   9 – Adebayo   3 – Monk  Bridgestone Arena (19,953)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2017*
9:40 pm, CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (15 S) Northern Kentucky
First Round 		W 79–70  30–5
  19 – Fox   18 – Adebayo   3 – Fox, Wills  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,269)
Indianapolis, IN
March 19, 2017*
2:40 pm, CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (10 S) No. 19 Wichita State
Second Round 		W 65–62  31–5
  14 – Monk, Fox   10 – Adebayo   4 – Monk  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,293)
Indianapolis, IN
March 24, 2017*
9:39 pm, CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (3 S) No. 8 UCLA
Sweet Sixteen 		W 86–75  32–5
  39 – Fox   8 – Adebayo   5 – Adebayo  FedEx Forum (17,532)
Memphis, TN
March 26, 2017*
5:05 pm, CBS 		(2 S) No. 6 vs. (1 S) No. 5 North Carolina
Elite Eight 		L 73–75  32–6
  13 – Adebayo, Fox   7 – Adebayo   8 – Briscoe  FedEx Forum (16,412)
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Honors

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Weekly Awards

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On November 14 Fox was named SEC Freshman of the Week following a 21-point career-high against Canisius and a 12-assist career-high against Stephen F. Austin.[33]

National Awards

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On March 28, 2017, Malik Monk was voted consensus Second Team All-American by each of the NCAA's four recognized organizations (AP, National Association of Basketball Coaches, United States Basketball Writers Association, Sporting News) it uses to determine consensus status.[34] On April 7, 2017, Malik Monk won the Jerry West Award, which is awarded to the nation's top shooting guard of the year. Monk beat out Duke's Luke Kennard, UCLA's Bryce Alford, and Creighton's Marcus Foster for the award.[35]

Rankings

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See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
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( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP2 (2)2 (2)2 (1)1 (42)1 (40)666866548151311986Not released
Coaches4 (2)4 (2)2 (2)1 (20)1 (23)7758665461211109855

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