2015-2016 Kentucky Wildcats

2015-2016 Kentucky Wildcats Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Isaiah Briscoe Fr PG 6-3 210 Apr 13, 1996 Union (NJ) United States Roselle Catholic High School
10 Jonny David Fr G 6-2 185 Nov 7, 1996 Pittsburgh (PA) United States Mt. Lebanon High School
24 E.J. Floreal Jr G 6-4 203 Mar 23, 1993 Lexington (KY) United States Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
25 Dominique Hawkins Jr G 6-2 188 Jun 27, 1994 Richmond (KY) United States Madison High School
15 Isaac Humphries Fr C 6-11 255 Jan 5, 1998 Sydney Australia La Lumiere School
1 Skal Labissiere Fr C 6-10 235 Mar 18, 1996 Port-au-Prince Haiti Reach Your Dreams Academy
0 Marcus Lee Jr C 6-11 225 Sep 14, 1994 Antioch (CA) United States Deer Valley High School
4 Charles Matthews Fr SG 6-6 205 Nov 15, 1996 Chicago (IL) United States St. Rita of Cascia High School
11 Mychal Mulder Jr GF 6-3 195 Jun 12, 1994 Windsor Canada Catholic Central High School
23 Jamal Murray Fr SG 6-4 215 Feb 23, 1997 Kitchener Canada Athlete Institute Prep
22 Alex Poythress Sr F 6-9 235 Sep 6, 1993 Clarksville (TN) United States Northeast High School
32 Dillon Pulliam RS-So G 6-3 195 Apr 25, 1995 Cynthiana (KY) United States Harrison County High School
3 Tyler Ulis So PG 5-10 149 Jan 5, 1996 Chicago Heights (IL) United States Marian Catholic High School
35 Derek Willis Jr PF 6-9 230 Jun 21, 1995 Mount Washington (KY) United States Bullitt East High School
- Tai Wynyard RS-Fr C 6-10 228 Feb 5, 1998 Auckland New Zealand Rangitoto School

Recent Kentucky Wildcats History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 23-10 (13-5) 2nd (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 22-12 (12-6) 3rd (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 26-8 (14-4) 2nd (SEC) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 9-16 (8-9) 8th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 25-6 (15-3) 1st (SEC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 30-7 (15-3) 2nd (SEC) 4th Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2017-2018 26-11 (10-8) 4th (SEC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2016-2017 32-6 (16-2) 1st (SEC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2015-2016 27-9 (13-5) 1st (SEC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 38-1 1st (SEC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2013-2014 29-11 (12-6) 2nd (SEC) Runner Up NCAA Runner Up
2012-2013 21-12 (12-6) 2nd (SEC) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2011-2012 38-2 1st (SEC) Runner Up NCAA Champion
2010-2011 29-9 (10-6) 3rd (SEC) Champion NCAA 5th Rnd
2009-2010 35-3 (14-2) 1st (SEC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2008-2009 22-14 (8-8) 7th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2007-2008 18-13 (12-4) 2nd (SEC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2006-2007 22-12 (9-7) 4th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2005-2006 22-13 (9-7) 6th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 28-6 (14-2) 1st (SEC) Runner Up NCAA 4th Rnd
2003-2004 27-5 (13-3) 2nd (SEC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2002-2003 31-5 1st (SEC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd

2015-2016 Kentucky Wildcats Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tyler Ulis Bob Cousy (Best PG) Award
Tyler Ulis Consensus All-American First Team
Tyler Ulis NABC All-American Second Team
Jamal Murray NABC All-District (21) First Team
Tyler Ulis NABC All-District (21) First Team
Tyler Ulis AP All-American First Team
Jamal Murray AP All-American Third Team
Tyler Ulis USBWA All-American Second Team
Tyler Ulis Sporting News All-American First Team
Alex Poythress Academic All-American Second Team
Tyler Ulis SEC Player of the Year (Coaches)
Tyler Ulis SEC Player of the Year (AP)
Jamal Murray First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Tyler Ulis First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Tyler Ulis SEC Tournament MVP
Jamal Murray SEC All-Tournament Team
Tyler Ulis SEC All-Tournament Team
Tyler Ulis SEC Defensive Player of the Year
Tyler Ulis SEC All-Defensive Team
Jamal Murray SEC All-Freshman Team

2015-2016 Kentucky Wildcats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Ulis I. Briscoe J. Murray A. Poythress M. Lee
Rotation   C. Matthews   D. Willis S. Labissiere
Lim PT D. Hawkins M. Mulder     I. Humphries
Lim PT J. David E. Floreal      

2015-2016 Kentucky Wildcats Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jamal Murray 36 35.2 20.0 5.2 2.2 1.0 0.3 2.3
Tyler Ulis 35 36.8 17.3 3.0 7.0 1.5 0.1 2.0
Alex Poythress 31 23.6 10.2 6.0 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.2
Isaiah Briscoe 34 32.2 9.6 5.3 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.9
Derek Willis 32 18.6 7.7 4.0 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.7
Skal Labissiere 36 15.8 6.6 3.1 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.9
Marcus Lee 36 21.8 6.4 6.0 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.0
Dominique Hawkins 27 9.2 2.3 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2
Isaac Humphries 23 9.1 1.9 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.4
Charles Matthews 36 10.3 1.7 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.5
Mychal Mulder 24 3.8 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1
Jonny David 11 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
E.J. Floreal 13 1.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

2015-2016 Kentucky Wildcats Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
John Calipari Head Coach 2009-2010 Head Coach (Memphis, 2000 to 2009)
Kenny Payne Associate Head Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Kentucky, 2011 to 2014)
John Robic Assistant Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Tony Barbee Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Kentucky, 2014 to 2015)
Joel Justus Director of Basketball Analytics 2014-2015 N/A
Tim Asher Video Coordinator 2021-2022 Video Coordinator (Kentucky, 2000 to 2019)
Mitch Barnhart Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Mark Evans Equipment Manager 2015-2016 N/A
Will Barton Director of Basketball Administration 2021-2022 Director of Basketball Operations (Kentucky, 2018 to 2021)
Chris Woolard Director of Basketball Operations 2011-2012 N/A
Dewayne Peevy Assistant Athletic Director 2011-2012 N/A
Mike Malone Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Robert Harris Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Jim Madaleno Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A
Chris Simmons Athletic Trainer 2009-2010 N/A