2016-2017 Kentucky Wildcats

2016-2017 Kentucky Wildcats Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
3 Bam Adebayo Fr C 6-9 255 Jul 18, 1997 Newark (NJ) United States High Point Christian Academy
13 Isaiah Briscoe So PG 6-3 210 Apr 13, 1996 Union (NJ) United States Roselle Catholic High School
20 Brad Calipari Fr G 6-0 179 Nov 11, 1996 Franklin Lakes (NJ) United States MacDuffie School
10 Jonny David So G 6-2 185 Nov 7, 1996 Pittsburgh (PA) United States Mt. Lebanon High School
4 Hamidou Diallo RS-Fr SG 6-5 202 Jul 31, 1998 Queens (NY) United States / Guinea Putnam Science Academy
24 E.J. Floreal Sr G 6-4 203 Mar 23, 1993 Lexington (KY) United States Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
0 De'Aaron Fox Fr PG 6-3 185 Dec 20, 1997 New Orleans (LA) United States Cypress Lakes High School
32 Wenyen Gabriel Fr PF 6-9 205 Mar 26, 1997 Khartoum South Sudan Wilbraham & Monson Academy
25 Dominique Hawkins Sr G 6-2 188 Jun 27, 1994 Richmond (KY) United States Madison High School
15 Isaac Humphries So C 6-11 255 Jan 5, 1998 Sydney Australia La Lumiere School
1 Sacha Killeya-Jones Fr PF 6-11 220 Aug 10, 1998 Chapel Hill (NC) United States / England Virginia Episcopal School
5 Malik Monk Fr SG 6-3 200 Feb 4, 1998 Jonesboro (AR) United States Bentonville High School
11 Mychal Mulder Sr GF 6-3 195 Jun 12, 1994 Windsor Canada Catholic Central High School
30 Dillon Pulliam So G 6-3 195 Apr 25, 1995 Cynthiana (KY) United States Harrison County High School
35 Derek Willis Sr PF 6-9 230 Jun 21, 1995 Mount Washington (KY) United States Bullitt East High School
14 Tai Wynyard 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

2016-2017 Kentucky Wildcats Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Malik Monk Jerry West (Best SG) Award
Malik Monk Consensus All-American Second Team
Malik Monk NABC All-American Second Team
De'Aaron Fox NABC All-District (21) First Team
Malik Monk NABC All-District (21) First Team
Malik Monk AP All-American Second Team
Malik Monk USBWA All-American Second Team
Malik Monk USBWA Player of the Week (Dec 18, 2016)
Malik Monk Sporting News All-American Second Team
Malik Monk SEC Player of the Year (AP)
De'Aaron Fox First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Malik Monk First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Bam Adebayo Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)
De'Aaron Fox SEC Tournament MVP
Bam Adebayo SEC All-Tournament Team
De'Aaron Fox SEC All-Tournament Team
Dominique Hawkins SEC All-Tournament Team
Malik Monk SEC Freshman of the Year
Malik Monk SEC Newcomer of Year (AP)
Bam Adebayo SEC All-Freshman Team
De'Aaron Fox SEC All-Freshman Team
Malik Monk SEC All-Freshman Team
Isaiah Briscoe SEC Player of the Week (Jan 2, 2017)
Malik Monk SEC Player of the Week (Dec 19, 2016)
Bam Adebayo SEC Freshman of the Week (Mar 6, 2017)
Bam Adebayo SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb 27, 2017)
De'Aaron Fox SEC Freshman of the Week (Dec 19, 2016)
De'Aaron Fox SEC Freshman of the Week (Dec 5, 2016)
De'Aaron Fox SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov 14, 2016)
De'Aaron Fox SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan 9, 2017)
Malik Monk SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov 21, 2016)
Malik Monk SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan 16, 2017)
Malik Monk SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan 2, 2017)
De'Aaron Fox All-SEC First Team (AP)
Malik Monk All-SEC First Team (AP)
Bam Adebayo All-SEC Second Team (AP)

2016-2017 Kentucky Wildcats Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Fox M. Monk I. Briscoe W. Gabriel B. Adebayo
Rotation D. Hawkins M. Mulder   D. Willis  
Lim PT B. Calipari     S. Killeya-Jones I. Humphries
Lim PT J. David       T. Wynyard
Lim PT D. Pulliam        

2016-2017 Kentucky Wildcats Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Malik Monk 38 32.1 19.8 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.5 2.0
De'Aaron Fox 36 29.6 16.7 4.0 4.6 1.5 0.2 2.4
Bam Adebayo 38 30.2 13.0 8.0 0.8 0.7 1.5 1.7
Isaiah Briscoe 36 30.4 12.1 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.5
Derek Willis 38 21.9 7.0 5.4 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.7
Mychal Mulder 32 10.6 4.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3
Dominique Hawkins 38 19.2 4.7 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.0 0.5
Wenyen Gabriel 38 17.7 4.6 4.8 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.8
Sacha Killeya-Jones 14 6.9 2.9 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.5
Isaac Humphries 38 8.3 2.8 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4
Tai Wynyard 15 3.6 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1
Jonny David 7 1.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Brad Calipari 15 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Dillon Pulliam 6 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

2016-2017 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 Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Director of Basketball Analytics (Kentucky, 2014 to 2016)
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
Chris Simmons Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 Athletic Trainer (Kentucky, 2009 to 2016)
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
Rob Hosey Team Physician 2016-2017 N/A