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2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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2021–22Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 7
Record	26–8 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach	John Calipari (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Orlando Antigua (1st, 6th overall season) Ron Coleman (1st season) Bruiser Flint (2nd season)
Home arena	Rupp Arena (Capacity: 20,545)
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Auburn	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
No. 16 Kentucky	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
No. 15 Tennessee †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 8 Arkansas	13	–	5	.722	28	–	9	.757
LSU	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Alabama	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
South Carolina	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Texas A&M	9	–	9	.500	27	–	13	.675
Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	19	–	17	.528
Missouri	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Ole Miss	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Georgia	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

†2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll

The2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Kentucky in the2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, founding members of theSoutheastern Conference, played their home games atRupp Arena and were led byJohn Calipari in his 13th season as head coach. The Wildcats finished the season 26–8, 14–4 inSEC play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in theSEC tournament, they defeatedVanderbilt in the quarterfinals before losing toTennessee in the semifinals. They received an at large bid to theNCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. The Wildcats became just the 10th No. 2 seed to lose in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, losing to No. 15-seeded (and eventual regional runner-up)Saint Peter's 85–79 in overtime. It also marked the first time Kentucky had suffered a First Round exit under Calipari, and allowed eventual tournament championKansas to take theall-time record for most wins in Division I men's college basketball history.

Previous season

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In a season disrupted by the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic restrictions, theWildcats finished the2020–21 season a disappointing 9–16, 8–9 inSEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of theSEC tournament toMississippi State.

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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Departures

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Name	Position	Year at Kentucky	Alma mater (year)	Reason for departure
Tony Barbee	Associate head coach	7th	UMass (2004)	Head coach atCentral Michigan^[1]
Joel Justus	Assistant Coach	5th	UNC Wilmington (2004)	Assistant atArizona State^[2]

Additions to staff

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Name	Position	Year at Kentucky	Alma mater (year)	Previous position
Orlando Antigua	Associate head coach	1st (current stint) 6th (overall)	Pittsburgh (1995)	Assistant atIllinois; previously a UK assistant from 2009 to 2014.^[3]
Ron "Chin" Coleman	Assistant Coach	1st	Lamar (1997)	Assistant atIllinois.^[3]
Brad Calipari	Graduate Assistant	1st	Kentucky (B.A., 2019) Detroit Mercy (M.A., 2021)	Player atDetroit Mercy; also played at Kentucky from 2017 to 2019. Son of UK head coach John Calipari.^[4]
Riley Welch	Graduate Assistant	1st	Kentucky (2021)	Player at Kentucky; also played atUC Irvine in 2018–19.^[5]

Player departures

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Note that all players in the 2020–21 season, regardless of their classification, had the option to return to the program. Due to COVID-19 impacts, the NCAA declared that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any student-athlete in any of the organization's winter sports, including basketball.^[6] This led the NBA and its players union to agree that for the 2021 draft only, players who were seniors in 2020–21 had to declare their eligibility for the draft.^[7]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason left
Devin Askew	2	Guard	6'3"	198	Freshman	Sacramento, CA	Transferred toTexas^[8]
Brandon Boston Jr.	3	Guard	6'7"	185	Freshman	Norcross, GA	Declared for the2021 NBA draft^[9]
Terrence Clarke	5	Guard	6'7"	194	Freshman	Boston, MA	Declared for the2021 NBA draft, but died in a car accident prior to the draft.^[10]
Riley Welch	13	Guard	6'0"	185	Senior	Littleton, CO	Graduated and joined the uk coaching staff; walk-on
Cam'Ron Fletcher	21	Forward	6'6"	215	Freshman	St. Louis, MO	Transferred toFlorida State^[11]
Isaiah Jackson	23	Forward	6'10"	206	Freshman	Pontiac, MI	Declared for the2021 NBA draft^[9]
Olivier Sarr	30	Center	7'0"	237	Senior	Bordeaux, FRA	Graduated and declared for the2021 NBA draft; undrafted

2021 recruiting class

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On October 26, 2020,Bryce Hopkins committed to UK over offers fromLouisville andWisconsin. Hopkins was the first commitment in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 9 ranked power forward in the 2021 class by 247Sports. He was a consensus four-star player by the four main recruiting services and was ranked No. 38 overall by 247Sports.

On October 31, 2020,Daimion Collins committed to UK over offers fromAlabama andOklahoma. Collins was the second commitment in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 2 ranked power forward in the 2021 class by 247Sports. He was a consensus five-star player by the four main recruiting services and was ranked No. 10 overall by 247Sports.

On May 12, 2021,TyTy Washington committed to UK over offers from Arizona, Baylor, Kansas, LSU and Oregon. Washington was the third commitment in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 1 ranked point guard in the 2021 class by 247Sports. He was a consensus five-star player by the four main recruiting services and was ranked No. 11 overall by 247Sports.

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bryce Hopkins PF	Oak Park, IL	Fenwick (IL)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 26, 2020
Bryce Hopkins PF	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (88)
Daimion Collins PF	Atlanta, TX	Atlanta (TX)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 31, 2020
Daimion Collins PF	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (92)
TyTy Washington PG	Phoenix, AZ	AZ Compass Prep (AZ)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 12, 2021
TyTy Washington PG	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (94)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 5th 247Sports: 6th ESPN: 5th
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. RetrievedMay 12, 2021. "2021 Kentucky Basketball Commits". ESPN. RetrievedMay 12, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedMay 12, 2021. "Kentucky 2021 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. RetrievedMay 12, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

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On November 10, 2021, four consensus five-star prospectssigned with UK: Skyy Clark, Chris Livingston, Shaedon Sharpe, and Cason Wallace. Clark planned to enroll at UK in the spring 2022 semester, while the others planned to arrive in fall 2022.^[12] On March 6, 2022, Clark announced that he would not be attending Kentucky. Kentucky released Clark from his letter of intent, freeing Clark to attend a new school.^[13]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Livingston SF	Akron, OH	Oak Hill Academy (VA)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 10, 2021
Chris Livingston SF	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (91)
Shaedon Sharpe SG	London, ON	Dream City Christian (AZ)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 10, 2021
Shaedon Sharpe SG	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (95)
Cason Wallace SG /PG	Dallas, TX	Richardson (TX)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 10, 2021
Cason Wallace SG /PG	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (92)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 2nd 247Sports: 8th ESPN: 1st
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. RetrievedDecember 22, 2021. "2022 Kentucky Basketball Commits". ESPN. RetrievedDecember 22, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedDecember 22, 2021. "Kentucky 2022 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. RetrievedDecember 22, 2021.

2023 recruiting class

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On November 20, 2021, Reed Sheppard verbally committed to UK over multiple offers, withLouisville andVirginia among the most active in attempting to recruit him. The son of former UK basketball playersJeff Sheppard and the former Stacey Reed, he was the first commitment to the 2023 recruiting class. At the time of his commitment, he was the No. 3 ranked combo guard in the 2023 class by 247 Sports.^[14]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Reed Sheppard CG	London, KY	North Laurel (KY)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 20, 2021
Reed Sheppard CG	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (86)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 21st 247Sports: 17th ESPN: 37th
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021. "2023 Kentucky Basketball Commits". ESPN. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021. "Kentucky 2023 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021.

Incoming transfers

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Eligible^[a]	Date Eligible
CJ Fredrick^[15]	1	G	6'3"	190	RS Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Iowa	3	October 1, 2021
Sahvir Wheeler^[16]	2	G	5'9"	180	Junior	Houston, TX	Georgia	3	October 1, 2021
Kellan Grady^[17]	31	G	6'5"	205	Graduate Student	Boston, MA	Davidson	1	October 1, 2021
Oscar Tshiebwe^[18]	34	F	6'9"	255	Junior	Lubumbashi, DR Congo	West Virginia	3	October 1, 2021

^Due to a special NCAA ruling, the 2020–21 season does not count against the eligibility of players in all NCAA winter sports, including basketball.

Roster

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2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jacob Toppin	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	200lb(91 kg)	Jr	Rhode Island	Brooklyn, NY
G	1	CJ Fredrick	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	190lb(86 kg)	RS Jr	Iowa	Cincinnati, OH
G	2	Sahvir Wheeler	5ft 9in(1.75 m)	180lb(82 kg)	Jr	Georgia	Houston, TX
G	3	TyTy Washington	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	197lb(89 kg)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep	Phoenix, AZ
F	4	Daimion Collins	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	202lb(92 kg)	Fr	Atlanta	Atlanta, TX
G	10	Davion Mintz	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	195lb(88 kg)	GS	Creighton	Charlotte, NC
G	11	Dontaie Allen	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	205lb(93 kg)	RS So	Pendleton County	Falmouth, KY
F	12	Keion Brooks Jr.	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	210lb(95 kg)	Jr	La Lumiere School	Fort Wayne, IN
F	14	Brennan Canada (W)	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	198lb(90 kg)	Jr	George Rogers Clark	Mount Sterling, KY
G/F	20	Zan Payne (W)	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	215lb(98 kg)	RS Jr	Lexington Catholic	Lexington, KY
G	21	Shaedon Sharpe	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	200lb(91 kg)	Fr	Dream City Christian	London, ON
F	23	Bryce Hopkins	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	220lb(100 kg)	Fr	Fenwick	Oak Park, IL
G	25	Kareem Watkins (W)	5ft 8in(1.73 m)	170lb(77 kg)	So	Kingsway Regional	Camden, NJ
G	31	Kellan Grady	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	205lb(93 kg)	GS	Davidson	Boston, MA
F	34	Oscar Tshiebwe	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	255lb(116 kg)	Jr	West Virginia	Lubumbashi, DR Congo
F	55	Lance Ware	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	225lb(102 kg)	So	Camden	Camden, NJ

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W)Walk-on

Injured
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Roster
Last update: May 18, 2021

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 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 10	Kentucky Wesleyan	W 95–72		18 – Tie	10 – Tshiebwe	6 – Tie	Rupp Arena (17,133) Lexington, KY
November 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 10	Miles College	W 80–71		15 – Tie	12 – Tshiebwe	6 – Tie	Rupp Arena (17,814) Lexington, KY
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	vs. No. 9 Duke Champions Classic	L 71–79	0–1	17 – Tshiebwe	20 – Tshiebwe	10 – Wheeler	Madison Square Garden (18,132) New York, NY
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 10	Robert Morris Kentucky Classic	W 100–60	1–1	19 – Grady	20 – Tshiebwe	11 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (18,454) Lexington, KY
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 13	Mount St. Mary's Kentucky Classic	W 80–55	2–1	24 – Tshiebwe	16 – Tshiebwe	8 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (18,227) Lexington, KY
November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 13	Ohio Kentucky Classic	W 77–59	3–1	22 – Brooks Jr.	11 – Washington Jr.	5 – Washington Jr.	Rupp Arena (19,045) Lexington, KY
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+	No. 10т	Albany	W 86–61	4–1	20 – Washington Jr.	14 – Tshiebwe	7 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (18,201) Lexington, KY
November 26, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 10т	North Florida	W 86–52	5–1	14 – Tie	16 – Tshiebwe	14 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (19,350) Lexington, KY
November 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+	No. 9	Central Michigan	W 85–57	6–1	20 – Tshiebwe	16 – Tshiebwe	6 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (18,080) Lexington, KY
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 10	Southern	W 76–64	7–1	23 – Tshiebwe	11 – Tshiebwe	6 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (18,947) Lexington, KY
December 11, 2021* 5:15 p.m., ESPN	No. 10	at Notre Dame	L 62–66	7–2	25 – Tshiebwe	7 – Tie	5 – Washington Jr.	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,283) South Bend, IN
December 18, 2021* 5:30 p.m., CBS	No. 21	vs. North Carolina CBS Sports Classic	W 98–69	8–2	26 – Wheeler	12 – Tshiebwe	8 – Wheeler	T-Mobile Arena (12,117) Paradise, NV
December 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 20	Western Kentucky	W 95–60	9–2	23 – Grady	28 – Tshiebwe	8 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (20,221) Lexington, KY
December 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 18	Missouri	W 83–56	10–2 (1–0)	17 – Brooks Jr.	20 – Tshiebwe	9 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (19,361) Lexington, KY
December 31, 2021* 12:00 p.m., SECN	No. 18	High Point	W 92–48	11–2	23 – Grady	8 – Tie	9 – Washington Jr.	Rupp Arena (19,735) Lexington, KY
January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 16т	at No. 21 LSU	L 60–65	11–3 (1–1)	16 – Mintz	13 – Tshiebwe	4 – Washington Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,808) Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 16т	Georgia	W 92–77	12–3 (2–1)	29 – Tshiebwe	17 – Tshiebwe	17 – Washington Jr.	Rupp Arena (19,343) Lexington, KY
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 18	at Vanderbilt	W 78–66	13–3 (3–1)	30 – Tshiebwe	12 – Tshiebwe	4 – Washington Jr.	Memorial Gymnasium (8,343) Nashville, TN
January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 18	No. 22 Tennessee Rivalry	W 107–79	14–3 (4–1)	28 – Washington Jr.	12 – Tshiebwe	8 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (20,278) Lexington, KY
January 19, 2022 8:30 p.m., SECN	No. 12	at Texas A&M	W 64–58	15–3 (5–1)	12 – Wheeler	14 – Tshiebwe	4 – Wheeler	Reed Arena (14,036) College Station, TX
January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 12	at No. 2 Auburn	L 71–80	15–4 (5–2)	17 – Tie	14 – Tshiebwe	4 – Tie	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 25, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 12	Mississippi State	W 82–74 ^OT	16–4 (6–2)	21 – Tshiebwe	22 – Tshiebwe	6 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (18,144) Lexington, KY
January 29, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 12	at No. 5 Kansas Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 80–62	17–4	27 – Brooks Jr.	14 – Tshiebwe	8 – Wheeler	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 5	Vanderbilt	W 77–70	18–4 (7–2)	21 – Mintz	17 – Tshiebwe	9 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (19,418) Lexington, KY
February 5, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	at Alabama	W 66–55	19–4 (8–2)	15 – Washington Jr.	15 – Tshiebwe	7 – Wheeler	Coleman Coliseum (12,477) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	at South Carolina	W 86–76	20–4 (9–2)	18 – Tshiebwe	14 – Tshiebwe	11 – Wheeler	Colonial Life Arena (12,009) Columbia, SC
February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	Florida Rivalry	W 78–57	21–4 (10–2)	27 – Tshiebwe	19 – Tshiebwe	6 – Tie	Rupp Arena (20,383) Lexington, KY
February 15, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	at No. 16 Tennessee Rivalry	L 63–76	21–5 (10–3)	13 – Tshiebwe	15 – Tshiebwe	5 – Wheeler	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,768) Knoxville, TN
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 4	No. 25 Alabama	W 90–81	22–5 (11–3)	25 – Grady	14 – Tshiebwe	3 – Tie	Rupp Arena (20,374) Lexington, KY
February 23, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	LSU	W 71–66	23–5 (12–3)	17 – Tshiebwe	16 – Tshiebwe	3 – Grady	Rupp Arena (20,199) Lexington, KY
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBS	No. 6	at No. 18 Arkansas	L 73–75	23–6 (12–4)	30 – Tshiebwe	18 – Tshiebwe	5 – Wheeler	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
March 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	Ole Miss	W 83–72	24–6 (13–4)	18 – Tshiebwe	15 – Tshiebwe	7 – Wheeler	Rupp Arena (20,322) Lexington, KY
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBS	No. 7	at Florida Rivalry	W 71–63	25–6 (14–4)	27 – Tshiebwe	15 – Tshiebwe	5 – Washington Jr.	O'Connell Center (9,788) Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., SECN	(3)No. 5	vs. (11) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	W 77–71	26–6	25 – Washington Jr.	14 – Tshiebwe	11 – Wheeler	Amalie Arena (17,132) Tampa, FL
March 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN	(3)No. 5	vs. (2) No. 9т Tennessee Semifinals	L 62–69	26–7	19 – Brooks Jr.	11 – Tshiebwe	4 – Washington Jr.	Amalie Arena Tampa, FL
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022* 7:10 pm, CBS	(2 E)No. 7	vs. (15 E) Saint Peter’s First Round	L 79–85 ^OT	26–8	30 – Tshiebwe	16 – Tshiebwe	6 – Wheeler	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	10	13	10	9	10	21	20	18	16	18	12	12	5	5	4	6	7	5	7	Not released
Coaches	11	11*	13т	10	12	21	18	17	13	17	12	13	7	4	3	3	6	5	6	16т

*No poll released

References

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^"Tony Barbee Named Head Coach at Central Michigan" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. April 23, 2021. RetrievedAugust 28, 2021.
^"Joel Justus Accepts Assistant Coach Position at Arizona State" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. April 28, 2021. RetrievedAugust 28, 2021.
^^a ^b"UK Men's Basketball Adds Orlando Antigua, Chin Coleman to Staff" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. August 26, 2021. RetrievedAugust 28, 2021.
^"Brad Calipari Joins Men's Basketball Staff as Graduate Assistant" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. August 26, 2021. RetrievedAugust 28, 2021.
^"Men's Basketball Adds Riley Welch as Graduate Assistant Coach" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. August 27, 2021. RetrievedAugust 28, 2021.
^"DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. RetrievedApril 19, 2021.
^Givony, Jonathan (February 26, 2021)."Pandemic changes NBA draft rules for seniors".ESPN.com.Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. RetrievedFebruary 26, 2021.
^"Longhorns Land Commitment From Talented Kentucky Transfer Devin Askew".SI.com.
^^a ^b"Kentucky's Brandon Boston Jr. becomes third Wildcat to declare for NBA draft".ESPN.com.
^"Former UK guard Terrence Clarke dies in car accident in L.A."KentuckyToday.com.
^"Freshman Cam'Ron Fletcher enters basketball transfer portal, will leave Kentucky Wildcats after rocky year".ESPN.com.
^Howard, Lee K. (November 10, 2021)."Kentucky basketball adds four during fall signing period". Lexington, KY:WKYT-TV. RetrievedDecember 22, 2021.
^Hale, Jon (March 6, 2022)."What Skyy Clark's decommitment means for Kentucky basketball's 2022-23 roster".Louisville Courier-Journal. RetrievedMarch 6, 2022.
^Borzello, Jeff; Biancardi, Paul (November 20, 2021)."Reed Sheppard, No. 37 men's basketball prospect in 2023, commits to Kentucky Wildcats".ESPN.com. RetrievedNovember 20, 2021.
^"Former Iowa guard CJ Fredrick transfers to Kentucky".The Athletic. May 5, 2021. RetrievedMay 29, 2021.
^Haste, Adam (May 17, 2021)."Sahvir Wheeler commits to Kentucky".A Sea Of Blue. RetrievedMay 17, 2021.
^"UK Men's Basketball Adds Davidson Grad Transfer Kellan Grady".ukathletics.com. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021.
^Borzello, Jeff (January 10, 2021)."West Virginia men's basketball transfer Oscar Tshiebwe commits to Kentucky".ESPN. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2021.

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