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Kentucky Scouting Report
Posted on 2/27/09 at 10:28 am
Posted on 2/27/09 at 10:28 am
Kentucky 19-9 (8-5)
Saturday, Feb 28 3PM
Radio:100.7 TV: CBS
Season Breakdown
Kentucky has been a bit of a mystery to most, even though they have lots of coverage thanks to their superstar Jodie Meeks. They have lsot a lot of games they shouldn’t have like an opening season lost to VMI, but have improved. After a big loss to South Carolina last week they have fallen to 8-4 in the SEC and a game behind South Carolina (SC holds tiebreaker for SEC tourney because they have beat them twice). Rupp is one of the top college venue’s and always brings a loud crowd, even though Kentucky already has 4 losses at home. Kentucky is still a bubble NCAA Tourney team and would love to get a quality win against LSU to solidify themselves in the tournament.
Point Distribution (by position)
C: 21.6%
PF: 19.4%
SF: 12.8%
SG: 25.4%
PG: 20.8%
** They don’t score with their 3 guard so we can use Temple to guard Meeks at 2 guard.
Positive
Defense – Blocking (4 NCAA) 2pt% (5 NCAA)
Free Throw % - 77.7% (5 NCAA)
2pt% - 54.1% (19 NCAA)
Meeks – Frontrunner for SEC POY and on everyone’s All American lists
Patrick Patterson – 6’9” 235 beast down low
Negative
Experience – 1.4yrs experience (267 NCAA)
Turn the ball over on 25% of possessions (326 NCAA)
Don’t force turnovers (231 NCAA)
Notable Wins
Kentucky 54, West Virginia 43 (N)
Kentucky 90, Tennessee 72 (A)
Kentucky 68, Florida 65 (H)
Kentucky 77, Tennessee 58 (H)
Notable Losses
Miami FL 73, Kentucky 67 (H)
Louisville 74, Kentucky 71 (A)
South Carolina 78, Kentucky 77 (H)
Mississippi St. 66, Kentucky 57 (H)
North Carolina 77, Kentucky 58 (A)
VMI 111, Kentucky 103 (H)
Individual Players
COACH
Billy Gillispie
Pre Kentucky Coaching jobs:
1982-85 Texas State, graduate assistant
1985-87 Killeen (Texas) HS, assistant coach
1987-88 Copperas Cove (Texas) HS, head coach
1988-90 New Braunfels (Texas) Canyon HS, head coach 1990-93 Killeen (Texas) Ellison HS, head coach
1993-94 South Plains JC, assistant coach/recruiting coord.
1994-97 Baylor, assistant coach/recruiting coordinator
1997-00 Tulsa, assistant coach
2000-02 Illinois, assistant coach, recruiting coordinator
STARTERS
23 Jodie Meeks (6’4” 208 Jr. G)
34.6MPG, 25.1PPG, 3.5RPG, .56A/TO, 1.3SPG, 90%FT, 43%3pt
Born on August 21, 1987 ... Parents are Orestes and Margaret Meeks ... Chose Kentucky over Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Notre Dame and Oklahoma St.
54 Patrick Patterson (6’9” 235 So. F)
32.9MPG, 18.3PPG, 9.1RPG, 1.8BPG, 63%fg, 78%ft
Born on March 14, 1989 ... Parents are Buster Jr. and Tywanna Patterson ... Chose Kentucky over Duke, Florida, Virginia, Wake Forest and West Virginia
21 Perry Stevenson (6’9” 207 Jr. F)
27.5MPG, 7.5PPG, 6.2RPG, 2.1BPG, 56%fg, 68%ft
Born January 23, 1987 ... Son of Renee Stevenson ... Chose Kentucky over Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Texas, Texas Tech and Wake Forest
13 Michael Porter (6’3” 198 Jr. G)
22.4MPG, 3.9PPG, 2.8APG, 81%ft, 32%3pt
Born May 10, 1987 ... Parents are Gary and Pam Porter ... Married the former Bryana Malone on May 19, 2007 ... Coached by his father Gary in high school ... Attended same high school as former Wildcat standout Chuck Hayes
1 Darius Miller (6’7” 223 Fr. F)
20.8MPG, 4.8PPG, 3.2RPG, 2.1APG, 80%ft, 29%3pt
Born March 21, 1990 ... Son of Brian and Nicole Miller ... Chose Kentucky over Cincinnati, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas State, Louisville, Miami, Tennessee, Xavier
RESERVE
34 DeAndre Liggins (6’6” 202 Fr. G)
19.3MPG, 4.9PPG, 3.3APG, 67%ft, 20%3pt
Born on March 31, 1988 ... Son of Tammi Liggins ... Chose Kentucky over Memphis, Illinois and Kansas
22 Ramon Harris (6’7” 218 Jr. F)
21.2MPG, 5PPG, 3.5RPG, 63%ft
Born May 26, 1988 in Anchorage, Alaska ... Major is Business Management ... Parents are Carmen and Bryant Bowles.
Saturday, Feb 28 3PM
Radio:100.7 TV: CBS
Season Breakdown
Kentucky has been a bit of a mystery to most, even though they have lots of coverage thanks to their superstar Jodie Meeks. They have lsot a lot of games they shouldn’t have like an opening season lost to VMI, but have improved. After a big loss to South Carolina last week they have fallen to 8-4 in the SEC and a game behind South Carolina (SC holds tiebreaker for SEC tourney because they have beat them twice). Rupp is one of the top college venue’s and always brings a loud crowd, even though Kentucky already has 4 losses at home. Kentucky is still a bubble NCAA Tourney team and would love to get a quality win against LSU to solidify themselves in the tournament.
Point Distribution (by position)
C: 21.6%
PF: 19.4%
SF: 12.8%
SG: 25.4%
PG: 20.8%
** They don’t score with their 3 guard so we can use Temple to guard Meeks at 2 guard.
Positive
Defense – Blocking (4 NCAA) 2pt% (5 NCAA)
Free Throw % - 77.7% (5 NCAA)
2pt% - 54.1% (19 NCAA)
Meeks – Frontrunner for SEC POY and on everyone’s All American lists
Patrick Patterson – 6’9” 235 beast down low
Negative
Experience – 1.4yrs experience (267 NCAA)
Turn the ball over on 25% of possessions (326 NCAA)
Don’t force turnovers (231 NCAA)
Notable Wins
Kentucky 54, West Virginia 43 (N)
Kentucky 90, Tennessee 72 (A)
Kentucky 68, Florida 65 (H)
Kentucky 77, Tennessee 58 (H)
Notable Losses
Miami FL 73, Kentucky 67 (H)
Louisville 74, Kentucky 71 (A)
South Carolina 78, Kentucky 77 (H)
Mississippi St. 66, Kentucky 57 (H)
North Carolina 77, Kentucky 58 (A)
VMI 111, Kentucky 103 (H)
Individual Players
COACH
Billy Gillispie
Pre Kentucky Coaching jobs:
1982-85 Texas State, graduate assistant
1985-87 Killeen (Texas) HS, assistant coach
1987-88 Copperas Cove (Texas) HS, head coach
1988-90 New Braunfels (Texas) Canyon HS, head coach 1990-93 Killeen (Texas) Ellison HS, head coach
1993-94 South Plains JC, assistant coach/recruiting coord.
1994-97 Baylor, assistant coach/recruiting coordinator
1997-00 Tulsa, assistant coach
2000-02 Illinois, assistant coach, recruiting coordinator
STARTERS
23 Jodie Meeks (6’4” 208 Jr. G)
34.6MPG, 25.1PPG, 3.5RPG, .56A/TO, 1.3SPG, 90%FT, 43%3pt
Born on August 21, 1987 ... Parents are Orestes and Margaret Meeks ... Chose Kentucky over Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Notre Dame and Oklahoma St.
54 Patrick Patterson (6’9” 235 So. F)
32.9MPG, 18.3PPG, 9.1RPG, 1.8BPG, 63%fg, 78%ft
Born on March 14, 1989 ... Parents are Buster Jr. and Tywanna Patterson ... Chose Kentucky over Duke, Florida, Virginia, Wake Forest and West Virginia
21 Perry Stevenson (6’9” 207 Jr. F)
27.5MPG, 7.5PPG, 6.2RPG, 2.1BPG, 56%fg, 68%ft
Born January 23, 1987 ... Son of Renee Stevenson ... Chose Kentucky over Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Texas, Texas Tech and Wake Forest
13 Michael Porter (6’3” 198 Jr. G)
22.4MPG, 3.9PPG, 2.8APG, 81%ft, 32%3pt
Born May 10, 1987 ... Parents are Gary and Pam Porter ... Married the former Bryana Malone on May 19, 2007 ... Coached by his father Gary in high school ... Attended same high school as former Wildcat standout Chuck Hayes
1 Darius Miller (6’7” 223 Fr. F)
20.8MPG, 4.8PPG, 3.2RPG, 2.1APG, 80%ft, 29%3pt
Born March 21, 1990 ... Son of Brian and Nicole Miller ... Chose Kentucky over Cincinnati, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas State, Louisville, Miami, Tennessee, Xavier
RESERVE
34 DeAndre Liggins (6’6” 202 Fr. G)
19.3MPG, 4.9PPG, 3.3APG, 67%ft, 20%3pt
Born on March 31, 1988 ... Son of Tammi Liggins ... Chose Kentucky over Memphis, Illinois and Kansas
22 Ramon Harris (6’7” 218 Jr. F)
21.2MPG, 5PPG, 3.5RPG, 63%ft
Born May 26, 1988 in Anchorage, Alaska ... Major is Business Management ... Parents are Carmen and Bryant Bowles.
This post was edited on 2/27/09 at 10:36 am
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Posted on 2/27/09 at 10:29 am to SouthOfSouth
Great job as always South!
Saw Perry Stevenson in the dome a couple years back... He was lazy! I hope not much has changed...
Saw Perry Stevenson in the dome a couple years back... He was lazy! I hope not much has changed...
This post was edited on 2/27/09 at 10:31 am
Posted on 2/27/09 at 10:30 am to SouthOfSouth
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This post was edited on 4/9/23 at 9:03 am
Posted on 2/27/09 at 10:32 am to SouthOfSouth
Posted on 2/27/09 at 10:32 am to msutiger
quote:
1 Darius Miller (5’7” 223 Fr. F)
is that correct?? a 5'7" Forward? 223 lbs?
Posted on 2/27/09 at 10:35 am to GeauxTigahs1
This team is about committment... thats why Porter -
Not to mention that Ramon Harris is also engaged.
quote:
Married the former Bryana Malone on May 19, 2007
Not to mention that Ramon Harris is also engaged.
This post was edited on 2/27/09 at 10:48 am
Posted on 2/27/09 at 10:36 am to fenderacoustic85
quote:
is that correct?? a 5'7" Forward? 223 lbs?
No he is 6'7" sorry haha.
Posted on 2/27/09 at 10:40 am to SouthOfSouth
i was about say, freaking Jabba the Hut coming down the court...
Posted on 2/27/09 at 11:24 am to SouthOfSouth
From those stats it would seem Kentucky relies heavily on just two players to do all the scoring. Is that how most of their games go or are those stats somehow misleading?
I like our chances against this team.
I like our chances against this team.
Posted on 2/27/09 at 11:27 am to themunch
quote:
are those stats somehow misleading?
count on meeks & pp to score theirs. the rest, well your guess would be as good as anys.
Posted on 2/27/09 at 11:38 am to themunch
quote:
Is that how most of their games go or are those stats somehow misleading?
From the games I've seen that is pretty much the case. About 40 points a game come from those two and they find 30 points from the rest. Sounds easier to stop then it is though...
Posted on 2/27/09 at 12:05 pm to SouthOfSouth
Thanks, look forward to these before every game.
Only problem I see is that we may have some size disadvantages. If we put Temple on Meeks, then MT will have to guard Miller at 6'7" and Spencer on Porter at 6'3", and Taz on Stevenson at 6'9". Trent has made some great adjustments this year though, so I'd expect to see the same.
Only problem I see is that we may have some size disadvantages. If we put Temple on Meeks, then MT will have to guard Miller at 6'7" and Spencer on Porter at 6'3", and Taz on Stevenson at 6'9". Trent has made some great adjustments this year though, so I'd expect to see the same.
Posted on 2/27/09 at 12:57 pm to Slickback
quote:
Only problem I see is that we may have some size disadvantages. If we put Temple on Meeks, then MT will have to guard Miller at 6'7" and Spencer on Porter at 6'3", and Taz on Stevenson at 6'9".
This is what we did in the 2nd half of the florida game when we moved Temple to guard Calathes and we had to put the much smaller Spencer on their 6'9" 3G. I think Spencer can stay in front of a tall shooting guard and put a hand in his face.
Down low will be a problem but that has nothing to do with the Guards changing assignments.
Posted on 2/27/09 at 12:58 pm to SouthOfSouth
Where's Kige? Why hasn't he posted in this thread yet? He must have died or something...
Posted on 2/27/09 at 1:53 pm to SouthOfSouth
quote:
Negative
Experience – 1.4yrs experience (267 NCAA)
Turn the ball over on 25% of possessions (326 NCAA)
Don’t force turnovers (231 NCAA)
Gillispie subbing pattrens
Posted on 2/27/09 at 1:54 pm to themunch
quote:
I like our chances against this team.
Who wouldn't after the wednesday proformance
Posted on 2/27/09 at 1:55 pm to themunch
quote:
From those stats it would seem Kentucky relies heavily on just two players to do all the scoring
That's correct
Posted on 2/27/09 at 3:53 pm to SouthOfSouth
---vs.---(18)
Posted on 2/27/09 at 4:00 pm to JBreaz10
PP
EG
EG
Posted on 2/27/09 at 4:36 pm to LSUshad
The only thing that worries me about this game is that is at The Rupp. Other than that, LSU should win. As long as none our starters get hurt or foul out, we should win, even at Rupp.
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