UK, Michigan, Mich State: Byrd decides Friday

Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.

RECORD: 22-14 (8-8 SEC)
NOVEMBER
3 Missouri-St. Louis (exhibition) (W, 111-57)
7 Ouchita Baptist (W, 94-72)
14 Virginia Military Institute (L, 111-103)
18 at North Carolina (L, 77-58)
22 Delaware State (W, 71-42)
24 Longwood (W, 91-5)7
28 Kansas State, at Las Vegas (W, 74-72)
29 West Virginia at Las Vegas (W, 54-43)
DECEMBER
3 Lamar (W, 103-61)
6 Miami (Fla.) (L, 73-67)
7 Mississippi Valley State (W, 88-65)
13 Indiana (W, 72-54)
20 Appalachian State, at Louisville (W, 93-69)
22 Tennessee State (W, 102-58)
27 Florida Atlantic (W, 76-69)
29 Central Michigan (W, 84-52)
JANUARY
4 Louisville (L, 74-71)
10 Vanderbilt (W, 70-60)
13 at Tennessee (W, 90-72)
18 at Georgia (W, 68-45)
21 Auburn (W, 73-64)
24 at Alabama (W, 61-51)
27 at Ole Miss (L, 85-80)
31 South Carolina (L, 78-77)
FEBRUARY
3 Mississippi State (L, 66-57)
10 Florida (W, 68-65)
14 at Arkansas (W, 79-63)
17 at Vanderbilt (L, 77-64)
21 Tennessee (W, 77-58)
24 at South Carolina (L, 77-59)
28 LSU (L, 73-70)
MARCH
4 Georgia (L, 90-85)
7 at Florida (L, 60-53)
SEC Tournament 12 Ole Miss (W, 71-58)
13 LSU (L, 67-58)
NIT
17 UNLV (W, 70-60)
23 Creighton (W, 65-63)
25 Notre Dame (L, 77-67)

RECORD: 18-13 (12-4 SEC)
OCTOBER
31 Pikeville College (W, 99-64 EXHIBITION)
NOVEMBER
3 Seattle (W, 82-63 EXHIBITION)
6 Central Arkansas (W, 67-40)
7 Gardner-Webb (L, 68-84)
21 Liberty (W, 80-54)
24 Texas Southern (W, 83-35)
27 Stony Brook (W, 62-52)
DECEMBER
1 North Carolina (L, 77-86)
8 at Indiana (L, 51-70)
15 UAB (L, 76-79)
18 at Houston (L, 69-83)
22 Tenn. Tech (W, 69-47)
29 San Diego (L, 72-81)
31 Florida Int'l (W, 92-49)
JANUARY
5 Louisville (L, 75-89)
12 Vanderbilt (W, 79-73 2OT)
15 at Miss. State (L, 64-69)
19 at Florida (L, 70-81)
22 Tennessee (W, 72-66)
26 South Carolina (W, 78-70)
FEBRUARY
2 at Georgia (W, 63-58)
6 at Auburn (W, 66-63)
9 Alabama (W, 62-52)
12 at Vanderbilt (L, 93-52)
16 at LSU (W, 67-63)
19 Georgia (W, 61-55)
23 Arkansas (W, 63-58)
27 Ole Miss (W, 58-54)
MARCH
2 at Tennessee (L, 60-63)
5 at South Carolina (W, 71-63)
9 Florida (W, 75-70)
14 vs. Georgia in SEC Tournament at Atlanta (L, 60-56 OT)
20 vs. Marquette in NCAA Tournament at Anaheim, Calif. (L, 74-66)

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