| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (School) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 | Kevin Knox | F | Fr. | 6-9 | 215 | Tampa, FL (Tampa Catholic) | All-SEC [First Team (Coaches)]; All-SEC Tournament; SEC Freshman of the Year; All-SEC Freshman Team; |
| #22 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | G | Fr. | 6-5 | 180 | Hamilton, ON (Hamilton Heights Christian (Chattanooga, TN)) | All-SEC [Second Team (Coaches)]; SEC Tournament MVP; All-SEC Freshman Team; |
| #25 | P.J. Washington | F | Fr. | 6-8 | 228 | Frisco, TX (Findlay Prep) [Findlay College Prep, Henderson, NV] | - |
| #3 | Hamidou Diallo | G | Fr. | 6-5 | 198 | Queens, NY (Bowne) [Putnam Science Academy, Putnam, CT] | - |
| #0 | Quade Green | G | Fr. | 6-0 | 170 | Philadelphia, PA (Neumann-Goretti) | - |
| #32 | Wenyen Gabriel | F | So. | 6-9 | 205 | Manchester, NH (Trinity) [Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA] | All-SEC Tournament; |
| #2 | Jarred Vanderbilt | F | Fr. | 6-9 | 214 | Missouri City, TX (Victory Prep) | (Injured Foot prior to season); |
| #4 | Nick Richards | C | Fr. | 6-11 | 247 | Kingston, JM (The Patrick School (Hillside, NJ)) | - |
| #1 | Sacha Killeya-Jones | F | So. | 6-10 | 221 | Chapel Hill, NC (Woodberry Forest) [Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, VA] | - |
| #14 | Tai Wynyard | F | So. | 6-10 | 250 | Auckland, NZ (Rangitoto College) | - |
| #12 | Brad Calipari | G | So. | 6-0 | 179 | Lexington, KY (Lexington Christian) [MacDuffie School, Granby, MA] | - |
| #10 | Jonny David | G | Jr. | 6-2 | 188 | Mt. Lebanon, PA (High) | - |
| #30 | Dillon Pulliam | G | Jr. | 6-3 | 195 | Cynthiana, KY (Harrison County) | - |
| #13 | Jemarl Baker | G | Fr. | 6-4 | 192 | Menifee, CA (Eleanor Roosevelt) | (Knee surgery prior to season); |
| Schedule | Player Statistics | Game Statistics |
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| (Note: Recent team photos courtesy of UK Athletics) |
2017-18 Squad |
Seated (l to r): Brad Calipari, Dillon Pulliam, Hamidou Diallo, Jemarl Baker, Jonny David, Quade Green |
