
Kentucky Basketball: The Most Impressive Stats from Wildcats' Incredible Season
Thirty games into the 2014-15 season, the Kentucky Wildcats remain the lone undefeated team in college basketball.
During their dominant run, the Wildcats have amazed us with their all-around talent as well as their ability to bounce back from rough starts to finish off opponents.
Before we look ahead to the final game of the regular season against Florida, let's take a look at some of the most impressive statistics from Kentucky's incredible season.
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Points Per Game Distribution
Most of the top teams in the country have one standout star in the points per game category. But that is something Kentucky does not possess.
Instead of having one player outscore his teammates by a large number, the Wildcats have six guys within five points of leading scorer Aaron Harrison.
Harrison leads the team with 11.3 points per game, while Devin Booker is close behind at 11 per contest.

Karl-Anthony Towns, Willie Cauley-Stein, Andrew Harrison and Trey Lyles are all averaging over eight points per game, and Dakari Johnson has put up seven per game.
Due to the distribution in the points department, the Wildcats do not have to worry about being shut down on offense if one player has an off night.
High-Percentage Shooters
On top of the impressive numbers as a collective in the points per game category, the Wildcats have put together a strong field-goal percentage as individuals and as a team.
The only two players in the normal rotation who do not average over 40 percent from the field are the Harrison twins. Aaron is a 38.3 percent shooter and Andrew is a bit worse at 36.4 percent.

The four leaders in field-goal percentage among the regulars all play in the frontcourt, which speaks to Kentucky's dominance in the paint.
Marcus Lee, Towns, Cauley-Stein and Johnson all shoot over 50 percent from the field, while the backcourt trio of Lyles, Booker and Tyler Ulis are all 40-plus percent shooters.

The impressive numbers delivered by the frontcourt players show they are taking smart shots down low instead of wasting scoring opportunities.
Kentucky's big men have also been able to take a ton of high-percentage shots due to their size advantage against most opponents.
The decision-making in the paint will separate Kentucky from some of the weaker teams that enter the NCAA tournament.
Margin of Victory
Kentucky has only seen a few opponents challenge it for an entire game. It has won seven of its 30 games by 10 points or less. Two of those victories came in overtime over Missouri and Texas A&M at the start of the SEC schedule.
The largest margin of victory for the Wildcats this season was 58 on November 23 against Montana State. The smallest number the Wildcats have won by is two, which came on February 10 against LSU.

Since the close game in Baton Rouge, the Wildcats have outscored their opponents by 130 points, which has brought their season margin of victory up to 21.4 points.
Kentucky has an average margin of victory against ranked opponents of 16.6. The only win against a team in the Top 25 that wasn't by more than 10 points came against Louisville on December 27.

In SEC action, the Wildcats have won their games by an average of 16.7 points. Six of the team's single-digit victories have come against conference foes.
The most impressive margin of victory put up by the Wildcats this season has come at Rupp Arena, where they have won 18 games by an average of 25 points.
Blocks Per Game
While some may expect Kentucky's blocks per game total to be a bit higher, seven per contest is still a strong number.
Towns is the top shot swatter with 2.3 rejections per game, while Cauley-Stein is second on the team with 1.6.

Lee and Johnson are also close to breaking the one-block average for the season, and if the duo try hard enough over the next few weeks, they could probably improve their total.
Just like the points per game and field-goal percentage numbers, the Wildcats have a wide variety of players who specialize in blocks.
What we're basically saying is Kentucky is a nightmare matchup for almost every team in the nation.
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All statistics obtained from ESPN.com.



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