Saint Joseph's (3-1) at #17 Kentucky Wildcats (3-1)
Monday, November 20 | 7 p.m. | Rupp Arena
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Saint Joseph's opens the road portion of its 2023-24 schedule as the Hawks travel to #17 Kentucky on Monday. Game time is set for 7 p.m., with the game airing on the SEC Network, and audio available on SJUHawks.com.

• Monday marks the final game of the Wildcat Challenge for St. Joe's as the Hawks enter with a 1-1 mark in the multiple-team event.
• The Hawks are coming off a 57-54 loss to Texas A&M University-Commerce on Friday.
• Lynn Greer III led Saint Joseph's with 13 points and three assists.
• Xzayvier Brown added 11 points and seven rebounds, and is averaging 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game over the past two contests.
• Erik Reynolds II finished with 11 points on Friday, and has scored in double digits in 21 straight games, and 55 of 67 career contests.
• Monday is just the third meeting between Saint Joseph's and Kentucky, with the Wildcats holding a 2-0 edge in the all-time series.
• The Hawks and Wildcats previously met in the West Regional Semifinals of the 1997 NCAA Tournament in San Jose, California.
• Fifth-ranked Kentucky topped the 12th-ranked Hawks, 83-68, despite a game-high 26 points from SJU's Rashid Bey.
• St. Joe's and Kentucky first met on January 6, 1969 at Philadelphia's Convention Hall with Kentucky prevailing, 41-30.
• Monday is the 191st time the Hawks have faced a ranked opponent.
• Saint Joseph's is 45-145 all-time versus ranked teams, with its last win coming on February 27, 2018 versus #17 Rhode Island, 78-48.

SHARING THE BALL
Through four games, Saint Joseph's has averaged 17.8 assists per game, and is assisting on 64.5 percent of its made field goals.

THE HAWKS AND WILDCATS CONNECTIONS
Saint Joseph's and Kentucky bring several connections into Monday's matchup at Rupp Arena.
• Kentucky assistant coach Bruiser Flint is a 1987 graduate of Saint Joseph's where he was a four-year letterwinner, leading the Hawks to the 1986 Atlantic 10 title and NCAA appearance.
• Saint Joseph's sophomore Rasheer Fleming and freshman Dasear Haskins were teammates with Kentucky freshmen Aaron Bradshaw and D.J. Wagner at nationally ranked Camden High School.