Kyle Wiltjer

Freshman 6-9 Portland, Oregon

- Played a season-low one minute and committed a foul against Vanderbilt.

- Suffered a bruised knee in first half and played just four minutes at Mississippi State.

- Scored 13 points in 19 minutes in win over visiting Ole Miss. Hit five of six shots, including three of four three-pointers.

- Scored two points in 12 minutes at Vanderbilt.

- Had six points and three rebounds in 11 minutes in win over Florida.

- Scored 12 points in 18 minutes in win at South Carolina. Most points Wiltjer has scored since his career-high 24 against Loyola-Maryland on Dec. 22. Took a career-high 14 shots, made five.

- Played 15 minutes, scored just two points, but grabbed five rebounds in win over Tennessee on Jan. 31. The five rebounds was the highest total by Wiltjer since he had eight rebounds against Radford on Nov. 23.

- Played 14 minutes and scored two points, both on free throws, in UK’s win at LSU.

- Wiltjer made two of his three three-point attempts at Georgia, and is three-of-six from three over the last two games, six-of-12 over his last four games.

- Played just six minutes against physical Alabama. It was his fewest minutes in a home game since played five minutes in the win over North Carolina on Dec. 3. Since the calendar turned over to 2012, the freshman has made three of 10 three-point shots. Hit an open three-pointer at the 5:41 mark of the first half for a 27-22 Kentucky lead.

- Scored five points in eight minutes in UK’s SEC-opening win over South Carolina. After game, John Calipari complemented Wiltjer’s play and remarked that the team was learning how to play defense with Wiltjer in the game.

- Had an off shooting night against Arkansas-Little Rock in Freedom Hall, making just one of six shots. Finished with two points.

- Played 15 minutes and scored four points in win over Louisville. After game, Calipari said he was pleased with Wiltjer because the freshman “did not look afraid” in the rough, physical game.

- Played 11 minutes and scored seven points against Lamar. Was a perfect four-of-four at the foul line. Only had one rebound, however.

- Scored a career-high 24 points in win over Loyola of Maryland.

- Played 22 minutes and scored five points in win over Samford. Made just one of four three-point shots. Grabbed four rebounds, most since he had eight against Radford back on Nov. 23.

- Hit a career-high three three-pointers in win over Chattanooga. The freshman played 23 minutes, most since he played 29 against Penn State on Nov. 19.

- Played seven minutes and did not score or take a shot, nor did he get a rebound in loss at Indiana.

- Made only shot, a nice pivot up-and-under move, in five minutes against North Carolina. His defense is not to the point where he can see extended minutes against tougher competition on schedule.

- Played 12 minutes, but made just one of five shots in win over St. John’s.

- Had just two points and two rebounds in victory over his hometown school, Portland, on Nov. 26.

- Scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds while playing 22 minutes in win over Radford. After game, Calipari said he thought freshman should have had three or four more rebounds.

- After scoring 19 points in 24 minutes against Penn State, Wiltjer scored three in 11 minutes against ODU.

- After playing just three minutes on Tuesday night in Madison Square Garden, Wiltjer played 28 minutes and scored a career-high 19 points. He said that he knew it was just one game and he had to keep his head up after Tuesday. His father, Greg, was here in Connecticut for the game. Greg Wiltjer played on the Canadian national team.

- Played just three minutes and contributed just one personal foul in win over Kansas. Calipari said after the game that he wished he had played the freshman more. Said he asked Wiltjer in final two minutes if he wanted to go in, and the Oregon native eagerly said he did. Calipari said some kids in that position would not want to be in for mop-up duty.

- Scored 14 points in 19 minutes in UK’s win over Marist to open season. Made seven of 12 shots.

- Kyle Wiltjer’s UK athletics profile page