"Kyle showed last year that he is one of the best shooters in the nation. He's a very versatile, highly skilled big man who can play inside and out. With his work ethic and our needs, I think you will see another dimension to Kyle this year." -- Head coach John Calipari
2012-13 SEC Player of the Week (11/12) ... SEC Sixth Man of the Year ... Tallied 10 points, three rebounds in SEC Tournament vs. Vanderbilt ... Logged 12 points at Georgia ... Posted a team-high 18 points including a 6-of-6 showing from thee free throw line in game at Tennessee ... Scored team-high 14 points in win over Auburn ... Hit a season-best 5-of-6 from the free throw line in win at Texas A&M including 2-of-2 in the overtime period ... Scored a game-high and career-high 26 points, while grabbing seven rebounds, dishing out three assists and tallying three steals in win at Ole Miss ... Posted game-high 14 points, while grabbing seven rebounds at Alabama ... Scored game-high 17 points while tying career-high with five assists in win at Auburn ... Tallied team-high 17 points while grabbing five rebounds in win over Tennessee ... Scored a game-high 17 points in win over Eastern Michigan ... Totaled 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range against Louisville ... Recorded his first-career double-double against Lipscomb with a game-high 23 points and a career-high 12 rebounds ... Tied his career-best with seven 3s against Lipscomb ... Posted 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists against Samford ... Dished out career-high five assists against LIU Brooklyn ... Scored a game-high 23 points against Lafayette, hitting 7-of-11 3-pointers, a career high in makes and attempts ... Tallied five points, three rebounds and a career-high four assists against Duke ... Led the Wildcats with a team-high 19 points in season opener against Maryland ... Hit career-high four 3s against the Terrapins, while also blocking a career-best three shots and grabbing six rebounds.
2011-12 Saw action in all of UK's 40 games on the year ... Averaged 5.0 points and sunk 35 3-pointers ... Scored five points in a win over Louisville ... Made a 3-pointer in fourt straight NCAA wins over Iowa State, Indiana, Baylor and Louisville in the NCAA Tournament ... Nailed two 3-pointers, scoring eight points with three blocks in a loss to Vandy ... Scored nine points on 3-of-4 from behind the arc in a win over Georgia ... Nailed three 3-pointers, finishing with 13 points in a win over Ole Miss ... Scored six points on two 3-pointers in a win over Florida ... Reached double figures in scoring (12) for the first time in his SEC career while also snaring four rebounds in a win at South Carolina ... Grabbed an SEC-high five rebounds in a win over Tennessee ... Had a pair of 3-pointers, while dishing out an assist and blocking a shot in an efficient eight minutes of action at Georgia ... Swished a 3-pointer in a win over Alabama ... Logged five key points on a flawless shooting night in a win at Tennessee ... Scored five points and added a rebound in eight minutes of a win over South Carolina ... Notched four points and a pair of rebounds in a win over Louisville ... Poured in a career-high 24 points to lead the way in a win over Loyola ... Scored five points and added four rebounds in a win over Samford ... Tallied nine points on a trio of 3-pointers while adding three rebounds in a win over Chattanooga ... Had an assist in seven minutes of action in a loss at Indiana ... Forced a turnover and sunk a lay-up in UK's win over North Carolina ... Scored eight points to couple with a career-high eight rebounds in a win over Radford ... Tallied 19 points on .500 shooting while adding three assists in a win vs. Penn State ... Poured in 14 points and registered a pair of blocks against Marist ... Scored a team-high 26 points in a win over Morehouse ... Charted four 3-pointers in the win ... Also added seven rebounds in the win over Transylvania.
High School Averaged 19.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists as a senior for Jesuit High School ... Received 2011 McDonald's All-American Honors ... Ranked 18th by ESPNU's Top 100, 22nd overall by Scout.com, and 22nd by Rivals.com ... Scored 11 points with two rebounds in the McDonald's All-American Game ... Scored eight points with five rebounds in the Jordan Brand Classic All-American Game ... Scored 12 points for the World Team in the Nike Hoops Summit ... 2011 Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year ... Three-time Oregon 6A State Champion ... Oregon Class 6A Player of the Year.
Personal Chose Kentucky over California, Georgia Tech, Gonzaga, Kansas, Texas, and Wake Forest ... Father, Greg, was a member of the Canadian national basketball team in the 1984 Summer Olympics.