Name: Number: Height: Weight: Year: Position: Hometown: High School:	Wayne Keon Turner 5 6' 2" 183 Sophomore Guard Boston, Mass. Beaver Country Day

General:

One of the quickest guards in the game ... Can blow by an opponent on the dribble ... Will press for playing time at point guard ... Must continue to improve his outside jumper.

1995-96:

Saw action in 35 of the 36 games ... Started eight consecutive games in January and February ... Made his starting debut vs. LSU, scoring 10 points on 5-6 shooting from the field ... Scored a career-high 13 points in win over TCU, his second start ... Earned Player-of-the-Game honors with 10 points and a career-high eight rebounds in win at Florida to just miss his first double-double ... Grabbed seven rebounds vs. Ole Miss ... Had complete game vs. Georgia Tech, scoring eight points, grabbing three rebounds and handing out three assists and was named Player of the Game for the first time ... Plus, his defense held Stephon Marbury to a scoreless second half ... Came off the bench against UMass in the team's first meeting and scored six points ... Saw his first collegiate action in his home state at the Tip-Off Classic in Springfield, Mass.

High School:

Was one of the most sought-after point guards in the nation ... Averaged 36.1 ppg and 10.1 apg during his senior season ... Once scored 62 points in a game on 9-of-15 shooting from three-point land against Maine Central Institute ... Named first-team Parade and McDonald's All-America ... Also earned first-team All-State honors and was named Mr. Basketball in Massachusetts ... Rated the No. 2 point guard in the nation by Bluechip Illustrated ... Scored 2,563 career points ... Led Boston Amateur Basketball Club to the 1995 AAU national title in Jacksonville, scoring 27 points and dishing out eight assists in the championship game ... Coached in high school by Thomas Manning.

Pitino On Turner:

"Wayne has worked harder than any other player on improving his jump shot. It's gone from subpar to above-average. I think Wayne is going to be a terrific point guard for us."

Turner's Highs

                 Opponent     Date
Points:     13   TCU           1/20/96
FG Made:     5   Twice
FG Atts:     7   Marshall     12/19/95
3FG Made:    1   So. Carolina  1/27/96
3FG Atts:    1   Three times
FT Made:     5   TCU           1/20/96
FT Atts:     8   TCU           1/20/96
Rebounds:    8   Florida       2/24/96
Assists:     5   Iona         12/29/95
Turnovers:   6   Ole Miss       1/6/96
Blocks:      1   Three times
Steals:      3   Four times

UK Season Stats

YEAR    G-S  MIN-AVG   FG-A     PCT  3FG-A   PCT   FT-A    PCT  REB-AVG  PF-D   A  TO  BS   S   TP-AVG
95-96  35-8  459-13.1  65-122  53.3    1-4  25.0   25-40  62.5   52-1.5  54-1  56  37   4  40  156-4.5

The Turner File:

Full Name: Wayne Keon Turner
Nickname: Lil' man (by my teammates)
Birth date: March 22, 1976
Place of birth: Roxbury, Mass.
Grandmother: Virginia Kimble
Siblings: Baron, Deon, Christopher and Melissa
Major: Sociology
High school coach: Thomas Manning
Favorite food: Chinese food
Favorite class: Modern Social Problems
Favorite book: Raw Recruits
Favorite TV show: Martin
Favorite movie: Friday
My highlight of last summer: Working Coach Pitino's camp ... I had a blast, coaching, officiating and playing!
Favorite sports figure: Michael Jordan
Favorite NBA team: Washington Bullets because Rod Strickland is there
If I started a team, the other four players I'd choose would be: Baron Turner, Calvin Hill, James Teal and Randell Jackson
My greatest moment in sports: When I caught my first college game alley-oop from Shep at Florida last season
If I were not playing basketball, I would be: Coaching basketball to kids in Boston
The best player I ever faced was: Stephon Marbury
The thing I like most about basketball is: It's competitive, challenging and fun ... also, everyone is out to stop you if you're good
The thing I like about playing for UK is: Because we play as a team ... and on and off the court we watch each others backs.
The thing that impresses me most about Coach Pitino is: He has great teaching skills and his personality is outstanding
My advice to youngsters is: There's going to be good times and there's going to be bad times ... you just have to keep pushing to reach your goals.