Wednesday, March 31, 2010


There's a distinct possibility that Darnell Dodson will leave UK, but Jon Hood will return

A mass exodus could be occurring from the UK basketball program

John Clay will take one-and-done over one-and-none

It doesn't appear that Daniel Orton is thinking about coming back to UK

New St. John's coach Steve Lavin should place a call to Doron Lamb

Daniel Orton's father tells Larry Vaught that his son is leaving UK to train and focus on the NBA Draft

The University of Houston hires James Dickey instead of Billy Gillispie

Josh Selby is intrigued with UK because of Calipari's records with point guards

Terrence Jones says he has no leader, but likes Calipari's system

Daniel Orton will enter the NBA Draft, but not hire an agent

C.J. Leslie told Mark Thomas of Raleigh radio station 99.9 The Fan that he doesn’t plan on announcing his college choice until early May

Calipari and John Wall will be presented the Adolph Rupp Cup and Adolph Rupp Trophy on Thursday at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

Eric Bledsoe, DeMarcus Cousins, and John Wall were named to the CollegeInsider.com Freshmen All-America team and Cousins and Wall were named to the 2010 Lute Olson All-America team

Dave Telep from Scout.com says Kansas is emerging as the team to beat with Josh Selby and Kentucky is leading for Brandon Knight

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The Elite Eight isn’t going to be a possibility every year, it’s going to be a destination- a national title will come in due time

Terrence Jones may not make a college decision until after April 14

Tuesday, March 30, 2010


UK is interested in 7-foot Kiel Turpin, the son of former UK player Melvin Turpin

Multiple people close to Tubby Smith believe he will turn down Oregon and coach the Gophers next season

C.J. Leslie is planning a visit to the UF campus the weekend of April 17, but is considered a long shot to sign with the Gators

All recruits are being told that five UK players will be leaving for the NBA

Reggie Rankin from ESPN is hearing that Kansas is in great shape with Josh Selby

2010 recruit Luke Cothron has narrowed down his choices to five schools: Tennessee, UK, Alabama, Florida, and Texas A&M

Brandon Knight confirmed earlier reports that his parents like Kentucky

Brandon Knight told Rivals.com this week that UF is still on his list and he is not a done deal to Kentucky

The Kentucky State Senate has tossed out of the legislative game a measure to urge the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to enshrine Joe B. Hall

Josh Selby told Kentucky’s Rivals.com site that he may visit UK next weekend and said he and Brandon Knight could play in the same backcourt at UK

Tracy Smith is putting a press to keep CJ Leslie in Raleigh

Despite UK's failure to reach the final four, there is still cause for joy

Monday, March 29, 2010


Tubby Smith has been offered the University of Oregon job and a salary in excess of $2 million annually, but hasn't yet accepted it


Calipari says he will seek to add a minimum of five and as many as six freshmen this recruiting year

Calipari is scheduled to participate with Notre Dame Coach Mike Brey in a charity cook-off next weekend in Indianapolis

Billy Gillispie is no longer being considered for the head coaching position at UTEP
The foundation of the UK program under Calipari has less to do with the roster itself than the coach's ability to replenish it
The buzz around the McDonald's All-American game is that Brandon Knight is feeling good about UK and West Virginia is making a late push for Doron Lamb
Tubby Smith has risen to the top of the Oregon Ducks wish list

Josh Selby is still looking at taking a trip to Lexington before he announces his decision on April 17
The swagger is back at Kentucky
As long as Calipari is the CEO of Kentucky basketball, the Wildcats will at least be in the discussion of potential national champions every year
John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins named Associated Press first-team All-Americans
Oregon is planning to offer Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo a contract larger than Calipari's

Brandon Knight told Rivals.com that he isn't favoring Kentucky or any other school

More conversations have occurred between the University of Houston and top candidate Billy Gillispie

Bob Huggins knows how to attack, defend and torment Calipari's teams better than anybody in the country

Tennessee is solidly in the picture again, but Kansas appears to be the top choice of Josh Selby

You could argue that Calipari will never have a better chance at winning a national championship at UK than the one that slipped through his fingers on a Saturday night in Syracuse

Tubby Smith is a realistic option for Oregon

UK is one of five schools that Josh Selby is equally considering and he will announce his decision on April 17

William Rhoden of the New York Times says Brandon Knight is reportedly ready to commit to Kentucky

Jay Mariotti says Calipari could become a pariah quickly if he doesn't reach a Final Four soon

Though UK fell short of its stated goal of winning an NCAA championship, Calipari took a program that was virtually off the college basketball radar and turned it back into a national player

Sunday, March 28, 2010


This year's team was a stepping stone to getting Kentucky back to national prominence

Mike Miller from MSNBC.com predicts Daniel Orton and Eric Bledsoe will stay and keep UK among the 2011 contenders

Even without a national title, or even a Final Four, Calipari has given himself a hard act to follow

Jeff Goodman from FoxSports.com says Eric Bledsoe is likely to leave and Daniel Orton might test the waters, but Calipari will reload

2010 recruit Luke Cothron is likely to choose from among Auburn, Alabama and Kentucky

Three teams that reached the Elite Eight had products of Kentucky high school basketball's Class of 2008 playing significant roles