Friday, December 31, 2010
Patrick Patterson had career highs of 15 points and 10 boards in 25 minutes off the Houston Rockets bench today
Gary Parrish from CBSSports.com says UK might be good enough to play for a national title because of their excellent shooting
Josh Harrellson's performance against Louisville ensured he will never want for a free meal in Kentucky for the rest of his life
After hosting Pennsylvania on Monday, Calipari’s team will head to Georgia on Jan. 8 as the team to beat in the Southeastern Conference
The Bluegrass Sports Commission named Josh Harrellson the winner of its Most Valuable Player award of today’s basketball game
Troop 41's "Do The John Wall" has been building as an online sensation the past six months, with the video netting more than 4 million views on YouTube
As the talented DeMarcus Cousins and his titillating rookie season continue, there actually are fewer misplays and more glimmers of maturity
Calipari instituted more physical drills in practice, forcing players to drive to the basket and rebound while being pounded with pads
Thursday, December 30, 2010
DeAndre Liggins has prepared him for the physicality involved in the rivalry game against Louisville
The Bluegrass Sports Commission announced the creation of an award for the Most Valuable Player of the annual UK-Louisville basketball game
The newly elected mayors of Lexington and Louisville plan to sit together at Friday’s Kentucky-Louisville game
Calipari says UK won’t change its pre-game routine despite the hype surrounding the yearly showdown between the two teams
Chuck Hayes injured his right ankle today in practice, which could bring playing time for Patrick Patterson
If Calipari is going to coach the Dominican Republic National Team, it’s going to have to be announced quickly
Traditional ticket sites such as Ticketmaster.com and Stubhub.com showed no tickets for sale to the UK-Louisville game
Calipari continues to be disappointed in the performances of Eloy Vargas, Jon Hood and Stacey Poole in their attempts to provide depth
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Rick Bozich says Camp Calipari is so Pitino-obsessed, he's heard they would celebrate driving Pitino out of the state more than enjoy winning an NCAA title
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association named Doron Lamb as its national Player of the Week for last week
Calipari says UK may want the game against Louisville to be slower, like what Drexel did against them
The Sacramento Kings declined Houston's offer of Yao Ming for Demarcus Cousins and have no interest in trading him anywhere
Like the rest of his teammates, Terrence Jones is getting used to his surroundings and likes the way the team is sharing the wealth on offense
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Larry Conley says Darius Miller and Eloy Vargas are two critical guys to Kentucky's success this season
UL athletic director Tom Jurich and Mitch Barnhart said the time and day of the UK-Louisville game were set by CBS
Preston Knowles says Louisville's game against UK isn't as important as their league games against Big East opponents
Monday, December 27, 2010
Doron Lamb was named SEC Player of the Week and Brandon Knight was the league’s Freshman of the Week
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Eric Crawford thinks this week's UK-Louisville game has a chance to be one of the more fascinating matchups in recent memory
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Jerry Tipton says it can be presumed the NCAA again rejected UK's request for Enes Kanter's eligibility, so now we're again at the point of an appeal hearing
Even Calipari's critics admit the coach continually steps up to the philanthropic plate, that he delivers when asked and often goes above and beyond
Friday, December 24, 2010
Jerry Meyer from Rivals.com says Kansas is considered the unofficial favorite to land 2012 recruit Perry Ellis
Josh Harrellson’s out-of-nowhere success has led some analysts to dub him as one of the biggest surprises of the college basketball season
UK players are becoming more comfortable with each other and starting to click a lot more with each other
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Former UK player Jared Prickett was part of special outing that showed the spirit of the Christmas season is alive
Larry Vaught says don't be surprised if the NCAA's Enes Kanter ruling comes out on Thursday and every indication is that he will be ruled eligible for the 2011-2012 season
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
DeMarcus Cousins has been fined and benched by the Kings for giving the choke gesture to the Warriors during free throw attempts on Tuesday
DeAndre Daniels has delayed his visit to Texas until after Christmas and could pull the trigger after the Texas visit
The father of Enes Kanter says if the NCAA lessened its penalty for a one-season suspension, Enes would return to play for Kentucky next season
UK's opponent Winthrop has already won at Wake Forest and beaten a Jacksonville team that upset Florida
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Daniel Orton will likely will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee within the next week to repair cartilage damage
Calipari says he receives phone calls from NBA scouts who like Josh Harrellson's size, his motor and his basketball IQ
Calipari distanced himself from the lawsuit option comment he made last night about Enes Kanter’s efforts to become eligible
Monday, December 20, 2010
Calipari says Enes Kanter has the option to sue the NCAA and play for UK if he gains an injunction temporarily invalidating the NCAA ruling
Calipari may have players doing extra workouts if they aren't doing the things he wants or the team needs
Rick Pitino agreed to coach the Puerto Rico national team in order to get 2012 five star recruit Richard Ledo or another big-time prospect to Louisville
Brandon Knight is among 66 candidates for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award, given annually to the nation's best point guard
Former UK player Alex Legion scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in 32 minutes in his first game for Florida International University
Rick Pitino has agreed to coach the Puerto Rico national team next summer in the FIBA Tournament of the Americas with an eye toward qualifying for the 2012 Olympics
Sunday, December 19, 2010
When the Cats start knocking heads with their brethren in the SEC East, they will need Terrence Jones to be one of the best in college basketball
If the NCAA again rules Enes Kanter ineligible, UK would have an unlimited amount of time to decide whether to again appeal and Kanter could theoretically practice all year
Saturday, December 18, 2010
With almost a month until classes resume, Calipari has warned the team to expect three-a-day practices
Trevor Lacey wants to take all of his visits before making a decision and will have a decision no later than April but that it could be before then
Friday, December 17, 2010
DeAndre Daniels will be visiting Texas Dec. 19-20 and has no plans to visit N.C. State at the moment
Thursday, December 16, 2010
ESPN, the BIG EAST and the the SEC have reached an agreement for 12 members from each of the two conferences to play each other in a college basketball inter-conference Challenge the week after Thanksgiving starting in 2011
Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague and Michael Gilchrist are on the Naismith Boys’ High School Player of the Year watch list
The Omaha World-Herald says Billy Gillispie may be a candidate for the Texas Tech job if Pat Knight is fired
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
UK opponent Mississippi Valley State is expected to be a contender in the Southwestern Athletic Conference
Emergency legislation could be put in place during the January NCAA convention to avoid a repeat of the Cam Newton case
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Larry Vaught says the best case scenario for Enes Kanter is that he'll be declared ineligible this year and allowed to play next year if he doesn't go to the NBA
Calipari has been putting an extra emphasis on free-throw shooting in practice and the effort is starting to payoff for Brandon Knight and the rest of his teammates
Patrick Patterson knew he would have to earn his way with the Houston Rockets and his time in the D-League has helped him realize the importance of that
Monday, December 13, 2010
Even if his minutes don’t come in the immediate future, there is plenty for Patrick Patterson to appreciate in Houston
$19 million dollar Powerball winner Muncie Meade is a huge UK basketball fan who hoped that Calipari could have handed him the big ceremonial check
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Baron Davis will move into the Clippers starting lineup on Sunday, moving Eric Bledsoe to a backup role
Calipari plans to spend time implementing a zone defense during the Christmas break and is learning toward using it more often during the second half of the season
Calipari, a coach looking for steadily improving performance as the season unfolds, did not enjoy the experience on Saturday
Saturday, December 11, 2010
A more sympathetic appeals panel might be persuaded to let Enes Kanter benefit from the Mack truck-sized loophole created by the Cam Newton decision
2012 five star recruit Rodney Purvis commits to Louisville over Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky and a host of other schools
Friday, December 10, 2010
DeAndre Liggins readily admits he was ready to leave UK after his first season under Billy Gillispie
UK is recruiting L.J. Rose of Houston Second Baptist, rated the nation's top point guard in the class of 2012
DeAndre Daniels could well land at a college in January- he could then opt to either play right away or redshirt and wait until the fall of 2011
The Houston Rockets plan to recall Patrick Patterson from their NBA Development League affiliate on Sunday
Thursday, December 09, 2010
If Kansas isn't the team to beat for DeAndre Daniels, the Jayhawks are certainly right in the mix atop his list
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski says there is a possibility that former UK recruit Kyrie Irving might be lost for the entire season
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
A question surrounding tonight's game is whether Notre Dame's veteran savvy can induce Terrence Jones into more bad decisions or if the freshman will return to dominating form
John Wall tied his career assist mark with 14 in a losing effort against the Los Angeles Lakers last night
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