If Billy Donovan doesn't beat Calipari, the ‘Cats will claw their way back to the crown they wore for decades as the king of college basketball

The day athletes at the Ohio States and Kentuckys are eligible for more pocket money than the athletes at Ohio University and Western Kentucky is the day that college sports splinters for good

Calipari's convoluted plan to pay college basketball players is another in a long line of bad ideas on the subject

At $25,500 per season, Antoine Walker would have to play 29.4 more Developmental League seasons to pay off his debts — as long as he didn't need to pay taxes or have any living expenses

Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy likes rookie DeAndre Liggins' emphasis on perimeter defense

DeAndre Liggins considers Tony Allen a mentor

DeMarcus Cousins paid Alcorn State a visit as a celebrity coach for Luther Riley's basketball camp

DeAndre Liggins says he was surprised that he lasted until pick No. 53 in this year's NBA Draft, but he's planning on using that as motivation as he prepares for his rookie season

General manager Sam Presti announced Wednesday that Oklahoma City had signed Nazr Mohammed to an extension- terms were not disclosed

Don't expect Brandon Knight to set the world on fire next season- he won't be called upon to play that many minutes as a rookie

Enes Kanter plans to play for Turkey's national team in the 2011 EuroBasket tournament if there is an NBA lockout

Anthony Davis' arrival should insure the Wildcats a deep run through the NCAA tournament

It does seem like just a matter of time until Calipari wins a national championship at UK

There is no reason to think Marquis Teague can't live up to that billing of Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, John Wall and Brandon Knight

Shelvin Mack's friendship with John Wall only makes the transition in to the NBA easier

2012 recruit Devonta Pollard is feeling some love for Kentucky

The New York Post says Calipari will be linked to Knicks as their president/coach for 2012 and the contract extension does nothing to quell his desire to return to the NBA

Calipari says Josh Harrellson will be a fan favorite for the Knicks when, and if, NBA action resumes next season

Calipari's new contract will only enhance his clout and create a considerable talent gap between the Wildcats and the rest of the SEC

While Calipari has done enough to earn his contract, plenty of coaches have landed lucrative deals despite minimal on-court success

Calipari noted that Jon Hood and Stacey Poole, plus senior Eloy Vargas will have an opportunity to make a greater impact in games

Andre Drummond will likely be shadowed by Calipari and other coaches at various stops in July

2012 recruit Gary Harris has been in email contact with Orlando Antigua and could make a visit to Lexington in August

SEC coaches saluted Calipari for the new contract extension and raise announced Monday

Calipari agreed to a contract extension worth $36.5 million over the next eight years

If one effect of the Kentucky Effect isn't championships, it won't mean much

Enes Kanter's pro career will alter the perception of his year at UK

Josh Harrellson thinks he can have a long NBA career as a garbage man

ESPN's Andy Katz says the latest contract improvement is another indicator Calipari will stay with UK instead of going to the NBA

Calipari’s expected contract extension will come Monday morning

Calipari expects Doron Lamb to carry a lot more of the playmaking responsibilities next season

Calipari's ostensible reason for this dramatic NCAA change is altruistic

The Kentucky offer peaked the interest of 2012 recruit Devonta Pollard

Damon Stoudamire calls himself a confidant of Terrence Jones

The gulf between UK and the NCAA is growing

Brandon Knight understands his weight will be an issue and says he plans on adding strength between now and the start of the season

Brandon Knight put to rest speculation he was disappointed about coming to Detroit during his introductory news conference Saturday

If an NBA lockout really wipes out the whole season, Brandon Knight might play his first NBA game as a college graduate

Utah Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin’s first impression of Enes Kanter involved some Karl Malone-like qualities

It is hard to hide the optimism the Utah Jazz have for Enes Kanter

The Orlando Magic want DeAndre Liggins to provide their team with defense

New York Knicks president Donnie Walsh doesn't expect Josh Harrellson to be part of the rotation next season

It doesn’t appear a UK-Memphis basketball series will be happening anytime soon

Give Coach Cal a thumbs up for at least thinking outside the box, but his proposal simply won't be best for college athletics across the board

Brandon Knight will throw out the first pitch at the Detroit Tigers’ game against Arizona Friday night

Calipari says The Kentucky effect is part of the reason why Josh Harrellson and DeAndre Liggins were drafted

Enes Kanter answered any lingering questions about his desire to play for the small-market Jazz by going over the top

Brandon Knight admitted to being a little irritated at falling to No. 8

When Brandon Knight dropped gently into the lap of the Detroit Pistons, they had to take him, and were quite pleased to do it

2013 small forward Ishmail Wainright has decommitted from Missouri and is considering UK

Turkey's ambassador to the United States issued a statement about the Utah Jazz drafting Enes Kanter

Josh Harrellson may be the biggest success story in recent memory in college basketball

When Josh Harrellson is selected before guys like Josh Selby, Travis Leslie, David Lighty and Scotty Hopson, it's not a bad year

One year after a record five UK players went in the first round of the draft, there were four players with Wildcat ties selected on Thursday

In a lust to draft center Enes Kanter, the Atlanta Hawks are trying to engage the Minnesota Timberwolves in discussions to trade Josh Smith for the No. 2 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft

Whomever drafts Brandon Knight will get a prototype big point guard with a track record of delivering in pressure situations

Josh Harrellson says his agent has reported plenty of positive feedback from NBA teams about his weeks of workouts, but it's very possible he goes undrafted

UK is showing a good amount of interest in 2013 recruit Nerlens Noel

Calipari is in the middle of a busy Thursday

It’s not certain where Brandon Knight and Enes Kanter will end up, but odds are, both players will be among the first two names called by NBA Commissioner David Stern

Enes Kanter wants Washington, but the Wizards can’t have him unless he makes a surprising fall

Some early mock NBA drafts for next year have Marquis Teague targeted as a potential top-10 pick after just one season at Kentucky

Andre Drummond won't talk about the recruiting process and disputed several Internet reports listing schools he's considering

Not only does Calipari make no secret of selling Kentucky as a means to prepare for the NBA, it seems at the heart of the program

The primary question with Brndon Knight is his ability to play point against bigger and faster competition over an 82-game schedule

When it comes to making a sales pitch, Enes Kanter is already a first-teamer- he's poised, confident and able to deliver a crisp one-liner

Brandon Knight says he's ready to lead a team right now

The Toronto Raptors are believed to covet Brandon Knight the most

The Sacramento Kings have exercised the rookie contract options on DeMarcus Cousins for the 2012-13 season

If the NCAA is to ever pay living expenses for its student-athletes, Calipari thinks having a separate state and government for college superpowers is the only feasible way to make it happen

Enes Kanter believes he's the best player in the 2011 NBA Draft

Kentucky has shown some interest in 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward Alex Poythress

Calipari predicted that Brandon Knight and Enes Kanter would be picked within the first 30 minutes of the NBA Draft Thursday night

Enes Kanter's size and skill set make him an enticing option for teams in search of a big man

The Milwaukee Bucks would be interested in Patrick Patterson, whom the Bucks were hoping to land in last summer's draft

Terrence Jones says his close friendship with Brandon Knight made his NBA decision even tougher

Whenever Brandon Knight walks across the stage, shakes NBA Commissioner David Stern's hand and receives his new jersey and hat, he'll be in position to accomplish something rare

A more motivated and focused Terrence Jones would be a good thing as far as Calipari is concerned

Josh Harrellson's been going full speed for the draft after taking a few weeks off once the UK season ended to clear his head

David Aldridge of NBA.com has UK's Josh Harrellson listed as the No. 8 center in the draft, but that might not be good enough to be selected

The Salt Lake Tribune says if the Utah Jazz stay at No. 3, the organization is expected to choose between Brandon Knight and Enes Kanter

Despite a lack of game action, Enes Kanter has some traits NBA teams admire

When it comes to being a leader, it's Miller time

Some reports stated UK has offered 2012 recruit Robert Carter, but he hasn’t personally talked to the coaching staff yet

The Tulsa World Herald says Texas Tech could be a possible destination for Rotnei Clarke because of his connection to Billy Gillispie

The unavailability of Jonas Valanciunas until 2012 helps Enes Kanter considerably

A source tells Zagsblog UConn and UK may be the leaders for 5 star 2012 recruit Andre Drummond

Former Florida Gator Chandler Parsons predicts Mike Rosario will lead the SEC in scoring this season

The Big Blue Nation gets to throw a bigger party when Calipari wins No. 500 officially- the way he's rolling, plan on next March

There’s a strong chance an NBA team will take a second-round gamble on DeAndre Liggins

Regardless of his win total, Calipari should add a bunch to it next season

Orlando Magic President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith says Daniel Orton has been cleared to play in games and will participate if there is a summer league

Calipari distanced himself from last week's kerfuffle about whether or not he achieved his 500th career victory last season

Character helps, but talent will get Enes Kanter selected as high as second by the Minnesota Timberwolves - if they keep the pick - and likely no lower than sixth by Washington on Thursday night

Brandon Knight, where ever he goes, he will end up being the hardest worker on that team

Calipari believes after talking to pro teams on a daily basis that Enes Kanter may leap past Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams in the NBA Draft

The NCAA probably shouldn't care that much whether Calipari was given a meaningless ball by his school 42 wins earlier than it should have

It sounds like Terrence Jones is growing up, which is what Calipari always preaches

Brandon Knight said he's working on using the pick and roll to enhance is chances of making it in the NBA

Eloy Vargas is looking to fill the void left by the departure of Josh Harrellson

Josh Harrellson and DeAndre Liggins worked out for the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday

If he ever becomes nearly as good with his left hand as he already is with his right hand, Brandon Knight could be impossible to guard

Brandon Knight and Enes Kanter earned invitations to sit in the green room during Thursday’s NBA Draft

The No. 3 small forward in the Class of 2013 Kuran Iverson told SNY.tv his top three consists of Kentucky, Syracuse, and UConn

The Washington Wizards have picked up the third-year option on John Wall

The Cleveland Cavaliers could pick between Enes Kanter and Lithuania’s Jonas Valanciunas with the fourth pick in the NBA draft on Thursday

His father's influence seems most telling when Kyle Wiltjer shoots a hook shot

The Cleveland Cavaliers will bring in Brandon Knight for a visit early this week and Enes Kanter will return for a second visit

Anthony Epps was arrested early Saturday in Marion County on his second drunken driving charge in a year and resigned from his job as the Marion County High School boys basketball coach

John Wall unleashed a first pitch Friday night before the Washington Nationals game that looked remarkably similar to Mariah Carey

2012 recruit Brandon Ashley has not communicated with UK in two or three weeks, nor spoken to Calipari this year

The Philadelphia 76ers will hold a predraft workout with Josh Harrellson and DeAndre Liggins today

There’s little doubt that Calipari’s personality also plays a big role in his immense popularity

Enes Kanter's workout with the Washington Wizards went very well

Since the Minnesota Timberwolves are already loaded at forward, they are most likely to draft Enes Kanter

Doron Lamb admitted that it will be hard to replace DeAndre Liggins, especially on the defensive end

2013 recruit Chris Walker really likes Kentucky

Terrence Jones doesn't like all the criticism he's taken for walking away from the money

2012 five star guard Gary Harris says UK wants him to take a visit to Lexington in August

Since the loss to the Huskies in Houston and the completion of his first year of college, Terrence Jones said he’s already started climbing the maturity ladder

UK recruit Devonta Pollard uses the memory of his father as motivation

Eloy Vargas is thrilled about the possibility of playing for his country

A national championship is definitely part of the reason Doron Lamb came back to Kentucky for his sophomore season

Rodney Purvis says UK is no longer on his list of schools

Terrence Jones says his goal is to be a top-three pick in 2012

UK has shown interest in center Landen Lucas, who attends Findlay College Prep in Henderson, Nevada

ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla says Enes Kanter is a pretty good prototype of Al Horford-type center-forward

Duke and N.C. State stand out most for 2012 recruit Rodney Purvis

Maryland has been most diligent in its pursuit of UK target Mitch McGary

Anthony Bennett is a fast-rising prospect and a target of UK

Enes Kanter will return to Cleveland on Monday for a second visit

Don't expect to see don’t expect to see a Kyrie Irving-Brandon Knight workout any time soon

Brandon Knight impressed the Utah Jazz with his workout today

2012 recruit Mitch McGary says he’s been in contact with Orlando Antigua

6-foot-7 five star forward Devonta Pollard holds an offer from UK

Kentucky has officially corrected Calipari's record to 467 wins, which is the NCAA-approved mark

In his new job as Associate Athletics Director at UK, Chris Woolard will help in every basketball area except on the court

Johnette Howard from ESPN.com says trouble has a way of finding Calipari's programs the way metal shavings gravitate to a magnet

A confident Brandon Knight wants to workout against Kyrie Irving

Dwane Casey added a professional title to the national championship run he enjoyed as a Wildcat in 1978

Calipari was recently interviewed in-depth by Slam Magazine

Calipari had the crowd in Richmond all smiles last night

Former UK commitment Michael Avery is being recruited by St. Mary’s, Pepperdine, Portland, IUPUI and Quinnipiac

The Utah Jazz will host Brandon Knight for a private workout on Thursday

USA Today doesn't mention UK with the list of schools that have offered Andre Drummond a scholarship

Duke is now officially recruiting 2012 star Perry Ellis

Louisville, Duke, N.C. State, Kentucky and Missouri all remain options for 2012 recruit Rodney Purvis, but he has no other visits planned right now

Former UK basketball star Rodrick Rhodes has accepted the head basketball coaching position at Cordia High School in Hazard

Enes Kanter is scheduled to workout individually for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday

The Utah Jazz have invited Josh Harrellson for a pre-draft workout Wednesday in Salt Lake City

The Los Angeles Clippers exercised the third-year option on Eric Bledsoe's contract

Plenty of UK basketball camp opportunities remain for interested parties

Enes Kanter has made it known that he'd like to play with his friend John Wall

The Washington Wizards have a workout scheduled with Enes Kanter on Friday in Chicago

The dispute with Kentucky is causing the NCAA to look like the angry neighborhood kid who's not getting its way and wants to take its ball and go home

Enes Kanter's toughness should serve him well in the NBA

Terrence Jones has a plan to be a leader his sophomore season

Kentucky, Syracuse, Providence and Connecticut are the four currently standing out for 2012 five star recruit Ricardo Ledo, but Texas, Florida, Arizona and Maryland are also heavily involved

The NCAA now has given UK conspiracy theorists new ammunition

Marquis Teague regularly lulls defenders to sleep in the halfcourt offense before blowing by them to create an open look for him or a teammate

As long as he progresses as expected, Ryan Harrow will be counted upon to have a major impact on UK's 2012-13 season

Kyle Wiltjer says he's coming to Lexington with the idea of being here for four years

Michael Gilchrist's ability to play multiple positions makes him a possible sixth-man option, a role that's not likely to bruise his ego

UK currently isn't one of the top three schools for 2012 five star recruit Kaleb Tarczewski

The debate between UK and the NCAA about whether Calipari achieved his 500th coaching victory when Kentucky beat Florida in Rupp Arena on Feb. 26 has intensified

Marquis Teague wants to get in better shape, keep working on his outside shot, get stronger and be a better leader

Marquis Teague hit a shot from the circle with nine-tenths of a second left to give Indiana a 105-103 victory in the annual boys' all-star game between the border states

Putting the Kentucky-Indiana high school basketball all-star game at the nicest facility in town would signal it matters in Kentucky

Work is under way toward a contract extension for Calipari

Sam Amick of SI.com says Brandon Knight could be risking his chance to go third overall to Utah by refusing to work out against competition

The arch-rivalry that is Louisville vs. Kentucky continues to burn just as white-hot as at any point during the actual college basketball season

2012 recruit Archie Goodwin fractured his left wrist and will be out of action for six weeks

John Hayden has been promoted to associate director of UK media relations

2012 recruit Omar Calhoun committed to Connecticut on Friday morning after considering UK and other schools

Calipari tells the Salt Lake City Tribune Brandon Knight is a lot like John Stockton

Gary Parish from CBSSports.com likes the idea of Rick Pitino and Calipari talking trash

Ryan Harrow believes he can achieve greatness at UK

Mitch Barnhart says he is not interested in the AD position at the University of Tennessee

UK football commitment Jonathan Reed is friends with Marquis Teague

DeAndre Liggins worked out for the Phoenix Suns today

Ryan Harrow has enrolled for summer classes at UK

2014 combo guard Wayne Selden already has a scholarship from UK

Enes Kanter is not Sasquatch, but it has kind of felt that way for NBA teams

Alan Cutler would be really surprised if Orlando Antigua doesn't leave Calipari after this year to become a head coach

Harlan High School Athletic Director Kevin Ball will interview Rodrick Rhodes about becoming the school’s next boys’ basketball coach on Friday

Every year in the NBA Draft there is a player ranked towards the top of the draft that no one really seems to covet- this year that player is Enes Kanter

Marquis Teague arrived in Lexington on Tuesday saying, “This is what I have been waiting for all my life”

Calipari has been nominated for a regional Emmy award for his role in the WKYT (Channel 27) Hoops for Haiti telethon

Darius Miller was one of 22 college players who accepted invitations to try out for the U.S. team that will play in the 2011 World University Games

Toronto Raptors senior director of scouting Jim Kelly came away impressed with Enes Kanter's workout

Enes Kanter is one of the great mysteries of the 2011 NBA draft

Josh Harrellson is expected to workout for the Sacramento Kings on Thursday

Brandon Knight is as close as they come to a sure thing in terms of making an impact in the NBA

Samford has a signed contract to play three basketball games against UK the next three seasons, with two of those games at Rupp Arena and the final one in Birmingham

Josh Harrellson will workout for the Sacramento Kings on Thursday

John Wall spent time with the Extreme Recess clinic- an afternoon athletic program for kids with physical and developmental disabilities

DeAndre Daniels verbally commits to UConn

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott seemed very satisfied with Enes Kanter's workout

Josh Harrellson was one of six guys invited to work out with the New York Knicks today

Mike DeCourcy from The Sporting News says UK is the fourth best college basketball job in the country

Rick Pitino takes scholarships away from Kyle Kuric, Chris Smith, and Elisha Justice- they will all return to walk-on status

DeAndre Liggins' workout impressed New Jersey Nets general manager Billy King

Washington Wizards first round draft pick Alex Meyer is friends with John Wall

Would Tennessee try to make a run at Mitch Barnhart since he was UT’s senior associate athletic director in 1998 and had spent 12 years in Knoxville at the time of his departure?

Winston Bennett is slowly bouncing back in his once promising coaching career after hitting rock bottom in recent years due to a deadly and damaging addiction

DeAndre Liggins says he had his best workout with the San Antonio Spurs

A persistent push from those three programs will lift the SEC more than the elimination of division labels

Marquis Teague was booed during introductions of the Indiana All-Star exhibition because he is attending UK

DeAndre Liggins is on the grind- going from one NBA team after another

Texas A&M has offered and will likely receive a visit from five star 2012 recruit Shabazz Muhammad

Enes Kanter is scheduled to work out for the Cavaliers on Tuesday at Cleveland Clinic Courts

Leading up to this year's 2011 NBA Draft on June 23rd, Enes Kanter remains one of its most mysterious prospects

Rex Chapman will be inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame on Wednesday night

Brandon Knight could workout for the Utah Jazz on June 15

Marquis Teague will play in the Indiana High School All-Star game tonight

UK is one of seven schools recruiting Devonta Pollard, but he has no favorites

Calipari has a pretty good NBA job right now- he’s coaching NBA-level talent, making NBA level money, and has more exposure than just about every NBA coach

The New York Post says Calipari is one of several candidates expected to be approached for the New York Knicks GM job

DeAndre Liggins hopes to be a first round pick and believes this is a realistic goal

Enes Kanter does not have a workout scheduled for the Washington Wizards, but the team remains hopeful that something could come together in the next few weeks

Brad Myers of The News Journal says nobody has been better at win now, pay later than Calipari

DeAndre Liggins is among several players invited to work out for the Indiana Pacers on Monday

DeAndre Liggins is getting a taste of what NBA life is all about

The dynamic between Billy Gillispie and Derrick Jasper is not normal

The switch to one-league-one-champion might rob the SEC of some excitement in the regular season

Calipari says he would select Enes Kanter with the number one pick in the NBA Draft

The Bergen County Record says Calipari would leave UK for a coach-GM combo with the New York Knicks

DeAndre Liggins will workout for the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday

It appears that Enes Kanter finally warmed up to the idea of possibly playing in Utah

The Charlotte Bobcats will bring in DeAndre Liggins for a workout on Saturday

Henry Clay High School sophomore-to-be Trey Grundy wants to attend college at UK

UK is in the mix for 2013 five star small forward Kuran Iverson

Brandon Knight is confident he could lead an NBA team

Calipari expects Derrick Rose to be even better next season

Brandon Knight credits Calipari with helping him become more of a leader

Brandon Knight performed an individual workout for the Sacramento Kings Thursday morning at Power Balance Pavilion

Washington Wizards assistant coach Raphael Chillious says Enes Kanter reminds him of Moses Malone

Kentucky doesn't appear to be showing interest in 5 star 2013 point guard Solomon Poole

DeAndre Liggins worked out for the San Antonio Spurs last week

There will be no more SEC East and West champions in basketball anymore

Calipari keeps sending freshmen into the NBA but doesn’t consider himself an expert on who might be one-and-done

SEC men's basketball coaches recommended today that the league scrap its current two-division, six-team East-West split in favor of one 12-team division for the 2011-12 season

The Minnesota Timberwolves have tentatively scheduled pre-draft workouts with Enes Kanter for June 16

Thayer Evans from FoxSports.com says when it comes to the definition of plausible deniability, it contains a photograph of Calipari

Enes Kanter's agent expects the Turkish star to go in the top couple picks of the June 23 NBA Draft

Former Michigan point guard Darius Morris is getting mentored by John Wall

Derrick Jasper wouldn't be going back to work for Gillispie if he didn't believe he was a good guy

Calipari will speak at a Telford YMCA fundraising dinner on Wednesday, June 15

Josh Pastner’s sister sent a tweet to 2012 recruit Rodney Purvis that could get Memphis in minor trouble

The Sacramento Kings will host a pre-draft workout with Brandon Knight at the team's practice facility Thursday

Derrick Jasper has accepted a graduate assistant position on the coaching staff at Texas Tech