Friday, September 30, 2011

Gary Parrish from CBSSports.com will be at Big Blue Madness for the third time in the last five years
Former UK basketball player Kevin Grevey Sr. has found success on the court at nearly every stage
Calipari says the Wildcats could have approached UCLA’s national championship total if the one-and-done rule were not in effect
Brandon Knight is scheduled to appear at Mark Twain Elementary School to speak to students on October 7th
Several players from the UK basketball team spent part of their friday morning greeting members of the Solid Blue Nation with autographs and free breakfast

Thursday, September 29, 2011

The wait is getting a little better for fans camping out for Big Blue Madness tickets
Five University of Kentucky basketball recruiting targets are scheduled to play in Rupp Arena on Jan. 8 in an event dubbed Rumble at the Rupp
Officials estimate there are about 400 tents set up outside Memorial Coliseum

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

UK has offered a scholarship to 2012 recruit Gary Harris
UCONN's Andre Drummond is under investigation and may face sanctions by the NCAA
A decision is due soon on whether Southern Miss will reinstate former UK player Darnell Dodson by mid-season
Kentucky is the pick by Basketball Times as the Number One team in the nation
Calipari stopped into Brewster Academy on Tuesday and checked in with T.J. Warren, Mitch McGary, and Jakarr Simpson
Graves County Eagle 2010-11 basketball season ticket holders will have the first opportunity to purchase chair back seats for the UK Alumni Basketball Barnstorming Event
If Calipari has his wish, the SEC ultimately will get to 16 teams and has three schools in mind for inclusion: Missouri from the Big 12 and Virginia Tech and Maryland from the ACC
Fans lined up for tickets to Kentucky basketball's Big Blue Madness

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Alex Poythress has trimmed his list to Kentucky, Florida, Memphis and Vanderbilt
Mitch Barnhart says UK would not rule out a veto of Louisville to the SEC

Monday, September 26, 2011

Calipari spent part of Monday visiting Kuran Iverson, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound 2013 small forward out of West Hartford (Conn.) Northwest Catholic
Tubby Smith is feeling great and looking great- he isn't showing any signs of slowing down
2013 recruit Aquille Carr says UK has offered him a scholarship
Calipari is outstanding in his field — even when it's a corn field
The Kentucky Pros will reportedly play a series of exhibition games against Kentucky colleges this fall
Kobe Bryant was accompanied by Enes Kanter in Turkey

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Calipari says he’s been focused on two things during the Wildcats’ first few practices of the season: teaching his offense and helping his young team grow up
Tubby Smith returns to Central Kentucky Monday night when he's the guest in Georgetown College's "Conversations with Champions" series
John Wall isn't taking his game overseas yet, but if the NBA lockout continues to drag on, he just might

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Huntington Prep forward Andrew Wiggins and teammate Xavier Rathan-Mayes made an unofficial visit to Lexington today
Mark Story in the Lexington Herald-Leader says it's time for UK to consider changing conferences from the SEC to the ACC
ESPN recruiting analyst Paul Biancardi thinks Archie Goodwin is going to be a perfect fit for Calipari’s system
Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer seems to spend the taxpayers’ money like water

Friday, September 23, 2011

To Archie Goodwin, picking UK was nothing more than good business- the Wildcats were the much safer choice
Archie Goodwin and Alex Poythress will play in the 2012 Dunkin Donuts National Shootout on January 7th at Lexington Catholic High School
Add 2013 star Julius Randle to the list of top players expected to look at the Wildcats
Despite the commitment of Archie Goodwin, UK still plans on pursuing Gary Harris- the two sides are working to setup an official campus visit

Thursday, September 22, 2011

UK should again be in the running for the nation's top-rated class if the Wildcats are able to close like they have done in the past
Jack Lane and the rest of the family at Kelley Farms off Old Richmond Road hope UK fans turn out for the Calipari corn maze debut on Friday
2012 recruit Alex Poythress just finished an in-home visit with Memphis and says he doesn't have a favorite team right now
Jeff Goodman from CBSSports.com says he would be shocked if DaJuan Coleman doesn't end up at Syracuse
John Wall wants to make a big pain-free jump in the NBA next year
Four star 2012 recruit Torian Graham has been high on UK for some time, but does not have an offer from the Wildcats and may not receive one following the commitment of Archie Goodwin

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Other top recruits have already gotten in touch with Archie Goodwin about the potential of being next in line
Calipari visited DaJuan Coleman last night and his AAU coach says the race between UK, Syracuse, and Ohio State looks fairly equal right now
UK will have coaches at Bullitt East later today to watch standout junior Derek Willis
Kentucky, Indiana, Purdue and Michigan State are the schools with a chance at landing 2012 recruit Gary Harris
Four star 2012 recruit Perry Ellis verbally commits to Kansas
It behooves the top recruits to wait and see, but that doesn't mean UK won't have a top class when all is said and done- it just means it might take Calipari a bit longer to put together
Throughout Perry Ellis' recruitment, Kansas has been considered by some to be the favorite, but the family has not shown their cards heading into the final day
Archie Goodwin wants to let other recruits know it's time to pick Kentucky this year
Five star 2012 shooting guard Archie Goodwin verbally commits to UK

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Kansas is favored to land Perry Ellis Tomorrow
A recruitment that began before Calipari ever came to UK will end Wednesday and the UK coach is hoping Perry Ellis will be his first commitment for 2012
The John Wall Dance now has its own Wikipedia page
Zagsblog says Calipari may opt to visit Perry Ellis one more time in Kansas before his decision on Wednesday
Patrick Patterson underwent ankle surgery last month but is on pace to be ready for the start of training camp should the NBA lockout end in time
Shabazz Muhammad's father says Kyle Anderson's commitment to UCLA would not necessarily sway his son's college decision
Calipari made a quick - and surprise in-home visit on Monday with Gary Harris
Archie Goodwin says if he doesn't end up going to Arkansas, he thinks there will be a riot

Monday, September 19, 2011

Calipari has been squeezing in time with the team, from individual workouts to team practices
Archie Goodwin has dropped Kansas and Connecticut from the recruiting process
Mike Slive has not talked to athletic directors about any further expansion plans by the SEC
A full schedule for the 2011-12 UK basketball season, including dates, times and TV information, was released today
CBS will televise Kentucky’s games against North Carolina on Dec. 3 and Louisville Dec. 31
Perry Ellis has called a news conference for 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday to announce his college choice
John Wall essentially called out the two biggest stars in the NBA to get involved in the labor negotiation discussions
John Wall is gaining confidence in his jump-shot
The man in charge of designing Rupp Arena's facelift understands he’s in charge of a legendary task

Saturday, September 17, 2011

For all the trumpeting about its unparalleled tradition, UK basketball hasn't been afraid to breathe deeply the air of innovation
Whatever recruitign ground Calipari may have lost while coaching the Dominican Republic, he seems to have made up quickly
Perhaps it's not so outlandish to think that Perry Ellis could spurn a couple of college basketball's super powers and decide home is where his heart is

Friday, September 16, 2011

Calipari declined comment about the alleged bump rule violation when reached by ESPN.com's Andy Katz on Friday night
Joe B. Hall will star in a cable TV ad on behalf of Democratic state Treasurer Todd Hollenbach during Saturday's UK-Louisville football game
Yahoo Sports! says Calipari likely had an illegal contact with Aiken (S.C.) High center Austin Kyles
Calipari will conduct an in-home recruiting visit with Wichita Heights blue-chip senior forward Perry Ellis this afternoon in Wichita

Thursday, September 15, 2011

St. John's will only have a total of eight total players on scholarship when they play UK on December 1st
Sophomore Leron Black is a top recruiting target of UK
Alex Poythress says his visit to Vanderbilt was pretty good
Even with full transparency, the hiring of Mitch Barnhart's daughter by UK didn't quite pass the smell test, judging from the board's divided vote
2013 recruit Derek Willis says his current top five is Louisville, Kentucky, Purdue, IU and Bellarmine
Jeff Goodman from CBSSports.com says Mitch McGary's parents favor Duke and his AAU coach favors Michigan

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Calipari was on the road making in-home recruiting visits to several of the nation’s top prospects Tuesday, but there was no shortage of big-time basketball personalities in Lexington while he was gone
LeBron James, DeMarcus Cousins, Rajon Rondo, Tayshaun Prince and Eric Bledsoe were on UK’s campus Tuesday and Wednesday playing pickup basketball with the UK team
2013 recruit Derek Willis received a scholarship offer from Louisville and today landed an offer from Indiana
Still relatively new to the position, Willie Cauley’s frame and skills probably will put him on the radar for several major college football schools as well

Calipari's relationship with LeBron James does remain a huge competitive advantage
After Perry Ellis' in-home visits with WSU and UK are finished, his decision will be made- he'll make a decision in the next week or two and plans to sign in November
LeBron James, DeMarcus Cousins, Rajon Rondo and Eric Bledsoe played pickup basketball with the UK team on Tuesday night

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The UK Board of Trustees approved hiring Kirby Willoughby, the daughter of UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart, as a graduate assistant in the athletics department
Calipari recently spoke with the Dominican Republic delegation about whether he would continue coaching the team, but no decision was reached
Kaleb Tarczewski has narrowed it down to two schools- Kansas and Arizona
Mitch McGary says he still wants to visit UK, Maryland and Florida, but he's not sure he'll get to those schools just yet
Brandon Knight is taking online classes and is going to wait and see what happens with the lockout before deciding how to proceed

The task force, Lexington and even UK Athletics need to think beyond one season and a few recruiting classes to consider Rupp Arena's future in the context of this entire community


Monday, September 12, 2011

The UK Board of Trustees will be asked on Tuesday to approve a graduate assistant job in the athletics department for Kirby Willoughby, the daughter of UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart
Billy Reed told UK student journalists on Monday that UK Athletics did a disservice to the university's mission in recently revoking the student newspaper's access to an invitation-only media event

Kaleb Tarczewski has not scheduled visits to North Carolina or Kentucky, two other schools he considered
Perry Ellis will receive an in-home visit with members of the Kansas State coaching staff today
Calipari will eventually secure commitments from enough top-rated prospects to eliminate all questions about whether UK's recent recruiting success can continue
Calipari is transitioning back into being the UK head coach

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Calipari, will return home this weekend and begin in-home recruiting visits for UK immediately
Kaleb Tarczewski has scheduled a visit to Kansas next weekend, one to Arizona the following weekend, and he is now expected to deliver a decision during the last week of September

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Perry Ellis' in-home visit with Kansas went very well

Friday, September 09, 2011

UCLA coach Ben Howland is reportedly meeting with Shabazz Muhammad today
Some of the celebrities in attendance for John Wall's 21st birthday party included Carmelo Anthony, Drake, Diddy and D.J. Khaled
Dennis Thomas, who authored the infamous letter criticizing UK for celebrating Calipari’s 500th career victory, has resigned the chairmanship of the NCAA infractions committee because of unforeseen personal reasons
John Wall, Josh Harrellson and (maybe) Chuck Hayes are listed as players in a new two-week basketball league designed to replace the NBA during the lockout
DaJuan Coleman has heard about UK and wants to see what it’s like there
Interesting article about why Archie Goodwin eliminated Baylor, Missouri, and Texas
Calipari and his staff are in Argentina during the first day of the recruiting contact period
Randall Cobb scores two touchdowns in his Green Bay Packers debut
Kansas coaches today will conduct an in-home recruiting visit with Perry Ellis

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Kaleb Tarczewski will probably make a decision within the next week or so
Scott Padgett wants to someday come back to UK and coach
Tickets for Big Blue Madness will be available Oct. 1 at 7 a.m. at the Memorial Coliseum ticket window and online at UKathletics.com and Ticketmaster.com
Mitch McGary has got a tough decision on his hands
It sounds like Joker Phillips could also use the services of Willie Cauley
The Las Vegas Sun says a UNLV fan is apparently willing to name his child after Shabazz Muhammad if he signs with the scarlet and gray
2013 recruit Derek Willis is hearing from Indiana, who is expected to make a strong push in the coming months

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Archie Goodwin's top five list is Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Memphis and UConn and he's going to wait until the spring to sign
Calipari is learning the international game and winning over his players
All options are still on the table regarding the future of Rupp Arena
According to ESPN.com, USC will visit the Las Vegas home of Shabazz Muhammad on Friday, the first day of the next NCAA-allowed contact period
2012 recruit Willie Cauley of Olathe Northwest might be more unstoppable on the football field than he is on the basketball court

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Mitch McGary and T.J. Warren will both be visiting UNC this week
John Wall wants to prove he's a franchise star
A Kentucky health company is accused in a federal lawsuit of giving University of Kentucky basketball tickets and other items to doctors or their staffs to induce referrals, then submitting Medicare claims for the services
DaJuan Coleman has tentatively set his official visit to Ohio State for the weekend of Sept. 23 and will likely take all three officials before making a decision

John Wall spent his 21st birthday with Rudy Huxtable and at a strip club with Ludacris

Mitch McGary enjoyed his official visit to Michigan
From his four in-home visits, Perry Ellis will decide how many official visits he will take to the campuses

Monday, September 05, 2011

Ricardo Ledo has verbally committed to Providence and may try to enroll in January
2015 forward Karl Towns is getting looks from UK

Sunday, September 04, 2011

2013 recruit Chris Walker confirms to Zagsblog he plans to attend UK's Big Blue Madness on October 15th
UK walk-on Brian Long's dad played for Eddie Sutton at Creighton in the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Former UK recruit L.J. Rose verbally commits to Baylor
Kaleb Tarczewski tells Rivals.com he is going with the flow on finalists Kansas, Arizona and North Carolina

Friday, September 02, 2011

Good article by the Kentucky Kernel about the departure of Calipari from Memphis and his arrival at UK
The 10th annual Birdhouse Display and Benefit Auction will feature a birdhouse autographed by Calipari
Shabazz Muhammad may finalize plans for an official visit to Kansas

Thursday, September 01, 2011

Shabazz Muhammad will host UK for an in-home recruiting visit on September 13
A Lexington farm has mapped out a giant corn maze to look like Calipari