Monday, February 28, 2011
Kyle Wiltjer plans to return to the lineup for Tuesday for Jesuit’s Oregon School Activities Association Class 6A opening round game against Centennial
Several sources are reporting that 2012 recruit J.P. Tokoto will announce a decision this Friday and most experts believe that UNC and Wisconsin have the best chance of landing him
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Calipari says UK doesn't need another challenging opponent next year given the tough schedule they already face
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Josh Harrellson hopes Darius Miller continues to play “out of his mind” for the remainder of the season
Doron Lamb, usually the last player to shootaround, impressed Calipari by showing up early to Rupp to be the first player on the floor for shootaround
As difficult as it has been to adjust to life under the microscope in the NBA and receiving more criticism than he expected, DeMarcus Cousins is learning to deal with the situation and hopefully he can live up to his own observations and advice
Friday, February 25, 2011
Chandler Parsons says that Kentucky and Tennessee are the two toughest places he’s played in his career
Since its release, “Do the John Wall” has received close to 7 million hits on its YouTube page while establishing a presence on radio and Billboard's Heatseekers Songs and Hot 100 charts
Derby Festival Classic recruiting chair Dan Owens has not given up hope his game will include a future Cat
Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight are among the finalists for a National Freshman of the Year award sponsored by the United States Basketball Writers Association
Calipari hasn't found a way to push these Cats through a troubling bottleneck toward being a better team
A new website, getgillispie.com, has been launched to encourage Texas Tech administrators to replace current men’s basketball coach Pat Knight with Billy Gillispie
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Calipari called for UK players to get angry in the wake of UK’s most recent road loss, a 77-76 overtime setback at Arkansas on Tuesday
Calipari identified toughness as the critical difference as UK lost for the sixth time in seven Southeastern Conference road games
Calipari identified toughness as the critical difference as UK lost for the sixth time in seven Southeastern Conference road games
Patrick Patterson is back to having fun and he can see the day where he becomes a starter for the Rockets
Doron Lamb’s energy has been a consistent issue for Calipari this season and the UK coach has lamented that Lamb doesn’t run the floor harder
The reasoning behind Terrence Jones' and Doron Lamb's three-point signal may remain shrouded in mystery, but it does exemplify a swagger sometimes thought to be absent from this year’s version of the Cats
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
UK officials say they will create a committee that will examine the oversight of the athletics department
John Pelphrey opted to bypass his old Kentucky home when asked what it means to him opposing his alma mater tonight
Patrick Patterson scored 11 of his career-high 20 points in the fourth quarter against Detroit on Tuesday night
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Terrence Jones likes the way the entire Kentucky team has progressed as a unit on the defensive end of the court since the season began
Calipari is working to put his Wildcats in a great state of mind as they head down the regular-season stretch
Dan Owens is not optimistic that either Michael Gilchrist or Kyle Wiltjer would be coming to Louisville to play in the Derby Festival Basketball Classic All-Star game
Monday, February 21, 2011
2011 recruit Braeden Anderson's coach says he has not talked with the UK staff and was uncertain when - or if - they were coming to see him play
UK needs to prove they can play with the poised and relentless aggressiveness they have shown in Rupp Arena
Sunday, February 20, 2011
As UK pushes for a first-round bye in the SEC Tournament, some aspects still need to be shored up for a stretch run
Louisville attorney Dan Owens has reached out to UK for help in luring a Wildcats recruit or two for the annual Kentucky Derby Basketball Classic
When Darius Miller transforms from a role player to a primary scorer, the Cats revert to their winning ways
Saturday, February 19, 2011
DeAndre Liggins says he's been feeling stressed and tired because of classes, practice, and he's got a new-born son
Calipari says South Carolina resembles Ole Miss, a team that dealt the Cats a setback recently and haven’t lost since
DeMarcus Cousins scored a game-high 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to go with three steals but couldn't snag the MVP award from John Wall in the rookies' 148-140 win over the sophomores
Eric Bledsoe admitted that he would have stayed in college or his sophomore season if he had fully appreciated the rigors of the NBA
Friday, February 18, 2011
Calipari was in New Jersey on Sunday to see Anthony Bennett, a 2012 forward from Brampton, Ontario who plays for Findlay Prep
Kentucky will be part of an eight-team field in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff in Springfield, Massachusetts, next season
Thursday, February 17, 2011
It's not a stretch to say Kentucky will have to win out to get the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the SEC Tournament
Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague, and Michael Gilchrist were all selected as finalists for the 2011 High School Naismith Award
About a month from now, the "Billy Gillispie Watch" will be in full view, as he could be a candidate at Texas Tech and Oklahoma
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
After numerous complaints about the use of the camera by ESPN, Mitch Barnhart said that the camera, which was mounted just under the scoreboard over the court, will no longer be approved for use during telecasts of UK games
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Renardo Sidney's cell phone was the recipient of many phone calls today from the Kentucky area codes
While UK can't improve its road record this week, Jones said that the Wildcats must take basketball more seriously
Calipari called for a sense of urgency in every game because UK simply isn't good enough to think it can cruise to victory
It's unlikely Kentucky and Mississippi State will match the intensity, drama and controversy that surrounded their two overtime games last season
Monday, February 14, 2011
Michael Gilchrist will be an impact player at Kentucky from day one and will help the Wildcats compete for a National Championship
UK will try to get some of its confidence back on Tuesday against erratic Mississippi State, but the sting of letting another one get away on the road still lingers
Calipari says his team needs the time to develop a sense of urgency with the regular season winding down
Kentucky players met without the coaches present when they returned from Saturday’s loss at Vanderbilt
DeMarcus Cousins continues to live up to the pre-Draft hype that labeled him a monster talent with monster baggage
UK's rest of the season will be spent trying to make up ground in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference and jockeying for position in the Big Dance
Sunday, February 13, 2011
When it comes to this close-game thing, maybe Calipari needs to seek out Matthew Mitchell for advice
Officials of the Derby Festival high school all-star basketball game fear that no UK signee will participate, which would be a first in the game’s 39-year history
DeMarcus Cousins will likely face at least a one game suspension for his altercation with teammate Donte Greene last night
A check of other elite college basketball programs shows that Rupp Arena, as is, looks pretty golden
For the first time this season, Kentucky lost a game in which DeAndre Liggins scored double-digit points
Four seasons after his arrival, Tubby Smith's tenure at the University of Minnesota is officially a disappointment
DeMarcus Cousins was not allowed to join the team for its flight to Phoenix for a game Sunday night because of an altercation with Donte Green
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Yesterday's verbal commitment from Rasheed Sulaimon gives Duke a head start on the No. 1 overall recruiting class for 2012
Today Calipari will be in the business of communicating with his players, who have had their confidence shaken on the road
If UK can beat Vandy today and look good doing it, and get their second road SEC win of the year, this team might get on a roll
Friday, February 11, 2011
Calipari again noted how he wanted the Cats to get DeAndre Liggins more shots as a reward for playing good defense
Trevor Lacey's five visits likely will be to Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky and Connecticut, with a fifth visit to be determined
Calipari is still searching for a way to have his team's success at home transfer to games away from Rupp Arena
While not necessarily referring to Josh Harrellson, Calipari said players can be thrown off by success
Billy Gillispie's name seems to be gaining support daily as the likely next head coach of the University of Wyoming
A source who knows Billy Gillispie said the Wyoming job would be a place he would probably be interested in and consider
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The McDonald’s All-American games next month will be held in Chicago but will have a Kentuckiana flavor
Neither Kentucky’s pedigree nor its talent fazes John Jenkins and the rest of the Vanderbilt Commodores
Enes Kanter didn't make the Florida and Mississippi away games because he had academic work in Lexington he needed to do
Calipari dismissed the importance of the bench location at Vanderbilt and its effect on communication
DeMarcus Cousins had his first ejection from an NBA game Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks and naturally it’s being met with a bit of an uproar
An online petition from UK fans is seeking to ask mayor Jim Gray to officially name March 1 "Jorts Day" in the city of Lexington in Josh Harrellson's honor
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Josh Harrellson made a promise to return to his pre-conference self after members of the team renewed their commitment to each other during a Super Bowl gathering at Calipari’s residence Sunday evening
Calipari went from being frustrated on Monday to feeling like a proud father after beating Tennessee
2011 UK commitment Kyle Wiltjer was selected to the McDonald's All-American high school basketball all-star game
Before the UT game, Calipari brought out the heavy bag, put his players in boxing gloves, and taught them how to jab and punch
2011 recruit Trevor Lacey is still looking at Alabama, Auburn, Connecticut, Kansas and Kentucky and plans on taking all of his visits before making a decision
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Like Calipari, Kentucky’s players are equally concerned about the past two setbacks and the 4-4 start in the conference
Monday, February 07, 2011
Questions abound as Bruce Pearl and his Dreamsicle blazer return to the bench as the University of Tennessee basketball coach Tuesday night in Rupp Arena
Kentucky and Tennessee will face each other with plenty on the line Tuesday night- first team to fix its issues wins
Terrence Jones credited Calipari’s switch to a 2-3 zone as a key factor in the second-half comeback at Florida on Saturday
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