Monday, February 28, 2011

Josh Harrellson considers himself a kid at heart
Come March, Kentucky will be the most dangerous and dominant team in the SEC
There is no doubt Josh Harrellson is UK's most popular player
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
Brandon Knight is the SEC Freshman Of The Week
Josh Harrellson is definitely going to test out the NBA

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Calipari says UK doesn't need another challenging opponent next year given the tough schedule they already face
Billy Donovan says the biggest improvement in Darius Miller’s game is his shooting
Trevor Lacey has a favorite school, but he's not tipping his hand

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
UK beats Florida 76-68- Darius Miller scores 24 points
Florida is coming into its matchup today at Kentucky confident
Calipari flew into Arkansas to watch 2012 five star recruit Archie Goodwin

Friday, February 25, 2011

If Saturday’s game against Florida comes down to the wire, the numbers don’t favor UK
Derrick Jasper is ready to make the most of what he has left on the court
Calipari has little tolerance for his team getting out-hustled
Calipari is left trying to find the right words to keep his players motivated
This will be the second time the Gators have a Thursday-Saturday schedule
Chandler Parsons says that Kentucky and Tennessee are the two toughest places he’s played in his career
Kentucky is running out of time and Calipari says it's time for his players to run out of excuses
Kentucky finds itself searching for answers
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
Calipari says the sometimes passive Cats cannot expect the referees to come to their rescue
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
The Cullman Times (Alabama) says Trevor Lacey has signed with UK
This season Marquis Teague is connecting on 37 percent of his three point attempts
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
Kyle Wiltjer has been cleared for duty and is ready to return to the Jesuit Crusaders
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

Arkansas beats UK 77-76-Brandon Knight scored 26 points
John Pelfrey has never beaten UK as a college basketball coach
Arkansas has put out the word about a red out for Wednesday night’s game against Kentucky
Pushing themselves is exactly what the Cats are going to have to do in the land of the Hogs
UK officials say they will create a committee that will examine the oversight of the athletics department
Darius Miller is eager to see how much Kentucky has progressed since its last road game
UK's confidence is sky high and their attitude is right
John Pelphrey opted to bypass his old Kentucky home when asked what it means to him opposing his alma mater tonight
Doron Lamb says the Cats are keenly aware of their road woes
Kentucky can still accomplish plenty this year
The Kentucky and Arkansas that play this season do not suggest a duel of the titans
Patrick Patterson scored 11 of his career-high 20 points in the fourth quarter against Detroit on Tuesday night
Rotnei Clarke will be a key factor in whether or not UK is able to come away with a win
Kentucky enjoys a 50-10 record against teams coached by former Wildcats

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Calipari isn't sure UK's 1-5 SEC road record is all that deceptive
UK has been less than intimidating on the road this year and Arkansas is no pushover at home
UK no longer has the best defense in the SEC
Calipari says that he doesn’t influence recruited players to pick specific all-star games
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
Wednesday night at Arkansas might be the biggest test for the Cats all season

Monday, February 21, 2011

UK still needs to learn how to finish games in a dominating fashion
NCAA Tournament play starts now for UK
Terrence Jones was named SEC Freshman of the Week
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
The key for the Cats against Arkansas might be stopping Rotnei Clarke
UK needs to prove they can play with the poised and relentless aggressiveness they have shown in Rupp Arena
Ashley Judd may take the lead in ABC's summer drama "Missing"
UK should head into tournament play with plenty of momentum
Josh Harrellson says that DeAndre Liggins' play has a ripple effect

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
UK is getting closer, but there are still a lot of steps to climb if they are going to get there
Darius Miller was integral to UK earning a regular-season sweep of the Gamecocks
Calipari spoke highly of how DeAndre Liggins handled coming off the bench

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
Maybe the way Kentucky played Saturday is the start of something big
2012 recruit Perry Ellis attended the Oklahoma-Kansas State game on Saturday
UK beats South Carolina 90-59- Darius Miller scored 22 points
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
Josh Harrellson says the close-game situations had become a psychological problem
Calipari is still trying to get his team to learn how to finish off close games
Confidence is still a huge problem for the Cats

Friday, February 18, 2011

Keeping Doron Lamb could be the key to UK's 2011 recruiting class
DeAndre Liggins will be a huge key to UK's success going forward this year
Calipari expressed confidence in UK’s Ratings Percentage Index and Strength of Schedule numbers
UK is going to be a major national power with Anthony Davis and company coming in next year
Calipari and UK are bracing for a three-point barrage from South Carolina
Calipari gave a strong thumbs up when asked about the officiating in the SEC this season
Trevor Lacey will make an unofficial visit to UK on Saturday
Calipari was in New Jersey on Sunday to see Anthony Bennett, a 2012 forward from Brampton, Ontario who plays for Findlay Prep
Billy Gillispie has declined comment on whether he would be interested in Wyoming's coaching job
Shutting down South Carolina point guard Bruce Ellington will again be a focus for UK
Calipari insists his Wildcats are playing for NCAA tournament seeding and not any league hardware
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

Even before he was told to take the reins at UK, it was clear that John Wall was a leader
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
Calipari said becoming comfortable at home can be dangerous
The University of Kentucky named DeAndre Liggins to its Frank G. Ham Society of Character today
Calipari may have found out that Darius Miller is more comfortable coming off the bench
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
Darius Miller thinks the value of UK players only meeting is still up in the air

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Calipari continues to search for just the right way to play the final few minutes of a game

UK beat MSU Tuesday night but didn’t do a whole lot to ease the concerns of their fan base
UK is one of ten schools 2012 five star point guard L.J. Rose is considering
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
Darius Miller came off the bench for the first time this season and contributed
Depth or no depth, numbers or no numbers, UK cannot let off the gas

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Renardo Sidney's cell phone was the recipient of many phone calls today from the Kentucky area codes
Billy Gillispie is one of many candidates on Wyoming's early, long list
UK beats Mississippi State 85-79-Brandon Knight scored 24 points
The SEC assigned referees "TV" Ted Valentine, Mike Nance and Jamie Luckie to tonight's game
UK makes the final eight list for 2012 four star recruit J.P. Tokoto
A rap song has been written about 2011 UK recruit Trevor Lacey
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
Calipari says his team’s struggles aren’t all that unusual this time of year
Calipari said that change begins with tonight’s game against the Bulldogs
It's unlikely Kentucky and Mississippi State will match the intensity, drama and controversy that surrounded their two overtime games last season
Patrick Patterson spoke with DeMarcus Cousins to offer support
Fans are apparently clamoring for Billy Gillispie to take over the helm at struggling Wyoming
Expect UK to play well tonight
All four 2011 UK commitments will attend the 2011 Jordan Brand Classic game

Monday, February 14, 2011

Calipari said he was unsure of the status of wing Darius Miller
Michael Gilchrist will be an impact player at Kentucky from day one and will help the Wildcats compete for a National Championship
DeMarcus Cousins will rejoin Sacramento after missing one game
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
Terrence Jones admits to being nervous at the end of games on the road
It's unlikely Daniel Orton will be available to the Orlando Magic this season, even for practice
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
Playing two games at home this week should be good news for the Wildcats
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
The Sacramento Kings are telling teams they aren't trading DeMarcus Cousins
This is a Bridge season for UK
Terrence Jones was named the SEC Freshman of the Week

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Calipari was in New Jersey today to watch Michael Gilchrist, Andre Drummond, and Dakari Johnson
2011 recruit Trevor Lacey visited Auburn Saturday
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
Kentucky fans' GPS sees a Ten-Loss Cal destination straight ahead
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


2012 recruit Perry Ellis attended the Kansas game on Saturday
Thank goodness UK has only two road games left this year
Four seasons after his arrival, Tubby Smith's tenure at the University of Minnesota is officially a disappointment
Calipari’s group simply can’t close the deal
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

Vanderbilt beats UK 81-77- Terrence Jones scored 25 points
Yesterday's verbal commitment from Rasheed Sulaimon gives Duke a head start on the No. 1 overall recruiting class for 2012
Good practices this week gave DeAndre Liggins a good feeling about today's game
Today Calipari will be in the business of communicating with his players, who have had their confidence shaken on the road
Doron Lamb says his dad is an even a better shooter than him
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
Darius Miller hopes the team can simply transfer the energy from their last outing to Music City
Terrence Jones hasn't been alone in slacking on the glass
Calipari is still searching for a way to have his team's success at home transfer to games away from Rupp Arena
There is still plenty of time for UK to go on a run and win the SEC East division title
Being a McDonald’s All-American was one of Marquis Teague's lifelong goals
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
Terrence Jones was named one of 30 Mid-Season Candidates for the 2011 Naismith Award
Togetherness is the big word coming from Calipari before UK plays at Vandy
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
The difficulty of playing at Vanderbilt doesn’t subside
John Wall enjoyed being back in Lexington
Enes Kanter didn't make the Florida and Mississippi away games because he had academic work in Lexington he needed to do
Brandon Knight is playing yeoman's minutes
The name of Gillispie has surfaced as a possible candidate for the job at Wyoming
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
Calipari has to do a sales job to persuade DeAndre Liggins to stay aggressive offensively
Give Calipari credit for a new approach at motivation


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
Josh Harrellson saw Kentucky's play against Tennessee giving significance to Sunday's team meeting
Team activities are part of Calipari trying to create a closer team
Every player in Calipari's 2011 recruiting class is going to be a McDonald's All-American

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Josh Harrellson hopes UK develops a knack for winning on the road down the stretch
Ramon Harris has signed a contract to play in Venezuela
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
DeAndre Liggins will remember the Tennessee game for a long time
Calipari had nothing but the highest of praise for DeAndre Liggins and Josh Harrellson
DeAndre Liggins wasn't the only UK player who brought Super Bowl intensity
Before the UT game, Calipari brought out the heavy bag, put his players in boxing gloves, and taught them how to jab and punch


After the win, Calipari said he wouldn’t mind if John Wall came to every game
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

UK beats Tennessee 73-61- DeAndre Liggins scored 19 points
UK can't afford for Doron Lamb's offense to disappear
Now is not the time for UK fans to panic and question Calipari
Like Calipari, Kentucky’s players are equally concerned about the past two setbacks and the 4-4 start in the conference
UK's swagger isn't the same as last year
To the Tennessee Volunteers, Kentucky is still Kentucky, and Rupp Arena is still Rupp Arena

Monday, February 07, 2011

Scotty Hopson is questionable for Tennessee’s game at Kentucky Tuesday night
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
Like the rest of his teammates, Doron Lamb is searching for answers
Calipari used the word "crisis" many times when he met with the media Monday afternoon
2012 five star recruit Alex Murphy verbally committed to Duke over UK and several other schools
Brandon Knight was named one of 10 finalists for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award
Calipari sounds like a sense of urgency was upon UK
Kentucky and Tennessee will face each other with plenty on the line Tuesday night- first team to fix its issues wins
UK"s young group has no one on the court to show it the way
The panic button shouldn't be in play yet for UK
Terrence Jones credited Calipari’s switch to a 2-3 zone as a key factor in the second-half comeback at Florida on Saturday
Daniel Orton said that he still could be a month away from practicing with the club
Calipari said the officials helped decide the play the Wildcats ran in the last seconds of their 70-68 loss at Florida Saturday night
The Cats play Tennessee in Rupp Arena on Tuesday, but the relief brought by a home game will be brief
Calipari and his players insisted Saturday night after UK's 70-68 loss at Florida that wear and tear isn't to blame for Kentucky's struggles down the stretch in close road games

Sunday, February 06, 2011

Like The Situation after a night at the bars on “The Jersey Shore”, the young Cats once again could not close the deal
For this young UK team, knowing you can win and winning are not the same thing
When it comes to basketball scheduling, it's good to be Kentucky
Packers and Steelers fans love their franchises like Big Blue loves basketball
Patrick Patterson has gotten considerably more playing time, averaging 18.7 minutes as the first big man off the bench recently
Given that UK has now lost three SEC games on the road, you wonder if this team's youth will keep it from reaching the heights its freshman talent makes it capable of in the first place
Florida beats UK 70-68- Brandon Knight scored 24 points

Saturday, February 05, 2011

Daniel Orton didn't rule out the possibility of playing this year
Kenny Boynton will likely get the defensive assignment on Brandon Knight
Jay Bilas predicts Florida's pressure, the crowd, and the ballscreen action the Gators run will win out in Gainesville, but barely

It has been a bit of a disappointing freshman season for Stacey Poole, but he is determined- not discouraged

With all the hype, the UK-Florida game needs to be treated like any other
Patrick Patterson left Friday's practice after being poked in his right eye and is questionable for Saturday night's game

Friday, February 04, 2011

Kenny Boynton and Brandon Knight aren’t as tight as they once were, but Saturday in the O’Connell Center, they’ll be as close as ever
Alex Tyus will get the assignment to guard Terrence Jones
Calipari noted how UK's big men must communicate on defense or be embarrassed by Florida's pick-and-roll offense
Calipari is questioning and challenging his team about how much they hurt when they lose a game
Brandon Knight’s not making a fuss about playing Florida
Jerry Meyer from Rivals.com predicts Brandon Knight will enter the NBA Draft because he's projected as a first-round pick and would switch positions if he returned
Brandon Knight singled out Kentucky’s win at South Carolina on Jan. 22 as an indicator that the Cats can succeed on the road
Calipari lauded the unbelievable pressure placed on starters by Jarrod Polson and Twany Beckham in practices
Calipari complained that Josh Harrellson has not taken one charge all season
The personal ties between Kenny Boynton and Brandon Knight only add to the frenzy of Saturday's game

Thursday, February 03, 2011

Teams coached by Calipari haven’t dropped back-to-back games since 2004-05
The Cats may be able to hide some of their veterans inconsistencies if they can get rid of the inconsistent play of Terrence Jones
Kyle Wiltjer has been selected to play in the 2011 Nike Hoop Summit
Billy Donovan dismissed that disparity of experience as any factor if Kentucky and Florida are locked in a close game going into the final minutes on Saturday
DeAndre Daniels will remain at IMG Academy through the spring and will not attend college until the fall
Brandon Knight and his family aren't currently contemplating a scenario that finds him in the NBA next year
Calipari will join Billy Donovan on the ESPN GameDay set before the game on Saturday
UK commitment Kyle Wiltjer could miss up to four weeks with a severely sprained right ankle
UGA's Trey Thompkins doesn’t see much of a difference between Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee
The Gators are 3-0 against Kentucky in games that also played host to ESPN’s GameDay show
Calipari is going to likely be relying on freshmen to carry the load almost every season
As the final seconds of the Alabama-MSU game ticked down, the Alabama student section chanted the name of Trevor Lacey, Huntsville's prized national recruit who attended the game
The toughest part of UK's season is coming up


Auburn coach Tony Barbee believes the NBA will end its age restriction and return to the preps-to-pros days upon completing a new collective bargaining agreement with its players’ association


Assimilation to the NBA as been problematic on some levels for Eric Bledsoe
After the Cats lost their third SEC road game in four tries, Calipari's biggest concern was UK's demonstrated lack of killer instinct

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

UK is not deep enough or physically tough enough to win without playing its very best away from Rupp Arena
DeMarcus Cousins is now living up to his billing as arguably the best player, based on pure talent, in last year’s draft
Calipari says UK can't afford to also come up short in hustle and desire
Patrick Patterson has gotten considerably more playing time since the switch, averaging 18.7 minutes in his first three games as the first big man off the Houston Rockets' bench
UK commitment Kyle Wiltjer left in the early fourth quarter of his basketball game Tuesday night with a lower leg injury
This season’s UK team doesn’t have the “Refuse to Lose” attitude of last year’s team
The Cats’ execution has failed at the most inopportune times this year

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Calipari says UK can't go on the road and expect freshmen to carry the team
Ole Miss beats UK 71-69- Terrence Jones scored 22 points
ESPN's Mark Gottfried lauded UK’s instant reloading
Brandon Knight believes now more than ever that the bonding off the court will help UK on the court
2012 five star recruit Richard Ledo says Providence is still his number one school
Tonight's UK basketball game will be available to a wider audience than originally scheduled after it was announced that ESPN2 will broadcast the game in addition to ESPNU
John Wall was named the Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for January
SI.com's Luke Winn says UK is one of eight teams that can win the National Championship this year
Tennessee could be all alone in first place of the SEC East when Bruce Pearl makes his permanent return to the sidelines next Tuesday for a nationally televised game with UK at Rupp Arena
Despite the success against the Gamecocks, Kentucky has yet to prove it can win on the road consistently
Despite his youth and the bouts of immaturity – DeMarcus Cousins has a wise, intuitive game

Ole Miss is distributing 9,000 red T-shirts in hopes that fans will "red-out" the Tad Pad, but there will likely be plenty of blue dotting the arena, especially at the top