Tubby Smith is hoping this year's Minnesota team can play an up-tempo style of offense that last year's squad couldn't

Calipari is taking the relationship with Transylvania University to the next step with Wednesday night's game in Rupp Arena

Terrence Jones made the Associated Press’ preseason first-team All-America squad

Enes Kanter has agreed to participate in a Nov. 7 Utah Jazz vs. NBA charity exhibition game at Salt Lake Community College

For a guy who doesn't like to stand out, Willie Cauley continues to make decisions to separate himself from the crowd

Alex Poythress' AAU coach Norm Parker tells Zagsblog Alex has a favorite school and is closing in on making a decision

Nothing is set in stone, but Anthony Davis has a great shot to be the first pick in the 2012 NBA Draft

Shabazz Muhammad's dad says his son has a huge interest in USC

Four star 2012 recruit Willie Cauley has verbally committed to UK

Shabazz Muhammad's father tells the Los Angeles Times no one school is leading at this point

Calipari likes testing his talented freshmen against the veterans — and using those battles to push the older guys, too

Calipai hasn't paired Terrence Jones and Anthony Davis in the same practice lineup yet

Shabazz Muhammad is visiting USC today

The Associated Press says the clock is running on Calipari

Calipari gave his enormous SEC media day audience a clinic on managing expectations

Calipari reiterated on Thursday that doing away with the East and West divisions in basketball will enhance the Southeastern Conference's basketball image

Calipari says that Doron Lamb will play point guard as a backup to freshman starter Marquis Teague this season

This year’s Cats are piled high with length, athleticism and speed, and with this versatility they hope to invest in UK’s basketball program with thoughts of March Madness in mind

Calipari pinned UK's destiny — contender or pretender — on defense and rebounding

Dick Vitale says things should really heat up in SEC country as these clubs can flat-out play

Calipari is going to spend some time today with former UAB coach Gene Bartow, who is battling cancer

Terrence Jones’ new and improved physique will only be effective with an attacking mindset

2013 recruits Andrew and Aaron Harrison are expected to visit Maryland this fall

ESPN currently has four UK players projected as top 15 picks in the 2012 NBA Draft, including which includes Anthony Davis at number one

Mitch McGary is focusing on Michigan, Duke, and Florida and hopes to make a decision soon

One of Kyle Wiltjer’s top priorities is to become a part of the team’s rotation

After all the pre-season publicity directed at yet another top-ranked freshman class, it was good to see the wily old graybeards are the ones showing the improvement

Aaron Smith of the Kentucky Kernel says the fact that UK is this good and ISN’T the clear-cut No. 1 favorite speaks to how good college basketball will be this season

Terrence Jones finished with 52 points and 16 rebounds on the night as he led the Blue team to a 126-104 win in Rupp Arena Wednesday night- he was impressive to say the least

Doron Lamb has taken Marquis Teague under his wing and is showing the freshman point guard what it takes to be successful

Big Blue Madness is about the hype and the Blue-White scrimmage is about the basketball

Darius Miller should bridge the gap nicely between Kentucky’s veterans and their talented four-man freshman class

One reporter Monday pointed out that Calipari didn’t seem this optimistic even when he had a team featuring John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson and Eric Bledsoe in 2009-10

Nursing a minor ankle sprain, Brandon Knight sat out of an exhibition game between former Kentucky and Western Kentucky players but ended up coaching his team

Terrence Jones says an HBO documentary focusing on Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and his high school teammates is really good

For Syracuse to defend its home territory and beat UK and OSU for DaJuan Coleman, it’s a big win for the Orange

As for the Blue-White Scrimmage, Doron Lamb says the game can show fans UK got better

DaJuan Coleman announced on Tuesday that he will attend Syracuse University

The Big Red Versus Big Blue Alumni Game presented by ClubMD, an event pitting former WKU and Kentucky basketball stars on the hardwood, will be tonight at E.A. Diddle Arena

Look for an announcement soon that Tubby Smith has reached a contract extension at Minnesota

Rick Broering of Rivals.com says UK and UCLA lead for Shabazz Muhammad and UK will certainly be there until the end

Rex Chapman hopes an event like Monday’s charity game at Rupp Arena might promote some healing between UK fans and Christian Laettner

The Nova Blog thinks it's a 3-way battle between Villanova, NC State and Ohio State for 2012 recruit Amile Jefferson

DaJuan Coleman is keeping his decision close to the vest- neither his AAU or high school coach know which school he will select

Willie Cauley is scheduled to decide from Alabama, Florida, Kansas State and UK next week via a press conference at his high school, according to his AAU coach Rodney Perry

Gary Harris' father doesn't see any problem with his son potentially committing to UK, who already has a pledge from Archie Goodwin

Billy Gillispie is starting over at Texas Tech

Calipari tells ESPN's Andy Katz the player who is making every shot and has sneaky good offense so far is Kyle Wiltjer

The charity game was won by the Villains over the Big Blue All-Stars 152-149 in overtime

Gary Parrish from CBSSports.com says it's dumb that Anthony Davis was only voted Second Team All-SEC

The timing of DaJuan Coleman's announcement would appear to reduce; if not eliminate, the chance that he will pick Ohio State

2012 recruit DaJuan Coleman will make his announcement at a 2:30 p.m. news conference Tuesday at his school

John Wall is on the cover of Dime's newest magazine, dubbed "The Breakout Issue"

A media panel picked UK to win the SEC title this coming season and for Terrence Jones to be the league's Player of the Year

Enes Kanter says his family is safe following the recent earthquake in Turkey

The Big Blue All-Stars vs.The Villains game will be televised on Wazoo Sports and also available live on the web via pay-per-view at ppv.wazoosports.com

Alex Poythress just concluded his official visit to Memphis and says he has no clue yet whether he'll sign during the early period in November or wait until the regular period in the spring

Rupp Arena will welcome several old enemies and a few notable first-time visitors tonight at 7:30 when the Big Blue All-Stars face The Villains in an exhibition basketball game expected to feature 21 NBA players

Five star 2012 center Robert Carter is deciding between Kentucky and Maryland for his fifth and final official visit

As Rupp Arena marked the 35th anniversary of its opening concert this past week, the question is how many more anniversaries the iconic home of UK basketball will reach

Kentucky and Vanderbilt seem clearly the best in the SEC this coming season

U of L guard Peyton Siva said the Cards have far too much to be concerned about than to be thinking about UK

DaJuan Coleman will now visit Ohio State next weekend for what will be his last official visit

Calipari says this season fans will see more of the pick and roll, an NBA staple

Kentucky may have gotten involved with Amile Jefferson late, but the Wildcats are in the mix

Jody Demling says Willie Cauley is visiting Kansas State this weekend and it sounds like right now he’s leaning more towards staying closer to home for college

DaJuan Coleman confirmed that he will make his official visit to Syracuse this weekend

Billy Gillispie used the time away from coaching to make lifestyle changes

The Harrison twins have been rumoured to be visiting Villanova this weekend

Darius Miller is trying to shoot his way on to the NBA draft board

DeMarcus Cousins has spent the offseason dodging media like boxes of donuts because the public spectrum and saturated fat have been equally unhealthy for him in the past

DeMarcus Cousins' conditioning is right where he wants it to be

Second is the highest preseason ranking for UK in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll since starting No. 1 in 1995-96

Alex Poythress says he's looking forward to having his visits behind him so he can sit down with his family and make a decision

John Wall plans on entering the NBA Slam Dunk contest very soon

John Wall says NBA commissioner David Stern is trying to take advantage of the players

It's clear that Kentucky is going to be right there until the end for Shabazz Muhammad

Billy Gillispie says he no longer drinks

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, and Anthony Davis are named as preseason candidates for the Wayman Tisdale Award that annually honors the nation's top freshman

Tickets are still available for the UK men’s basketball team’s first three home games this season and the Blue-White scrimmage at Rupp Arena on Oct. 26

With a positive attitude and game to back it up, it should only be a matter of time before Kentucky is knocking on Chris Walker's door with that offer

The Kentucky Coal Association announced that Calipari will be the keynote speaker for this year's Annual Meeting on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the Marriott Griffin Gate

Matt Jones says there are three reasons UK will win its eighth national championship this year

Derek Willis' coach Troy Barr says Purdue is still at the top of his list

Henderson Chamber of Commerce members have been invited to hear UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart speak to the Rotary Club on Thursday

DaJuan Coleman is off to Ohio State this coming weekend

Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin was expected at Bullitt East this afternoon to watch Derek Willis

Richie Farmer tells the Lexington Herald-Leader that his "dream job" would be UK's athletics director

After losing to UK in the NCAA Tournament, Jared Sullinger decided it was time to get in shape

The Cats are versatile this season, which may make adjusting to the age (or lack thereof) easier

Alex Poythress says his visit to UK was pretty exciting and he would like to make a decision and sign next month

The Pitino-Calipari rivalry makes the Louisville-Kentucky rivalry tops in college basketball

2013 recruit Chris Walker now counts Kansas among his top three, along with Florida and Kentucky

The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a $1 million judgment that Minnesota and Tubby Smith must pay to would-be assistant coach Jimmy Williams

John Wall tells the Washington Post he's enrolled in two online classes at UK to counter his occasional boredom

Former UK assistant coach Glynn Cyprien will be in charge at Texas A&M until Billy Kennedy returns

Archie Goodwin says he didn’t try to persuade any of the other recruits to attend UK during Big Blue Madness

Darius Miller plans to take a leap in the leadership department

2012 recruit Anthony Bennett attended UNLV's season-opening scrimmage Sunday night, but won't be making his decision until late spring

2013 recruit Chris Walker had a “great time” on his unofficial visit to Kansas for Friday’s Late Night in the Phog

2012 five star recruit Robert Carter tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution UK hasn't yet offered him a scholarship, but wants him to visit Lexington for an official visit

Type “Marquis Teague, The Next,” into the Google search line and you’ll be rewarded with 1.75 million results

Calipari says UK will play unconventionally this season

At this point Derek Willis doesn’t really have a favorite when talking about his four schools

As an economic catalyst, Rupp Arena has played a major role in transforming downtown Lexington

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist tells The Sporting News he wouldn't mind coming off the bench

Anthony Davis does not expect Calipari to order him or anyone else to spend much time on the low block

Brandon Knight's mom acknowledged that she hears her son's decision to leave UK second-guessed

Marquis Teague Teague is more excited about playing Indiana in Bloomington on Dec. 10 than he is playing Louisville in Rupp Arena on Dec. 31

Calipari knows what Kentucky fans want to hear, and the Wildcats coach is preaching to the choir with talk of national titles at Big Blue Madness

Calipari made an obvious effort to make all the recruits in attendance aware that when they enroll they'll be part of a players-first program

Gary Parrish from CBSSports.com says time probably isn't on Calipari's side in his quest to win an NCAA Championship

DeAndre Liggins may long to be in Rupp Arena if the lockout drags and the Wildcats are pushing for a return trip to the Final Four

The list of visitors for Big Blue Madness on Friday night in Lexington is impressive

Josh Harrellson compares Ryan Harrow’s hops to John Wall’s

Jon Hood says he would be willing to give up a year of eligibility for a chance to win a national championship

What Calipari calls a "players-first" program must put a higher priority on individual goals, just not every waking moment

Darius Miller knows his time at UK is short and he has to prove himself on the big stage

Few will dispute Calipari's methods as long as the Wildcats are winning

If inheriting the Cal point-guard mantle weren't pressure enough, the circumstances of Marquis Teague's recruitment will also add to the scrutiny on him

The NBA lockout is another reminder to Terrence Jones that he made a sound decision to return to college basketball for a second year

As always, Big Blue Madness also serves as a recruiting service

Since he's been on campus, Marquis Teague has developed a reputation as one of the team's top performers in the weight room

Tubby Smith says he’s healthy and still cancer-free

Don't be surprised if Tubby Smith, within days, agrees to a five-year contract extension with Minnesota through 2018

John Wall wants to be the best point guard to ever play the game

Josh Harrellson has agreed to participate in the Big Red vs. Big Blue exhibition game on Oct. 25 at Diddle Arena

Shabazz Muhammad will likely wait until the spring to make his college decision

Calipari's main concern is that UK is very young again

UK advised basketball players to not simply sign their names on autographs in the future

UK didn't make the final nine list of 2013 four star recruit Brannen Greene

Officials at Memphis say assistant coach Luke Walton didn't commit an NCAA rules violation when he was quoted in the Los Angeles Times about Alex Poythress' in-home recruiting visit

Calipari's program will emphasize the players' futures first and foremost

Marquis Teague wants Calipari to push him and not hand him anything

UK is one of nine schools Anthony Bennett is considering, but he still hasn't taken the SAT

This year's Big Blue Madness will be sponsored by the Friends of Coal--Kentucky

Shabazz Muhammad says there are a lot of people who don’t really know anything about his recruitment that say he's a UCLA lock or a UK lock- he just tries to ignore the speculation

Four star 2012 forward Amile Jefferson is slated to visit Kentucky the weekend of October 21

6-foot-8 JUCO All-American forward Orlando Sanchez is interested in the UK, but does not currently hold an offer

Mitch McGary's dad says reports his son was nearing or had made a decision are incorrect

Calipari’s cupboard is loaded with offensive weapons, and it’s his best mix yet of talent and experience at Kentucky

Everyone in Lubbock is excited about Billy Gillispie becoming the head coach at Texas Tech

Seven players from the Class of 2012 or 2013 have said that they will be attending Big Blue Madness

Calipari has plenty of reasons to optimistic about the upcoming season

Dreaming big for Calipari became part of his life a long time ago

Memphis White Station High School sophomore forward Leron Black has long been a fan of Calipari

Shabazz Muhammad plans to visit Kentucky and USC this month and is still eyeing a springtime decision

Bullitt East coach Troy Barr says Calipari extended a scholarship offer to Derek Willis

Tom Crean's secondary NCAA basketball violation regarding Gary Harris will cost the school two recruiting days and an off-campus contact

For Rick Pitino to suggest Calipari is in any way envious is pretty darn foolish

As expected, the newcomers have seemed to adapt to Calipari's team strategy

The three Memphis-area attorneys who pursued Calipari and Derrick Rose with threats of legal action probably haven't inspired a new trend, sports law experts say

Big Blue Madness will be a reflection of the heightened anticipation for this season

Union College dropped the exhibition game 125-104, as DeMarcus Cousins led the Big Blue All-Stars with 40 points

The 2011-2012 CBS college basketball television schedule has been released

Terrence Jones is one of six players featured on the regional covers for the USA Today College Basketball Special Section

Joker Phillips says he embraces the success of UK's basketball program, but he knows that the passion for football is underrated

The Big Blue All-Stars had plenty enough for a 122-105 victory over Georgetown College in the Fieldhouse on Monday night

Memphis assistant coach Luke Walton made his first home visit recently to help the Tigers recruit Alex Poythress

UK tried to take full advantage of the John Lucas Midwest Invitational

2013 recruit Wayne Selden lists and offer from UK and is going to make a list after next AAU season

John Wall possesses the athleticism and the raw skill set to be the next Jason Kidd

Tickets officially go on sale Monday morning for the University of Kentucky Pros vs. Villains game set for later this month

Asked about the perception that he was going to be squeezed for playing time by the UK freshmen, Darius Miller says he feels like he can play with anybody

The subject of childhood obesity is important to Brandon Knight

Dakari Johnson is expected to visit UK and Louisville in November

2013 recruit Derek Willis won't visit UK for Big Blue Madness, opting instead to take in the Louisville’s scrimmage on Friday night

ESPN's Jimmy Dykes says Kentucky might be better than ever this season

DeMarcus Cousins scored 26 points to lead the Big Blue All-Stars to a 103-82 victory over the defending NAIA national champion University of Pikeville in an exhibition basketball game

Rick Bozich is not convinced Darius Miller will be a sub for UK this year

Brandon Knight says he can go back to school for the second semester if the NBA lockout continues

Seton Hall is one of about 50 schools to have an interest in 2013 recruit Brannen Greene, who will be visiting Georgia Tech this weekend

Brandon Knight has been splitting time between California and Kentucky, where he's staying in shape in anticipation of the season starting

ESPN's Dave Telep says all 6 schools that Mitch McGary has previously listed - Michigan, Duke, UNC, Florida, Maryland and UK – are viable options in his recruitment at this time

Gary Parrish from CBSSports.com says the only debate is whether Calipari can ever match Rick Pitino in terms of on-the-court success, because he still lags in regards to actual achievements

Because of his participation in the Kentucky Villains vs. Big-Blue All-Stars charity game, Christian Laettner will be more beloved in the state than he ever thought he'd could be

It's nice to know the coaches are passionate about their programs and willing to defend them by filling reporters' notebooks with good material

UK sports information director DeWayne Peevy said Calipari is not allowed to discuss the settlement with Memphis and called it a non-issue

The University of Memphis' disgraced 2007-08 basketball season prompted three local attorneys who claimed to represent unnamed season ticket holders to threaten a lawsuit against Calipari and others before reaching a lucrative out-of-court settlement

Billy Reed says it's almost like UK is declaring war on the media who cover them

If boos rain down on Christian Laettner in Rupp Arena later this month, the former Duke All-American will not ask for an umbrella

Enes Kanter will finally play in Rupp Arena

DeWayne Peevy says Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will no longer be available for interviews with the Lexington-Herald Leader

Statement from UK on Michael Kidd Gilchrist

After a recent interview session with UK men’s basketball player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, the Lexington Herald-Leader took the liberty of rewriting a question from the transcript in a way that we feel sensationalizes the story and was unfair to Michael and his family.

While the Herald-Leader thought their actions warranted a clarification, the newspaper has not issued a public apology to Michael or his family.

Because it is our responsibility and duty to protect our student athletes and we feel an apology from the Lexington Herald-Leader was necessary, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist will no longer be available for interviews with the Herald-Leader.

The Kentucky Kernel's 2011-2012 UK men’s basketball team photo day snapshots

Top recruit Nerlens Noel says he won't reclassify to the 2012 class and will cut his college list before the season starts

Tom Crean's recruiting efforts are at least getting some of Kentucky's top young players to take a look at the Hoosiers with several top prospects now expected to attend Hoosier Hysteria

Just a few days after Calipari's verbal jab directed squarely at Rick Pitino and Louisville, the Cards' head coach fired back

Rick Bozich of the Louisville Courier-Journal says Calipari has a king-sized case of Rick Pitino Envy

For UK fans who've become accustomed to landing a John Wall/Brandon Knight/Marquis Teague/Anthony Davis-level star every year, it may be a slight letdown this year

Christian Laettner will be in Rupp Arena on Oct. 24 as part of a team of “villains” that will play former UK stars in a game for charity that night

2012 recruit Robert Carter has talked with UK, but it is unclear whether or not he has a scholarship offer

John Wall is intense, focused, and maybe a little crazy

It’s a fun time to be a Kentucky basketball fan

Big Blue Madness will be broadcast on several television stations around the state on Oct. 14

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist just wants to get started at UK

Calipari and Orlando Antigua spent part of Tuesday visiting 2013 recruit Chris Walker

Lexington has been transformed into an actual professional hoops haven

Enes Kanter has returned to the United States and resumed workouts in Chicago with trainer Tim Grover

2012 recruit T.J. Warren cut UK from his final list because he didn’t feel like he was their main guy and the communication wasn’t there

Tom Crean has been recruiting the state of Kentucky hard in recent years and trend is continuing

2012 recruit Gary Harris will make an official visit to UK on October 22nd

Calipari says the state of Kentucky has only one college basketball program- UK

Mitch McGary is close to making his college choice and Michigan could be his pick

With this area's college football teams struggling this fall, some fans are already looking forward to Oct. 14 and the first college basketball practices of the new season

Coach K must really want five star recruit Tony Parker for his 2012 recruiting class

Calipari says his current Kentucky team is similar to that Memphis club — in terms of raw speed

Five star 2012 recruit T.J. Warren has narrowed his list of schools to four and he is no longer considering the University of Kentucky

Terrence Jones is one of 50 players the John Wooden Award has recognized on its preseason watch list

Jeff Sheppard announce the current confirmed rosters for the State Farm Big Blue All Star Tour presented by Zija and Coal Mining Our Future on Monday

Two of Kentucky’s top recruiting targets in the Class of 2012 are not coming to Big Blue Madness as previously expected

2013 UK recruit Derek Willis left Bloomington with a favorable impression of the Indiana program

2012 five star recruit Mitch McGary has cancelled all future visits, including Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness

Even if he’s not the star, UK is counting on Darius Miller to be the glue that holds together yet another ultra-young team

2013 UK recruit Chris Walker will attend Kansas' midnight madness

Calipari feels good about his 2011-12 squad

Instead of assuming they are the big men on UK's campus this coming season, Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb need to work diligently to turn NBA heads

At this ultra-early stage, Anthony Davis is further along in basketball development than Marcus Camby