There’s a chance you might not see a UK-UNC showdown again for a while

Given the obstacles facing this team, a win at Kentucky would arguably be the greatest upset in St. John's history

Calipari says UK's game against St. John's is scary

St. John's has enough talent to pose a challenge for Kentucky

Kentucky is favored by as many as 23 points against St. John's in some Las Vegas lines

Calipari says his three starting freshmen are oblivious to the rankings and emphasized it's a badge of honor to be ranked first, not a burden

Although many like the idea of constructing a new arena, it looks like Kentucky is stuck with Rupp Arena at least for the time being

2012 five star recruit Anthony Bennett says he enjoyed his visit to Lexington, but every school on his list is the same and he has no favorites

Paul Westphal hopes DeMarcus Cousins is in shape to lead the Sacramento Kings this season

Darius Miller could make his first start since the opener in either game this week

Calipari isn’t surprised that the NBA one-and-done rule isn’t going to change

Rich Bucher of ESPN says the NBA Draft age limit is expected to remain at 19 for at least the first two years of the new deal and possibly beyond that

The Boston Celtics are interested in making an upgrade by acquiring Chris Paul and would be willing to give up Rajon Rondo to get him, sources have told ESPN's Chris Broussard

Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune says Tubby Smith should take full responsibility for his record at Minnesota

The short-handed St. John's Red Storm will need near-nuclear levels of energy to pull off an upset Thursday night

Ben Broman of Testudo Times says there are a lot of things pointing to Maryland's way regarding the Harrison twins

Renovating Rupp Arena would cost less than half of what the city would spend to build a new arena, and at the same time would include the priorities that the UK says it wants in a basketball facility, according to a new feasibility study

Patrick Patterson knows a thing or two about making the most of his opportunities

Rick Gillispie says Bradley Beal has proven he is the best freshman in the SEC so far this year

Many believe Washington will be going for broke on 2012 recruit Anthony Bennett

Archie Goodwin and Alex Poythress will play in Lexington on January 7- Presale tickets for the event will go on sale the morning of December 5th at Lexington Catholic

There's going to be plenty of blue behind UNC's bench on Saturday -- just no telling which shade it will be

Calipari did not embrace a return to a No. 1 ranking for the second time in three seasons

Steve Lavin tells ESPN.com he will not coach the Red Storm against top-ranked Kentucky Thursday in Lexington

DaJuan Coleman says he will wait to see how things play out before making a decision as to whether or not he will honor his commitment to Syracuse

Alex Kline says it appears that Duke, UK, UCLA and UNLV are in the best contention for Shabazz Muhammad

Duke is making Shabazz Muhammad a top target for the spring recruiting signing period

Sean Deveny of The Sporting News says the 20-year-old age limit has been tabled and whatever changes the league makes in its draft entry rules won’t affect this season

The Wildcats were voted the overwhelming No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 coaches' poll after the Tar Heels' loss Saturday to unranked UNLV

Kentucky is back at No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time since the 2009-10 season

Seth Davis of CBS and SI.com hates the three goggles

Shabazz Muhammad tells ESPN.com's Dave Telep he doesn't view UNLV any differently after witnessing their win over UNC in person

Maryland, Texas, Kentucky, Baylor and Villanova are highly involved with the Harrison twins and Duke has become more serious

Darius Miller expressed confidence the Cats will grow and benefit from any sloppy play this early-season

UK has plenty of confidence to build on moving forward

St. John's has lost three of their last four games, including a 14-point home defeat to Northeastern on Saturday

John Wall is rumored to be suffering from a groin injury

Harrison Barnes was seen on crutches after UNC suffered a 90-80 loss to UNLV- he will be further evaluated when he returns to Chapel Hill

Yahoo! Sports says the NBA and Players Association are discussing the formation of a committee to study the age minimum for the league’s draft with the possibility that no immediate changes to the “one-and-done” rule will come in the finalization of the new collective bargaining agreement

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist recently volunteered to give up his starting spot in favor of Darius Miller

Shabazz Muhammad sat courtside during UNLV's upset of UNC last night

Lower-level tickets for UK-UNC are selling for as much as $3,250 apiece on the web site of one ticket brokerage

Calipari downplayed the idea that Terrence Jones sacrificed for UK's sake by returning to school

UK beats Portland 87-63- Terrence Jones and Darius Miller scored 19 points

Michael McCann from SI.com says the players union will probably compromise on the NBA's desire to have a two-and-done eligibility rule

Alan Hahn of Newsday says he's hearing that players will now have to be two years removed from high school to be eligible for the NBA draft

2013 recruit Kasey Hill is being recruiting hardest by Florida, Florida State, Louisville and Kentucky

Calipari suggested that this Kentucky team is well-suited to a freer rein

The NCAA rule that prompted Bleid Sports to change venues for a pre-season high school basketball event in Rupp Arena this weekend doesn't affect regular high school events like the Sweet Sixteen

It appears the NBA will either keep the one-and-done rule or bump the early entrant age limit to 20, creating a two-and-done system

2013 recruit Julius Randle has been looking at trying to make it out to see UK tangle with North Carolina

Brian Rickerd of the State-Journal wonders what UK gained by playing a team as bad as the Radford Highlanders

Marquis Teague will have to be much improved for the Wildcats to escape the St. John's, UNC, and Indiana three-game stretch unscathed

UK walk-on Sam Malone plays with a purpose- he's not afraid and moves with confidence

As UK prepares to play Portland on Saturday, there's been no more entertaining early-season side story than the relative explosion of offensive production by Sam Malone

Calipari wants his offense to be more free-flowing in transition, after both made and missed baskets

Calipari is hoping to see Marquis Teague continue to improve, especially with a pair of high-profile games coming up

Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News says there isn’t the slightest reason for concern over the play of Marquis Teague

John Clay says No. 2 Kentucky isn't ready for No. 1 North Carolina

Calipari noted how he has to work more closely with Marquis Teague

The NCAA has ruled that high school basketball teams cannot compete in the "Rumble in Rupp" scrimmages Friday and Sunday in Rupp Arena, denying Anthony Bennett any chance to play there

When Calipari sits down for his Thanksgiving meal today, he'll be joined by not only his family but the entire basketball team

Former St. Charles standout Josh Harrellson was saluted and his No. 55 jersey was retired on Wednesday

2012 five star recruit Anthony Bennett will be playing in Rupp Arena on Friday evening

Indiana State beat Billy Gillispie's Texas Tech team 60-49 in the opening round of the Old Spice Classic on Thursday

UK beat Radford 88-40 on Wednesday night- Terrence Jones scored 17 points

A team of former North Carolina and Duke players will go up against a squad of former UK basketball players in an exhibition game scheduled for Dec. 2 in Rupp Arena

Marquis Teague needs more time to become a better point guard

Marquis Teague is going to have to get better if Kentucky wants to win six in a row in March, but he's far from the only one in his class

Anthony Davis' post game will have to have evolved significantly by the UNC game if he hopes to handle that challenge

Calipari hinted that he may insert Darius Miller into the starting line-up on Wednesday in place of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Anthony Davis admitted his surprise at the physical nature of college basketball

Chad Ford from ESPN.com says a number of NBA scouts feel like there's a pretty big gap between Anthony Davis and whoever ends up being the No. 2 guy in the 2012 draft

Both Kentucky and Radford's coach Mike Jones appeared at last season's Final Four

2013 five star recruit Julius Randle did not deny his friend Ish Wainright's suggestion that he may ultimately land at Kentucky

Calipari watched 2013 star Nerlens Noel play on Sunday and was expected to see Julius Randle and Aaron and Andrew Harrison on Monday

Eddie Sutton tells the Kansas City Star knowing what he knows now, he wouldn't have come to UK

Five star recruit Jarnell Stokes could perhaps graduate in December and enroll in college in January

2013 five star recruit Chris Thomas says UK, Florida, and Xavier are his top three schools

The only thing that will keep the Cats from cutting down the nets will be themselves

Calipari says his players better expect to see more of the same until they learn to cope with physical opponents and zone defenses

Marquis Teague is a freshman point guard- it’s not time to panic

Kentucky can’t always dictate the terms by which it will win this year

Old Dominion coach Blaine Taylor says that Kentucky will be a different team in a month or two

Darius Miller knows a thing or two about longevity

Seth Davis from CBS and SI.com says Duke and North Carolina are co-No. 1s when it comes to the pre-eminent college basketball programs

Three current Wildcats spent time during their high school careers at the Hoophall Classic

UK beats Old Dominion 62-52- Darius Miller scores 13 points

Old Dominion coach Blaine Taylor believes that UK may be ranked too low after watching the Wildcats dismantle another opponent

Doron Lamb is in top gear

Calipari is a Hall of Fame caliber coach and it should not take an NCAA title to establish that

Given UK's depth and versatility, Calipari cautioned reporters Saturday from looking at a particular game's statistics and drawing conclusions

The absence of a collective bargaining agreement and the disbanding of the players' union exposes the league to an antitrust suit from high schoolers wanting to jump directly to the NBA

Returning to New England gave Calipari a chance to recall his own UMass days from 1988-96

UK will need Kyle Wiltjer by the end- now’s a good time to start

Andy Katz from ESPN.com says Old Dominion should be another easy win for the Wildcats

Calipari says Kyle Wiltjer has a similar skill set to Keith Van Horn

DeWayne Peevy says UK is taking a long look at everything as a staff and re-evaluating what they are doing in light of what happened at Penn State and Syracuse

UK beats Penn State 85-47 in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Connecticut-Doron Lamb scored 26 points

The prospect of playing Kentucky excited the Penn State players

Calipari hopes to see his second-ranked Wildcats further develop Saturday when they face Penn State

Calipari would like to see Marquis Teague spread the wealth on offense like Doron Lamb and Darius Miller did in the win over the Jayhawks

Darius Miller has oodles of talent at every position

Jeff Goodman from CBSSports.com says after speaking to a handful of executives since Tuesday night, there's only one name that surfaces right now for the number one pick in next year's NBA Draft - Anthony Davis

Brandon Knight's mother, Tonya, is sharing the rest of his story in a new book, called "Diary of a Basketball Mom"

University of Kentucky fans should be prepared to watch sports Saturday with a remote in hand and a laptop nearby

According to state employment records, one week before Election Day, Richie Farmer's girlfriend, Stephanie Sandmann, was hired at the agriculture department as a special assistant at $5,000 a month or $60,000 a year

Calipari was back on SportsCenter with John Buccigross, but this time, it was a very cordial interview on UK basketball

Calipari knows his team will face another tough challenge Saturday against Penn State in the Basketball Tip-off Tournament in Uncasville, Conn

Although that number will grow in the late signing period, it’s already clear Calipari will infuse his team with another elite haul of talent

It would be tough for UCLA to land Shabazz Muhammad if their struggles continue

As fantastic as Florida's Bradley Beal and Duke's Austin Rivers are, there is not a more influential freshman in the country right now than Anthony Davis

Once UK truly becomes a team, the possibilities are limitless

Calipari believes many opponents will try to slow the pace and make this latest freshman-oriented Kentucky team slough its way to victory

University of Kentucky men's basketball fans will need to work a bit harder this weekend to prove their dedication

Kentucky's resolve caught Kansas by surprise

UK arrived at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville, CT just before one o'clock today- they aren't staying at the casino resort but at a nearby Marriott

As the season progresses, Calipari will be expecting more teamwork from his squad

Mike DeCourcy of The sporting News says UK needs to mature in many ways

Bill Self believes the Kentucky basketball team that pasted KU, 75-65 ranks as one of the finest squads his Jayhawks have faced in the past nine years

Tuesday’s first half proved that more polish is needed, but the second half showed how much this team might shine

In the end, it seems Marquis Teague will be the key to this team's offense, but if he struggles, the Wildcats may find themselves stagnant, fractured, even dysfunctional

What Marquis Teague learned in New York City will help him, and his team, in Knoxville and Gainesville and Starkville down the road — in a vehicle that Calipari knows his freshman point guard has more than enough skill to drive

2012 recruit Jarnell Stokes was reportedly at Memphis’ 97-81 and some believe he could pull the trigger Wednesday

Calipari believes that this years team has more talent that last years Final Four one

Jeff Goodman from CBSSports.com says UK is the most talented team in the country and has a great chance at winning the national championship

Luke Winn from SI.com is convinced UK has the potential to be better than UNC by March and says they look like the No. 1 team of the future

Kentucky and the University of Maryland Terrapins will play the first college basketball game at the Barclays Center arena as part of a Nov. 9, 2012 doubleheader

John Wall said he was unharmed early Tuesday morning while partying at a New York nightclub where a gunman opened fire, killing one man and injuring two others

The option of reinventing Rupp Arena rather than constructing a new arena in downtown Lexington gained a convert Tuesday

It is truly scary to think how dangerous these young Cats will be whenever they put together a complete 40 minutes

Anthony Epps has pleaded guilty to DUI charges

Matt Norlander of CBSSportsline.com says UCLA's terrible start to the season could threaten their pursuit of Shabazz Muhammad

UK beats Kansas 75-65- Doron Lamb scores 17 points

Enes Kanter is in no rush to take an offer abroad and will probably wait and see what happens with the lockout before committing to any team

The man charged with DUI last week for an accident involving a current and former UK basketball player pleaded not guilty in the case Tuesday

Archie Goodwin signed his letter of intent to attend Kentucky for the 2012 class Tuesday

A young man accused of driving drunk and crashing into an SUV carrying two UK basketball players is scheduled to answer to the charges in court Tuesday

Calipari tells ESPN's Andy Katz the Wildcats practiced poorly Monday, and he essentially has no idea what to expect

The Sacramento Bee says DeMarcus Cousins is in New York to watch Kentucky play Kansas tonight in an early-season matchup of college powers

Knowing that his young team will take some time to gel, Calipari is leery of his players placing too much emphasis on this one game so early in the season

Anthony Davis' performance against Marist last Friday left Calipari wanting

Paired with Kentucky, a program capable of selling itself, Calipari has become college basketball’s foremost collector of talent

In four recruiting hauls since going to the UK, Calipari has brought 14 five-star prospects to Lexington- in those same years, Bill Self has brought four five-star kids to KU

Kentucky's plane landed in New York City around 8pm Monday night, before the team arrived at the lavish Intercontinental Barclay Hotel

Anthony Davis was named the SEC Freshman of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday

Doron Lamb knows that Kansas isn't Marist

Kentucky's matchup with No. 12 Kansas is a statement game

Calipari is concerned about an opponent in each of those games: the Wildcats

Tuesday night is a chance for UK to announce its legitimacy as a national title contender

Sophomore Stacey Poole has decided to transfer

If the super-fast trio of KU guards can attack the Kentucky pressure with scoring plays,Thomas Robinson can stay out of foul trouble and Travis Releford can ramp up his rebounding, KU can win

D'Angelo Russell, the top young high school basketball talent in the state of Kentucky is leaving the Bluegrass for a prep school in Florida

Kentucky will be at the center of the college basketball universe when they return to the court Tuesday against Kansas

Amile Jefferson is back from his final official visit to Stanford and will now focus on making a decision

Despite the large margin at the end, it’s hard to say that the Wildcats are ready for their next test - a game against Kansas on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden

Among the coaches who offered Pearl support was Calipari

Give Terrence Jones credit for meeting with the media Friday night after the Marist game and facing the music, so to speak

Calipari has maintained that it will take time for Marquis Teague to fully grasp the point guard position and that he will make mistakes early in the season

Shabazz Muhammad told ESPNU on Friday that location was not necessarily a key factor in his decision

Jarnell Stokes' mother believes he will end up going to Arkansas

Kids make mistakes and Terrence Jones' mistake could have been far worse

Terrence Jones seemed more than willing to take full accountability for his night, both to the media and to his team

The Wildcats trailed after six and a half minutes and led by just four points late in the first half before thoroughly dominating the final 20 minutes to beat the Red Foxes 108-58 in both teams’ first game

In an interview with NationofBlue.com, Larry Warren says Terrence Jones and Stacey Poole weren't drinking last night

LEX 18 says information indicates Terrence Jones got in an argument with Scott Roseberry after the car crash and was found at a location along Alexandria Drive slightly under the influence with alcohol

Calipari imposed a curfew on players after two were involved in an early morning wreck, even though no team rules were broken

Gary Parrish from CBSSports.com wonders what Terrence Jones was thinking about being out so late the night before the season-opener

Gavin Ware said Wednesday he will continue to recruit DeVonta Pollard to join him in Starkville next fall

Terrence Jones was also involved in the car accident last night- he left the scene after the accident, but was later questioned by police

Stacey Poole suffered minor injuries when a car driven by a drunk driver T-boned the vehicle he was in early Friday morning

2012 recruit Robert Carter has decided to play at Georgia Tech for new coach Brian Gregory

Whether the Wildcats go from good to great this year will hinge on Marquis Teague

Marquis Teague welcomes his leading role in a Kentucky ensemble that wants to be part of college basketball's grandest stage

Calipari wants to see more of it before he's convinced Doron Lamb will really be like Josh Harrellson

Basketball season is finally here and fans in hoop-crazed Kentucky can’t wait- there should be plenty to cheer about

Because UK is going to New York City next week, Calipari said he probably would start Doron Lamb rather than Darius Miller

With the addition of Alex Poythress, Calipari has put Kentucky in contention to finish with the nation's top recruiting class for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year

After what many analysts considered a slow start on the Class of 2012, the University of Kentucky again has one of the top recruiting classes in the country

On Thursday afternoon 2012 five star recruit Alex Poythress made the call for Kentucky

Scout.com has confirmed that Memphis is out of the running for Alex Poythress

Willie Cauley knows he has to get stronger

2012 recruit Robert Carter is, by all accounts, about to commit to Georgia Tech

If Marist plays its best, UK will face an aggressive opponent looking to capitalize on mistakes

For all of the attention paid to Calipari’s offenses — it’s the defense that makes Calipari’s teams hum

Darius Miller seems to not fit as naturally with new players

The question always rests with the importance of talent and experience, but the Cats have shown they can overcome that obstacle in past years

Gary Harris, a five-star shooting guard from Indiana, picked Michigan State on Wednesday over schools like Indiana, Purdue and Kentucky

Analyst Jerry Meyer of Rivals.com noted that enough prospects remain available for Kentucky to make plenty of noise this recruiting year

The Gainesville Sun says Memphis has apparently taken the lead for Alex Poythress, but Kentucky could be a dark horse

Terrence Jones was named to the All-Southeastern Conference first team by the league's men's basketball coaches in pre-season voting announced Wednesday, while Darius Miller and Doron Lamb were voted to the second team

Olathe Northwest (KS) center Willie Cauley has signed his national letter of intent with UK

Terrence Jones appears on one of the five regional covers of Sports Illustrated's annual college basketball preview issue

Shabazz Muhammad says of the coaches he's met, Calipari stands out

Calipari may have hit on the ideal formula for recruiting top-flight talent and supplementing that talent with Good Program Guys

Even if UK doesn't land the No. 1 overall recruiting class, there is still hope for the future

Kyle Wiltjer attributed his great production against Morehouse to a growing confidence

Alex Poythress is scheduled to make an announcement about what college basketball program he will attend at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Northeast High School

Rick Bozich of the Courier-Journal predicts Gary Harris will commit to Purdue

Clearly Calipari hasn't been happy with whatever he heard others saying about his program and felt the need to respond

Calipari likes the way Kyle Wiltjer’s offense is coming along, but added that he wants his freshman sharp-shooter to get tougher

Calipari suggested UK might decide game by game whether to start Darius Miller or Doron Lamb

Michael Kidd Gilchrist's insertion into the starting lineup, you’d think, would have to be permanent

The longer the NBA labor strife continues, the smarter Terrence Jones looks for deciding that he needed another season of direction from Calipari before departing for the League

This year's freshmen say Darius Miller is like their big brother- he immediately took them under his wing when they arrived on campus during the summer and some days he even knocked on their doors to make sure they were awake and on time for class

UK's five starters made their first 26 shots to lead the Wildcats to a 125-40 exhibition victory over Division II Morehouse

The University of Minnesota plans to appeal a $1 million civil verdict against the university and Tubby Smith over the hiring of an assistant coach to the Minnesota Supreme Court

Alex Poythress is ready to make his decision, but isn't offering any hints about which school he will select

Anthony Davis is much more of an accomplished offensive player than Jarvis Varnado

Anthony Davis, Terrence Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague were each placed on Naismith watch list

As the Cats prepared for their final tuneup, tonight’s exhibition against Morehead College at Rupp Arena, Calipari staged one-on-one rebounding contests at practice

Calipari's objective is to begin toughening up the Cats