Saturday, September 15, 2012

The New Orleans Hornets have signed Darius Miller to a two-year deal, worth just under $1 million
2013 point guard Demetrius Jackson recently saw increased interest from UK and implied the Cats were in his top five

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/15/2338187/two-saturday-commitments-have.html#storylink=cpy
The soon-to-be-completed documentary film that its makers hope will become "the ultimate piece of University of Kentucky basketball fan memorabilia" began in an unusual way
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/15/2338475/mark-story-four-kentuckians-documenting.html#storylink=cpy

Friday, September 14, 2012

Coaches from Kentucky are expected in soon to see 2014 recruit Chris McCullough
James Young would have no problem co-existing with Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle and the Harrison Twins should all — or some — of them end up at Kentucky
Calipari is expected in Tuesday or Wednesday for a home visit and to watch Tyler Roberson again
Calipari didn’t make a stop in Huntington recently to visit Andrew Wiggins during his cross-country recruiting trip, despite previous reports
The Harrison Twins have trimmed their list to Kentucky, Maryland and SMU
Although he's repeatedly appealed through social media for more fans to attend charity exhibition games on Saturday, Calipari can accept the idea of a less-than-big Blue Nation in Rupp Arena

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/13/2335991/calipari-promises-fun-afternoon.html#storylink=cpy
A Franklin County judge is weighing whether to grant former University of Kentucky basketball star Richie Farmer's request to reduce his child support payments

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/14/2336602/judge-considering-farmers-child.html#storylink=cpy
Richard Willis was arrested in West Virginia and is accused in the shooting of former UK basketball player Desmond Allison
If Calipari had a preseason vote, he'd probably say 1-2 would be Indiana and Louisville
Fans will get their first chance to see basketball this year at the UK alumni charity game at Rupp Arena on Saturday
Indianapolis radio host Dan Dakich caused quite a stir Friday when he said on air that 2014 recruit Trey Lyles had visited Kentucky during the NCAA-mandated “dead period” in July

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/14/2337069/next-cats-indiana-radio-host-questions.html#storylink=cpy
Jeff Borzello of CBSSports.com says don't expect the recruitment of Julius Randle to end soon
Scout.com basketball recruiting analyst Brian Snow says it is certainly the bet right now that Jabari Parker will attend Michigan State

Thursday, September 13, 2012

UK offered a scholarship to Trey Lyles and his family is considering taking a visit to Lexington soon
Four-star recruit Dominic Woodson is no longer seen as a viable option for UK, according to his high-school coach

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Calipari says he woulld like to play two 'bigs' at one time" this season

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/12/2333640/final-four-floor-arrives-for-rupp.html#storylink=cpy
Calipari’s latest big idea arrived at Rupp Arena on Wednesday when a moving truck rolled into the building with some precious and impressive cargo
Kentucky doesn't have an in-home visit set up with Jabari Parker, but is firmly on his final list of potential schools
Billy Gillispie could be hitting rock bottom
D1 Sports Training has added Darius Miller as a co-owner of D1 Sports in Bowling Green
A piece of the basketball court from the Superdome, where the Wildcats won their eighth national title now has a home in Rupp Arena
The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed DeAndre Liggins to their training camp roster
The universities of Kentucky and Louisville and home-state California have emerged as the three finalists in the recruitment of elite center Marcus Lee
Dick Vitale says his gut feeling is this situation will be settled with a buyout, which will see Billy Gillispie leave Lubbock
UK will definitely make the top 5 list of 2014 five star recruit Stanley Johnson
Tayshaun Prince will help launch a commemorative wine bottle that will benefit the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s child nutrition program

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

From all appearances, it looks like Texas Tech will fire Billy Gillispie
Billy Gillispie left Lubbock on Tuesday bound on a private plane to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for treatment
Roy Williams 31-upped Calipari with a box of rings while recently visiting with Julius Randle
As long as Calipari remains at Kentucky, the recruiting story in the league will begin in Lexington
Billy Gillispie is no longer making day-to-day decisions for the Texas Tech basketball program so he can focus on his health
Calipari says Archie Goodwin has a motor like Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Kentucky will have a home visit on Tuesday with five-star California power forward Aaron Gordon
Calipari offered $20 lower-level tickets for the alumni showcase event that will feature several former UK players now playing in the NBA

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/11/2332078/calipari-halves-ticket-price-for.html#storylink=cpy
Brandon Knight's improvement could be the most important factor in the Detroit Pistons' fortunes

Monday, September 10, 2012

Richie Farmer's house in Franklin County will be sold at public auction on Sept. 24 to help satisfy a foreclosure lawsuit against him
Calipari represented UK today at Trey Lyles' workout in Indiana
Billy Gillispie is on indefinite sick leave
Calipari is scheduled to soon watch 2014 five star recruit Trey Lyles in Indiana
Brandon Knight has big expectations, a lot of energy, but a Plantar fasciitis condition that often lingers
Texas Tech leading scorer Jordan Tolbert said today he doesn't want to play for coach Billy Gillispie if he returns from an extended medical leave
Calipari is expected this week at some point to see Andrew Wiggins in West Virginia
Other figures close to Billy Gillispie and the Texas Tech program have come to the embattled coach’s defense in recent days
UK will conduct an in-home visit with Kennedy Meeks next week

Enes Kanter finishes kids' huge pool alley-oop
Texas Tech officials say that no decision has been made on Billy Gillispie's future, but it's tough to imagine him surviving this chaos

Sunday, September 09, 2012

Kansas coach Bill Self chose to talk with ESPN.com's Jason King about the controversy surrounding friend and former assistant Billy Gillispie at Texas Tech
The Harrison twins will host UK for an in-home visit this week
Earlier this summer, Calipari awarded Brian Long and Sam Malone scholarships for the 2012-13 season

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/08/2328941/uk-notebook-former-walk-on-mills.html#storylink=cpy
Embattled Texas Tech head basketball coach Billy Gillispie will not return as Red Raiders coach this coming season, a source tells Deadspin.com

Saturday, September 08, 2012

Billy Gillispie's supporters are stepping forward in an effort to help him keep his job
UK now has digs for its players that the majority of college students can only dream of
A jury has convicted a woman as part of unruly behavior that broke out by celebrating fans during the championship run by the UK men's basketball team
Because of Billy Gillispie's actions, his future is out of his hands
Tubby Smith's recruiting issues and his lackluster success in his five years have not gone unnoticed by the new University of Minnesota administration
Anthony Davis was back in Kentucky on Friday for an appearance at 'Chevrolet on Nicholasville'

Friday, September 07, 2012

A decision regarding Billy Gillispie's future at Texas Tech could still be days away
Billy Gillispie is possibly just days from being removed at Texas Tech
If Calipari loses a recruit to a fellow college basketball juggernaut, it certainly won't be because living conditions at Kentucky were inadequate
The man wanted in connection with the murder of former University of Kentucky basketball player Desmond Allison has been arrested in Huntington, West Virginia

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/07/2327389/suspect-in-murder-of-ex-cat-desmond.html#storylink=cpy
Jeff Borzello of CBSSports.com still thinks Kentucky is the favorite to land the Harrison Twins
A significant weekend for University of Kentucky basketball recruiting is in store
Enes Kanter began one-on-one workouts Monday with former NBA All-Star small forward Kiki Vandeweghe in Los Angeles
It’s time for Calipari to fuel up the jet

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/07/2326989/busy-weekend-on-tap-for-calipari.html#storylink=cpy
The rapper Drake will serve as one of the two coaches for the UK alumni charity game Sept. 15 at Rupp Arena
Calipari and Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton will be front and center Sunday to watch Andrew Wiggins

Thursday, September 06, 2012

Billy Gillispie was released from the University Medical Center in Lubbock on Thursday
Calipari doesn't appear to be too worried about all the attention freshman center Nerlens Noel has been getting this summer
The NCAA and the men's basketball selection committee have discussed the possibility of moving the Final Four out of a dome and into an arena in a major metropolitan city
The New Orleans Hornets have signed 2012 second-round pick Darius Miller
Julius Randle will visit Kentucky September 15th
Texas Tech disclosed that it had reprimanded Billy Gillispie earlier this year after learning he was exceeding NCAA practice-time limits
Some of the allegations of Billy Gillispie’s conduct at Texas Tech make the petty tyranny he practiced with UK’s Josh Harrellson appear almost benign by comparison
Each new accusation out of Lubbock only serves to make UK's former hire look that much worse

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/05/2324513/john-clay-gillispies-tactics-out.html#storylink=cpy
As it stands, the rest of the top 10 is racing for number two behind Florida in the 2013 recruiting rankings
Calipari wants the UK alumni charity game coming up on September 15th at Rupp Arena to be a huge success so that he can build off of the event and do other things like bring Wildcat legend "Wah Wah" Jones back to a game
Nothing is decided yet about the future of Andrew Wiggins, despite how things seem in the press

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

As Billy Gillispie remains in a hospital room with his coaching career in jeopardy, allegations continue to surface about his mistreatment of players, coaches and others in the Texas Tech program
2015 recruit Karl Towns is planning a trip to Ann Arbor, but has yet to finalize the visit
According to ESPN's Andy Katz, it is likely that Aaron and Andrew Harrison will visit College Park for Midnight Madness on October 12th
Four-star senior center Dominic Woodson and highly regarded sophomore wing Montaque Gill-Caesar will make unofficial visits to the University of Kentucky on Saturday
If UK's pieces fit together in the right way, the Wildcats will be right in the thick of the national championship race

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Top 2014 point guard Tyus Jones is considering taking a visit to Lexington, but no date is set
2014 recruit Chris McCullough has received texts from Calipari, although the Wildcats have yet to offer
Thomas Robinson of the Sacramento Kings doesn't think anyone else threatens him from being named the NBA Rookie of the Year
Dez Wells announced via Twitter on Tuesday morning that he has chosen to attend Maryland
The anticipation of Brandon Knight's second-year improvement is one of the Detroit Pistons’ biggest points of intrigue
Billy Gillispie will remain in the hospital to receive treatment for high blood pressure
2015 recruit Karl Towns got an offer from Calipari Monday night

Monday, September 03, 2012

Josh Harrellson apparently is in the mix to be in the mix for the Miami Heat

Sunday, September 02, 2012

Doug Collins lauded Anthony Davis a star in the making in terms of basketball savviness and off-court maturity

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/09/01/2319962/uk-basketball-notebook-a-closer.html#storylink=cpy

Saturday, September 01, 2012

According to sources, the Wildcats are out of the equation for Dez Wells
Billy Gillispie was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue Friday
Calipari is a mover and a shaker and that motivates people to pull out their wallet or checkbook for the benefit of those less fortunate
Brandon Knight appeared at Sawgrass Springs Middle School on behalf of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The rebellion of the Texas Tech players adds to what has already been a turbulent tenure for Billy Gillispie since the Red Raiders hired him in spring 2011
Don’t be surprised if Alex Poythress makes an early impact at Kentucky this year during his freshman season