Kentucky has long trumpeted itself as the program with “the greatest tradition in college basketball.” Now the Wildcats are closing in on another piece of history: the first program with 2,000 victories. Read article. See my chart tracking the chase
The Kentucky Wildcats are chasing history
Kentucky dominates 2nd half, pastes North Carolina 93-76… 9 years ago today
From the “Kentucky Basketball: The Season Never Ends” Calendar: Unranked Kentucky ended its worst start in 16 years with a surprising 93-76 victory over sixth ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill. UK trailed 21-11 when Marquis Estill, Cliff Hawkins and Erik Daniels entered the game. The sophomore and two freshmen combined for 11 points in…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. UNC-Asheville
Go here for boxscore. Team Records and Series Notes Kentucky improves to 7-0 and UNC Asheville drops to 0-6. With a 7-0 start, UK is off to the best start since the 2004 season. UK owns a 3-0 all-time record against UNC Asheville, posting wins in 1997, 2000 and 2009. Monday’s game was the…
Kentucky rolls UNC Asheville 94-57 at Freedom Hall
DeMarcus Cousins scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 5 Kentucky to an easy 94-57 win over UNC-Asheville on Monday night. John Wall added 12 points and a school freshman-record 14 assists, while Patrick Patterson had 17 points and nine boards as the Wildcats (7-0) cruised during their annual appearance…
November 30, 1974: Kentucky’s “Super Kittens” debut with 97-70 win
From the “Kentucky Basketball: The Season Never Ends Calendar:” Kevin Grevey had 32 points and Jimmy Dan Conner 12 as the #16 Kentucky Wildcats blasted Northwestern 97-70 to open the season. The win featured the debut of “The Super Kittens”: James Lee (11 points), Jack Givens (8 points), Rick Robey (8 points) and Mike Phillips…
John Wall named SEC Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week
University of Kentucky point guard John Wall on Monday was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week. Wall averaged 19.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds in leading the Wildcats to the Cancun Challenge championship. Read article.
Adolph Rupp reached 600 wins faster than Roy Williams
Roy Williams, who is in his 22nd season as a head coach, becomes the 33rd coach in Division I history to reach 600 wins and is the eighth active head-coach to reach the mark. Williams is also the third fastest to reach 600, doing it in 739 games. Only Adolph Rupp (704 games) and Jerry…
Calipari made Cousins attempt 250 free throws during recent practice
DeMarcus Cousins is spending extra practice times these days shooting free throws. After the trip to Cancun, which saw Cousins purposely miss a free throw, coach John Calipari made his freshman big man attempt 250 free throws during one practice. Read article.
Former Cat Travis Ford has 2nd highest winning percentage by a coach in OSU history
Only Eddie Sutton (70.9 percent), a former Kentucky coach, had a higher winning percentage than Coach Ford has (69.2 percent). Read article.
John Wall’s performance last night was an awesome display of talent and poise
From the blog of Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com: “John Wall sank a 12-foot jumper with 30.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the score, then buried two free throws with 2.4 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. It was an awesome display of talent and poise.” Read article.