First, Kentucky lost backcourt stopper Dale Brown to injury. “A big factor,” Coach Rick Pitino said. Then UK lost All-American Jamal Mashburn to fouls. “That definitely killed us,” freshman Jared Prickett said. Still, Kentucky’s heart of a champion kept beating. But reputation aside, Michigan was too good, too big and too powerful not to pull…
April 3, 1993: Mashburn fouls out, Kentucky falls in overtime
The John Calipari era begins Monday with an exhibition vs. Campbellsville
Kentucky coach John Calipari says he can’t figure out if his team is really good on offense or just really bad on defense. He hopes to get an answer on Monday night when the Wildcats host Campbellsville in an exhibition at Rupp Arena. Read article.
December 29, 2001: Kentucky 82, Louisville 62
For a half, Pitino’s coaching mystique hung heavy in Rupp Arena. Then UK’s superior talent delivered a sobering slap. “They thought they were going to come in here and Rick Pitino was going to send them to the promised land,” UK point guard Cliff Hawkins said. “It don’t work like that.” Read article.
John Wall cleared by NCAA to play at Kentucky
University of Kentucky men’s basketball student-athlete John Wall has been certified with conditions by the NCAA. The conditions are repayment of expenses and a two-game withholding, including the first exhibition game versus Campbellsville (Nov. 2) and the first regular-season game against Morehead State (Nov. 13). Read article.
Kentucky is ranked 4th in AP preseason Top 25
Kansas is the runaway choice for No. 1 in The Associated Press’ preseason college basketball poll. Read article.
March 27, 2005: Sparks’ 3 forces first OT, but Spartans prevail
They do things big in Texas. Kentucky [singlepic id=557 w=300 h=200 mode=watermark float=right]and Michigan State affirmed that Old West credo last night in an NCAA Tournament region final for the ages. Michigan State won by a nose at the finish line. Well, actually two overtimes past the finish line. Read article.
Cats unveil the Great Wall of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky freshman drew “oohs” with drives to the basket and “aahs” with his high-flying finishes, delighting a crowd of 14,060 at the Wildcats’ Blue-White scrimmage Wednesday night at Rupp Arena. Read article.
PHOTO GALLERY: Blue-White Scrimmage
CatsPause.com has an excellent photo gallery from the Blue-White Game. Go here. [singlepic id=556 w=435 h=326 float=center]
Kentucky’s Blue-White Scrimmage is in the Books
There were turnovers, bad shots, crowd-pleasing dunks, a resetting of the score at halftime and even players switching teams. It was sloppy, sometimes ugly and yet exciting at the same time. It was everything one would expect from an intra-squad scrimmage on a team with so much hype. Read article.
January 13, 2009: Meeks breaks Issel’s mark, Cats thump Vols
Patrick Patterson took the inbounds pass and faked a handoff to Jodie Meeks. Two Tennessee defenders went with Meeks, leaving Patterson with a clear path to a dunk. In this game, that rated as good defense. Read article. [singlepic id=540 w=425 h=326 mode=watermark float=center]