John Wall is the CBSSports.com Preseason National Player of the Year. And, yes, I know he hasn’t played a college game yet. But that doesn’t matter. Patrick Patterson makes the 2nd team. Read article.
Kentucky freshman John Wall headlines the CBSSports.com All-America team
Sustained success makes Kentucky the greatest basketball program of all time
I could not have said it better than John Clay of the Lexington Herald-Leader. Read article.
Kentucky freshman Daniel Orton wants to keep his mothers memory close to him
Daniel Orton is still not sure what he’ll do to honor his mother this season, but he knows the Kentucky freshman wants to find a way to keep her memory close to him at all times. “I have thought about it, but I haven’t come up with anything yet. I am pretty sure I will,”…
Josh Harrellson talks about the Gillispie inflicted bathroom stall incident
Big man Josh Harrellson feels more comfortable going into his second Kentucky basketball season. “Because I’ve been through the battles,” he said. Read article.
Kentucky would be rated No. 1 for its passionate fan base alone
But that’s not what UK fans would like to boast about — their own enthusiasm. Nope, Kentucky fans have loudly said for years that their beloved Wildcats are the top program in the country. Read article.
Former Kentucky coach Eddie Sutton inducted into Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony was a haven Sunday night for successful college basketball coaches with Kansas ties. Among the 14 inductees were Eddie Sutton, a Bucklin native who won 804 games with five schools, and Ted Owens, who led Kansas to eight NCAA tournaments between 1964-83. Read article.
Adolph Rupp and Bear Bryant actually had a good relationship
Tidesports.com takes a look at Bear Bryant’s early years at Kentucky and C.M. Newton talks about Bryant’s relationship with Adolph Rupp. Read article.
Behind the Masks: Kentucky mascots
You probably don’t know Ross Turner and Reese Brammell, but they will make you stand up out of your seat and have you shouting, cheering and possibly even dancing. Turner and Brammell, better known as the Wildcat and Scratch, attend almost all of the Cats’ games in a variety of sports, campus activities and events…
Kentucky recruit Marquis Teague to attend Big Blue Madness
This is being reported by truebluekentucky.com. If true, he’ll be joining a very impressive recruiting class scheduled to attend Big Blue Madness: Achraf Yacoubou, Tobias Harris, Kyrie Irving and C.J. Leslie. Read article.
Kentucky basketball will never dominate the SEC as it did during the Rupp era
However, we’re also far beyond the era where only one team from a conference could make the NCAAs. If Calipari can keep bringing in the recruits and keep NCAA Compliance Investigators out of the picture, he won’t need to win 10 SEC titles in a row to keep his team a constant national contender. The beginning…