Per coachcal.com, senior Mark Krebs, from Newport, Kentucky, will be on scholarship this season after two seasons as a walk-on. Read article.
Former walk-on Mark Krebs is officially on scholarship
The old master, Adolph Rupp, outfoxed them – March 31, 1958
This is a Sports Illustrated article dated March 31, 1958 about Adolph Rupp’s 4th NCAA title defeating Seattle and Elgin Baylor, 84-72. Read article.
Official 2009-2010 Kentucky Basketball Schedule Released
This is the official 2009-2010 Kentucky basketball schedule.
Patrick Patterson on pre-season John R. Wooden Award list
University of Kentucky junior Patrick Patterson is among 50 preseason candidates named Wednesday for the John R. Wooden Award, presented annually to the nation’s top men’s college basketball player. Read article.
Nicknames like the Fiddlin’ Five and “Dinner Bell” Mel Turpin are part of the top 25 things missed in college basketball
Sports illustrated brings us the “25 Things We Miss in College Basketball as part of it’s Nestle “Remember When” special. Read article.
The Ballad of Adolph Rupp
Ran across this little diddy while browsing Ebay today. The sounds you’ll hear are featured on a 45 RPM record which features the legendary Cawood Ledford’s “Kentucky Basketball ’69” on one side and the “Ballad of Adolph Rupp” on the other. isnw_ecp
Former Kentucky walk-on Adam Delph transferring to Asbury
Asbury College Head Coach Will Shouse got the highest-profile player in his short tenure — and maybe the highest-profile in school history — in former University of Kentucky transfer Adam Delph. Read article.
Kentucky’s most famous fan Ashley Judd is going to Harvard
According to John Clay of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Ashley Judd has enrolled at Harvard to work on a master’s degree in public administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Read article.
More Than Playing Ball on a South Bronx Playground
Hilton White was honored this past weekend in South Bronx. White taught the fundamentals of the game to hundreds of teenagers — including Willie Worsley, Nevil Shed and Willie Cager, three Bronx youngsters who later gained national fame as starters on the 1966 Texas Western College team. That year, Worsley, Shed and Cager helped lead…
Book Review: “Adolph Rupp: As I Knew Him” written by Harry Lancaster
Fellow blogger “Blue Without a Clue,” reviews the book “Adolph Rupp: As I Knew Him” authored by Harry Lancaster in his latest blog.