Alex Poythress scored 20 points, including two free throws with 1 second remaining, as Kentucky survived LSU 75-70 Saturday. Archie Goodwin added 15 points,Ryan Harrow 11 and Nerlens Noel10 with six blocks as the Wildcats (13-6, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) recovered from Tuesday’s loss at Alabama. Poythress also grabbed 12 rebounds to help seal Kentucky’s victory, which featured some drama…
Rex Chapman (@rexchapman) excelled on this date in Kentucky basketball history…
Hat tip to the Season Never Ends calendar. Guard Rex Chapman led a balanced Kentucky attack with 22 points as the quicker Wildcats overcame a 45-point performance by David Robinson of Navy to post an 80-69 victory over the 18th-ranked Midshipmen Sunday at Lexington, Ky. Robinson’s point total equaled his career high and set a…
Jamal Mashburn (@jamalmashburn) to be honored as SEC Basketball Legend
Former Kentucky All-America selection Jamal Mashburn has been tabbed as Kentucky’s Southeastern Conference Basketball Legend and will be honored at this year’s SEC Tournament being held in Nashville, Tenn. A two-time All-America pick during his three years at Kentucky, Mashburn was the cornerstone of UK’s return to the elite of college basketball. He was selected…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Alabama
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky falls to 12-6, and 3-2 in league competition, while Alabama improves to 12-6 and 4-1 in Southeastern Conference action. UK still leads the series by a 102-37 margin and 28-23 when games are played in Tuscaloosa. UK has won 11 of the last 14 meetings including seven of the last…
Sluggish second half dooms Cats at Alabama
Nick Jacobs scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and streaking Alabama beat Kentucky 59-55 on Tuesday night for the Crimson Tide’s fifth win in six games. The Tide (12-6, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) held Kentucky (12-6, 3-2) to a season-low scoring total, 22 points below its average. Levi Randolph and Trevor Releford each hit two free…
Nerlens Noel living up to huge expectations left by his predecessor
To call someone the “same player” as someone else isn’t usually much of a compliment, but Auburn’s Rob Chubb only meant praise for Nerlens Noel after facing the Kentucky freshman forward for the first time Saturday night. Just to be compared with last year’s national player of the year, the No. 1 pick in the…
Nerlens Noel named SEC Freshman of the Week
Freshman Nerlens Noel became the fourth Kentucky freshman to earn a Southeastern Conference weekly award when he was tabbed the league’s top performing freshman it was announced on Monday morning. With Noel’s honor today, all four of UK’s freshmen have been tabbed the league’s freshman of the week recipient at least once this season. Noel averaged 11…
Future Cats Andrew and Aaron Harrison named to USA Junior National Select Team
USA Basketball today named the roster for its 2013 USA Junior National Select Team that will take on the World Select Team in the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit, and the USA will be led by two coaches and four players with prior international basketball experience, including USA medalists and prep standouts Aaron Gordon (Archbishop Mitty…
Cats prove their coach wrong, show they can dominate by smashing Auburn
John Calipari often jokes that he hasn’t been wrong since 1978 or 1977. If that truly is the case, his unbelievable steak ended Saturday night in Auburn, Ala. Just a game after saying his team wasn’t capable of being up 20 on anyone and wasn’t going to “whomp” on anyone this year, the Wildcats proved…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Auburn
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 12-5 overall and 3-1 in Southeastern Conference action with the win. Auburn falls to 8-9 overall and 2-2 in league play. UK now leads the series with Auburn 87-17 and 29-13 when the game is played in Auburn, Ala. The Wildcats have won 14-straight in the series and…