All-american Frank Ramsey calls UK the foundation for his life

Frank Ramsey - photo from CoachCal.com

Frank Ramsey pulled in a single championship title for UK. He beat that by six with the Boston Celtics in the NBA.  While Ramsey’s amazing career with the Celtics may seem to overshadow his years at UK to fans outside Kentucky, he said his time in college prepared him for life. Ramsey, who currently lives…

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Marshall

Go here for boxscore. Kentucky won its fourth-straight game and is 8-3 on the season and Marshall is 7-6. Kentucky leads the series 12-0, including 8-0 in Lexington. UK is now 68-13 all-time against teams from the current alignment of Conference USA. After the Christmas break, the Wildcats wrap up 2012 action Saturday at Louisville…

Kentucky rolls over Marshall in 2012 home finale

Ryan Harrow - photo by Chet White | UKAthletics.com

Ryan Harrow scored a career-high 23 points and Kentucky used a 21-5 second-half run to pull away for an 82-54 victory over Marshall on Saturday. Archie Goodwin added 18 points and Nerlens Noel 11 as the Wildcats (8-3) won their fourth straight before a season-high 24,271 at Rupp Arena. Kentucky also improved to 12-0 against Marshall. Kentucky’s final tune-up…

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist makes NBA history

Former Cat and current Bobcats guard Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had one of his best games as a professional Wednesday against the Suns. Kidd-Gilchrist played 36 minutes in the game, and he matched a career high with 25 points, on 9 of 14 shooting. Kidd-Gilchrist went 7 for 8 at the free-throw line, while adding 12 rebounds,…

Nerlens Noel on historic defensive pace

Nerlens Noel came to Kentucky as the nation’s No. 1-ranked recruit. He was a skinny, 6-foot-10 kid. He had signature hair (albeit atop his head, not on his face). He had a ridiculous reputation as a shot blocker. So, yeah, folks were going to compare him to Anthony Davis. Which seemed (and sort of still…

Off the bench and out of a slump, Wiltjer scores 23 in Kentucky rout

John Calipari had a premonition this morning on his drive into Rupp Arena.  He had been talking about starting a different lineup for some time, but something about that car ride Saturday morning made him finally pull the trigger. Kyle Wiltjer was out, Ryan Harrow was in. The move worked brilliantly Saturday as both flourished…

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Lipscomb

Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 7-3 on the season and Lipscomb is 4-5. Kentucky leads the series 2-0, with both games in Lexington. UK is now 10-3 all-time against teams from the current alignment of the Atlantic Sun Conference. UK concludes its five-game homestand Saturday against Marshall.  The game will be at 4:00 and…

Wiltjer’s shooting helps lead Kentucky to easy win

Kyle Wiltjer - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

Kyle Wiltjer had his first career double-double, finishing with 23 points and 12 rebounds in Kentucky’s 88-50 win Saturday over Lipscomb.  Wiltjer came off the bench for the first time this season – point guard Ryan Harrow took his spot in the starting five – but logged 24 minutes and was the key to Kentucky’s offense. He finished 8…

Tired of running, Cats holding each other more accountable

If time flies when you’re having fun, what does it do when your whole week consists of finals, waking up for 7 a.m. workouts with Rock Oliver and afternoon practices with a coach like John Calipari who is holding you accountable for everything you do? Time slows. After a week of no games and “Camp…

Nerlens Noel is chasing Rajon Rondo’s record

From Tom Leach:  “Much has been made of Nerlens Noel’s shot-blocking acumen, so who would have thought that he could be on pace to break another defensive kind of defensive record? steals.  Rajon Rondo has the single-season steals record with 87 in 2005 but with a current average of 2.5 steals steals per game, Noel…