Anthony Davis walked into the Kentucky locker room at halftime having missed all four of his field-goal attempts, yet unfazed by what wound up being the worst offensive performance of his 40-game college career. He understood his worth to this Wildcats team from the outset, rarely taking ill-advised shots and instead focusing on his impact…
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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is standing in an elevator. He’s shaking his head in disbelief. He’s smiling. He’s laughing. He’s soaking it all in. It’s 1:30 a.m. in New Orleans and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist appears to be headed upstairs to his room. He’s just been through a gauntlet of emotions. He’s played the biggest game on his life,…
There has been no shortage of storylines in this fantasy of a season for Kentucky basketball. Freshman phenoms Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were headline-grabbers from the moment they set foot on campus. Darius Miller was UK’s steady senior leader who went from passing up every big shot to the Wildcats’ crunch-time killer. Terrence Jones…
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He’s not among the four five-star freshmen on the roster. He’s not the senior leader on the team. And he’s not an enigmatic talent with all eyes on him. Despite all that, Doron Lamb was the offensive star for Kentucky during Monday night’s national championship win over Kansas. The sophomore guard from New York finished…
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Go here for boxscore. Kentucky move 38-2, while Kansas drops to 32-7. The Wildcats are 21-6 all-time against Kansas and 2-1 against the Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament. UK is now 111-46 in NCAA Tournament games. Kentucky’s 111 tournament wins is the most in the country. The Wildcats are 19-7 in Final Four games…
From Dick Vitale: “John Calipari is a lot more than a very good recruiter. He is an exceptional basketball coach. And now he is a national champion. That was really the one thing missing from his résumé. That all changed on Monday when his Kentucky Wildcats cut down the nets after beating the Kansas Jayhawks,…
Audio: Listen to the Voice of the Wildcats call the end of the game “C-A-T-S! Champs, Champs, Champs!”