Anthony Davis had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 1 Kentucky held off Florida 74-71 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Terrence Jones added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (32-1), who’ve won 24 straight games. Doron Lamb scored 16 points and Marquis Teague added 15, with each hitting a pair of key…
The first one’s always the hardest, John Calipari said Thursday. Spoken like a prophet, his team struggled in the first game of its postseason. The top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats, heavy favorites to win their 28th Southeastern Conference Tournament title, needed herculean efforts from their frontline Friday to outlast a scrappy LSU team and advance to the…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. LSU
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and No. 1 Kentucky survived a feisty effort by heavy underdog LSU to take a 60-51 victory Friday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Terrence Jones added 15 points and 11 rebounds, including a 9-0 run by himself that gave the Wildcats (31-1) the lead for good…
John Calipari says he doesn’t care about the Southeastern Conference Tournament. He says it has no bearing on Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament seeding (which he may be right about). But he also said it’s a big deal to the fans, and he couldn’t be more right. In capturing 27th SEC Tournament titles over the years (the…
From CBSSports.com: “This will be the last Freshman of the Year rankings of the season, as we don’t plan on releasing one on the first Thursday of the NCAA tournament and there’s not much left to be decided. Unlike the Player of the Year race, which is still neck-and-neck heading into the conference tournaments, Anthony…
Photo: Anthony Davis graces billboard in New Orleans
Georgetown great Patrick Ewing and former Kansas star Clyde Lovellette lead a 10-member class that will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in November. The class was announced Tuesday in Kansas City. The two post players will be joined by North Carolina’s Phil Ford, Wyoming’s Kenny Sailors, Grambling’s Willis Reed and…
Today the SEC announced it’s 2nd Annual “Blue Ribbon” All-SEC awards. Anthony Davis wiped the glass so to speak and was named Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. It goes without saying but he was also named All-SEC First Team and All-SEC Freshman Team. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was…
Freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist of Kentucky and Austin Rivers of Duke are among 16 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, announced Tuesday morning. Preseason All-American Jared Sullinger of Ohio State and Doug McDermott of Creighton, both sophomores, round out the underclassmen among the finalists. Leading upperclassmen among the finalists are junior Thomas Robinson of Kansas… Read full article here.