Former Kentucky basketball player Desmond Allison was shot and killed in Columbus, OH according to police there. The 30-year old played for UK from 1998-2000 until he was kicked off the team by Tubby Smith in March of 2000 after a DUI arrest. Police say he was shot in the chest along with another man…
Life for Alex Poythress hasn’t exactly been “normal” since he stepped inside Northeast High School as a freshman three years ago. While most students worry about what college they’ll attend, Poythress won’t have that problem. The 6-foot-8, 210-pound senior has attracted the attention of some of the larger Division I basketball programs across the country.…
From the UK Athletics office: UK men’s basketball junior guard Jon Hood suffered a torn right ACL playing in a pick-up basketball game on Monday, UK head coach John Calipari announced. Surgery will be scheduled once the inflammation subsides. There is no timetable on his return. Hood played in 33 games last season in Kentucky’s Final Four run.
Contemporary Kentuckians could be forgiven for thinking Cliff Hagan is as much of an historical relic as his old coach Adolph Rupp. After all, like Rupp, Hagan has an arena named after him (University of Kentucky’s baseball stadium) as well as a large Boys & Girls Club (in his hometown of Owensboro). His legacy is…
The predominant story since the NBA lockout commenced two weeks ago has been whether or not players will decide to sign overseas. The possibility of a mass exodus has served as a distraction for basketball-loving individuals because it has been keeping the NBA in the news during this bleak time. While the overseas option is…
Dylan Smith, a member of UK’s 18-time national championship winning cheerleading squad, recently survived a four-story drop after falling through a door while demonstrating a tumbling maneuver at a studio where he teaches, according to a report by The Call, a newspaper in Woonsocket, R.I. Smith, who will be a sophomore on this year’s upcoming squad, suffered…
Lebron James gives a shoutout to Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist and Big Blue Nation
This comes after he said Ryan Harrow’s decision would not affect his decision. Hmmm. From SportingNews.com: “He (Rodney Purvis) had been considering Kentucky, but he said assistant Orlando Antigua explained the Wildcats’ program needs changed after they accepted transfer Ryan Harrow—who, coincidentally, left NC State. “That’s why I took them off,” Purvis said. Read full…
Michael Gilchrist is now Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, according to his Twitter. It’s a name change to honor his father, Michael Gilchrist Sr., and his uncle, Darrin Kidd. Both family members are deceased. Gilchrist honored the memory of his father, Michael Gilchrist, Sr., who died in 1996, by the date of his college choice. Gilchrist announced his…
Darius Miller is looking forward to being a team leader next season. It’s a role the former former Kentucky Mr. Basketball has backed away from in his three seasons with the Wildcats, but he is ready to take on a new challenge and welcomes the opportunity to lead a team stocked with several returnees and…