Future Cats adorn the front page of ESPN.com
Future Cats adorn the front page of ESPN.com
On this date in Kentucky basketball history…
From the Season Never Ends 2011 Calendar: “On this day in 2003, UK coach Tubby Smith signed 7-footers Shagari Alleyne and Lukasz Obrzut. At the time they were only the fourth and fifth seven-footers to play for UK.”
Former Cat Mark Pope hired to join staff at BYU
BYU basketball coach Dave Rose has found the man who will replace Dave Rice on the Cougar coaching staff, after Rice left last month to take the head job at UNLV. Rose has hired former Kentucky center Mark Pope, the school announced Wednesday. Pope was an assistant last season at Wake Forest under Jeff Bzdelik.…
On this date in Kentucky basketball history…
On this date in Kentucky basketball history…
Kentucky and Transylvania will renew basketball series — 100 years later
Kentucky and Transylvania will play a pre-season men’s basketball exhibition game on Nov. 2, Transy Coach Brian Lane confirmed Wednesday.The two Lexington-based schools have not met in basketball since 1911. The series record stands at 7-7.Transy, a Division III school, plans to make public the pre…
Kentucky trio named to NBA All-Rookie Teams
The accolades continue to roll in for former UK men’s basketball players Eric Bledsoe, DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall as all three were named 2010-11 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookies the NBA announced on Wednesday. Cousins and Wall were named 2010-11 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Bledsoe received second team honors. Wall, a four-time T-Mobile Eastern…
Former Cat Rajon Rondo makes NBA’s All-Defensive first team
Celtics guard Rajon Rondo and forward Kevin Garnett both earned spots on the NBA’s All-Defensive first team, the league announced Monday. Rondo finished second in the overall voting of the NBA’s 30 head coaches, earning 16 first-team votes and seven second-team votes for a total of 39 points (coaches were not allowed to vote for…
It’s official. Deandre Liggins will remain in the NBA Draft
From the UK Athletics office: “University of Kentucky junior DeAndre Liggins will forego his senior season and keep his name in this year’s NBA Draft. Liggins, a 6-foot-6 guard from Chicago, served as the Wildcats’ defensive stopper this season, consistently drawing the assignment of guarding the opposing team’s top offensive threat. He averaged 8.6 points…
Terrence Jones has announced that he will remain at Kentucky
Kentucky freshman Terrence Jones has decided to return to Kentucky for his sophomore season and remove his name from the NBA Draft. Jones, a 6-foot-9 forward from Portland, Ore., was named Third Team All-America by Yahoo! and received Freshman All-America status by several media outlets. He was also named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the…
For Kentucky legend Frank Ramsey, tornadoes hit close to home
As one of the stars of Adolph Rupp’s 1951 NCAA championship team and the original “Sixth Man” for Red Auerbach’s dynastic Boston Celtics, Ramsey had a particularly rich treasure trove of memorabilia in his home. An autographed picture of the 1963 NBA …