Making the Final Four where Kentucky lost to Connecticut in the semifinals made it more difficult for point guard Brandon Knight to leave Kentucky because he wanted to be on a national championship team. “It made it a little harder knowing we made the Final Four and were right there and have…
As expected, University of Kentucky freshman Brandon Knight has announced that he will remain in the NBA Draft and end his Wildcat career. Knight averaged 17.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game during his freshman season. He is projected as a top 10 pick in the draft.
John Calipari is inviting every NBA team to the Joe Craft Center to come and see his players work out. Josh Harrellson, DeAndre Liggins, Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones won’t get a ton of exposure to NBA teams from now until May 8th, so Cal is trying to help them out. This is what Calipari…
College basketball attendance across the three divisions has decreased slightly to 32.8 million. The NCAA announced Tuesday that it still ranks No. 5 all-time. Division I schools drew 27.6 million fans, an increase of more than 86,000 over the previous season. Kentucky led the nation in average home attendance for the 15th time in 16…
Kentucky junior DeAndre Liggins and freshmen Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight have declared for this year’s NBA Draft. None of the three have signed or announced plans to sign with an agent. 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…
Stop the presses, but don’t stop there. Go to your safe place. Immediately. Take a radio, a flashlight and fresh batteries. A biblical storm is headed this way. Bob Knight just apologized to Kentucky. Keep in mind that the former Indiana dictator and current ESPN blowhard holds Kentucky basketball and head coach John Calipari in…
ESPN analyst Bob Knight apologized Tuesday after making erroneous statements over the weekend about the academic record of Kentucky’s basketball team. At a speaking engagement in Indiana on Saturday, Knight criticized the policy allowing players to go to the NBA after one season and incorrectly said that during the 2009-10 season, the starters on Kentucky’s…
I really didn’t think he was going anywhere but UK made it official with this release today: “Kentucky freshman Doron Lamb has decided to return to Kentucky for his sophomore season and will not declare for the NBA Draft. Lamb, a 6-foot-4 guard from Queens, N.Y., was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team by…
WKU assistant men’s basketball coach Allen Edwards is leaving the Hill to accept a position as the second assistant under new University of Wyoming head coach Larry Shyatt, the university announced Monday. Edwards, who recently completed his first season as the third assistant at WKU, is familiar with the Shyatt family coaching tree. Edwards and…
Anthony Davis led Kentucky’s impressive foursome of prospects with 29 points and 11 rebounds to pace the West. Tony Wroten Jr., who is headed to Washington, added 16 points and 10 assists. Kentucky dominated the game with four players, two more than any other school. The 6-foot-10 Davis, who has grown seven inches in a…