When it was over, DeAndre Liggins leapt atop a table on press row and popped the word ‘Kentucky’ on his blue jersey outward toward a delirious UK cheering section.The sweetest, most significant University of Kentucky basketball victory since 1998 had just gone final Friday night…
Brandon Knight knocked down a jumper with 5 seconds remaining as the fourth-seeded Wildcats stunned top-seeded Ohio State 62-60 on Friday in the East regional semifinals. Senior center Josh Harrellson held his own against Ohio State super freshman Jared Sullinger, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as the Wildcats (28-8) advanced to play North…
Rick Pitino, upon taking the Kentucky job three coaches ago, called it the “Roman Empire of college basketball.” Which was correct, in a way. The Emperor Nero supposedly fiddled while Rome burned. Kentucky’s 1958 NCAA champions were called the “Fiddlin’ Five.” Said Adolph Rupp, the legendary Kentucky coach: “All they can do is win. They’re…
Two cups sit in front of Kentucky coach John Calipari. In one is the best freshman of the year and perhaps the best player in the country, Ohio State center Jared Sullinger. In the other are veteran swingmen and deadly 3-point shooters David Lighty, Jon Diebler and William Buford. Go ahead, Cal, pick your poison.…
Until a week ago, Josh Harrellson’s NCAA tournament experience consisted largely of towel waving. The Kentucky senior center admits he grew pretty good at it while spending most of last season on the bench watching soon-to-be NBAers DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall and Patrick Patterson revitalize the Wildcats. Harrellson even admitted last month a part of…
Among the NBA players DeAndre Liggins considers as a role model is Ron Artest. Does anything else need to be said about Liggins’ interest in defensive play and ploy?”Yeah, he’s on the edge,” Kentucky’s defensive stopper said recently of Artest. “But you need a guy like that to win, you know.”But …
Doron Lamb’s mother even knows she might be an overly involved mother. “I try to talk to every single person on the staff at Kentucky. I talk to the academic advisor. I want everyone in his life to know how much I appreciate what they are doing to make sure my son… Read full article…
Ohio State appears to have no deficiencies. None. And it’s not only that they aren’t weak in most aspects — they are strong in almost every aspect. A look at their KenPom ratings gives a visual to this statement. The darker the green, the better they are in that category. The Buckeyes are good at…
It was the kind of game UK might not have won in January, that gritty, comeback win against West Virginia. Not when they didn’t value the importance of every possession, no matter the stage of the game. “We let certain balls get away,” Brandon Knight said of the team’s play earlier in the season. “I…
If somebody told you the story, you wouldn’t believe it. Kid goes from being banished to the bathroom by a coach during halftime as a sophomore — and being forced to drive home from that away game in the equipment van — to surrounded by reporters after an NCAA tournament game that he played a…