Cats ‘grow up’ on way to first quality road win

Brandon Knight

At long last, the elusive quality road win the Cats desired came to fruition, but only with a healthy dose of irony.  Just when the Cats finally squeak out a win on the road, the schedule lists no more true road games ahead for the Cats this season.  Sure, the Cats managed to spoil the…

Kentucky beats Tennessee in season finale, 64-58

Brandon Knight scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, and No. 20 Kentucky beat Tennessee 64-58 on Sunday.  The Wildcats (22-8, 10-6 Southeastern Conference) finished second in the SEC East, while the Volunteers (18-13, 8-8) dropped to fifth.  Knight scored his first basket just before the halftime buzzer, and his 3-pointer with…

Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight make Yahoo! Sports All-SEC first team

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Jason King of Yahoo! Sports has assembled his ALL-SEC Team and it includes Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight. Of Terrence he says:  “One of 10 finalists for the Oscar Robertson Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top player … Ranks sixth in the SEC in scoring with 17.2 points per game … Leads…

Tony Delk on his role with coaches, players

Tony Delk - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Tony Delk was a three-time all-Southeastern Conference performer at Kentucky, played on UK’s 1996 national championship team and scored 1,890 points. He was a first-round NBA draft pick in 1996 and played in the NBA until 1996 before briefly playing in Greece and playing and coaching in Puerto Rico. He returned to…

Kevin Grevey to be Kentucky ‘Legend’ at SEC Tournament

Kevin Grevey

For the past 12 years, the Southeastern Conference has recognized a “Basketball Legend” from each of its 12 member schools during the league tournament. All-American Kevin Grevey will be Kentucky’s “Legend” at this year’s tournament next week in Atlanta. Grevey was a consensus All-America pick in 1975. A two-time SEC Player of the Year (1973…

Kentucky edges Vanderbilt in Senior Night thriller

Brandon Knight scored 17 points and No. 20 Kentucky finally found a way to win a close game, edging No. 21 Vanderbilt 68-66 on Tuesday night. Terrence Jones added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (21-8, 9-6 Southeastern Conference), who remained unbeaten at Rupp Arena under coach John Calipari. Festus Ezeli led the Commodores (21-8, 9-6) with 22 points but fumbled away a chance at a game-tying shot just before the final buzzer.