Kenny Payne’s visits to Louisville in the two decades since he played for the Cardinals have typically been celebrations, a chance for the former small forward and his teammates on the 1986 national championship team to be cheered one more time. Things will likely be different on Friday. Very…
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The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected Kentucky guard Doron Lamb as its Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sunday, Dec. 26. The USBWA’s weekly honor is presented by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and will be handed out each Tuesday through Feb. 22 this season. As the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week, Lamb was nominated for the weekly award, which was chosen by a representative of the USBWA board of directors from a list of Division I conference players of the week.
Kentucky sure looks ready for Louisville. Terrence Jones scored 18 points, Brandon Knight added 17 points and eight assists and the 11th-ranked Wildcats rolled by Coppin State 91-61 Tuesday night in their final tuneup before a showdown with the rival Cardinals on New Year’s Eve. Kentucky (10-2) shot 57 percent from the field – including …
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Coppin State
The 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats continue to prepare for the start of SEC play, and they will host the Coppin State Eagles of the MEAC this evening. Coppin State has suffered back-to-back losses to fall to 4-5 overall, including 0-5 in true road games. After a respectable 12-point road loss to Connecticut last week, the Eagles were manhandled by Wisconsin on Thursday, falling by an 80-56 final. They have played one MEAC game to date, and that ended in a six-point loss to Morgan State.
Talking more. Leading more. Kentucky Coach John Calipari sees those trends in Brandon Knight. “You’re seeing a point guard, right before your eyes, starting to mature,” Calipari said of Knight on Monday. Throughout the early season, Calipari has sought more vocal leadership from Knight, a quiet, thoughtful player not given to histrionics.
Lamb, a 6-4 guard from Queens, N.Y., scored 32 points in leading the Wildcats to a win over Winthrop. He went 11-of-12 from the field, making 7-of-8 3-pointers to break Kentucky’s freshman record of 31 points set by Jamal Mashburn on Feb. 3, 1991, against Georgia. It marks the third time that Lamb has scored at least 20 points in a game this year. He set career highs for points, field goals and 3-pointers. Lamb’s seven 3-pointers are tied for the most by a Southeastern Conference player this season.
Doron Lamb, Brandon Knight named SEC’s best of the week
Sylvan Hills 6-foot-3 guard Archie Goodwin, seen here talking to Kentucky’s Rod Strickland, is considered one of the nation’s top prospects for the Class of 2012 and has the scholarship offers to show for it. Rivals.com rates Goodwin a 5-star recruit, and Arkansas Wings’ Ron Crawford says Goodwin will be the state’s most highly recruited player since Little Rock Central product and NBA All-Star Joe Johnson. Goodwin said he appreciates the accolades coming his way but admits he can’t spend too much time thinking about it.