Louisville basketball player Preston Knowles supposedly beat down on his girlfriend’s stepdad this past Sunday. According to a police report, Bullitt County sheriff’s deputies were called to a Shepherdsville home Sunday around 9 p.m. after a verbal argument between Knowles and his girlfriend escalated. Police said the girl’s stepfather intervened in that verbal altercation and…
Pre-Summer “State of the Cats” from Coach Calipari
From CoachCal.com: “I’ve got a few things I’d like to discuss before the holiday weekend and the official start of summer. As you know this off-season has been rife with speculation, rumor and more than a few slings and arrows. I’m okay with all of that – it’s the price of success and it comes with the seat I occupy and being part of the program we all love.”
Daniel Orton did not complete his classes at Kentucky this past semester
From Examiner.com: “We’ll begin with a bit of surprising news to start the day and that comes from former Wildcat Daniel Orton. Apparently at season’s end, Orton expressed interests to finish up his classes at Kentucky for the semester, thus having no ill effects towards the teams overall APR and GPA ratings. Well that doesn’t…
Photo: Former Cat Rajon Rondo on the cover of Sports Illustrated
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John Wall to grace the cover of Dime Magazine #57
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Patrick Patterson is good at beat boxing
This comes from RidiculousUpside.com who says Patrick Patterson is a pretty good beat boxer. Here’s PPat beat boxing while teammate Daniel Orton warns that “they gon’ be mad at you – whoever that is”. You can see the original article here.
John Calipari will be honored at next year’s Dick Vitale gala
From Dick Vitale: “It was an incredible night at the Dick Vitale gala last Friday. It was a sellout: Over 800 at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota as we raised over $1 million for the V Foundation and cancer research. Sarasota was the sports capital of the world that night. We honored Tom Izzo and Tony…
Once uncoachable, former Cat Rajon Rondo now untouchable
It’s easy to forget that Rajon Rondo, who now plays like a genetic splicing of Magic Johnson and John Stockton, was once considered a pseudo uncoachable jackass. In June of 2009 Celtics general manager Danny Ainge went on a Rondo rant during an interview with a Boston radio station. While simultaneously praising Rondo, Ainge criticized…
John Calipari talks about his ties to LeBron James
University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari joined 95.5 The Fan in Portland to talk about his thoughts on Terrence Jones choosing to play at Kentucky, how he feels about people saying that he shouldn’t have recruited a kid that has already made a verbal commitment to another school, and his thoughts on the reports…
Kentucky is the definition of big time when it comes to college basketball
Kentucky is college basketball royalty. The Wildcats have been to the Big Dance a record 50 times and have won 101 games in the tournament. They have been to 41 Sweet 16’s, 32 Elite 8’s, and 13 Final Fours. They rank second only to UCLA with 7 national championships. Kentucky’s 23,000 plus seat arena is packed every single night during the basketball season and the who’s who of the region such as Ashley Judd can be seen at court side during games. There are also another million or so fans who aren’t in the arena who are big time followers of the program. It is easy to see why a kid like Portland’s Terrence Jones would choose to attend school there.