From “The Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar: “Happy birthday, Basil Hayden. Of the 39 Kentucky Wildcat players who have been named All-Americans, Basil Hayden was the first. Hayden captained the ’20-21 squad that won, for all intents and purposes, Kentucky’s first “national” championship. That Kentucky team Georgia 20-19 to win the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Championships. …
Darnell Dodson will be back for his junior season
Darnell Dodson will be back at Kentucky for his junior season. Matt Eisele, the head coach at Miami Dade College, says his former player “will be back” with the Wildcats next season even though UK coach John Calipari proclaimed several times in the last month that UK would have only four players back off this…
Former University of Florida forward Eloy Vargas will play basketball at Kentucky
I’m late getting this news out because I’ve been on the road but here it is nevertheless. Former University of Florida forward Eloy Vargas is headed to the University of Kentucky. The 6-foot-11 Vargas visited UK this weekend and will have two years of eligibility remaining to play for the Wildcats. He will be eligible…
Former Cat Kevin Grevey on the ’78 NBA title season, Kentucky, and the Wizards
I had the chance to meet Kevin Grevey at his restaurant in Falls Church, Virginia back in 2003. He was genuinely a nice guy. I told the waitress there was a Kentucky fan there that wanted to meet him and he came out just a few minutes later and introduced himself. From the article: “Before…
Kentucky men’s basketball leads nation in attendance for 5th year in a row
Kentucky basketball fans have once again laid claim to having the most passionate fan base in college sports. For the fifth consecutive season and the 14th time in the last 15 years, the UK men’s basketball team led Division I in total home attendance and average home attendance. In 2009-10, 433,989 fans packed Rupp Arena in 18…
Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton will remain in the NBA Draft
Kentucky coach John Calipari anticipated five players leaving early for the NBA draft when the Wildcats were beaten by West Virginia in the Elite Eight. Three players didn’t hesitate as freshmen John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and junior Patrick Patterson declared for the NBA draft and said during their announcements that they would stay in the…
Former Cat Tayshaun Prince named to USA Basketball team
Top NBA rookies Tyreke Evans of Sacramento and Golden State’s Stephen Curry were among four players added to the USA Basketball team. Also selected were Detroit’s Tayshaun Prince and Oklahoma City’s Jeff Green, giving the men’s national team roster 31 members for 2010-12. The squad will compete in this summer’s World Championship in Turkey. Read…
Kentucky commit Michael Gilchrist remains number one ranked player in the class of 2011
From MaxPreps.com: “We released our 2011 Top 100 today and – no surprise here – Michael Gilchrist of St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) remains in the No. 1 spot. Austin Rivers of Winter Park (Fla.) made a strong challenge during a junior campaign that included averages of 23.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Rivers saved…
Josh Harrellson and Jon Hood heading to China
University of Kentucky basketball players Josh Harrellson and Jon Hood, along with other collegiate players, will travel with Sports Reach, to China May 14 through May 31 to compete in eight to nine games against local clubs, including the Bayi Basketball Club, traditionally one of the top teams in China. In addition to the multiple…
Doron Lamb’s hoop dreams began on the Lower East Side
From Eddie Rivera of DowntownExpress.com: “This story is about a young kid from the Lower East Side that I have been fortunate enough to watch grow up and transform into a wonderful young man. I hope this story will inspire and motivate many kids in this diverse community. His name is Doron Lamb and he…