Mark Pope is expected to be named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Wake Forest next week, according to multiple sources at the university. A six-year veteran of the NBA, Pope spent the 2009-10 season as the director of basketball operations at Georgia. He has no other experience in coaching. Pope was in his third…
Joe B. Hall gets a street named after him
Former Kentucky head coach Joe B. Hall has been honored by the town of Shepherdsville. Hall began his longtime career during the 1956-57 school yaer at Shepherdsville High School in Bullitt County. He went on to a be coach of the Kentucky Wildcats from 1972 to 1985. This afternoon, Shepherdsville officially renamed Vine Street to…
DimeMag.com confirms what we reported previously: Doron Lamb to Kentucky
From DimeMag.com: “While All-American senior shooting guard Doron Lamb is formally announcing his decision tomorrow at the Jordan Brand Classic, we already know what it’s going to be. Doron Lamb is headed to Kentucky. Choosing Kentucky over finalists Kansas, UConn, Arizona and West Virginia, we have confirmation from multiple sources that Lamb’s decision came down…
Kentucky gets a special kid … who just happens to play basketball too
Brandon Knight hardly needed a recommendation, let alone a glowing one, to earn admission into any college in America. A repeat Florida Mr. Basketball and Gatorade National Player of the Year? No need to waste time and trees. Son, just show up and start shooting. Read full article here.
Nation’s top 2011 recruit Michael Gilchrist picks Kentucky
Michael Gilchrist, a native of Somerdale who commutes to St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, N.J., has given an oral commitment to play college basketball at Kentucky. The 6-foot-7 junior swingman cannot sign a binding national letter of intent until November. In Gilchrist, Kentucky will get a player who’s regarded as the top college prospect by both…
Brandon Knight has announced that he will play for Kentucky
In a scheduled televised press conference on ESPNU, Brandon Knight annnounced that will will play basketball for the University of Kentucky. “The place where I plan to play my college basketball is at the University of Kentucky,” Knight said. “I felt it was a place that had great players, a great environment and just a…
The nuts and bolts of the Enes Kanter eligibility issue
From Mike DeCourcy of SportingNews.com: “Kentucky fans who stayed up late Saturday night to watch international star Enes Kanter dominate the Nike Hoop Summit surely went to sleep with dreams of watching him do the same next season wearing a UK uniform. On that night, however, there still were three formal hurdles to be cleared…
Former Cat Rajon Rondo receives the Red Auerbach Award
For Rajon Rondo, the 2009-10 season brought a five-year contract extension, his first All-Star selection and a bigger role than ever on a playoff-bound Boston team. And on Friday night, Rondo achieved another career milestone. Prior to the Celtics’ game Friday night against the Wizards, Rondo was given the Red Auerbach Award, an annual honor…
Kentucky commit Enes Kanter appears to be as good as advertised
He can handle the ball, rebound, pass and shoot. Kanter re-affirmed plans to sign with Kentucky on Wednesday and said he de-committed from Washington when other teams began showing interest. Kanter said he met John Calipari two months ago and quickly bonded with the Kentucky coach. Read full article here.
Official press release on 5 Kentucky players entering the draft
Kentucky freshmen Eric Bledsoe, DeMarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton and John Wall and junior Patrick Patterson will enter their names in this year’s NBA Draft. All five players are projected as first-round picks. It marks the second straight season a UK player has declared early for the draft. All-American Jodie Meeks decided to forego his senior…