Enes Kanter, the 6-foot-10 Turkish sensation who played a year of high school ball in the United States, will play next season at the University of Kentucky. Kanter committed to the Wildcats on Tuesday, according to Evan Daniels of Scout.com. This comes via Jody Demling of the Courier-Journal.
There’s an interesting parallel between the 1975 Kentucky team and the current edition
With a win over Cornell on Thursday, Kentucky will go into a regional final as the favorite to make it to the Final Four. Thirty-five years ago this month, the Wildcats were about as far on the other end of the spectrum as a team could be. They were facing an undefeated juggernaut from Indiana,…
Kentucky recruit Brandon Knight named Gatorade National Player of Year for 2nd time
Pine Crest star guard Brandon Knight moved alongside former prep greats LeBron James and Greg Oden Tuesday as the third two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year. Knight, ranked No. 1 in the 2010 class by Rivals.com, accepted the coveted award during a ceremony with a pep-rally type atmosphere inside a packed Pine Crest auditorium. …
On this day in history: Fab Five wins Kentucky it’s first NCAA title
From This Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar: “Before a crowd of over 16,000 in New York’s Madison Square Garden, #1 Kentucky gave Adolph Rupp his first NCAA Championship, 58-42 over Baylor. The outcome of this one was never in question. Kentucky had the tallest man on the floor, 6-7 Alex Groza, who led all scorers…
Quiet Darius Miller sparking explosive Wildcats
The conversation has taken place so many times this season, even Darius Miller has lost count.
John Wall named National Freshman of the Year by USBWA
Kentucky guard John Wall has been selected National Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for the 2009-10 season. The 6-4, 195-pound Wall, from Raleigh, N.C., has averaged 16.8 points, 6.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game for the Wildcats. He is a first-team USBWA All-American as well as the Southeastern Conference…
We beat Duke enroute to a national championship 12 years ago today
From “The Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar:” Down 17 and looking hopelessly outmatched against #1 seed Duke, Kentucky charged back to defeat the Blue Devils 86-84 and advance to the Final Four under first-year head coach Tubby Smith. For UK fans it was kind of revenge for the 1992 heartbreak in Philadelphia. “The ghost has…
In the rapper Drake, Kentucky has a natural fan
After Kentucky’s 90-60 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday night sent the Wildcats to the N.C.A.A. tournament’s Round of 16, the Grammy-nominated rapper Drake raised two of his fingers in celebration from his second-row seat behind the Wildcats bench. Drake, who was at the game with the basketball power broker known as Worldwide Wes, wore…
Ashley Judd prefers Calipari to Gillispie as her leading man
Afterward, Judd raved about Calipari and what he has accomplished this season in his first year at Kentucky. “He’s perfect for Kentucky,” she said. “He has a personality as big as our program. It’s a really good fit. We love him.” Judd was not nearly as fond of his predecessor, Billy Gillispie, who was fired…
Darius Miller’s mother had a feeling her son might have a big night
Before Saturday’s game, Nicole Miller said she had a feeling she was going to have a big night on the town. She probably did, too, after watching her son — Kentucky sophomore Darius Miller — played perhaps his best game of the season to help UK down Wake Forest 90-60 in the NCAA East Region…