Rarely do records linger in sports for 60 years – with or without steroids. Even more unlikely is a former nemesis doing the record preservation. But on Wednesday night, the team that beat Kentucky in the historic 1966 NCAA Championship, Texas-El Paso (formerly Texas Western), prevented Memphis from topping the Wildcats for an NCAA-record 65th…
Former Cat Nazr Mohammed is playing the best basketball of his NBA career
Some would say that picking a team of the decade may be a little premature, given we’ve not quite completed three weeks of the 2010s yet. Nonetheless, suffice it to say that the early, early, early frontrunner is an unlikely candidate: the Charlotte Bobcats. Wednesday’s blowout win over the Miami Heat was the Bobcats’ sixth…
Patrick Patterson is ranked 2nd in the nation in field goal percentage at 63%
– Patrick Patterson is ranked 2nd in the nation in field goal percentage at 63%. – John Wall is ranked 3rd in the nation in assists per game with 6.9. – Demarcus Cousins is ranked 19th in the nation in double-doubles with 9. – Kentucky is ranked 5th in the nation in rebound margin at…
John Wall’s lead for National Player of the Year is shrinking
This is according to Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com: “There was a little bit of shuffling this week, and two names have made their way into the FOXSports.com Player of the Year race.” Read full article here.
Former Cat Jamaal Magloire still knockin’ em out
Oklahoma City’s Nick Collison is not participating in today’s game at Atlanta because of a mild concussion suffered in the Thunder’s win over Miami Saturday. Collison suffered the injury while battling with Jamaal Magloire, whose forearm slammed against the bridge of Collison’s nose. Read full article here.
Eric Bledsoe named SEC Freshman Of The Week
Kentucky’s Eric Bledsoe was named SEC Freshman of the Week after he averaged 19 points to go along with 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in helping lead Kentucky to wins at Florida and at Auburn. He scored a career-high and game-high 25 points at Florida to lead the Cats to their first win in Gainesville…
On this day in 1969, Kentucky basketball beat Tennessee to claim it’s 1000th win
From The Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar: “No way was bitter rival Kentucky going to notch the school’s 1,000th victory on Tennesee’s home floor. But #5 Kentucky was too much for the unranked Vols, getting 21 points from Dan Issel, 18 from Larry Steele and 17 from Mike Pratt to hang on 69-66. The victory…
Kentucky basketball players, Calipari raise $1 million for Haiti
Kentucky basketball players and coach John Calipari raised $1 million with a telethon on a Lexington TV station. The four-hour “Hoops for Haiti” Telethon on WKYT-TV Sunday received pledges of about $500,000. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that total will be matched by a group that includes Calipari. Read full article here.
Former Cat, radio pioneer Ernest Sparkman dies
Ernest Sparkman, a pioneering Eastern Kentucky broadcaster, died Friday at his home in Hazard. He was 84. Mr. Sparkman was one of the original owners of WSGS-FM 101.1, the first FM radio station in the Eastern Kentucky mountains. It holds distinctions such as being the only station in the commonwealth to broadcast every game of…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Auburn
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is now 18-0, 3-0 SEC on the season. Auburn falls to 9-9, 0-3. UK is 84-17 against the Tigers and 27-13 in Auburn. Kentucky has won 11 straight against Auburn and four in a row in Auburn. This is the final time the Wildcats will play in Beard-Eaves Coliseum.…