Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 11-0 while Austin Peay is 7-5, ending a five-game winning streak for the Governors. Kentucky’s 11-0 start is its best since the 1992-93 squad that opened with 11 consecutive wins. This is the 12 th time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at…
Kentucky rolls at Rupp, downs Austin Peay 90-69
Patrick Patterson scored 21 points, including nine during a decisive second-half run, and No. 3 Kentucky beat Austin Peay 90-69 on Saturday. John Wall added 17 points and six assists while DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (11-0), who moved within one victory of becoming the first college basketball program…
Classic Player Profile: Jamal Mashburn
Jamal Mashburn was born November 29, 1972 in New York City and played high school basketball at Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx. The single most important Wildcat in the post-probation era. He displayed plenty of courage by choosing to buck the odds and sign on with the scandal-scarred Wildcats. Had he not done…
We reminisce: Kentucky vs. Michigan State 2005 Elite Eight
From Jack Jensen of DimeMag.com, “With Kentucky plowing through everyone this season to a current No. 3 ranking in the country, and their trio of impact freshmen (John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe) playing beyond expectations, it got me thinking about past great UK games. One game in particular will always stand out in…
Here we go again: Was Adolph Rupp a rascist?
This question has been raised countless times over the years and The Onion has decided to bring it up again today as part of their piece Our Annual Year: The Top 10 Stories Of The Last 4.5 Billion Years. I have no idea where they came up with these Rupp quotes or whether these is…
John Wall keeps SEC Freshman of Week streak alive at 4 weeks straight
For the fourth straight week, University of Kentucky guard John Wall has been named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week. Wall averaged 18 points, five assists, four rebounds and 3.5 steals last week in wins against Connecticut and Indiana. Read article.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Indiana
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is now 10-0 on the season. Indiana falls to 4-5. UK is 30-23 against the Hoosiers. Kentucky is 93-56 against the Big Ten. The Wildcats are 3-8 all-time in Assembly Hall, claiming their first win the arena since the 1981 season. UK’s 10-0 start is its best start since…
Eric Bledsoe scores 23 as Kentucky beats Indiana 90-73
Eric Bledsoe scored 23 points and Patrick Patterson had 19 and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 Kentucky to a 90-73 victory over Indiana on Saturday. The Wildcats have won an all-time leading 1,998 games, and John Calipari matched Adolph Rupp’s record start for a first-year Kentucky coach by improving to 10-0. Read article.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Connecticut
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is now 9-0 on the season. UConn falls to 6-2. UK is 1-1 against the Huskies. Kentucky is 164-70 against the Big East. The Wildcats are 10-3 all-time in Madison Square Garden. UK is 39-16 in the New York metro area. UK’s 9-0 start is its best start since…
In just eight games, Wall proves he’s college hoops’ biggest star
John Wall was last in Madison Square Garden a little less than eight months ago, for the Jordan Brand Classic, a messy high-school All-Star game in which he had eight points, six assists and five turnovers, and two big men, Georgia Tech-bound Derrick Favors and Mississippi State-bound Renardo Sidney, were named co-MVPs. Read article.