UK freshmen Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague are among 12 players announced Thursday by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) as preseason candidates for the Wayman Tisdale Award, honoring the nation’s top freshman for the 2011-12 college basketball season. The three freshmen were part of the top-ranked recruiting class in the country…
Three Wildcats on Wayman Tisdale Award watch list
Anthony Davis (@AntDavis23) wants to make good of his promise to win a national championship
Any college basketball pundit will tell you an NBA rule on the so-called one-and-done players is the only thing that would keep Anthony Davis at Kentucky beyond this upcoming season. But Davis’ high school coach at Perspectives MSA in Chicago says his former protege is not one to look down the road. “He is not…
Kentucky is loaded with talent and blessed with depth
If the recruiting gurus have it right this time around, then the incoming class debuting at Kentucky this fall may be the best of John Calipari‘s coaching career. No, Marquis Teague has not directed his first half-court set. Anthony Davis hasn’t dunked over SEC-caliber big men. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist hasn’t defended an explosive scorer on the…
Terrence Jones makes the cover of Sporting News; names Anthony Davis first team All-American
The Sporting News College Basketball Yearbook likes what is going on at the University of Kentucky. UK forward Terrence Jones is the dominant face on a cover that also includes Will Barton of Memphis as well as Glen Rice Jr. of Georgia Tech. As for the first-team all-Americans? Anthony Davis, the UK freshman, made the…
Kentucky basketball adds two new walk-ons
Both Anthony Davis and Kyle Wiltjer, within the past 24 hours, have tweeted that the Kentucky basketball team has added two new players: Sam Malone and Brian Long. You can follow Sam on twitter here and Brian here. Long is the younger brother of Travis Long, who played a season under John Calipari at Memphis.…
Future Cat Anthony Davis wins 2011 Jordan Brand Classic MVP honors
Anthony Davis led Kentucky’s impressive foursome of prospects with 29 points and 11 rebounds to pace the West. Tony Wroten Jr., who is headed to Washington, added 16 points and 10 assists. Kentucky dominated the game with four players, two more than any other school. The 6-foot-10 Davis, who has grown seven inches in a…
Anthony Davis, Mike Gilchrist lead Team USA to Nike Hoops Summit victory
In Saturday night’s Nike Hoops Summit, Kentucky’s vaunted 2011 recruiting class of Michael Gilchrist, Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague and Kyle Wiltjer was on full display in a 92-80 Team USA win in Portland, Ore. The four five-star prospects all contributed to their teams, with Gilchrist and Davis tallying 16 points apiece, Wiltjer 12 and Teague…
Four future Cats play tonight in the Nike Hoop Summit
The four University of Kentucky men’s basketball signees will play in Saturday’s Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore. The annual game — shown in Louisville at 11 p.m. EDT on Fox Sports South — is played under international rules and features the USA Men’s Junior National team against a World Select Team. Indianapolis Pike guard…
Future Cat Anthony Davis is guaranteeing a national championship at Kentucky next year
Nearly 10 months ago, Anthony Davis was a relative unknown in the basketball world. Now the high-flying, freakishly-athletic forward has a bold message to send to the rest of the nation. “Next year at Kentucky, we’re winning the national championship,” he said. “I guarantee it.” That’s an audacious statement for someone who hasn’t even arrived…
Three future Cats in running for Naismith Player of the Year
Three highly touted high school basketball players that have signed to play at Kentucky next year are finalists for the Naismith Player of the Year award. Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist and Marquis Teague, all of whom have signed nationall letters of intent with UK, made the 10-player watch list for the award. The watch list was comprised by leading basketball journalists from around the country who form the national voting academy and identify players under consideration for the award.