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Brandon Knight has the look of a leader

Talking more. Leading more. Kentucky Coach John Calipari sees those trends in Brandon Knight. “You’re seeing a point guard, right before your eyes, starting to mature,” Calipari said of Knight on Monday. Throughout the early season, Calipari has sought more vocal leadership from Knight, a quiet, thoughtful player not given to histrionics.

Brandon Knight nominated for 2011 Bob Cousy Award

Brandon Knight is one of 66 nominees for this years Bob Cousy Award. The Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award represents the vision of one of the games most visible and successful players Mr. Bob Cousy. Presented annually by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Award recognizes the top collegiate male point guard in NCAA Division I, II, and III basketball. Criteria is as follows: recognizes the vital importance of the point guard position to the success of the unit, creates opportunity to maximize team’s collective potential, leads, directs, and orchestrates successful team play, recognizes core basketball skills passing, dribbling, and creating team offense, and overall team achievement.

Brandon Knight named SEC Freshman of the Week

University of Kentucky point guard Brandon Knight on Monday was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week. Knight averaged 19 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in UK’s wins against Notre Dame and Indiana. Knight was 10-for-10 from the free-throw line against the Hoosiers and has made 19 of his past 20 free-throw attempts. Through nine games, Knight is averaging 17.4 points, 3.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. Tennessee’s Scotty Hopson, a junior from Hopkinsville, Ky., was named SEC Player of the Week. Hopson scored 27 points in the Volunteers’ win against Pittsburgh last Saturday.

Kentucky closes with 25-5 run, whacks Indiana (with video)

Josh Harrellson

DeAndre Liggins scored a career-high 19 points, Brandon Knight added 18 points and six rebounds and No. 17 Kentucky bulled its way past Indiana, 81-62, on Saturday. Josh Harrellson added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (7-2), who continued their dominance in the once-heated rivalry by shutting down the Hoosiers in the second half.