Nerlens Noel was named to the five-man Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference First Team on Monday.
Nerlens Noel named to AP All-SEC First Team
Same old story: Kentucky Wildcats’ failure to change costs them at Georgia
People are starting to believe it is going to take a late-season miracle for the Kentucky Wildcats to get into the NCAA Tournament
Getting championship rings ‘just like winning’ again for ’96 greats
Members of Kentucky’s 1995-96 national championship team never waste an opportunity to get back together. When they do, there’s a familiar script. They first catch up on each other’s lives and families, but it’s not long before they start reminiscing. There are too many memorable moments to count, but there seem to be two they…
Anthony Davis named 2012 Kentucky Sportsman of the Year
Pundits called it one of the greatest years ever for a player of any sport, professional or college. That was more than enough to name Anthony Davis the 2012 Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Sportsman of the Year. The former Wildcat and John Calipari-coached player was named the Kentucky Sportsman of the Year on Thursday at the…
Nerlens Noel living up to huge expectations left by his predecessor
To call someone the “same player” as someone else isn’t usually much of a compliment, but Auburn‘s Rob Chubb only meant praise for Nerlens Noel after facing the Kentucky freshman forward for the first time Saturday night. Just to be compared with last year’s national player of the year, the No. 1 pick in the…
Cats prove their coach wrong, show they can dominate by smashing Auburn
John Calipari often jokes that he hasn’t been wrong since 1978 or 1977. If that truly is the case, his unbelievable steak ended Saturday night in Auburn, Ala. Just a game after saying his team wasn’t capable of being up 20 on anyone and wasn’t going to “whomp” on anyone this year, the Wildcats proved…
Calipari’s Kittens put on their man mittens
For a team that was in desperate need of a win to halt a midseason panic and quiet any talk about missing the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky’s 75-65 win over Tennessee was somewhat huge. “I’m happy for them,” John Calipari said after the game. “I said, ‘Be happy you won. You won a game.’ ” During…
Poythress bounces back in rout of Eastern Michigan
The transformation isn’t complete yet – far from it, according to John Calipari – but the strides Alex Poythress made in his first game since receiving some personal attention from Coach Cal were good enough to receive locker-room applause from his teammates following Kentucky’s 90-38 pasting of Eastern Michigan on Wednesday. “He still has some…
All-american Frank Ramsey calls UK the foundation for his life
Frank Ramsey pulled in a single championship title for UK. He beat that by six with the Boston Celtics in the NBA. While Ramsey’s amazing career with the Celtics may seem to overshadow his years at UK to fans outside Kentucky, he said his time in college prepared him for life. Ramsey, who currently lives…
Off the bench and out of a slump, Wiltjer scores 23 in Kentucky rout
John Calipari had a premonition this morning on his drive into Rupp Arena. He had been talking about starting a different lineup for some time, but something about that car ride Saturday morning made him finally pull the trigger. Kyle Wiltjer was out, Ryan Harrow was in. The move worked brilliantly Saturday as both flourished…