If time flies when you’re having fun, what does it do when your whole week consists of finals, waking up for 7 a.m. workouts with Rock Oliver and afternoon practices with a coach like John Calipari who is holding you accountable for everything you do? Time slows. After a week of no games and “Camp…
Tired of running, Cats holding each other more accountable
Harrow emerges, gains confidence in rout of Portland
All of John Calipari‘s tactics over the last week have been geared towards making his team work harder. Nobody was working harder Saturday than Coach Cal on the sidelines. He screamed, he stomped, he jumped and he gyrated. He even swatted assistant coach Orlando Antigua’s hand away during a sequence on the bench. It was…
Kentucky out of AP Top 25 for first time in Calipari era
For the first time in John Calipari‘s tenure at Kentucky, the Wildcats are not ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. Kentucky fell out of the AP Top 25 Monday for the first time since the 2008-09 season. UK plummeted from No. 8 following a road loss to Notre Dame and Saturday’s loss to Baylor…
Joe B. Hall inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Former Kentucky coach and John Calipari mentor Joe B. Hall was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday night. Hall was one of several inductees welcomed into the Hall of Fame on Sunday in Kansas City, Mo. Joining him was Patrick Ewing, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Phil Ford, Clyde Lovellette, Kenny Sailors,…
Three freshman Cats on early season Naismith watch list
Three Kentucky Wildcats — all freshmen — are on the early season watch list for the Naismith Trophy, given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top player in college basketball. Freshmen Nerlens Noel, Archie Goodwin and Alex Poythress made the initial list of 50. Former Wildcat Anthony Davis, the No. 1 overall selection…
Ryan Harrow and Archie Goodwin thrive at point in exhibition win
Every year they’ve been different. Whether you’re talking John Wall, Brandon Knight or Marquis Teague, all of John Calipari‘s Kentucky guards have brought a little something different to the table. In that respect, whoever plays point guard for UK this year – Ryan Harrow or Archie Goodwin – will be no different. But the biggest…
Kentucky ranked No. 3 in preseason AP Top 25
John Calipari told fans at Rupp Arena after the Blue-White Scrimmage that whoever put Kentucky in the top five in preseason polls needed to be drug tested. He can add the media to that list. Kentucky is ranked No. 3 to start the season in the preseason Associated Press Top 25, which was released Friday.…
Sporting News tabs Alex Poythress preseason All-America
As we inch closer and closer to Big Blue Madness and the start of the 2012-13 season, buckle up for an onslaught of preseason honors for John Calipari‘s Wildcats. We won’t be able to get to all of them on here — there are simply too many to keep track of — but since the Sporting…
Coach Cal wins Ray Meyer Coach of the Year award
The Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame presented John Calipari with the Ray Meyer Coach of the Year award Wednesday night in Chicago. The award is named after legendary DePaul coach Ray Meyer, who led the DePaul basketball program for 42 years. The award is one of the few the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame presents…
New Rupp Arena locker room will feature 2012 Final Four floor
As the Kentucky Wildcats try to march to another Final Four, they will have a tangible reminder beneath their feet of their latest run. John Calipari, with the help of Northwestern Mutual, announced Wednesday that parts of the 2012 Final Four floor – on which UK won its eighth national championship – will be used…