A great number of Wildcats from the championship teams in the 1990s would go on to play in the NBA. Greats like Walter McCarty, Tony Delk, Jeff Sheppard and Derek Anderson are just a few on the seemingly endless list of former Cats to suit up as pros. One vital piece to those championship puzzles,…
Former Cat Cameron Mills keeps busy by putting faith first
Anthony Davis wins first SEC Freshman of the Week honors
Here we go again. One year after Kentucky tied the Southeastern Conference record for weekly awards in a season – which was set the previous season by UK – John Caliapri’s team is already collecting (figurative) hardware for the 2011-12 season. The league tabbed UK forward Anthony Davis its SEC Freshman of the Week after…
Shot-blocking Anthony Davis adjusting to physical play of college ball
It is almost impossible to simulate the athleticism and 7-foot wingspan of freshman forward Anthony Davis. Transylvania head coach Brian Lane found that out the hard way Wednesday. “I had to keep yelling out, ‘Quit trying to shoot 3-pointers over Anthony Davis; the guy is 6-foot-15,’ ” Lane said last week after Kentucky’s exhibition win over…
Terrence Jones has new focus, different body
Terrence Jones isn’t going to spontaneously change this season into some unstoppable, basketball-like robot, capable of turning his arms into mechanical scoring machines like some Hollywood blockbuster (although his new biceps might lead some to believe otherwise). But this is undoubtedly a different Terrence Jones. Something about him is not quite the same. Underneath the same laidback exterior…
Cotton Nash was one of the most illustrious performers to ever don “Kentucky” across his chest
Adolph Rupp, the architect of Kentucky basketball, told Sports Illustrated in 1962, “If I had my choice of one man in the country to build my team around, it would be Cotton Nash.” Kentucky basketball did not magically appear at the pinnacle of college basketball by accident. Rather, the program was elevated to blue-blood status…
Where are they now: Family-first Chapman reflects on his former UK family
The majority of Rex Chapman‘s time at Kentucky was spent in the air. Usually he was either rising straight up for a majestic 3-pointer or soaring over defenders for an athletic dunk. His athleticism and nose for the basket were a big part of why he enjoyed a 12-year NBA career after being the eighth…
Calipari invites all NBA teams to Kentucky Combine
John Calipari is inviting every NBA team to the Joe Craft Center to come and see his players work out. Josh Harrellson, DeAndre Liggins, Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones won’t get a ton of exposure to NBA teams from now until May 8th, so Cal is trying to help them out. This is what Calipari…
Pre-Summer “State of the Cats” from Coach Calipari
From CoachCal.com: “I’ve got a few things I’d like to discuss before the holiday weekend and the official start of summer. As you know this off-season has been rife with speculation, rumor and more than a few slings and arrows. I’m okay with all of that – it’s the price of success and it comes with the seat I occupy and being part of the program we all love.”
Former walk-on Mark Krebs is officially on scholarship
Per coachcal.com, senior Mark Krebs, from Newport, Kentucky, will be on scholarship this season after two seasons as a walk-on. Read article.