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Terrence Jones (@TerrenceJones1) on the cover of USA Today College Basketball preview
Athlon Sports puts Terrence Jones on the cover; picks Final Four of UK, UNC, Ohio State, Syracuse
Here is today’s college basketball question from Rick Bozich of the Louisville Courier Journal: Is there anybody out there who is NOT going to pick Kentucky and North Carolina to make the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans next season? Athlon put UK sophomore forward Terrence Jones on the cover of one of its regional…
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…
Harrison twins a top priority for Kentucky
From Jody Demling: “I’ve spend a lot of time watching the Harrison twins this summer. Andrew and Aaron Harrison are top players from the Class of 2013 and play for the Houston Defenders team that has made it to the finals of the AAU Super Showcase to be played on ESPNU tonight at 7 p.m.…
Deandre Liggins and Ole Miss’ Buckner in near altercation following game
Mississippi basketball player Reginald Buckner had to be restrained by a teammate Friday at the Georgia Dome as Buckner rushed at University of Kentucky guard DeAndre Liggins after the Wildcats’ 75-66 win against the Rebels. Following the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal game, the two teams left the court together and headed for their respective locker…
Kentucky basketball playing like a team now
Terrence Jones looked like a dominant player who might have to carry the University of Kentucky basketball team on his own. Brandon Knight looked like a dynamic scorer trying to find his way as a point guard. The Wildcats looked like a collection of talent without much chemistry. Those were the takeaways in November when the Cats first faced quality competition in the Maui Invitational.
Doron Lamb: A kid from the borough
The kid was only 5 years old, but he could dribble a basketball and shoot it. There’d been a ball in Doron Lamb’s hands since he was 2 years old, so his knack for the game was no surprise, but his mother couldn’t help but marvel at how confident he looked on the court one particular day in Brooklyn, N.Y. “He was 5 years old playing with 15-year-olds, and he really thought, ‘We’re all equals here,’ ” Brigitte Grant said. “It was really funny.”
Kentucky basketball’s quiet giant making big impression
You’d probably figure that, given everything University of Kentucky freshman Terrence Jones has done this season, and all the attention he’s getting, he’d have been the one guy who occupied the most time in Indiana University’s preparation. You’d be wrong. Hoosiers coach Tom Crean said the defensive game plan was just to take Jones away. And in large part IU did, holding Jones to 10 points on 3-of-11 shooting in Saturday’s 81-62 UK victory in Rupp Arena.
Three Kentucky signees first-team All-Americans
Three of the four players signed last week by University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari have been named to the first-team preseason All-American team by High Potential Scouting Service. Chicago forward Anthony Davis, Indianapolis guard Marquis Teague (photo) and New Jersey forward Michael Gilchrist were joined on the five-man, first-team by Duke signee Austin Rivers and Syracuse signee Rakeem Christmas.
Kentucky freshman Brandon Knight is Wildcats’ workhorse
Efrem Knight works graveyard shifts as an engineer for Florida East Coast Railways, transporting cargo sometimes for 12 hours at time. So don’t tell his son Brandon, a heralded freshman point guard at the University of Kentucky, how hard it is to balance basketball and academics.