Second-year guard DeAndre Liggins won the final roster spot for the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday as the team waived Andy Rautins, Daniel Orton and Hollis Thompson. The moves get the Thunder down to the 15-player limit for the regular season. Liggins played in five preseason games and started twice with Thabo Sefolosha and James…
Deandre Liggins gets final roster spot as Thunder waive Daniel Orton
Photo: The Kentucky Draft Cats (Cousins, Wall, Patterson, Bledsoe and Orton)
Great photo of the Draft Cats. Hat tip to KentuckySportsRadio.com
Daniel Orton did not complete his classes at Kentucky this past semester
From Examiner.com: “We’ll begin with a bit of surprising news to start the day and that comes from former Wildcat Daniel Orton. Apparently at season’s end, Orton expressed interests to finish up his classes at Kentucky for the semester, thus having no ill effects towards the teams overall APR and GPA ratings. Well that doesn’t…
Patrick Patterson is good at beat boxing
This comes from RidiculousUpside.com who says Patrick Patterson is a pretty good beat boxer. Here’s PPat beat boxing while teammate Daniel Orton warns that “they gon’ be mad at you – whoever that is”. You can see the original article here.
The Kentucky Kids Struggled
From Hoopsworld.com: “Its likely not a surprise that the guys that carried themselves the best in the process where from Kansas. They all handled questions with maturity. They were all physically ready to compete and some executives noticed. The Kentucky kids, outside of John Wall, were not nearly as polished. Patrick Patterson came off well in every aspect of the Combine process. Daniel Orton, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe really struggled.”
Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton will remain in the NBA Draft
Kentucky coach John Calipari anticipated five players leaving early for the NBA draft when the Wildcats were beaten by West Virginia in the Elite Eight. Three players didn’t hesitate as freshmen John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and junior Patrick Patterson declared for the NBA draft and said during their announcements that they would stay in the…
Official press release on 5 Kentucky players entering the draft
Kentucky freshmen Eric Bledsoe, DeMarcus Cousins, Daniel Orton and John Wall and junior Patrick Patterson will enter their names in this year’s NBA Draft. All five players are projected as first-round picks. It marks the second straight season a UK player has declared early for the draft. All-American Jodie Meeks decided to forego his senior…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Cornell
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky moves to 35-2 on the season while Cornell is now 29-5. UK is 1-1 all-time against the Big Red and 1-0 against Cornell in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats are 101-44 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UK is 1-1 in NCAA Tournament games played in Syracuse. UK also is…
Staying at Kentucky pays off for Daniel Orton
When Daniel Orton signed with Kentucky in the fall of 2008, then-UK basketball coach Billy Gillespie told the former Bishop McGuinness forward he would be “the man” in Lexington. Things changed drastically in the next year. In a span of months, Orton went from being “the man” to a non-starter. Read full article here.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Wake Forest
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 34-2 on the season while Wake Forest is now 20-11. UK is 5-0 in the series against the Demon Deacons and 3-0 against the Deacons in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats are 100-44 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UK is 5-2 in NCAA Tournament games played in…