John Calipari, the loquacious, lovable and laudable head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, has never met a story he didn’t like to tell. So when asked to explain how reserve forward Daniel Orton ended up in Bluegrass Country, in the same recruiting class with NBA-ready freshman phenoms John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins, Calipari…
Daniel Orton provides story of loyalty, sacrifice
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 33-2 on the season while East Tennessee State is now 20-15. UK is 3-0 in the series against the Buccaneers. The Wildcats are 99-44 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UK is 4-2 in NCAA Tournament games played in the New Orleans metro area. UK also is 40-10…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 31-2 on the season while Tennessee falls to 25-8. UK is 144-66 against the Volunteers, including an 11-4 mark against UT in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats are 113-22 all-time in the SEC Tournament and 35-2 in SEC Tournament semifinal games. UK is 7-1 all-time in Nashville’s…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 26-1, 11-1 SEC on the season and takes a two game lead in the SEC overall standings. Vanderbilt falls to 20-6, 9-3. UK is 133-43 against the Commodores and 52-26 against Vandy in Nashville. Kentucky won in Memorial Gymnasium for the first time since the 2005 season.…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Alabama
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 23-1, 8-1 in the Southeastern Conference while Alabama is 13-11 overall, 3-7 in league action. Kentucky has won four in a row. Kentucky leads the series, 99-35, including 52-10 in Lexington. Kentucky returns to action on Saturday at 9 p.m. at home vs. Tennessee. The game will be…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. LSU
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 22-1, 7-1 SEC on the season. LSU falls to 9-14, 0-9. UK is 79-24 against the Tigers and 28-16 in Baton Rouge. Today’s game was the 107 th anniversary of the first game in UK history. The Wildcats lost a 16-5 to Georgetown College. Kentucky will be…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Arkansas
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 19-0, 4-0 in the Southeastern Conference while Arkansas is 8-11 overall, 1-3 in league action. Kentucky’s 19-0 start is its best since the 1965-66 squad opened with 23 consecutive wins. This is only the third time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Auburn
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is now 18-0, 3-0 SEC on the season. Auburn falls to 9-9, 0-3. UK is 84-17 against the Tigers and 27-13 in Auburn. Kentucky has won 11 straight against Auburn and four in a row in Auburn. This is the final time the Wildcats will play in Beard-Eaves Coliseum.…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Hartford
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 14-0 while Hartford is 2-10. Kentucky’s 14-0 start is its best since the 1977-78 squad opened with 14 consecutive wins. This is the seventh time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at least 14 straight wins. John Calipari is the only coach to…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Austin Peay
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 11-0 while Austin Peay is 7-5, ending a five-game winning streak for the Governors. Kentucky’s 11-0 start is its best since the 1992-93 squad that opened with 11 consecutive wins. This is the 12 th time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at…