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…
Official press release on 5 Kentucky players entering the draft
Wall and Cousins named to John R. Wooden Award All-American team
The 10-player John R. Wooden Award All American Team® was announced today (see below) with the top vote-getters invited to Los Angeles for the April 9 announcement of the 2010 John R. Wooden Award® winner as college basketball’s player of the year, streamed live by CBS College Sports Network. Balloting by members of the media…
Kentucky freshmen lead AP All-America team
Kentucky’s John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins are the first freshmen teammates to be selected to The Associated Press’ All-America team. The other players on the team announced Monday are Ohio State junior Evan Turner, Syracuse junior Wes Johnson and Villanova senior Scottie Reynolds. This is the third time in four years two freshmen were on…
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…
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…
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…
Demarcus Cousins makes the cover of Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is releasing six regional covers this week for the magazine’s March Madness preview issue. Sharing the honor this year are Ohio State’s Evan Turner, Syracuse’s Wesley Johnson, Gonzaga’s Matt Bouldin, Kansas’ Sherron Collins, Kentucky’s DeMarcus Cousins and Villanova’s Scottie Reynolds.
Wall and Cousins among 26 players on final ballot for Wooden All-American team
The 2010 John R. Wooden Award ballots were announced today at The Los Angeles Athletic Club by the John R. Wooden Award committee and have been sent out to the panel of voters, comprised of sports media members and college basketball experts from around the nation.
John Wall, Calipari lead Kentucky to sweep of AP SEC awards
Kentucky guard John Wall has been named player of the year and newcomer of the year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team, while John Calipari of the Wildcats took the coaching award.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 32-2 on the season while Mississippi State falls to 23-11. UK is 86-20 against the Bulldogs, including an 8-2 mark in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats are 113-22 all-time in the SEC Tournament and 27-8 in SEC Tournament championship games. UK is 9-1 all-time in Nashville’s Bridgestone…