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Walter’s Wildcat Dispatch — August 24, 2026
Kentucky Wildcats Lead Nation with 27 Players on NBA Opening-Day Rosters
Kentucky boasts a total of 27 players on NBA opening-day rosters, more than any other college program in the country.
Trio of former Cats to represent Kentucky in NBA Rising Stars Challenge
Though Kentucky lost its lone representative on the NBA All-Star roster when Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo suffered a season-ending knee injury last weekend, there will still be plenty of UK flavor at the 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend. On Wednesday afternoon, the NBA released the rosters for its annual Rising Stars Challenge, which is…
Brandon Knight officially signs with the Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons continued to round out their 2011-12 roster, agreeing to terms with draft picks Brandon Knight and Vernon Macklin. Knight was selected by the Pistons with the eighth overall pick in the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft. As a freshman at the University of Kentucky last season, the 6-foot-3 guard averaged…
Former Cat Tayshaun Prince named to USA Basketball team
Top NBA rookies Tyreke Evans of Sacramento and Golden State’s Stephen Curry were among four players added to the USA Basketball team. Also selected were Detroit’s Tayshaun Prince and Oklahoma City’s Jeff Green, giving the men’s national team roster 31 members for 2010-12. The squad will compete in this summer’s World Championship in Turkey. Read…