Kentucky boasts a total of 27 players on NBA opening-day rosters, more than any other college program in the country.
Kentucky Wildcats Lead Nation with 27 Players on NBA Opening-Day Rosters
Kentucky leads the nation with 24 players on NBA opening-day rosters
Kentucky, the nation’s most prolific NBA player-producing program, once again leads the country with 24 players on an opening-day NBA roster.
Enes Kanter officially signs with the Utah Jazz
The Jazz have signed their 2011 draft picks, center Enes Kanter and guard Alec Burks. They chose the 6-foot-11 Kanter third overall out of Kentucky, though he never actually played for the Wildcats because he was ineligibile for the 2010-11 season. The 19-year-old played with the Turkish U18 National Team and was named the MVP…
Enes Kanter makes Rupp Arena debut as Villains defeat All-Stars 152-149
Enes Kanter looked down the line of seats on the Rupp Arena sidelines. Which one was he confined to last year, when he was forced to sit the bench all season after the NCAA ruled him ineligible? Kanter pointed to a seat marked No. 15. “Right at the end of the bench,” Kanter said. At…
Final rosters for Big Blue All Stars vs The Villains announced
Jeff Sheppard, former University of Kentucky basketball player and current organizer of the State Farm Big Blue All Stars, is very excited to announce the fi nal team roster of the game on October 24, 2011 at Rupp Arena. BIG BLUE ALL-STARS Coach Rex Chapman Keith Bogans DeMarcus Cousins Josh Harrellson Chuck Hayes Brandon Knight…
The sequel to the Kanter saga? The feel-good story of Josh Harrellson
The hulking country boy from Missouri who didn’t play organized basketball until high school was an afterthought entering this season. He was hidden behind the buzz surrounding Turkish import Enes Kanter, a freshman center and consensus top-five recruit. Now, the overlooked center is the ever-increasing center of attention. UK senior Josh Harrellson’s rise to prominence…
NCAA again rules Enes Kanter permanently ineligible
University of Kentucky men’s basketball student-athlete Enes Kanter has been ruled permanently ineligible for receiving impermissible compensation from a professional team. The NCAA Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee has upheld the NCAA staff decision that Kanter received $33,033 above his actual and necessary expenses for one year while playing for a club basketball team in Turkey. The…
Enes who? Harrellson stars as UK rolls
Throughout November and December, even as their young team was making impressive strides in a difficult nonconference schedule, Kentucky fans had a singular refrain: “Free Enes.” After Friday’s resounding win at Louisville, perhaps Big Blue Nation should adopt a new slogan for their arena signs, T-shirts and message board signatures: “Enes who?” As Kentucky waited for word in the inexorable NCAA eligibility case of highly rated Turkish prospect Enes Kanter, Josh Harrellson — Kentucky’s occasionally maligned would-be backup center — proved that maybe the Wildcats don’t need Enes after all.
Enes Kanter ruled permanently ineligible; Kentucky to appeal decision
The University of Kentucky plans to appeal a NCAA ruling that freshman Enes Kanter is permanently ineligible, the school announced Thursday. A sign that there had been a decision in the case came earlier Thursday when Kanter was seen wearing practice gear and headed for Kentucky’s practice court.
Freedom for Enes, freedom from NCAA
The NCAA clearinghouse has yet to proclaim Enes Kanter eligible to play for UK. The wait has extended more than one month after the date Calipari anticipated, according to a Sep. 8 Kernel article. This is an extraordinary disservice to the university, the fans and the team, given the small roster this year. However, this comes as no surprise given the NCAA’s lack of urgency when declaring lack of eligibility.