Eric Bledsoe’s eight 3-pointers set a Kentucky record for an NCAA tournament game, and the top-seeded Wildcats dominated throughout in a 100-71 victory over East Tennessee State on Thursday night in the first round of the East Regional. Scoring 29 points in all, Bledsoe started 8 of 8 on 3s before finally missing his first…
Cats coast to easy win in New Orleans, beat East Tennessee State 100-71
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…
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…
John Wall named SEC Player of the Year; Cousins and Patterson named All-SEC
The 2009-10 All-SEC men’s basketball awards were announced today. Eric Bledsoe, Demarcus Cousins and John Wall were named to the All-Freshmen team. Patrick Patterson was named to the SEC’s All-Defensive Team. Patrick Patterson, John Wall and Demarcus Cousins named First Team All-SEC. Demarcus Cousins was named SEC Freshman of the Year. John Wall was named…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Florida
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 29-2, 14-2 in the Southeastern Conference. Florida is 20-11, 9-7 in league action. UK’s 29 th victory is the most for the Wildcats in one season since the 2002-03 squad went 32-4. UK’s 14 th league win is the most for the Wildcats in one season since the…
Balanced attack leads Kentucky past Florida, 74-66
Darius Miller and Eric Bledsoe had 14 points apiece and No. 3 Kentucky withstood a Florida comeback with a 74-66 victory Sunday, completing an 18-0 home season and likely cementing its hold on a top seed in the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats (29-2, 14-2) had already clinched their 44th Southeastern Conference title outright with Vanderbilt’s…
Photo: Kentucky to be featured on cover of SLAM next week
John Calipari tweeted this pic earlier this morning. It’s the cover of next week’s edition of SLAM magazine.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky falls to 27-2, 12-2 SEC on the season. Tennessee improves to 21-7, 9-5. UK is 143-66 against the Volunteers and 51-47 against UT in Knoxville. Kentucky will be in action again Wednesday in its final true road game of the season at Georgia. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 27-1, 12-1 in the Southeastern Conference and has won eight in a row. South Carolina is 14-13 overall, 5-8 in league action. Kentucky leads the series, 42-10, ending South Carolina’s three-game win streak against the Wildcats. UK leads the series 22-2 in games played in Lexington. Kentucky is…
Gutsy wins the mark of a championship contender
From Eric Lindsey of UKAthletics.com, “This one had all the writings of a devastating upset. John Wall and Eric Bledsoe were a miserable 5-of-19 from the field. DeMarcus Cousins, the only real legitimate offensive threat Saturday, was plastered to the bench with four fouls with nearly 10 minutes to play. UK revisited its early season…