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. Alabama
Demarcus Cousins is Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week
From Dick Vitale‘s Weekly Awards, “He has become a double-double man for John Calipari’s Wildcats. He had 19 points and 13 boards vs. LSU, and a 18-point, 13-rebound effort against Mississippi.” Read original article here.
John Wall leads Jay Bilas’ Mid-season All-America team
From Jay Bilas of ESPN, “At the start of conference play, we have a body of work from the nation’s best players, albeit an incomplete one. Instead of projecting which players will be on our final All-America team or projecting which players will be the top picks in the NBA draft, let’s select our first-team…
Michigan State’s win over Kentucky in 2005 one of the most memorable of the decade
Jay Bilas of ESPN: “Michigan State‘s win over Kentucky in 2005 was a thriller, and I always wonder, if Tubby Smith had won that one or if Keith Bogans hadn’t been injured in the 2003 Elite Eight, would Tubby still be in Lexington?” Read full article here.
Demarcus Cousins is the most efficient scorer and rebounder in the nation
Cousins is averaging only 18.7 minutes per game this season. But in that time, he is also averaging 15.2 PPG and 9.0 RPG. That makes him the most efficient scorer and rebounder in the nation. Cousins is averaging 32.5 points per 40 minutes, first in the nation ahead of Seattle’s Charles Garcia, and 19.2 rebounds…
Kentucky: From modest beginnings, a powerhouse emerged
Back in 1903, W.W.H. Mustaine, the director of physical education at the time, called some students together and passed around the hat until there was $3 in it — enough to buy a ball. He then told them to start playing. The first season got off to a bumpy start. The Wildcats went just 1-2,…
Kentucky is ESPN’s team of the week
The much-talked-about Wildcats had by far their toughest test to date on Saturday in Lexington — and they passed. UK put together a stirring 28-2 run in the first half and held off a furious UNC rally to win 68-66 in front of a record crowd at Rupp Arena. Read article.
John Wall named ESPN’s Player of the Week
Wall has helped UK to a 4-0 start to begin the season, playing in three of those games. He’s averaging a gaudy 20.3 points and 7.3 assists per game. Read article.
Antoine Walker’s lawyer: Former All-Star trying to resolve Las Vegas gambling debts
Former Cat and NBA All-Star Antoine Walker‘s lawyer says he’s trying to resolve criminal charges stemming from more than $800,000 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas casinos. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Melanie Tobiasson on Thursday gave attorney Jonathan Powell until Nov. 30 to make a deal with the Clark County district attorney…
Billy Gillispie was one of the worse hires of the decade
We already knew this but Pat Forde of ESPN felt he needed to bring it up again in his article highlighting the forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college basketball, preview edition. Read article.