If the Knicks had retained Pat Riley, perhaps LeBron James would be in New York?
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Five future Wildcats lead McDonald’s All American Game roster
Five Kentucky recruits are among the 24 boys’ high school basketball players selected Thursday to this year’s McDonald’s All American Game. The 36th annual McDonald’s boys’ game will be played April 3 in Chicago and televised live at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Chicago native Jabari Parker, the No. 2 overall prospect in the ESPN 100, will represent…
Nerlens Noel had a monumental presence in crucial win for the Wildcats
It didn’t make sense until the end of Kentucky’s 87-74 victory at No. 16 Ole Miss. The Rebels had completely blown the first half after starting 3-for-20 against a UK team that was affected by early foul trouble. The quick whistles (22 fouls called in the first 15 minutes of the matchup) didn’t help the…
A record was smashed on this date in Kentucky basketball history…
On this date in 2012, Anthony Davis had a career-high 27 points with 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots. His seven blocks put him at 89 for the year to break the mark previously held by Andre Riddick (1993-94) and Melvin Turpin (1982-83), who needed 34 and 31 games to get to 83 blocks, respectively.…
ESPNU to air documentary on Sam Bowie
Going Big, the next installment of ESPN Films’ SEC “Storied” series, will premiere on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU. The film chronicles former basketball player Sam Bowie‘s trying career, which was plagued by injuries in college and the NBA and overshadowed by his draft placement. About Going Big In high school Sam…
Kentucky out of AP Top 25 for first time in Calipari era
For the first time in John Calipari‘s tenure at Kentucky, the Wildcats are not ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. Kentucky fell out of the AP Top 25 Monday for the first time since the 2008-09 season. UK plummeted from No. 8 following a road loss to Notre Dame and Saturday’s loss to Baylor…
Calipari keeps rolling as Harrison twins pick Kentucky
Thursday was going to be a huge day for somebody. When twins Aaron Harrison and Andrew Harrison announced their college decision live on national television, Kentucky scored yet another major victory on the recruiting trail and landed a backcourt capable of keeping the Wildcats in the Final Four field. It wasn’t a slam dunk for John Calipari and the Wildcats as the 6-foot-5…
Derek Anderson’s dunk on Louisville in 1996 was one of the best of all-time
From Eamonn Brennan of ESPN.com: “In 1996 and ’97, Kentucky went to back-to-back title games and Derek Anderson was one of Rick Pitino‘s top players. Anderson’s slam against rival Louisville in 1996 was arguably the play of the year for the program. Anderson leapt over Nate Jones on a fast break as Jones tried to…
Karl Towns Jr. improved significantly playing for John Calipari and the Dominicans
For the past two months, Karl Towns Jr. was known as Young Buck — an affectionate reminder from his teammates on the Dominican Republic national team that, despite standing taller than all but one of them, the 6-foot-11 Towns is still just 16 years old. Taking that ribbing from his older teammates was a small price to…
Josh Harrellson has been traded to the Houston Rockets
The New York Knicks will acquire unrestricted free agent center Marcus Camby in a sign-and-trade with the Houston Rockets, according to a source close to Camby. Camby’s contract will be for $13.2 million over three years. According to the New York Daily News, the Rockets will receive Toney Douglas, Jerome Jordan, Josh Harrellson and second-round picks in 2014 and ’15, though no deals can…