This is the time of the season where people talk about conference tournament and who will get in the big dance. They argue about potential seeds. It is also the time of year where we give out awards. The prizes are doled out to the best of the best, the crème de la crème in…
Anthony Davis leads Dick Vitale’s award winners for 2011-12 college basketball season
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist sweep SEC weekly awards
The debate between Anthony Davis and Kansas’ Thomas Robinson for National Player of the Year honors wages on, but for this week, at least, Davis wins the race. The Kentucky freshman forward picked up not one but two awards for his monster week, earning National Player of the Week honors from ESPN and league Player of the…
Anthony Davis named SEC Player of the Week
UK freshman Anthony Davis was named the SEC Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday and ESPN.com co-National Player of the Week. Davis, a 6-foot-10, 222-pound freshman forward from Chicago, Ill., was named SEC Player of the Week after averaging 20 points, 8.0 rebounds, 7.5 blocks and two assists in wins…
Anthony Davis is Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week
Anthony Davis is Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week
Anthony Davis leads Dick Vitale’s All-Swat team
The blocked shot is a lost art at a lot of schools. It is a play that often leads to transition baskets. Making the key block on defense can make or break a team. My friends, I love seeing the big men on campus who come through with the big play. I was thinking about…
Anthony Davis is ESPN’s Player of the Night
Well, duh. They had this to say about the young man: “Anthony Davis was nearly perfect for the Kentucky Wildcats in their 86-63 win against Arkansas. The freshman had 27 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks. He’s the first player to reach all three of those levels in a game since Herbert Hill of the…
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist named Wooden Award finalists
If it’s uncommon for two teammates to be candidates for National Player of the Year, how rare is it for two roommates to do it? Kentucky freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were named to the Midseason Top 25 for the John R. Wooden Award. Finalists for the award were announced on ESPNU’s show “The…
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week
From Dick Vitale: “I love his (Kidd-Gilchrist) passion and emotion. He had 24 points and 19 rebounds in a win over Louisville.” via Weekly awards – ESPN.
Kentucky moves to No. 2 in coaches poll; Louisville drops to No. 10
It wasn’t the prettiest of games or the most impressive of wins, but Kentucky beat Louisville 69-62 in a top-five matchup Saturday, bringing the Cats’ record to a sparkling 13-1. And after then-No. 2 Ohio State lost to Indiana later that day, the Buckeyes got bumped from the No. 2 spot in the USA TODAY/ESPN…
Anthony Davis is the next big thing in college basketball
Until 24 months ago, Anthony Davis was a nondescript set of initials. “Most people call me AD; I’ve never had nicknames based on my game,” says the Kentucky forward. Of course not. Nicknames are a statement, affectionate and brief, describing the most obvious hook of a person. When he was an oversize infant born in Chicago, his…