For a guy who doesn’t like to stand out, Willie Cauley continues to make decisions to separate himself from the crowd. The latest? His pledge, confirmed Monday by Cauley, to sign with Kentucky next week as the early period opens for basketball. “They have everything,” Cauley said. “My thing was, do I have the confidence,…
Kentucky commit Willie Cauley discovers it’s OK to stand out
Kentucky ranked second in preseason Coaches’ Poll
The UK men’s basketball team checks in at No. 2 in the newly released ESPN/USA Today Coaches preseason Top 25. It marks the third straight season in the John Calipari Era that Kentucky ranks in the top 10 in the coaches’ preseason poll. The Cats checked in at 10th last season and fifth in…
Terrence Jones named to Dick Vitale’s First-Team All-Solid Gold team
Terrence Jones named to Dick Vitale’s First-Team All-Solid Gold team
Future Cats adorn the front page of ESPN.com
Future Cats adorn the front page of ESPN.com
Bob Knight’s Kentucky ‘apology’ not good enough
Stop the presses, but don’t stop there. Go to your safe place. Immediately. Take a radio, a flashlight and fresh batteries. A biblical storm is headed this way. Bob Knight just apologized to Kentucky. Keep in mind that the former Indiana dictator and current ESPN blowhard holds Kentucky basketball and head coach John Calipari in…
Bob Knight apologizes to Kentucky
ESPN analyst Bob Knight apologized Tuesday after making erroneous statements over the weekend about the academic record of Kentucky’s basketball team. At a speaking engagement in Indiana on Saturday, Knight criticized the policy allowing players to go to the NBA after one season and incorrectly said that during the 2009-10 season, the starters on Kentucky’s…
Future Cat Michael Gilchrist named the 2010-2011 ESPN Rise Player of the Year
When researching this year’s top three national player of the year candidates, dizzying amounts of stats and comparisons made choosing a winner extremely difficult. The process needed to be simplified. Two factors stand out on the resume of Michael Gilchrist that don’t show up in box scores: never taking a possession off and being a…
The nation just can’t get enough of Jorts
From Eric Lindsey of Cat Scratches: “One day after cutting down the nets in Newark, N.J., senior forward Josh Harrellson was on the Scott Van Pelt Show on Monday. You can listen to the podcast here. Make sure you listen to the end. You won’t want to miss the part about the bullet Josh Harrellson threw off Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger.” The bullet you can see again in the video below.
Brandon Knight is Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week
Brandon Knight is Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week
Deandre Liggins’ intensity inspired his teammates
In the first half of Saturday’s East Region third-round game between No. 4 seed Kentucky and No. 5 seed West Virginia, Mountaineers guard Joe Mazzulla was lighting up the Wildcats, just like he did in the Elite Eight a year ago. Mazzulla, who scored a career-high 17 points in the Mountaineers’ 73-66 upset of UK…