President Barack Obama‘s full NCAA tournament bracket has been unveiled on ESPN.com, and he breaks down how he put Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky and Villanova into his Final Four. Last year, Obama correctly picked North Carolina to win the national championship. This year, the president once again is going with the tournament’s top seed, taking…
President Obama’s NCAA picks: Kansas over Kentucky
John Wall: “We weren’t going to be punked”
In the words of Kentucky freshman guard John Wall, the Wildcats weren’t going to be punked this time. They felt like that’s what happened the last time they played Tennessee.
Dick Vitale names John Wall as his Player of the Year
From Dick Vitale: “You can make a case for several players, but my choice is John Wall of Kentucky. He has made his teammates much better as a leader of the tough Wildcats. I love the fact he wants the ball in crunch time, and Wall has made so many big plays this season. He…
Kentucky had a season high 14 blocked shots against Georgia
John Wall might be a couple of weeks away from playing in his first NCAA tournament, but he knows the difference in playing the kind of defense suited for a deep run in March and the kind that’s tailor-made for an early exit. And what scares Wall the most is turning the defense off and…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 26-1, 11-1 SEC on the season and takes a two game lead in the SEC overall standings. Vanderbilt falls to 20-6, 9-3. UK is 133-43 against the Commodores and 52-26 against Vandy in Nashville. Kentucky won in Memorial Gymnasium for the first time since the 2005 season.…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennesee
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 24-1, 9-1 in the Southeastern Conference while Tennessee is 18-6 overall, 6-4 in league action. Kentucky has won five in a row. Kentucky leads the series, 143-65, including 86-16 in Lexington. T he teams’ 208 meetings are the second-most in the SEC; only Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State…
Video: Digger Phelps cuts a rug at Rupp
From Eric Lindsey of UKAthletics.com at ESPN Gameday:
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Alabama
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…
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…