A crowd of 19,255 saw the Blue team and guard John Wall defeat the White team, 111-95 in last night’s Kentucky Alumni Charity game.
Blue team beats White team in Kentucky Alumni Charity Game
Getting championship rings ‘just like winning’ again for ’96 greats
Members of Kentucky’s 1995-96 national championship team never waste an opportunity to get back together. When they do, there’s a familiar script. They first catch up on each other’s lives and families, but it’s not long before they start reminiscing. There are too many memorable moments to count, but there seem to be two they…
Nerlens Noel is chasing Rajon Rondo’s record
From Tom Leach: “Much has been made of Nerlens Noel‘s shot-blocking acumen, so who would have thought that he could be on pace to break another defensive kind of defensive record? steals. Rajon Rondo has the single-season steals record with 87 in 2005 but with a current average of 2.5 steals steals per game, Noel…
Photo: Coach Calipari with the 1996 National Championship team
Photo: Coach Calipari with the 1996 National Championship team
Former Cat Jared Prickett passes sport to next generation
In 1997, echoes still lingered in Kentucky from celebrations of the UK Wildcats winning the 1996 NCAA national basketball championship, as Jared Prickett left the team. Years later, he played for teams in Argentina — but was forced to leave by a bad national economy. Seven years later, he also escaped the U.S. real-estate field,…