Every year they’ve been different. Whether you’re talking John Wall, Brandon Knight or Marquis Teague, all of John Calipari‘s Kentucky guards have brought a little something different to the table. In that respect, whoever plays point guard for UK this year – Ryan Harrow or Archie Goodwin – will be no different. But the biggest…
Ryan Harrow and Archie Goodwin thrive at point in exhibition win
Kentucky ranked No. 3 in preseason AP Top 25
John Calipari told fans at Rupp Arena after the Blue-White Scrimmage that whoever put Kentucky in the top five in preseason polls needed to be drug tested. He can add the media to that list. Kentucky is ranked No. 3 to start the season in the preseason Associated Press Top 25, which was released Friday.…
Cats reveal talented bench, long road ahead in Blue-White Scrimmage
Kentucky’s last two men’s basketball teams have been notable for plenty of reasons, but depth has not been one of them. John Calipari has played regular rotations of just six and seven players the last two seasons. But each Coach Cal summoned someone from the bench, you knew that player would be talented. In 2010-11,…
NCAA says Nerlens Noel has been cleared to compete
University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari said during an interview on ESPN on Wednesday morning that star freshman Nerlens Noel “is cleared to practice and cleared to play games.” Wednesday afternoon, NCAA spokesman Bob Williams confirmed that in an email to USA TODAY Sports. “Nerlens Noel is cleared to practice and compete,” Williams wrote. …
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…
Calipari honored with inaugural Wooden Leadership Award
Kentucky head coach John Calipari will be the recipient of the inaugural Nell and John Wooden Coach of the Year Leadership award Thursday evening during a reception held at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. “You think about it, just being thrown in a situation where Coach Wooden’s daughter gives me an award, are…
Coach Cal wins Ray Meyer Coach of the Year award
The Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame presented John Calipari with the Ray Meyer Coach of the Year award Wednesday night in Chicago. The award is named after legendary DePaul coach Ray Meyer, who led the DePaul basketball program for 42 years. The award is one of the few the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame presents…
Joe B. Hall statue unveiled outside Wildcat Coal Lodge
On a rainy morning Tuesday, UK officials unveiled a new statue of a familiar face in front of the Wildcat Coal Lodge. The sculpture is of former men’s basketball coach Joe B. Hall, who was head coach at UK from 1972 to 1985. A plaque also will hang outside the building. Hall accepted the dedication…
Photo: John Calipari with the 1996 National Championship team
John Calipari poses with those members of the 1996 National Championship team in attendance for today’s charity event. Photo by Tammie Brown of Moments in Time Photography exclusively for Wildcat World.
New Rupp Arena locker room will feature 2012 Final Four floor
As the Kentucky Wildcats try to march to another Final Four, they will have a tangible reminder beneath their feet of their latest run. John Calipari, with the help of Northwestern Mutual, announced Wednesday that parts of the 2012 Final Four floor – on which UK won its eighth national championship – will be used…