Photo: Coach Calipari with the 1996 National Championship team
Photo: Coach Calipari with the 1996 National Championship team
2014 Top 10 Trey Lyles decommits from Indiana, Wildcats likely interested
One of the class of 2014’s top players, Trey Lyles of Indianapolis Tech, has decommitted from the Indiana Hoosiers and reopened his recruitment: Lyles, who is 6-foot-8, made an oral commitment to Indiana before his freshman year. He is rated the No. 9 player in the country for the Class of 2014, according to Rivals.com. “Trey Lyles has decided…
Julius Randle and the Harrison twins could all choose “Big Blue” together
Three of the top five players in the 2013 Rivals150, and the No. 26 overall prospect in the rankings, all were in attendance at the Orlando event, spread over two high-profile AAU teams. In addition to the lofty rankings the four prospects also had another thing in common: They’re all natives of Texas. Shooting guard Aaron…
Karl Towns Jr. improved significantly playing for John Calipari and the Dominicans
For the past two months, Karl Towns Jr. was known as Young Buck — an affectionate reminder from his teammates on the Dominican Republic national team that, despite standing taller than all but one of them, the 6-foot-11 Towns is still just 16 years old. Taking that ribbing from his older teammates was a small price to…
Record-setting six Cats selected in NBA Draft, including top two picks
Record-setting six Cats selected in NBA Draft, including top two picks
Anthony Davis tabbed SEC Athlete of the Year
Kentucky basketball player Anthony Davis has been named the 2011-2012 Roy F. Kramer Southeastern Conference Male Athlete of the Year per a vote by the league’s athletics directors, Commissioner Mike Slive announced Thursday. “When you consider how competitive the Southeastern Conference as a whole has been in all sports, it’s a complete honor to be…
Wright State transfer Julius Mays commits to Kentucky
Wright State transfer Julius Mays has committed to play for John Calipari and the University of Kentucky, Mays told CatsPause.com Sunday evening. Mays chose the Wildcats after an official visit to Purdue over the weekend. He took an unofficial visit to Lexington last week. “I committed just a little bit ago. I told them I wanted to…
Photo: Coach Cal with Kentucky’s coaching legacy
From Coach Cal’s twitter, Joe B. Hall and Herky Rupp, son of Adolph Rupp.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Kansas
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky move 38-2, while Kansas drops to 32-7. The Wildcats are 21-6 all-time against Kansas and 2-1 against the Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament. UK is now 111-46 in NCAA Tournament games. Kentucky’s 111 tournament wins is the most in the country. The Wildcats are 19-7 in Final Four games…
One and fun: John Calipari gets elusive national title
From Dick Vitale: “John Calipari is a lot more than a very good recruiter. He is an exceptional basketball coach. And now he is a national champion. That was really the one thing missing from his résumé. That all changed on Monday when his Kentucky Wildcats cut down the nets after beating the Kansas Jayhawks,…