Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Washington
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Washington
Kentucky basketball adds four for 2011
UK head coach John Calipari is well on his way to a third-straight top-ranked recruiting class after announcing the signings of Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague and Kyle Wiltjer to National Letters of Intent. “These are not just terrific basketball players, but they’re terrific students and terrific people as well,” Calipari said. “Most importantly, they all have an unbelievable attitude about winning; they all wanted to play together knowing they’re going to have to sacrifice a little bit of their game for their teammates. With this group, it adds to what we already have within our program. These are four of the best, which is what we want to recruit here.”
Kentucky cruises past Pikeville, 97-66
Freshman point guard Brandon Knight scored 22 points and Darius Miller added 21 points and nine rebounds as No. 11 Kentucky cruised past Pikeville 97-66 in an exhibition game on Monday night. Knight, the latest in a long line of high-profile point guards recruited by coach John Calipari, added seven rebounds and had little trouble getting to the lane while operating Kentucky’s dribble-drive offense.
Brandon Knight scores 37 in Kentucky Blue-White scrimmage
Brandon Knight scored 37 points Tuesday night to lead the Blue team past the White squad 101-74 in Kentucky’s intrasquad scrimmage. Knight is taking over at point guard this year after John Wall was selected by the Washington Wizards with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft following one season in Lexington. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., native was part of another strong recruiting class for coach John Calipari.
Wayne Turner joins men’s basketball staff
Kentucky head coach John Calipari is pleased to announce the addition of former UK guard Wayne Turner to the 2010-11 men’s basketball staff. Turner, who is currently finishing his undergraduate degree at UK, will assist pre-, during and post-practice and primarily focus on working with UK’s guards. Read full article here.
Darnell Dodson will not play in 2010-2011
The Kentucky men’s basketball team will officially be without the services of Darnell Dodson for next season and possibly longer. Head coach John Calipari posted a message on his Facebook fan page Sunday indicating that Dodson, a junior shooting guard, will not play for UK this season. According to the post, it appears Dodson, who…
Adolph Rupp got to pick and choose, same as John Calipari
If John Calipari wanted to cut expenses and give the savings for scholarships for poor kids, he could trim his UK staff and forget about spending money on recruiting. All he will have to do is send ESPN’s tape of the NBA draft and newspaper clippings to the six or seven recruits he wants. The…
Kenny Payne joins Kentucky basketball staff
Kenny Payne has joined the UK men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, head coach John Calipari announced on Friday. Payne comes to Lexington after serving as an assistant at the University of Oregon since the summer of 2004. “Kenny Payne has been a part of our coaching family for the last 10 years…
John Calipari has become one of college sport’s greatest showmen
Warning: This is not an article written by a fan of John Calipari. From Paul Finebaum of AL.com: “It was the inimitable Jerry Tarkanian who said it best. “The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, it’ll probably slap another two years’ probation on Cleveland State.” Based on the latest news, watch out Cleveland State. Well, it’s…
Pre-Summer “State of the Cats” from Coach Calipari
From CoachCal.com: “I’ve got a few things I’d like to discuss before the holiday weekend and the official start of summer. As you know this off-season has been rife with speculation, rumor and more than a few slings and arrows. I’m okay with all of that – it’s the price of success and it comes with the seat I occupy and being part of the program we all love.”