Kentucky guard John Wall has been selected National Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for the 2009-10 season. The 6-4, 195-pound Wall, from Raleigh, N.C., has averaged 16.8 points, 6.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game for the Wildcats. He is a first-team USBWA All-American as well as the Southeastern Conference…
John Wall named National Freshman of the Year by USBWA
Ashley Judd prefers Calipari to Gillispie as her leading man
Afterward, Judd raved about Calipari and what he has accomplished this season in his first year at Kentucky. “He’s perfect for Kentucky,” she said. “He has a personality as big as our program. It’s a really good fit. We love him.” Judd was not nearly as fond of his predecessor, Billy Gillispie, who was fired…
An unleashed Kentucky is the new tournament favorite
Camera flashes dotted a sea of blue at New Orleans Arena as Eric Bledsoe flew down the lane and took flight five feet from the rim to throw down a one-hand tomahawk jam. Kentucky head coach John Calipari had nothing. What could he say? He headed back to the bench and scratched his head. Calipari…
Daniel Orton provides story of loyalty, sacrifice
John Calipari, the loquacious, lovable and laudable head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, has never met a story he didn’t like to tell. So when asked to explain how reserve forward Daniel Orton ended up in Bluegrass Country, in the same recruiting class with NBA-ready freshman phenoms John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins, Calipari…
Calipari has been named a finalist for Naismith Coach of the Year
The University of Kentucky’s John Calipari, one of only two multiple Naismith winners, is among four finalists for the 2010 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. He is joined by three would-be first-time Naismith honorees in Steve Alford (New Mexico), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) and Frank Martin (Kansas State).…
Win or lose, Kentucky is back
It was his introduction to Kentucky, to its people, and to its basketball fans. He was utterly at ease and utterly at home. Swirling around him, out of sight and sound, were the echoes and the basketball ghosts from another time and place.
John Wall, Calipari lead Kentucky to sweep of AP SEC awards
Kentucky guard John Wall has been named player of the year and newcomer of the year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team, while John Calipari of the Wildcats took the coaching award.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 32-2 on the season while Mississippi State falls to 23-11. UK is 86-20 against the Bulldogs, including an 8-2 mark in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats are 113-22 all-time in the SEC Tournament and 27-8 in SEC Tournament championship games. UK is 9-1 all-time in Nashville’s Bridgestone…
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.
Cats thump Tennessee 74-45, Advance to SEC Tourney Finals
DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 2 Kentucky beat 15th-ranked Tennessee 74-45 Saturday and advanced back to the Wildcats’ accustomed spot in the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game. Kentucky (31-2) will play either No. 20 Vanderbilt or Mississippi State on Sunday, looking to add a 26th tournament title to the 44th regular season championship the Wildcats won in coach John Calipari’s first season.