John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and No. 2 Kentucky overcame an 11-point deficit Friday in beating Alabama 73-67 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals.
Kentucky rallies, defeats Alabama 73-67 to advance to SEC Semifinals
John Wall named District Player of the Year by the USBWA
Kentucky freshman John Wall has been named District IV Player of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers’ Association, and UK coach John Calipari has been named the District Coach of the Year. District IV consists of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and the All-District team is the result of a vote…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Florida
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 29-2, 14-2 in the Southeastern Conference. Florida is 20-11, 9-7 in league action. UK’s 29 th victory is the most for the Wildcats in one season since the 2002-03 squad went 32-4. UK’s 14 th league win is the most for the Wildcats in one season since the…
Photo: Kentucky to be featured on cover of SLAM next week
John Calipari tweeted this pic earlier this morning. It’s the cover of next week’s edition of SLAM magazine.
Late surge boosts Kentucky past Tennessee 73-62
After missing two 3-point attempts in the first half, Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe told coach John Calipari he had lost confidence in his shot. Calipari’s message, to Bledsoe’s surprise: Keep shooting, anyway. Bledsoe’s second half resurgence, along with yet another stellar performance by fellow freshman guard John Wall, helped No. 3 Kentucky fight off No.…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 20-1, 5-1 in the Southeastern Conference while Vanderbilt is 16-4, 5-1 in league action. This ends a 10-game win streak by the Commodores. Kentucky leads the series, 132-43, including 74-14 in Lexington. Kentucky has an all-time record of 154-24 while being ranked No. 1 in the nation in…
King James holds court at Rupp Arena
Lebron James never went to Kentucky and never really even considered going to college. But kind of like the son a father never had, James is the player Kentucky never had. Or didn’t have. Because after Saturday’s Kentucky-Vanderbilt game, it’s become apparent that James has become UK’s adopted son. Had King James ever gone to…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Arkansas
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 19-0, 4-0 in the Southeastern Conference while Arkansas is 8-11 overall, 1-3 in league action. Kentucky’s 19-0 start is its best since the 1965-66 squad opened with 23 consecutive wins. This is only the third time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at…
Kentucky cruises past Arkansas 101-70
Less than three months into his first season coaching the nation’s all-time winningest program, John Calipari is poised to make good on his pledge to return Kentucky basketball to “its rightful place at the top of the mountain.” Any old win Saturday likely would have restored No. 2 Kentucky to the top of The Associated…
Ghost of Adolph Rupp haunts, retains record
Rarely do records linger in sports for 60 years – with or without steroids. Even more unlikely is a former nemesis doing the record preservation. But on Wednesday night, the team that beat Kentucky in the historic 1966 NCAA Championship, Texas-El Paso (formerly Texas Western), prevented Memphis from topping the Wildcats for an NCAA-record 65th…