John Wall was last in Madison Square Garden a little less than eight months ago, for the Jordan Brand Classic, a messy high-school All-Star game in which he had eight points, six assists and five turnovers, and two big men, Georgia Tech-bound Derrick Favors and Mississippi State-bound Renardo Sidney, were named co-MVPs. Read article.
In just eight games, Wall proves he’s college hoops’ biggest star
John Wall is head and shoulders above rest of nation
Nearly two years ago to the day, John Calipari took an ultra-talented freshman point guard named Derrick Rose into Madison Square Garden and watched him defer when the game was on the line. It was the seventh game of his collegiate career at Memphis, and Rose didn’t want any part of taking the game-winning shot…
Kentucky Wildcats stay perfect, down UConn 64-61
Freshman John Wall scored a season-high 25 points, including 12 of Kentucky’s last 15 in the game, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats beat No. 14 Connecticut 64-61 on Wednesday night in the SEC/Big East Invitational. Wall lived up to his billing in his first appearance at Madison Square Garden, overcoming first-half foul trouble and dominating the…
John Wall moves into No. 1 slot for Player of the Year
Jeff Goodman, with the injury to Ohio State’s Evan Turner, moves John Wall into the No. 1 slot for his Player of the Year candidate . Read article.
John Wall named SEC Freshman of the Week for 3rd consecutive week
Kentucky’s John Wall was named SEC Freshman of the Week after he averaged 14.0 points, 10.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds in leading the Wildcats to wins over UNC Asheville and 10th-ranked North Carolina. He recorded a double-double with 12 points and 14 assists to go with six steals against UNC Asheville. Read article.
John Wall is second in the nation in assists per game
Here is the top 10 from the NCAA: 1 Ronald Moore, Siena Sr. 6-0 G 6 49 8.2 2 John Wall, Kentucky Fr. 6-4 G 6 47 7.8 3 Ronnie Moss, TCU So. 6-2 G 7 50 7.1 4 Diante Garrett, Iowa St. Jr. 6-4 G 7 49 7.0 5 Larry Drew II, North…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. UNC-Asheville
Go here for boxscore. Team Records and Series Notes Kentucky improves to 7-0 and UNC Asheville drops to 0-6. With a 7-0 start, UK is off to the best start since the 2004 season. UK owns a 3-0 all-time record against UNC Asheville, posting wins in 1997, 2000 and 2009. Monday’s game was the…
Kentucky rolls UNC Asheville 94-57 at Freedom Hall
DeMarcus Cousins scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 5 Kentucky to an easy 94-57 win over UNC-Asheville on Monday night. John Wall added 12 points and a school freshman-record 14 assists, while Patrick Patterson had 17 points and nine boards as the Wildcats (7-0) cruised during their annual appearance…
John Wall named SEC Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week
University of Kentucky point guard John Wall on Monday was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week. Wall averaged 19.0 points, 5.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds in leading the Wildcats to the Cancun Challenge championship. Read article.
John Wall’s performance last night was an awesome display of talent and poise
From the blog of Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com: “John Wall sank a 12-foot jumper with 30.6 seconds left in regulation to tie the score, then buried two free throws with 2.4 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. It was an awesome display of talent and poise.” Read article.