Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 33-2 on the season while East Tennessee State is now 20-15. UK is 3-0 in the series against the Buccaneers. The Wildcats are 99-44 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UK is 4-2 in NCAA Tournament games played in the New Orleans metro area. UK also is 40-10…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State
John Wall named to writers’ All-American first team
Two pairs of teammates from the nation’s top two teams headline the 2009-10 U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s All-America Team. Senior guard Sherron Collins of Kansas and freshman guard John Wall of Kentucky pace the first team. Along with Collins, Notre Dame senior forward Luke Harangody returns to the All-America team as a second-team choice. Collins and Harangody were both second-team selections a year ago.
Wall and Cousins among 26 players on final ballot for Wooden All-American team
The 2010 John R. Wooden Award ballots were announced today at The Los Angeles Athletic Club by the John R. Wooden Award committee and have been sent out to the panel of voters, comprised of sports media members and college basketball experts from around the nation.
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.
Kentucky’s youth all grown up heading into NCAAs
If the big issue surrounding Kentucky heading into the weekend of the SEC Tournament was whether the team is battle-tested enough to handle the pressure of the NCAAs, consider the question answered.
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…
Video: John Wall runs over Rick Stansbury
John Wall runs over Mississippi State’s Rick Stansbury during the SEC Tournament Final in Nashville on March 14, 2010. [media id=12 width=425 height=344]
Kentucky downs Mississippi State in overtime for SEC Tourney Crown
John Wall scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, and No. 2 Kentucky rallied from five down with 2:28 left in regulation to beat Mississippi State 75-74 on Sunday for the Wildcats’ 26th Southeastern Conference tournament championship. The Wildcats (32-2) blew earlier chances with their fabulous freshmen Wall and DeMarcus Cousins missing free throws and making youthful mistakes. But they came through at the end as Cousins’ layup off Wall’s missed 3-pointer from the right corner beat the regulation buzzer to give them some extra time.
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.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 31-2 on the season while Tennessee falls to 25-8. UK is 144-66 against the Volunteers, including an 11-4 mark against UT in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats are 113-22 all-time in the SEC Tournament and 35-2 in SEC Tournament semifinal games. UK is 7-1 all-time in Nashville’s…