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…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. 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.
John Wall put team on his shoulders in second half against Alabama
John Wall arrived in Nashville with plenty of hype after being named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year earlier this week. Wall didn’t necessarily bring down the house at Bridgestone Arena in the first half of Kentucky’s 73-67 triumph over Alabama in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Kentucky rallies, defeats Alabama 73-67 to advance to SEC Semifinals
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.
Dick Vitale names John Wall as his Player of the Year
From Dick Vitale: “You can make a case for several players, but my choice is John Wall of Kentucky. He has made his teammates much better as a leader of the tough Wildcats. I love the fact he wants the ball in crunch time, and Wall has made so many big plays this season. He…
John Wall named National Freshman of the Year by CBSSports.com
DeMarcus Cousins is statistically better and probably more overwhelming. But nobody means as much to Kentucky’s success as Wall, the electrifying point guard who hit a winner in his first game and has paced the Wildcats ever since. The 16.8 points and 6.2 assists per game only tell part of the story. To truly grasp…
John Wall named SEC Player of the Year; Cousins and Patterson named All-SEC
The 2009-10 All-SEC men’s basketball awards were announced today. Eric Bledsoe, Demarcus Cousins and John Wall were named to the All-Freshmen team. Patrick Patterson was named to the SEC’s All-Defensive Team. Patrick Patterson, John Wall and Demarcus Cousins named First Team All-SEC. Demarcus Cousins was named SEC Freshman of the Year. John Wall was named…
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…
John Wall named Yahoo! Sports Player of the Year
Before he ever played a game for Kentucky, John Wall had been labeled as the top talent in college basketball, the future No. 1 pick in the NBA draft and the player who would lead the Wildcats back to national prominence. Pretty lofty expectations for an 18-year-old freshman. “It got to me after awhile,” Wall…
John Wall wins Sporting News Freshman of the Year award
He’s the sure-shot No. 1 player on a surefire No. 1 seed. And soon, John Wall could be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, a feat—believe it or not—no Kentucky Wildcat has ever pulled off. After leading the Wildcats to their 44th SEC championship and breaking the school’s freshman scoring record, Wall was…