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Jon Hood remains positive, but tough choices lie ahead

Jon Hood

University of Kentucky junior guard Jon Hood was convinced he was in line for more playing time entering his third season on campus.  But things took a turn for the worst in a July pickup game, during which Hood tore the ACL in his right knee. Now he doesn’t even know if he’ll play at all this…

Jon Hood suffers torn ACL

From the UK Athletics office:  UK men’s basketball junior guard Jon Hood suffered a torn right ACL playing in a pick-up basketball game on Monday, UK head coach John Calipari announced.  Surgery will be scheduled once the inflammation subsides.  There is no timetable on his return.  Hood played in 33 games last season in Kentucky’s Final Four run.

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Connecticut

Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky drops to 4-1 on the season. UConn improves to 5-0. — UK is now 1-2 all-time against UConn. — The Wildcats are now 165-72 against schools comprising the Big East. — UK is 10-5 in the Maui Invitational. It marks the first time the Wildcats have been runners-up and…

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Western Ontario

For complete boxscore go here. This is Kentucky’s first international exhibition tour since August of 1995. This is UK‘s first ever trip to Canada. Kentucky improved to 2-0 on its Canadian tour. The Wildcats defeated Windsor in their opener 95-62. Kentucky will play again tomorrow vs. Windsor at 11:00 a.m. ET. The game will be…