Brandon Knight knocked down a jumper with 5 seconds remaining as the fourth-seeded Wildcats stunned top-seeded Ohio State 62-60 on Friday in the East regional semifinals. Senior center Josh Harrellson held his own against Ohio State super freshman Jared Sullinger, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as the Wildcats (28-8) advanced to play North…
Kentucky upsets Ohio State to reach Elite Eight
Holdovers Harrellson, Liggins and Miller guiding inexperienced Wildcats in NCAAs
Until a week ago, Josh Harrellson‘s NCAA tournament experience consisted largely of towel waving. The Kentucky senior center admits he grew pretty good at it while spending most of last season on the bench watching soon-to-be NBAers DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall and Patrick Patterson revitalize the Wildcats. Harrellson even admitted last month a part of…
Josh Harrellson has become one of those special NCAA tournament stories
If somebody told you the story, you wouldn’t believe it. Kid goes from being banished to the bathroom by a coach during halftime as a sophomore — and being forced to drive home from that away game in the equipment van — to surrounded by reporters after an NCAA tournament game that he played a…
The mark of toughness
Sewn through Josh Harrellson‘s sweaty brow with blood still oozing from the seams, four stitches above Harrellson’s left eye symbolized the full-out war the senior forward has just been through. Harrellson scored 15 points and recorded eight rebounds, and freshman guard Brandon Knight scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Kentucky men’s basketball team…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. West Virginia
Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky moves to 27-8 on the season. West Virginia finishes its season at 21-12. –The Wildcats are 14-5 all-time against West Virginia and 1-1 against the Mountaineers in the NCAA Tournament. — UK moves to 103-45 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and 6-1 in NCAA Tournament games held in the…
Josh Harrellson keeps shining in NCAA play
For a player who got in for only six meaningless minutes in three NCAA Tournament games last season, senior Josh Harrellson certainly looked comfortable in Thursday’s NCAA atmosphere. He had 15 points and 10 rebounds — his seventh double-double of the year — in a 59-57 win over Princeton that…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Princeton
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Princeton
Josh Harrellson last to cut the nets in postgame celebration
Standing gleefully on the court after winning his second straight SEC Tournament Championship, UK‘s lone senior called out instructions for cutting down the nets. “Freshmen first!” Harrellson said. “Freshmen first.” It was Harrellson’s second time celebrating an SEC Tournament title, but his first playing a significant role on the team. “I definitely wanted to be…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Florida
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Florida
Josh Harrellson’s bang-up job carries Wildcats
At first glance on a University of Kentucky basketball team fueled by three talented freshmen and other long, quick athletes, senior forward Josh Harrellson looks out of place. The broad-shouldered 6-10, 275-pound Harrellson, a rare junior college signee three seasons ago by previous UK coach Billy Gillispie, plays big-lug ball. He rumbles ’round, looking as…