Facing what’s becoming the customary double- and triple-teaming by an opponent, Julius Randle scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Cleveland St.
Julius Randle one double-double short of school record
Son of Adolph Rupp would prefer Rupp Arena keep it’s name
Herky Rupp, the son of Kentucky basketball founding father Adolph Rupp, prefers the name remain the same as it’s always been: Rupp Arena.
Shooting guard Devin Booker excited to get Kentucky offer
Two days after offering Devin Booker a scholarship to the University of Kentucky, Coach John Calipari was in the bleachers watching him again.
In one-and-done world, Julius Mays showing value of experience
If you like your sports splashed with a dash of irony, one need look no farther than what fifth-year senior Julius Mays did in Rupp Arena last week for the one college basketball program in the country most closely identified with one-and-done players. In two games in which defeat would have likely doomed Kentucky’s flickering…
Jim Line, member of two Kentucky championship basketball teams, dies at age 87
James R. “Jim” Line, 87, who played on two University of Kentucky men’s basketball championship teams, died Thursday at his home in Russell, Kan. He had battled dementia, said his daughter Meridy Barnes. Mr. Line was a forward who played four years, from the 1946-47 season to 1949-50, under Coach Adolph Rupp. The Wildcats earned…
John Crigler, member of UK’s 1958 championship Fiddlin’ Five squad, dies
John Lloyd Crigler, a starting forward for the University of Kentucky’s Fiddlin’ Five 1958 basketball championship team and a longtime educator in Scott County public schools, died Saturday at his Georgetown home. He was 76. “John Crigler was a very good supporter of athletics and a great fellow to be around. He was a friend,”…
Former Kentucky walk-on Jim Duff has made a big mark in a different ‘court’
Not many people go from walk-on basketball player at Kentucky to playing hoops on “the highest court in the land.” Jim Duff has. During the 1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, Duff was at the elbow of his then-boss, Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist, as the latter presided over the deliberations in the…
Kenny Rollins, former member of Kentucky Fab Five, dies
Kenny Rollins, a member of Kentucky basketball’s Fabulous Five, passed away late Tuesday night. Rollins, who turned 89 on Sept. 14, was a guard on UK‘s 1948 national championship team that became known as the Fabulous Five. “He was a pretty good basketball player, but he was a great father,” said his son, Kevin Rollins.…
Terrence Jones helps bring joy, new smile to UK fan ‘Stone Cold Willow’
Two days before Terrence Jones expects to hear his name called in the first round of the NBA Draft, he was helping put a giant smile on the face of a friend. Literally. With the aid of the now former Kentucky forward and his friends, William Bolden — a 22-year-old UK basketball “super-fan” who has…
Former Cat Rick Robey to be inducted into Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its 2012 class Thursday night (reception starts at 6 p.m. followed by banquet and ceremony) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly the Executive Inn West) in Louisville. Rick Robey will be part of that class. In his four-year basketball career (1974-78) at Kentucky, Robey scored 1,395 career…