Tag: Kentucky

Kentucky’s balanced attack downs Samford

Doron Lamb - photo Regina Rickert | WildcatWorld.com

Doron Lamb scored 26 points and Darius Miller added 17 to lead No. 3 Kentucky in an 82-50 rout over Samford on Tuesday night to extend the Wildcats’ home winning streak to 41 games.  Kentucky (10-1) played without Terrence Jones, who missed the first game in his collegiate career after dislocating the pinky on his left, shooting hand on…

Sam Malone suffers torn ACL

Sam Malone - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

UK men’s basketball freshman guard Sam Malone suffered a torn left ACL in Kentucky’s 87-62 win over Chattanooga on Saturday, UK head coach John Calipari announced.  There is no timetable on surgery or his return.  “Losing Sam Malone to an ACL injury is heartbreaking,” Calipari said. “He has been a great teammate and an even…

Marquis Teague named a 2012 Bob Cousy Award candidate

Marquis Teague - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts announced today the candidates for the 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in college basketball. Almost 60 candidates have been nominated for…

Kentucky commit Alex Poythress has a 3.95 GPA

Alex Poythress

Northeast High standout Alex Poythress made University of Kentucky men’s basketball fans extremely happy when he chose to play for the Wildcats during signing week in November. The Clarksville Sports Network’s James D. Horne recently caught up with Poythress after a Northeast High win over Northwest High in Clarksville.   Read full article here.

Kentucky beats Chattanooga 87-62

Doron Lamb - photo by Stephanie Parke | WildcatWorld.com

Doron Lamb scored 24 points and No. 3 Kentucky bounced back from its first loss of the season, beating Tennessee-Chattanooga 87-62 on Saturday night despite an injury to forward Terrence Jones.  Voted preseason All-America, Jones spent much of the game on the bench after hurting a finger on his left hand early in the first…

Despite minor setback, Kentucky is now favored by Vegas to win it all

We’re a little over a month into the 2011-12 season and most teams have played somewhere in the range of eight to ten games. That’s enough time to get a decent sense as to teams’ potential for the rest of the season, rather than relying on little more than preseason guesswork and conjecture. At the…

Twany Beckham eligible to begin play for Saturday’s game versus Chattanooga

Twany Beckham - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Twany Beckham transferred to Kentucky from Mississippi State after the fall semester of last year.  He started 5 of the 14 games he played in for Mississippi State. Saturday’s game against Chattanooga marks the beginning of Twany’s eligibility as a Wildcat.  Twany’s experience should help the Cats.  His size and length are a great fit…

Kentucky is No. 3 in both polls

Kentucky fell to No. 3 in the coaches poll after losing to Indiana Saturday night, behind Syracuse and Ohio State and ahead of No. 4 Louisville.  Kentucky is also No. 3 in the AP poll and received four first-place votes (it received no first-place votes in the coaches poll).   The Hoosiers, one of four…

Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Indiana

Go here for boxscore.   Kentucky drops its first game of the season, falling to 8-1 on the season, while Indiana improves to 9-0. The Wildcats are 31-24 all-time against Indiana and 4-11 in Bloomington. UK is now 97-57 all-time against B1G opponents. The Wildcats have won five of their last six against B1G opponents…