Cal wants to control the mindset of his players and True Blue Fans. And why not? It’s working. Dreaming big for Cal became part of his life a long time ago. “It started with my mother,” Cal told the Tip-Off luncheon in Louisville. “My mothers comment all the time was think and dream beyond your…
Calipari: “We are chasing greatness”
Anthony Davis (@AntDavis23) wants to make good of his promise to win a national championship
Any college basketball pundit will tell you an NBA rule on the so-called one-and-done players is the only thing that would keep Anthony Davis at Kentucky beyond this upcoming season. But Davis’ high school coach at Perspectives MSA in Chicago says his former protege is not one to look down the road. “He is not…
Terrence Jones (@TerrenceJones1) on the cover of USA Today College Basketball preview
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Family atmosphere propels UK basketball program under John Calipari
If you spend time around the University of Kentucky basketball program, it likely won’t be long until you hear one word: family. The players and coaches tag their tweets with the #lafamilia or #WeAreUK, they talk in terms of brothers rather than teammates and they are quick to credit the family atmosphere for their success…
Brian Long: Idea of playing at UK ‘still kind of surreal’
Next up in our season of pre-season player features is walk-on point guard Brian Long. Long is a native of Dumont, N.J., and his brother Travis spent a year playing for John Calipari at Memphis. His father, also named Brian, is the celebrated coach of River Dell High School, where the younger Long played before…
Jon Hood remains positive, but tough choices lie ahead
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…
A tribute to Kentucky legend Alex Groza
Alex John Groza was born October 7, 1926. He died January 21, 1995. He is Martins Ferry, Ohio, where he twice made all-state and scored a state-record 628 points as a senior in 1944. He was honorary captain of the All-Ohio high school team and had hoped to play for Ohio State University, where his…
Team photo: Your 2011-2012 Kentucky basketball team
Team photo: Your 2011-2012 Kentucky basketball team
Christian Laettner: “The Shot,” not “The Stomp,” makes him a villain
Former Duke star Christian Laettner said Thursday that his game-winning shot from the famous 1992 game against Kentucky made him a villain to UK fans. His earlier stomp of UK player Aminu Timberlake was no factor in his supposed villainy, he said. Laettner spoke on a teleconference promoting an Oct. 24 charity game in Rupp…
New season means new opportunities for Poole, Vargas, Polson
They averaged just 2.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game combined last season, but sophomores Stacey Poole, Jarrod Polson and senior Eloy Vargas could play a pivotal role in Kentucky’s success this season. The trio didn’t get the most minutes on the team and didn’t light up the stat sheets every game, but neither did…