From the Season Never Ends 2011 Calendar: “On this day in 2003, UK coach Tubby Smith signed 7-footers Shagari Alleyne and Lukasz Obrzut. At the time they were only the fourth and fifth seven-footers to play for UK.”
On this date in Kentucky basketball history…
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Kentucky and Transylvania will renew basketball series — 100 years later
Kentucky and Transylvania will play a pre-season men’s basketball exhibition game on Nov. 2, Transy Coach Brian Lane confirmed Wednesday.The two Lexington-based schools have not met in basketball since 1911. The series record stands at 7-7.Transy, a Division III school, plans to make public the pre…
It’s official. Deandre Liggins will remain in the NBA Draft
From the UK Athletics office: “University of Kentucky junior DeAndre Liggins will forego his senior season and keep his name in this year’s NBA Draft. Liggins, a 6-foot-6 guard from Chicago, served as the Wildcats’ defensive stopper this season, consistently drawing the assignment of guarding the opposing team’s top offensive threat. He averaged 8.6 points…
Terrence Jones has announced that he will remain at Kentucky
Kentucky freshman Terrence Jones has decided to return to Kentucky for his sophomore season and remove his name from the NBA Draft. Jones, a 6-foot-9 forward from Portland, Ore., was named Third Team All-America by Yahoo! and received Freshman All-America status by several media outlets. He was also named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the…
For Kentucky legend Frank Ramsey, tornadoes hit close to home
As one of the stars of Adolph Rupp’s 1951 NCAA championship team and the original “Sixth Man” for Red Auerbach’s dynastic Boston Celtics, Ramsey had a particularly rich treasure trove of memorabilia in his home. An autographed picture of the 1963 NBA …
Making Final Four — and losing — made it harder for Knight to leave Kentucky
Making the Final Four where Kentucky lost to Connecticut in the semifinals made it more difficult for point guard Brandon Knight to leave Kentucky because he wanted to be on a national championship team. “It made it a little harder knowing we made the Final Four and were right there and have…
Brandon Knight has ended his Kentucky career
As expected, University of Kentucky freshman Brandon Knight has announced that he will remain in the NBA Draft and end his Wildcat career. Knight averaged 17.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game during his freshman season. He is projected as a top 10 pick in the draft.
Calipari invites all NBA teams to Kentucky Combine
John Calipari is inviting every NBA team to the Joe Craft Center to come and see his players work out. Josh Harrellson, DeAndre Liggins, Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones won’t get a ton of exposure to NBA teams from now until May 8th, so Cal is trying to help them out. This is what Calipari…
Kentucky basketball again leads nation in attendance
College basketball attendance across the three divisions has decreased slightly to 32.8 million. The NCAA announced Tuesday that it still ranks No. 5 all-time. Division I schools drew 27.6 million fans, an increase of more than 86,000 over the previous season. Kentucky led the nation in average home attendance for the 15th time in 16…