Kentucky junior DeAndre Liggins and freshmen Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight have declared for this year’s NBA Draft. None of the three have signed or announced plans to sign with an agent. 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…
Three Wildcats declare for NBA Draft
Bob Knight’s Kentucky ‘apology’ not good enough
Stop the presses, but don’t stop there. Go to your safe place. Immediately. Take a radio, a flashlight and fresh batteries. A biblical storm is headed this way. Bob Knight just apologized to Kentucky. Keep in mind that the former Indiana dictator and current ESPN blowhard holds Kentucky basketball and head coach John Calipari in…
Bob Knight apologizes to Kentucky
ESPN analyst Bob Knight apologized Tuesday after making erroneous statements over the weekend about the academic record of Kentucky’s basketball team. At a speaking engagement in Indiana on Saturday, Knight criticized the policy allowing players to go to the NBA after one season and incorrectly said that during the 2009-10 season, the starters on Kentucky’s…
Doron Lamb announces that he will return for sophomore season
I really didn’t think he was going anywhere but UK made it official with this release today: “Kentucky freshman Doron Lamb has decided to return to Kentucky for his sophomore season and will not declare for the NBA Draft. Lamb, a 6-foot-4 guard from Queens, N.Y., was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team by…
Future Cat Anthony Davis wins 2011 Jordan Brand Classic MVP honors
Anthony Davis led Kentucky’s impressive foursome of prospects with 29 points and 11 rebounds to pace the West. Tony Wroten Jr., who is headed to Washington, added 16 points and 10 assists. Kentucky dominated the game with four players, two more than any other school. The 6-foot-10 Davis, who has grown seven inches in a…
Kentucky Wildcats of 1996 among most memorable teams
From the photo archives of Sports Illustrated comes a story in, you guessed it, photos: “If UNLV’s ’91 team (somehow) isn’t considered the best college team of the last two decades, then these Wildcats are. UK was loaded with NBA talent, headed by Tony Delk, Antoine Walker, Derek Anderson, Ron Mercer and Walter McCarty. The…
Future Cat Michael Gilchrist named the 2010-2011 ESPN Rise Player of the Year
When researching this year’s top three national player of the year candidates, dizzying amounts of stats and comparisons made choosing a winner extremely difficult. The process needed to be simplified. Two factors stand out on the resume of Michael Gilchrist that don’t show up in box scores: never taking a possession off and being a…
Anthony Davis, Mike Gilchrist lead Team USA to Nike Hoops Summit victory
In Saturday night’s Nike Hoops Summit, Kentucky’s vaunted 2011 recruiting class of Michael Gilchrist, Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague and Kyle Wiltjer was on full display in a 92-80 Team USA win in Portland, Ore. The four five-star prospects all contributed to their teams, with Gilchrist and Davis tallying 16 points apiece, Wiltjer 12 and Teague…
Four future Cats play tonight in the Nike Hoop Summit
The four University of Kentucky men’s basketball signees will play in Saturday’s Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore. The annual game — shown in Louisville at 11 p.m. EDT on Fox Sports South — is played under international rules and features the USA Men’s Junior National team against a World Select Team. Indianapolis Pike guard…
John Calipari offers scholarships to two new recruits
John Calipari always has a nitch for finding some of the best young talent. The Kentucky head coach did it again Thursday when he found his latest two recruits. 2013 6-foot-10 center Nerlens Noel (pictured courtesy Boston Herald) and 2014 6-foot-4 small forward Wayne Selden are both teammates at Tilton, a small private school in…