DeMarcus Cousins first committed to UAB on February 28, 2008 but never signed a letter of intent because he wanted to be released if UAB’s head coach, Mike Davis, left for another school, but the school refused to comply with this condition. Cousins decomitted from UAB and committed to Memphis on March 9, 2009. He…
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Kentucky capped an evening of tribute to its 1991-92 basketball team by unexpectedly retiring the jerseys of four players directly responsible for the rebuilding of the Kentucky program after NCAA sanctions had leveled it. As the seniors stood at mid-court with their families, four jerseys were unveiled: Richie Farmer‘s No. 32, Deron Feldhaus‘ No. 12,…
Future Cat Kyle Wiltjer adds another honor: Oregon Class 6A Player of the Year
Jesuit senior Kyle Wiltjer had done just about everything a person could in the world of Oregon high school basketball. League titles. State titles. League player of the year. A scholarship to a major basketball program. But until now, one accolade eluded the 6-foot-10 forward: Class 6A player of the year. The Kentucky-bound Wiltjer said…
Brandon Knight, Josh Harrellson named to CBS Sports NCAA All-tournament Team
Brandon Knight named to first team. Josh Harrellson was named to the second team: “The season now quickly fading from our site, we wanted to extend our coverage out as long as possible. So, approximately 40 hours removed from the end of the 2011 NCAA men’s basketball Division I tournament, here’s the First and Second…
Big shots on big stage help polish Brandon Knight’s resume for Draft
Kemba Walker got his validation Monday night in Houston. UConn‘s national championship win over the Butler Bulldogs was Walker’s stamp of approval, the moment that capped his 2010-11 of clutch shots and supreme leadership, all special and all his own. NBA talent evaluators love that kind of star turn. Some use the NCAA tournament as…
Former Cat, Dayton hoops legend Dwight Anderson finally living well again
John Clay is on fire today. Another hat tip to him. From the Dayton Daily News: “The room is quite small — just enough space for a single bed, a dresser and some shelves — and yet to Dwight Anderson it feels almost like a mansion. There were a few pairs of tennis shoes tossed…
Final Four run caps satisfying season at Kentucky
John Calipari doesn’t expect it to take 13 years to get Kentucky back to the Final Four. The coach would prefer next spring, though it’s unclear who will be along for the ride. The program’s first trip to the national semifinals in more than a decade might have been too good for its own good. …
This will still be a season to remember for Kentucky
Kentucky won’t be playing for a national championship here Monday night, but the Wildcats have no reason to leave Texas without a sense of pride. This is a team that wasn’t supposed to be in the Final Four, yet alone competing for a national championship. It was a… Read full article here.
Harrellson’s storybook season ends sadly, but Jorts made his mark
The Jorts joyride was a blast. Josh Harrellson and his feel-good, farewell tour with Kentucky basketball rolled through Tampa and Newark and became one of the major national story lines of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. How could you not find inspiration in the tale of a guy going from 6-foot-10 afterthought in 2010 to one…
Dome spells doom again as cold-shooting Cats can’t overcome UConn
This team was different. After the star-studded 2009-10 edition of the Kentucky Wildcats met its end in the Elite Eight largely due to a paltry shooting performance against West Virginia, these Cats stormed their way to a Final Four berth. It was a different kind of team, one that made opponents pay from the perimeter. …