Even if you had your eyes closed in Rupp Arena, you could tell when John Wall had the basketball in the open court. You would hear the Rupp crowd inhale en masse with anticipation. After all, Wall was always apt to deliver something breathtaking. In his first official appearance in a UK uniform, the electric point guard from Raleigh, N.C., hit a …
John Wall named Kentucky Sportsman of the Year
Calipari apologizes for use of profanity towards Terrence Jones on national TV
John Calipari – photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com John Calipari was caught on Tuesday night on national television calling freshman swingman Terrence Jones a “selfish mother-(expletive)” during Kentucky’s game against Alabama. The one-sided shouting match has not sat well with Kentucky fans and shortly after the game Calipari offered the following apology on Twitter…
Kentucky’s comeback falls short at Alabama
Ben Eblen grabbed a loose ball and made one of two free throws with 2.8 seconds left to help Alabama preserve a 68-66 victory over No. 12 Kentucky on Tuesday night. The Wildcats, who had nearly erased a 20-point deficit, rebounded the missed foul shot but couldn’t get a good shot off at the buzzer. Terrence Jones dribbled across midcourt and…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Alabama
Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky fell to 14-4, 2-2 SEC on the season. Alabama improved to 11-7, 3-1 SEC. — The Wildcats are 100-36 all-time against the Crimson Tide and 28-22 in Tuscaloosa and have won five of the last six against Alabama. — UK is now 472-116 against schools comprising the SEC’s Western…
Terrence Jones named SEC Freshman of the Week
Kentucky’s Terrence Jones was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 26.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in wins over Auburn and LSU. Jones came off the bench and broke the UK freshman single-game scoring record with 35 points against Auburn. He shot 11-of-17 from the field, including a career best four 3-pointers . Jones also…
Kentucky’s balanced attack downs LSU; Five Cats reach double figures
Brandon Knight scored 19 points, Terrence Jones added 17 in his second game coming off the bench and No. 13 Kentucky beat LSU 82-44 on Saturday. The Wildcats (14-3, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) held the Tigers to a season-low 26 percent shooting, forced 15 turnovers and never let up while handing LSU (10-8, 2-1) its worst loss of the season.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. LSU
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. LSU
Brandon Knight one of 20 finalists for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award, nation’s top PG
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts announced today 20 finalists for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award. This annual award is given to college basketball’s top point guard and is named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic great Bob Cousy. An original list of 70 plus candidates was trimmed by a Hall of Fame appointed, nationally based committee to the below list of 20.
“This list makes up college basketball’s elite at the point guard position,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “These 20 players in contention for the award all have skills that Mr. Cousy would be proud of. The Hall of Fame looks forward to having these players compete for one of college basketball’s most prestigious awards.”
Stacey Poole patiently working, waiting his turn
Stacey Poole is waiting his turn. Poole’s playing time has been limited this season playing behind Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb, but the freshman guard is garnering plenty of experience playing behind his two freshman classmates. “It makes me better going up against those guys every day,” Poole said…
Message received: Terrence Jones comes off bench to set freshman scoring record
It seemed fitting in a way that the first time the Kentucky men’s basketball team opened its postgame locker room to the media in a regular-season game in nearly a decade, head coach John Calipari may have aired his displeasure with some of his team by shaking up the lineup. Kentucky won handily Tuesday night, manhandling an overmatched Auburn team 78-54 for the Cats’ (13-3, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) first league win of the season, but the bigger story after the game was the lineup changes, particularly Terrence Jones coming off the…