Former Kentucky athletics director C.M. Newton came to watch Kentucky play football against Akron last week, and he didn’t mind telling me that he was as curious as everyone else about the historic ruling the NCAA would be making on Enes Kanter‘s eligibility. Read full article here.
Enes Kanter to be eligible by December?
NCAA grants Enes Kanter waiver to practice limit
From Jerry Tipton: “Not only is Enes Kanter‘s eligibility to play for Kentucky this coming season in doubt. So is his ability to continue practicing with team. The NCAA places a 45-day limit on how much a player with unresolved eligibility issues can practice with the team. But in Kanter’s case, the NCAA has granted…
Former Cat Tayshaun Prince got the ovation he deserved on Saturday
It made me smile to see the huge ovation former Kentucky basketball star Tayshaun Prince got when he was introduced along with the other UK Athletics Hall of Fame inductees during UK’s football win over Western Kentucky. Commonwealth Stadium erupted much like Rupp Arena did a few years ago when Prince put on that marvelous…
There’s more to the Enes Kanter story than we know
From Ryan Clark of the Cincinnati.com: “So the New York Times has continued its witchhunt against John Calipari and the Kentucky program with another story essentially quoting one person about the eligibility of Enes Kanter and largely ignoring the facts. Pete Thamel wants Kentucky and Coach Cal. Bad. You almost get the feeling he’s a UofL grad. But here’s…
Enes Kanter’s amateur status may be in jeopardy
The best recruit in Kentucky’s top-ranked recruiting class, the Turkish center Enes Kanter, received more than $100,000 in cash and benefits over three years from the professional team he played for here, according to the team’s general manager. In an interview in his office here this week, the general manager of Fenerbahce Ulker, Nedim Karakas,…
On this day in Kentucky basketball history…
This was overlooked over the weekend probably due to the UK-UL football game and the fact that it was a 3-day weekend for many, but on September 5, 2001, 9 years ago from this past Sunday, the “Voice of the Wildcats” fell silent: Cawood Ledford dead at 75. From The Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar: …
On this day in Kentucky basketball history
From “The Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar“: Adolph Rupp, the man in the brown suit, was born on this day. On this day in 1901, Adolph Rupp was born in Lenexa, Kansas. He was the 4th of six children born to Mennonite German immigrants. As a young man, Rupp worked on the family farm and…
New commit Kyle Wiltjer explains why he’s going to Kentucky
Kyle Wiltjer‘s first visit to Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif., on Sunday was memorable if for nothing else than the influence of younger brother Sam. “He’s nine, but he acts like my older brother,” Kyle says with a laugh. “He’s making me scared of all these rides. The day at the theme park…
2011 target Kyle Wiltjer has verbally committed to play at Kentucky
UPDATE: Kyle Wiltjer verbally committed to play for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats in 2011 at halftime of the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Event. From SlipperStillFits.com: “Prized 2011 power forward Kyle Wiltjer has made his decision and he will reportedly take his game to Lexington and play for John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. That was…
Eloy Vargas has been cleared to play at Kentucky
One of the two Kentucky big men absent from the team’s recent basketball trip to Canada is officially in the fold. Eloy Vargas, a 6-foot-11, 225-pound junior forward from Plantation, Fla., has been cleared to play at UK, the team announced Friday. Vargas successfully completed required work on his degree at Miami-Dade Community College, enabling…