Big news from their rankings: Anthony Davis moved to No. 1. Michael Gilchrist dropped to No. 5. Marquis Teague is at No. 6. From Scout.com: “We’ve got a change at the top of our individual rankings for the Class of 2011. Anthony Davis, the fastest-rising senior in the class, laid claim to the title. The…
Anthony Davis tops Scout.com’s refreshed Top 100 of the Class of 2011
Orlando Antigua named one of nation’s top recruiters
Head coach John Calipari gets a ton of the praise for Kentucky’s recent trend of top-ranked recruiting classes, and deservedly so, but Calipari can’t do it by himself. The man has an ace in the hole. When it comes to recruiting, that man is assistant coach Orlando Antigua. As chosen by Jason King of Yahoo!…
Photo: The Kentucky Draft Cats (Cousins, Wall, Patterson, Bledsoe and Orton)
Great photo of the Draft Cats. Hat tip to KentuckySportsRadio.com
Kentucky great Larry Conley believes NCAA may cease to exist in 5-8 years
College basketball television analyst Larry Conley says he won’t be surprised if there isn’t an NCAA in five to eight years. Conley said the shifting of teams to different conferences is “a prelude to elimination of the NCAA.” He said once the pieces are in place, the power conferences will have enough of the major…
Photo: Michael Gilchrist on the cover of Basketball Times, August edition
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Former Cat Ramel Bradley talks about Billy Gillispie’s hellish practices
From Susan Shan: “Jack Demsey’s Restaurant Bar calls itself the “Home of the Kentucky Wildcats.” On game nights, all three floors are packed with blue and white shirts and jerseys. On a quiet Sunday night, I walked in before the exhibition game in Canada between the Wildcats and the Windsor Lancers began. I was meeting…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Western Ontario
For complete boxscore go here. This is Kentucky’s first international exhibition tour since August of 1995. This is UK‘s first ever trip to Canada. Kentucky improved to 2-0 on its Canadian tour. The Wildcats defeated Windsor in their opener 95-62. Kentucky will play again tomorrow vs. Windsor at 11:00 a.m. ET. The game will be…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Windsor
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Windsor
Jon Hood no longer feels like a “deer in headlights”
The former Madisonville North Hopkins guard and Kentucky Mr. Basketball is one four returning players on Kentucky’s basketball team this season and one of the team’s veteran players. Hood said he’s looser and has gotten past the shock and awe of being a Wildcat. “I’m just more confident on the floor,” he said. “Last year…
2011 recruit Anthony Davis verbally commits to Kentucky
Chicago Perspective senior forward Anthony Davis has committed to Kentucky. Davis, a 6-foot-10 forward, is the top-ranked 2011 Illinois prospect and is No. 12 overall by ESPN recruiting. Davis was an unknown before the spring due to lack of exposure, but burst on the scene after showing off a rare versatility for a player his…