Kenny Payne has joined the UK men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, head coach John Calipari announced on Friday. Payne comes to Lexington after serving as an assistant at the University of Oregon since the summer of 2004. “Kenny Payne has been a part of our coaching family for the last 10 years…
Kenny Payne joins Kentucky basketball staff
Perry Stevenson and Ramon Harris: Gone but not forgotten
From ASeaofBlue.com: “With all the hoopla surrounding the departure of John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Daniel Orton, and Eric Bledsoe, a couple of Wildcat seniors received little-to-no love from either the “mainstream” media or the UK blogosphere upon their departure from the Kentucky campus. I’m here to right that wrong.” Read full article here.
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Leta Andrews learned from Adolph Rupp
Leta Andrews, wearing dress pants, a flowery shirt, and high heels, sprints through a Granbury High School hall, down a flight of stairs, around a corner, and into her office — a small room adjacent to the school’s basketball court. She is 72, but she still lives, and coaches, at hyper speed. As she sits…
Kentucky and Notre Dame renew Freedom Hall rivalry for first time since 1988
The fourth annual DIRECTV SEC/BIG EAST Invitational will be held Dec. 8 and 11 in Louisville and Pittsburgh, ESPN Regional Television announced today. The two-night men’s college basketball event begins with a doubleheader Wednesday, Dec. 8, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, featuring Arkansas vs. Seton Hall at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, followed by Kentucky…
Adrian Smith to be inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame as part of 1960 U.S. Olympic team
Former UK men’s basketball standout, and member of Adolph Rupp‘s 1958 Fiddlin’ Five National Championship team, Adrian “Odie” Smith will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 1960 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic basketball team. “I never thought something like this would happen to me,” said Smith. “The…
John Calipari has become one of college sport’s greatest showmen
Warning: This is not an article written by a fan of John Calipari. From Paul Finebaum of AL.com: “It was the inimitable Jerry Tarkanian who said it best. “The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, it’ll probably slap another two years’ probation on Cleveland State.” Based on the latest news, watch out Cleveland State. Well, it’s…
Eric Bledsoe was cleared by the NCAA
The NCAA gave former University of Kentucky basketball guard Eric Bledsoe academic clearance to play at the school after an extensive review, according to a UK statement released on Saturday. The New York Times reported on its website Friday that the NCAA is investigating Bledsoe’s high school transcript. UK’s statement, which was not attributed to…
NCAA is looking into former Cat Eric Bledsoe
Two years ago, Eric Bledsoe was a star point guard without the grades to meet the N.C.A.A.’s minimum standards and needing to find a new high school. He solved both problems by moving to A. H. Parker High School and now, after one season at the University of Kentucky, he is awaiting a lucrative payday…
Kentucky has a Portland connection in former Cat Larry Steele
Kentucky is scheduled to play the University of Portland in the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, home state of Terrence Jones, on November 19, 2010. What other connection does Kentucky have with Portland? In 1987, former Kentucky forward Larry Steele was named head coach of the University of Portland. Steele played collegiately at the University…
There are obvious lures for Kenny Payne to pursue the job at Kentucky
The completion of Dana Altman’s coaching staff at Oregon awaits a decision by holdover assistant coach Kenny Payne, who visited the University of Kentucky over the weekend as a candidate for an opening with the Wildcats. Payne has not returned messages left for him, and through a UO spokesman, Altman said Tuesday he had no…