It was his introduction to Kentucky, to its people, and to its basketball fans. He was utterly at ease and utterly at home. Swirling around him, out of sight and sound, were the echoes and the basketball ghosts from another time and place.
Win or lose, Kentucky is back
President Obama picks Kentucky in his Final Four
The First Fan’s NCAA‘s men Final Four: Kansas, Kansas State, Kentucky and Villanova. Obama Tuesday taped his entire NCAA men’s and women’s brackets for ESPN, which will air those picks on SportsCenter at noon ET Wednesday. Last year, Obama picked men’s brackets for ESPN — correctly picking North Carolina to win the tournament — but…
Forbes ranks Kentucky as 2nd most valuable college basketball program
The North Carolina Tar Heels won’t be defending their title in this month’s NCAA tournament, but when it comes to team value they can claim bragging rights for another year.
John Wall named to writers’ All-American first team
Two pairs of teammates from the nation’s top two teams headline the 2009-10 U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s All-America Team. Senior guard Sherron Collins of Kansas and freshman guard John Wall of Kentucky pace the first team. Along with Collins, Notre Dame senior forward Luke Harangody returns to the All-America team as a second-team choice. Collins and Harangody were both second-team selections a year ago.
Wall and Cousins among 26 players on final ballot for Wooden All-American team
The 2010 John R. Wooden Award ballots were announced today at The Los Angeles Athletic Club by the John R. Wooden Award committee and have been sent out to the panel of voters, comprised of sports media members and college basketball experts from around the nation.
John Wall, Calipari lead Kentucky to sweep of AP SEC awards
Kentucky guard John Wall has been named player of the year and newcomer of the year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team, while John Calipari of the Wildcats took the coaching award.
The wait for the SEC championship was ‘worth it’
The smiles said everything one needed to know about the trials and tribulations the Kentucky men’s basketball players have overcome to capture the program’s 26th Southeastern Conference Tournament title.
Kentucky’s youth all grown up heading into NCAAs
If the big issue surrounding Kentucky heading into the weekend of the SEC Tournament was whether the team is battle-tested enough to handle the pressure of the NCAAs, consider the question answered.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 32-2 on the season while Mississippi State falls to 23-11. UK is 86-20 against the Bulldogs, including an 8-2 mark in the SEC Tournament. The Wildcats are 113-22 all-time in the SEC Tournament and 27-8 in SEC Tournament championship games. UK is 9-1 all-time in Nashville’s Bridgestone…
Video: Demarcus Cousins Hits the Shot to Send it to Overtime
The basket at the buzzer made by Demarcus Cousins to send the game against Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament Championship into overtime on March 14, 2010. [media id=11 width=425 height=344]