He also picks Calipari as his mid-season coach of the year. From Vitale, “Now that the preconference schedule is about wrapped up, and many teams loaded up on those cupcakes, it is time to find out which are pretenders and which are contenders. A lot of clubs have put up gaudy records in nonleague play.…
John Wall is Dick Vitale’s mid-season Player of the Year
John Wall leads Jay Bilas’ Mid-season All-America team
From Jay Bilas of ESPN, “At the start of conference play, we have a body of work from the nation’s best players, albeit an incomplete one. Instead of projecting which players will be on our final All-America team or projecting which players will be the top picks in the NBA draft, let’s select our first-team…
Reflecting on greatness: 1969-70 Kentucky Wildcats
From BleacherReport.com, “They were one of the greatest college basketball teams that didn’t reach the Final Four. Need proof? At the end of the 1969-70 season, while UCLA walked away with their sixth NCAA Tournament title, Kentucky walked away with the no.1 ranking in both the AP and UPI polls (remember, this was before ESPN…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Georgia
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 16-0 while Georgia is 8-6. This was the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Kentucky’s 16-0 start is its best since the 1965-66 squad opened with 23 consecutive wins. This is the only the fourth time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at…
Kentucky rallies down the stretch, beats Georgia, 76-68
No. 3 Kentucky needed its Freshman center, DeMarcus Cousins to hold off Georgia Saturday. Cousins scored seven of his 16 points in the final 3 minutes as the Wildcats stayed unbeaten with a gritty 76-68 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday. Cousins kept his emotions in check against Georgia, staying under control despite spending most…
Photo: Former Cat Mark Pope reunites with Delk, Padgett and Turner
Welcome back to Kentucky, Ashley Judd
From Steve Moss of WKYT in Lexington, KY, “The peeps on campus tell me Ashley Judd will make her 2010 Rupp Arena appearance on Saturday. Her beloved Wildcats tip-off their SEC schedule against Georgia. The Dogs were impressive in their win earlier this week over in-state rival Georgia Tech.” Read original article here.
Preview: Kentucky vs. Georgia
The Wildcats closed out their most successful pre-conference run ever with a 71-62 win over Louisville to go 15-0 in pre-SEC play. DeMarcus Cousins, who was named the SEC Player of the Week, tallied his fourth straight double-double with game-highs in points (18) and rebounds (18) against the Cardinals. More including pregame quotes from Calipari,…
John Wall on the cover of Sports Illustrated for January 2010
Stolen from SI’s Facebook page.
Patterson and Wall make the John Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 List
There are six players from the Big East, and a handful from the Big 12 and ACC. Kansas has a trio and Duke and Kentucky both have a pair. They also added a 31st spot for Ohio State’s Evan Turner – who is expected to return soon from a back injury. For complete list go…