Kentucky’s 2,000th victory looked awfully familiar. DeMarcus Cousins and Patrick Patterson scored 18 points apiece and the third-ranked Wildcats became the first team in NCAA history to reach the 2,000-win plateau with an 88-44 romp over Drexel on Monday night. Read full article here.
Kentucky gets 2000! Defeats Drexel 88-44
Reliving 2,000 wins through the legends
From Eric Lindsey of the UK Athletics office, “Two-thousand wins. An achievement no other school – not Kansas, not North Carolina, not UCLA – has ever achieved. For the first time in college basketball, a school has reached the 2,000 mark. Kentucky, as the rightful owner of the winningest record in college basketball, is the…
Notable victories in Kentucky basketball history
A list of some of Kentucky’s most notable victories from SI.com: Feb. 18, 1903 – Kentucky (then known as State College) beats Lexington YMCA 11-10 for its first-ever win. Feb. 18, 1909 – Kentucky edges Cincinnati 11-10 to clinch first winning season. March 1, 1912 – A 19-18 victory over Georgetown College caps undefeated 9-0…
Kentucky: From modest beginnings, a powerhouse emerged
Back in 1903, W.W.H. Mustaine, the director of physical education at the time, called some students together and passed around the hat until there was $3 in it — enough to buy a ball. He then told them to start playing. The first season got off to a bumpy start. The Wildcats went just 1-2,…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Austin Peay
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 11-0 while Austin Peay is 7-5, ending a five-game winning streak for the Governors. Kentucky’s 11-0 start is its best since the 1992-93 squad that opened with 11 consecutive wins. This is the 12 th time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at…
Kentucky rolls at Rupp, downs Austin Peay 90-69
Patrick Patterson scored 21 points, including nine during a decisive second-half run, and No. 3 Kentucky beat Austin Peay 90-69 on Saturday. John Wall added 17 points and six assists while DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (11-0), who moved within one victory of becoming the first college basketball program…
Classic Player Profile: Jamal Mashburn
Jamal Mashburn was born November 29, 1972 in New York City and played high school basketball at Cardinal Hayes High School in The Bronx. The single most important Wildcat in the post-probation era. He displayed plenty of courage by choosing to buck the odds and sign on with the scandal-scarred Wildcats. Had he not done…
We reminisce: Kentucky vs. Michigan State 2005 Elite Eight
From Jack Jensen of DimeMag.com, “With Kentucky plowing through everyone this season to a current No. 3 ranking in the country, and their trio of impact freshmen (John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe) playing beyond expectations, it got me thinking about past great UK games. One game in particular will always stand out in…
Here we go again: Was Adolph Rupp a rascist?
This question has been raised countless times over the years and The Onion has decided to bring it up again today as part of their piece Our Annual Year: The Top 10 Stories Of The Last 4.5 Billion Years. I have no idea where they came up with these Rupp quotes or whether these is…
John Wall keeps SEC Freshman of Week streak alive at 4 weeks straight
For the fourth straight week, University of Kentucky guard John Wall has been named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week. Wall averaged 18 points, five assists, four rebounds and 3.5 steals last week in wins against Connecticut and Indiana. Read article.