The sign asked: Et tu, Pitino? The game answered: And two, Pitino! Rick Pitino, forever labeled a back-stabber by Kentucky fans for his roundabout move to archrival Louisville, beat UK for a second straight season yesterday. Read article.
December 27, 2003: Kentucky falls to 1-2 against Cards in Pitino Era
January 22, 1984: Bowie, Turpin, Walker team for 47 points
Rising to the occasion — a necessity in a duel of 7-footers — Kentucky overcame a bumbling start and a stumbling finish to beat Houston 74-67 yesterday at Rupp Arena. Read article.
The hype over Kentucky is something we’ve never seen before in college basketball
Andy Katz of ESPN talks about Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness. Read article.
Media picks Kentucky to win SEC Conference
The media voted Patrick Patterson to its pre-season first all-league team. UK freshman John Wall led the All-SEC Second Team. Read article.
In Kentucky, you can’t love your grandmother more than basketball
Kentucky is not most places. More importantly, it doesn’t want to be. Read article.
The Arena Pulse: Rupp Arena
BleacherReport.com breaks down the top 25 toughest and most intimidating venues in college basketball. Rupp Arena is at #4. Read article.
November 7, 2007: Gardner-Webb snares Wildcats
Herald-Leader Sports Columnist Mark Story has looked back at Kentucky basketball games since the 1983-84 season, when the Herald-Leader began its electronic archive, and has selected his top 25 most memorable games. One game will be revealed each day until Nov. 11. Check each day to see where your favorite game was ranked. No. 24:…
December 12, 1987: Kentucky tips Cardinals on Jenkins’ tap in
Saturday’s hero, Cedric Jenkins, struck again yesterday. Jenkins, whose contributions aided Kentucky’s overtime victory over Indiana last Saturday, tipped in the basket with one second left that allowed UK to outlast back-from-the-dead Louisville 76-75 yesterday. Read article.
Top 25 most memorable Kentucky basketball games according to Mark Story
Trying to pick the 25 most memorable University of Kentucky basketball games since the start of the 1983-84 season is challenging. I imagine it is a little like asking Hugh Hefner to pick the 25 most attractive playmates. You get an impressive list — but you have a whole lot of beauty left over. Read…
Video: Envy our Past, Fear our Future
Video introduction to Kentucky’s 2009-2010 Big Blue Madness. Please note that YouTube, in it’s infinite wisdom, chose to strip the audio from this clip claiming a copyright violation. Seems strange since I obtained this video from the UK Athletics website. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpz37NWLV8g