Terrence Jones is on one of five regional covers for Sports Illustrated‘s basketball preview cover. North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes, Connecticut’s Jeremy Lamb, Kansas’ Thomas Robinson and UCLA’s Reeves Nelson were the others. UK was ranked No. 2 by SI. In its preview, SI writer Kelli Anderson examined the best-case scenario (“The young Wildcats live up to the…
Terrence Jones is on the cover of Sports Illustrated
Anthony Davis provides defensive edge
In UK‘s 97-53 victory over Transylvania Wednesday night, freshman forward Anthony Davis walked out of Rupp Arena for his first exhibition game with eight blocks and eight rebounds. While fans and contenders had heard about Davis’ ability to block shots, it still came as a surprise to Transy’s coaches and players. He was blocking shots…
Enes Kanter makes Rupp Arena debut as Villains defeat All-Stars 152-149
Enes Kanter looked down the line of seats on the Rupp Arena sidelines. Which one was he confined to last year, when he was forced to sit the bench all season after the NCAA ruled him ineligible? Kanter pointed to a seat marked No. 15. “Right at the end of the bench,” Kanter said. At…