He wears a suit now, and there’s also a touch of gray in his hair. “I’m going to do something about that,” he says with a smile, rubbing a hand over his scalp. If only Rod Strickland‘s life was as easy to touch up. But give him this: Twenty years after leaving San Antonio, acting like a guy…
Marquis Teague, like Derrick Rose and John Wall before him, credits Rod Strickland
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Louisville
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Louisville
After rocky start, Marquis Teague evolves into Kentucky standout
To understand the journey of Kentucky’s Marquis Teague from score-first freshman to Final Four point guard, simply rewind the collected interviews of Wildcats coach John Calipari and measure the level of exasperation. Oct. 13, Kentucky Media Day, Exasperation Level: Low “Marquis Teague stares at me when I talk to him. I tell you, an open…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Baylor
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 36-2, while Baylor ends its season at 30-8. The Wildcats are 7-0 all-time against Baylor and 2-0 against the Bears in the NCAA Tournament. UK is now 109-46 in NCAA Tournament games. The Wildcats are 15-18 in NCAA Tournament regional final games. Kentucky is 68-29 all-time in…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Indiana
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Indiana
Teague takeover: Freshman point guard dominates in third-round win
Playing point guard on a team full of future lottery picks, there isn’t a role Marquis Teague hasn’t been asked to fill this season. At times, he’s been solely focused on facilitating. Others, he’s been a scorer first and foremost. There have even been games in which Teague retreated into the background on offense only…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Iowa State
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Iowa State
Teague, Miller keep Kentucky dancing, Cats blow by Cyclones, 87-71
Freshman Marquis Teague scored a career-high 24 points and top seed Kentucky put together another complete performance with a dominating second-half run in an 87-71 victory over Iowa State in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday night. Freshman Anthony Davis had 15 points and 12 rebounds, senior Darius Miller added 19 points…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky falls to 32-2, while Vanderbilt improves to 24-10. The Wildcats are 136-45 all-time against Vanderbilt and 4-4 against the Commodores in the SEC Tournament. Kentucky leads the SEC with 27 SEC Tournament titles. UK is now 119-23 in SEC Tournament games. The Wildcats 24-game winning streak ended, it was…