Tag: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Anthony Davis creates separation in Freshman of the Year race

Anthony Davis - photo by Regina Rickert | WildcatWorld.com

Anthony Davis is stepping up his game when some of the other freshmen are hitting the proverbial wall. He had a tremendous performance against Arkansas earlier this week, going for 27 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks in the win. He also set the Kentucky single-season record for blocks – with 12 regular-season games remaining…

Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist named Wooden Award finalists

If it’s uncommon for two teammates to be candidates for National Player of the Year, how rare is it for two roommates to do it?  Kentucky freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were named to the Midseason Top 25 for the John R. Wooden Award. Finalists for the award were announced on ESPNU’s show “The…

Once again Kidd-Gilchrist’s will to win helps lift Kentucky to victory

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - photo by Jonathan Palmer

Maybe Kentucky’s not tough enough for John Calipari‘s tastes. Maybe the Wildcats aren’t yet the rough-and-rugged outfit their coach would prefer.  But in a rollicking Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, No. 2 UK proved just tough enough to outlast Tennessee 65-62 in a bruising game that came right down to the wire.  “We have a will to…

Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist lead Cats to road win over Tennessee

Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - photo by Pablo Alcala

Darius Miller made two free throws and Michael Kidd-Gilchristadded another in the final 20 seconds and No. 2 Kentucky beat Tennessee 65-62 on Saturday.  The Wildcats (17-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference), who trailed by as many eight points in the second half, took a 62-54 lead with 53 seconds to go.  Tennessee’s Skylar McBee hit a…

Cats survive their first SEC road test at Auburn

Terrance Jones - photo by Todd J. Van Emst | AP

After everything that happened on the road a season ago, John Calipari felt helpless as his team fell behind and the same old script began to play itself out. He looked at his staff and asked a question that he already knew the answer to. “Are we going to have an easy game this year?”…