During the University of Kentucky’s pre-season media day, it only seemed every question directed at Brandon Knight contained a variation on the same theme. So, Brandon, how do you plan to replace John Wall? How much pressure do you feel replacing John Wall? Over and over, Knight calmly answered that he felt no pressure to…
Brandon Knight builds his legacy at Kentucky
Kentucky’s Final Four drought ends in flood of emotion
Come on now, 12 years is a long, long time. Too long. If you are Kentucky and you haven’t been to the Final Four for 12 consecutive seasons, the longest drought in the history of the greatest tradition in college basketball, it’s an eternity. The Cats had been to four Elite Eights over those past…
In the face of adversity Cats simply would not wilt
At some point, you just knew North Carolina would make a run at Kentucky. In fact, it wasn’t just one run. The Tar Heels, behind star freshman Harrison Barnes and Tyler Zeller, repeatedly came at UK, mounting rally after rally and severely testing the will of the fourth-seeded Wildcats. In the face of adversity, Brandon…
Unthinkable foursome heading to Houston for the Final Four
Even in the unpredictable, anything-goes world of March Madness, this is a Final Four nobody saw coming. Kentucky, Connecticut, Butler and Virginia Commonwealth — the improbable, the implausible, the unthinkable and the downright unimaginable. In one game in Houston next Saturday, No. 4 seed Kentucky will play No. 3 Connecticut — not a completely absurd…
Photo: Kentucky Wildcats celebrate with the NCAA East Region trophy
Photo: Kentucky Wildcats celebrate with the NCAA East Region trophy
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. North Carolina
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. North Carolina
Deandre Liggins helps shoot Kentucky into Final Four
Maybe now, everyone understands why Kentucky coach John Calipari kept DeAndre Liggins around. The quiet, unassuming junior forward from Chicago has never been the star, even under former coach Billy Gillispie. Most critics wondered where he would fit into Calipari’s system, one that seems to rely so heavily on one-and-done freshman phenoms. It turns out…
Cats roll Tarheels to advance to the Final Four
Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky restored some order to the Final Four with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina on Sunday in the East Regional final. The Wildcats (29-8) will play Connecticut in Houston on Saturday night after turning back a late surge by the Tar Heels (27-10), who erased an…
Kentucky run has been Knight to remember
Brandon Knight swears he doesn’t pattern his game after the other great point guards John Calipari guided in recent years, but the freshman sensation understands he can garner some useful information by watching how they operated. Calipari helped mold talents such as Derek Rose and Tyreke Evans at Memphis and most recently John Wall in…
Darius Miller knows how much the Final Four would mean to the Bluegrass
Darius Miller hasn’t forgotten Kentucky’s upset over Ohio State Friday night. The Kentucky junior also knows the Wildcats can’t dwell on the team’s most recent accomplishment heading into Sunday’s East Regional finale against North Carolina. “We all tried to get over it this morning,” Miller said Saturday. “We know we have an extremely talented team…