After claiming its 27th Southeastern Conference Tournament title the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team (25-8) will make its NCAA-leading 51st appearance in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the East Region. Kentucky will play Princeton (25-6) Thursday, March 17 in Tampa, Fla. Kentucky holds a 1-0 record against Princeton in the…
Kentucky makes 51st appearance in NCAA Tournament
NCAA again rules Enes Kanter permanently ineligible
University of Kentucky men’s basketball student-athlete Enes Kanter has been ruled permanently ineligible for receiving impermissible compensation from a professional team. The NCAA Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee has upheld the NCAA staff decision that Kanter received $33,033 above his actual and necessary expenses for one year while playing for a club basketball team in Turkey. The…
The Spectrum, site of the 1992 loss to Duke, goes under the wrecking ball
The Spectrum in Philadelphia was the site of one of the most memorable games in NCAA tournament history, Kentucky vs. Duke in the 1992 East Regionals. And now, the Philadelphia Spectrum is no more. From Rushthecourt.net, “The sports world gave up another one of its landmark venues to the way of progress today as The Philadelphia Spectrum felt the crash of the wrecking ball while several of the men who filled it with memories, including Julius Erving and Bernie Parent, watched the destruction from a safe distance. This 47-year old warhorse ends a distinguished career as one of the most versatile sports and music arenas ever built.”
Enes Kanter ruled permanently ineligible; Kentucky to appeal decision
The University of Kentucky plans to appeal a NCAA ruling that freshman Enes Kanter is permanently ineligible, the school announced Thursday. A sign that there had been a decision in the case came earlier Thursday when Kanter was seen wearing practice gear and headed for Kentucky’s practice court.
Freedom for Enes, freedom from NCAA
The NCAA clearinghouse has yet to proclaim Enes Kanter eligible to play for UK. The wait has extended more than one month after the date Calipari anticipated, according to a Sep. 8 Kernel article. This is an extraordinary disservice to the university, the fans and the team, given the small roster this year. However, this comes as no surprise given the NCAA’s lack of urgency when declaring lack of eligibility.
Questions linger on the eligibility of Enes Kanter
Three days before official practice begins, Kentucky’s national title hopes could hinge on the freshman center Enes Kanter, a star recruit from Turkey whose eligibility remains in question. Kanter played for the senior club of Fenerbahce Ulker, a top team in a professional basketball league in Turkey.
NCAA officially closes case on Eric Bledsoe
From Jerry Tipton: “The NCAA announced on Tuesday that it is officially closing its review of former Kentucky player Eric Bledsoe. “On Monday, we reached out to Birmingham school district officials to officially confirm they do not plan to take any further action regarding Eric Bledsoe,” NCAA spokesman Chuck Wynne wrote in an e-mail. “They…
Enes Kanter to be eligible by December?
Former Kentucky athletics director C.M. Newton came to watch Kentucky play football against Akron last week, and he didn’t mind telling me that he was as curious as everyone else about the historic ruling the NCAA would be making on Enes Kanter‘s eligibility. Read full article here.
NCAA grants Enes Kanter waiver to practice limit
From Jerry Tipton: “Not only is Enes Kanter‘s eligibility to play for Kentucky this coming season in doubt. So is his ability to continue practicing with team. The NCAA places a 45-day limit on how much a player with unresolved eligibility issues can practice with the team. But in Kanter’s case, the NCAA has granted…
Kentucky great Larry Conley believes NCAA may cease to exist in 5-8 years
College basketball television analyst Larry Conley says he won’t be surprised if there isn’t an NCAA in five to eight years. Conley said the shifting of teams to different conferences is “a prelude to elimination of the NCAA.” He said once the pieces are in place, the power conferences will have enough of the major…