Brandon Knight insisted he did not know that he had not made a field goal in seven attempts. “I knew I had missed shots. I don’t know why. You can’t make every shot. I can’t tell you why I make shots or why I miss. You just have to believe…
Brandon Knight didn’t flinch when he had a chance to win game
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Princeton
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Princeton
Brandon Knight’s layup leads Kentcky past Princeton, 59-57
Freshman Brandon Knight, held scoreless for more than 39 minutes, made a driving layup with 2 seconds remaining to lift No. 4 seed Kentucky to a 59-57 win over 13th-seeded Princeton in the second round of the NCAA tournament Thursday. Knight missed his first seven shots and even found himself on the bench in the…
Kentucky freshmen face Princeton’s vets
Kentucky coach John Calipari summed up his team, maybe even his program, in one sentence Wednesday. “You can’t count on freshmen,” he said. Princeton can only hope that’s the case in the NCAA tournament. The No. 13-seeded Tigers (25-6) play the fourth-seeded Wildcats (25-8) in the tournament’s second round Thursday.
UK in NCAAs: By The Numbers
Kentucky tips off its record 51st NCAA Tournament appearance on Thursday against Princeton. This feature breaks down the Wildcats’ March Madness history by the numbers… 1 – UK’s first game in the NCAA tourney came in 1942, a 46-44 victory over Illinois in New Orleans. Milt Ticco led Adolph Rupp’s squad with 13 points, but…
What’s up with those “three-point goggles” anyway?
Since we’re all brushing up on the finer points of college basketball this week, here’s a new vocabulary term to remember: “Three-point goggles.” As you’ll see in the NCAA tournament this week, players on teams from Duke to Kentucky will celebrate three-point buckets by fitting themselves with pantomimed spectacles, the kind your kindergartener might make…
Kentucky makes 51st appearance in NCAA Tournament
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…
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.