For all of the tradition between Kentucky and North Carolina, are you surprised to know that Saturday’s game at Rupp Arena will mark the first time since 1995 that the two programs will square off when both are ranked in the top five in the nation? That matchup came in 1995, in the South Regional…
Memorable Kentucky-North Carolina games
Kentucky will be the No. 1 team in the country when they face North Carolina
UNLV stunned No.1 North Carolina 90-80 in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational tonight. In the polls on Monday, North Carolina will surely drop and Kentucky will likely take the top spot in the polls. That means Kentucky will be the No. 1 team in the country when they face St. John’s on Thursday,…
Athlon Sports puts Terrence Jones on the cover; picks Final Four of UK, UNC, Ohio State, Syracuse
Here is today’s college basketball question from Rick Bozich of the Louisville Courier Journal: Is there anybody out there who is NOT going to pick Kentucky and North Carolina to make the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans next season? Athlon put UK sophomore forward Terrence Jones on the cover of one of its regional…
Calipari’s brilliance has Kentucky in Final Four
This wasn’t supposed to happen. Not now. Maybe last season, when John Calipari had a record five first-round NBA draft picks on his roster. Or a year from now, when he’ll welcome in the nation’s top recruiting class (again) to Lexington.But this was supposed to be a year just to tread water, a bridge campaign…
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…
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…
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…