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…
Calipari’s brilliance has Kentucky in Final Four
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…
Perennial powers Kentucky, North Carolina to meet
In an NCAA tournament filled with stunning upsets and unlikely party crashers, the East region has provided an oasis of sanity. Kentucky. North Carolina. College basketball bluebloods whose gyms are ringed with national championship banners and whose fan bases are disappointed any time a season ends without confetti and celebratory newspaper fronts on the first…
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North Carolina edges Kentucky, 75-73
Tyler Zeller scored a career-high 27 points and hit the go-ahead free throws with 47 seconds left, helping North Carolina edge past No. 10 Kentucky 75-73 on Saturday. Zeller scored 12 of the final 16 points for the Tar Heels (5-3), who earned a needed victory against a big-name opponent after struggling the first month of the season. John Henson added 13 points and 12 rebounds, giving North Carolina its sixth win in the past seven games against the Wildcats (5-2).