Willie Cauley-Stein scored 20 points, and his two crucial blocks and key rebound in the final 34 seconds helped Kentucky outlast Vanderbilt 74-70 Wednesday night for its first win without injured star center Nerlens Noel. Cauley-Stein, a 7-foot freshman manning the post for Kentucky (18-8, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) with Noel sidelined, blocked attempts by Kyle Fuller and…
Cauley-Stein’s career night leads Wildcats past Vanderbilt, 74-70
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Tennessee
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky falls to 17-8 overall and 8-4 in Southeastern Conference action. Tennessee improves to 14-10 and 6-6 in league play. Despite the loss, Kentucky still leads the series 149-67. Prior to today’s defeat, UK had won six-straight in the series and now owns wins in 20 of the last 25 meetings.…
Kentucky trounced by Tennessee, 88-58
Trae Golden had 24 points and eight assists Saturday as Tennessee rolled to an 88-58 victory over No. 25 Kentucky, giving the Volunteers their most lopsided win in the 216-game history of this series. Kentucky (17-8, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) was playing its first game without star center Nerlens Noel, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament…
Nerlens Noel out for the season with torn ACL
Per UK: University of Kentucky men’s basketball freshman Nerlens Noel will be out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL injury suffered during Tuesday night’s game at Florida. According to the UK medical staff, surgery should be expected in the next two to three weeks. The normal timetable for recovery is estimated…
Noel’s knee injury overshadows UK’s loss at Florida
The play, up until the very end, was nothing out of the ordinary for Nerlens Noel. Following a turnover, the freshman forward furiously pursued Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin. Making up ground with his long strides and characteristic hustle in the open court, Noel saved a sure basket with his 106th block of the season. But…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Florida
Kentucky falls to 17-7 overall and 8-3 in Southeastern Conference action. Florida improves to 20-3 and 10-1 in league play. UK still leads the series 93-34 and 33-23 when the game is played in Gainesville. UK falls to 13-11 against opponents who are ranked No. 7 by the Associated Press. Kentucky owns an all-time 4-3 record as the 25th-ranked team as tabbed by the AP. Kentucky returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 16 when UK travels to Tennessee for a rematch with the Volunteers. Game time is set for 1 p.m. ET and will air live on CBS.
Nerlens Noel injures knee as Cats fall to Gators, 69-52
Scottie Wilbekin had 14 points and eight assists, Pat Young recorded his sixth double-double of the season and No. 7 Florida handled No. 25 Kentucky 69-52 on Tuesday night. The Gators (20-3, 10-1 Southeastern Conference) snapped a five-game losing streak in the series, and coach Billy Donovan improved to 2-7 against Kentucky’s John Calipari. This…
Jarrod Polson relishing role as Kentucky’s energy guy
When Jarrod Polson arrived at Kentucky as a walk-on, playing time was a desired but unrealistic expectation. Now, midway through his junior season, Polson isn’t the team’s best scorer, best defender or three-point specialist, but what he does bring fuels the Cats. “He’s just energy,” John Calipari said. “All I need is energy.” If that’s what Calipari needs, it…
Nerlens Noel named SEC Freshman of the Week for 4th week in a row
Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel, a 6-foot-10, 244-pound freshman forward from Everett, Mass., was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 10 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in wins over South Carolina and Auburn. Noel helped lead UK to a pair of wins at home this week to run the Wildcats’ winning streak to five games.…
Polson a model for what Coach Cal wants Cats to be
Continuing a recent tradition, John Calipari channeled his inner philosopher as he fielded questions from the media. Ostensibly, Coach Cal was at the podium to talk basketball. The Wildcats had just won their fifth game in a row – 72-62 in a bruising rematch with Auburn – but he was more interested in talking about…