Mississippi basketball player Reginald Buckner had to be restrained by a teammate Friday at the Georgia Dome as Buckner rushed at University of Kentucky guard DeAndre Liggins after the Wildcats’ 75-66 win against the Rebels. Following the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal game, the two teams left the court together and headed for their respective locker…
Deandre Liggins and Ole Miss’ Buckner in near altercation following game
Kentucky Wildcats hold off Ole Miss, 75-66, in SEC Quarterfinals
Doron Lamb scored 19 points and fellow freshman Brandon Knight had 17 to lead No. 15 Kentucky past Mississippi 75-66 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday. Knight made five free throws in the final 41 seconds as Kentucky (23-8), which never trailed, held off Ole Miss. The Rebels trailed 68-66 following Chris Warren’s…
On this day in Kentucky basketball history in 1984, Kenny Walker made Charles Barkley cry
From UKWildcatsBlog.com: “The Wildcats had the ball with the game tied and 14 seconds left to play. On the inbounds play, the Wildcats got the ball into the hands of sophomore Kenny Walker. Once Walker had the ball, he bounced in a jump shot from 15 feet to give the Wildcats a 51-49 wins and…
On this date in Kentucky basketball history in 2010…
On this date in 2010, the 2009-10 All-SEC men’s basketball awards were announced. John Wall was named SEC Player of the Year. Eric Bledsoe, Demarcus Cousins and John Wall were named to the All-Freshmen team. Patrick Patterson was named to the SEC’s All-Defensive Team. Patrick Patterson, John Wall and Demarcus Cousins was named First Team…
Terrence Jones named SEC Freshman of the Year
UK freshman Terrence Jones was named the SEC Freshman of the Year according to league coaches, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Jones, a 6-8 forward from Portland, Ore., averaged 17.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in the regular season. He led the league in double-doubles (11) and rebounding and ranked sixth…
Brandon Knight named SEC Freshman of the Week
Kentucky’s Brandon Knight was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in wins over Vanderbilt and at Tennessee. Knight scored 12 of his 17 points and grabbed four of his six rebounds in the second half against Vanderbilt to help the Cats remain perfect at home for the…
Cats ‘grow up’ on way to first quality road win
At long last, the elusive quality road win the Cats desired came to fruition, but only with a healthy dose of irony. Just when the Cats finally squeak out a win on the road, the schedule lists no more true road games ahead for the Cats this season. Sure, the Cats managed to spoil the…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Tennessee
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Tennessee
Kentucky beats Tennessee in season finale, 64-58
Brandon Knight scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, and No. 20 Kentucky beat Tennessee 64-58 on Sunday. The Wildcats (22-8, 10-6 Southeastern Conference) finished second in the SEC East, while the Volunteers (18-13, 8-8) dropped to fifth. Knight scored his first basket just before the halftime buzzer, and his 3-pointer with…
Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight make Yahoo! Sports All-SEC first team
Jason King of Yahoo! Sports has assembled his ALL-SEC Team and it includes Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight. Of Terrence he says: “One of 10 finalists for the Oscar Robertson Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top player … Ranks sixth in the SEC in scoring with 17.2 points per game … Leads…