Kentucky’s Terrence Jones was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 18.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists in wins over Mississippi State and South Carolina. Jones recorded back-to-back double-doubles in helping lead the Cats to a 2-0 record on the week. He has tallied four double-doubles in last six games. Jones tied a career high with five assists against Mississippi State and with five offensive rebounds against South Carolina. His 10 defensive rebounds against Mississippi State was most since pulling down 15 against Notre Dame on Dec. 8.
Terrence Jones named SEC Freshman of the Week
Darius Miller lives the High Life from beyond the arc, scores career-high 22
You needed to have a thesaurus on hand during UK’s 90-59 shellacking of South Carolina to find as many synonyms as possible for the word “dominant.” Really, aside from some lulls in the Cats’ play in the second half thanks to the Gamecocks’ press and the inability to replicate a John Wall-like bounce pass for a dunk, the Cats didn’t do much wrong the entire game. One particularly dominant UK player was junior guard Darius Miller…
Deandre Liggins bounces back from sub-par game in bench role
Junior guard DeAndre Liggins was not in UK’s starting lineup for the first time this season; instead freshman guard Doron Lamb started in his place. According to UK head coach John Calipari, the change was simply about trying something new in the hope of finding more success. “It’s like I have done this with just about every guy on the team,” Calipari said.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Kentucky cruises 90-59 over South Carolina
Darius Miller scored a career-high 22 points and No. 22 Kentucky had little trouble in a 90-59 win over South Carolina on Saturday. Terrence Jones added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (19-7, 7-5 SEC), who remain unbeaten at Rupp Arena under John Calipari. Kentucky scored the game’s first 14 points and led by as much as 36 to push its home winning streak to 32, the second-longest in school history.
Video: It happened on this day in Kentucky basketball history in 2010
Video: It happened on this day in Kentucky basketball history in 2010
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Kentucky holds off Mississippi State 85-79
Brandon Knight scored 24 points, Doron Lamb added 20 in his first start in nearly as month as No. 22 Kentucky held off Mississippi State 85-79 on Tuesday night. The Wildcats (18-7, 6-5 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from another late-game road meltdown against Vanderbilt with some of their finest offensive play of the season. Kentucky shot 56 percent from the floor, including 67 percent in the second half, to improve to 30-0 at Rupp Arena…
Terrence Jones named SEC Freshman of the Week
The SEC named Kentucky forward Terrence Jones its Freshman of the Week for last week. Jones averaged a double-double last week with 17.5 points and 10.0 rebounds last week. He tied a season-high with four blocks against Tennessee. He scored a team-high 25 points at Vanderbilt and has scored in double-figures in four straight games and 16 of his last 17 games.
Kentucky’s road slump continues at Vanderbilt
Would you believe me if I told you that Kentucky lost a tight game on the road? For the fifth time in six road games in the SEC, No. 18 Kentucky (17-7, 5-5) lost a close game away from home. This time, John Jenkins and No. 23 Vanderbilt (18-6, 6-4) dropped UK 81-77. Jenkins, the SEC’s leading scorer, scored a career-high 32 points off 6-10 shooting from beyond the arc.