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Terrence Jones shows how special he is, fuels comeback against Notre Dame

Terrence Jones

It all started with The Dunk. If, at some point, we look back at this Kentucky season and wonder where UK found its toughness, we may have to point back to Terrence Jones and his dunk against Notre Dame. The scene was this: Facing a smart, experienced, big and tough No. 23 ranked Notre Dame squad in a blue-clad Freedom Hall, Kentucky had fallen behind by double digits. Fed up with what they felt was a poor referees’ whistle, the Cats spent the majority of their time letting Tyler Hansbrough’s much less talented younger bro…

Terrence Jones learned to play basketball from his aunt

Kentucky freshman Terrence Jones enters Wednesday night’s clash with Notre Dame coming off his worst performance in his short college career. Freshmen, by nature, are somewhat inconsistent, but Jones has bucked that trend for the most part, posting double-doubles in four of his first seven games. Jones is 6-foot-8 and weighs around 240 pounds. But while the body says he should be a power forward, the skills clearly indicate a player just as comfortable on the perimeter.

Terrence Jones was nation’s best freshman for November

Terrence Jones

When you beat Duke’s Kyrie Irving (who has seamlessly replaced and remade the Blue Devils’ point guard spot) and Jared Sullinger (whose interior offensive efficiency might win Ohio State a national title this year) you know you’re doing something right. Jones is. The Kentucky freshman gets the nod over Irving, Sullinger and a handful of other frosh for not only excelling but doing so without the help of a team full of skilled veterans surrounding him.

Kentucky rolls Boston 91-57 with strong second half

Brandon Knight scored 23 points and No. 10 Kentucky bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 91-57 win over Boston University on Tuesday night. Terrence Jones added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Wildcats (5-1), who shot 59 percent from the field and overwhelmed the Terriers (4-4) over the final 20 minutes. Kentucky led by just seven points at halftime before opening the second half on an 18-3 run to break things open.