Final Four teams get a special spot in the hearts of Big Blue fans and it’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the 1993 Kentucky teams took Wildcat fans on an incredible 30-4 run. It had only been five years since the last Final Four trip when probation hit the UK program in…
Former Cat Travis Ford reflects on ’93 Final Four run
Former Cat Travis Ford has turned Oklahoma State around this season
The surprise team in the Big 12 so far this season is 23rd-ranked Oklahoma State, and the reason for the Cowboys success can be found in a message Travis Ford delivered to his team on Wednesday night against South Florida. During each timeout, Ford said he found himself preaching “whoever’s team’s defense is better tonight is…
Former Cat Travis Ford one of the best former players-turned-coaches in college hoops today
ESPN.com put together a list of 10 coaches who could really play the game of basketball. Former Cat Travis Ford was included in that list. OF Ford they say: “Fun fact: Missouri fans still know Travis Ford as “Travis the Traitor,” thanks to his defection from a talented Tigers team to Kentucky after his 1990…
Former Cat Travis Ford holds 25.9 second post-game press conference
Travis Ford’s Oklahoma State Cowboys got a 106-65 whooping from Baylor today. Ford’s postgame press conference lasted only 25.9 seconds following the Cowboys’ lopsided loss to Baylor. “They played great. We played bad. There you go,” he said. “They played really, really, really well. Really, really, really well. Thank you.” Source.
More than a century of glorious Kentucky basketball sights and sounds…
When one sport, one school, one supreme program so dominates a state, you can take its measure with sounds alone. Cock an ear to the sound track of more than a century of basketball in the Bluegrass State and you’ll hear: The buzz of the Hyatt lobby in advance of a game at Rupp…
Former Cat Travis Ford giving back to the school that gave him his first coaching job
Travis Ford owes a lot to Campbellsville University. The Kentucky college provided Ford his first coaching job. Provided his wife, Heather, too, although not as some package deal, but by happenstance — she’s the daughter of team doctor Bobby Brooks. So Ford’s time at Campbellsville, three years, was fruitful.
On this day in 1993, Kentucky decimated Wake Forest in Sweet 16 win
From The Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar: “Kentucky reassumed the role of heavyweight after the previous season’s Cinderella-like Unforgettables, rolling to a 103-69 win over Wake Forest in the Sweet 16. Jamal Mashburn began the assault on Wake with perfect five for five three-point shooting in the first half. In a game expected to be…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Hartford
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 14-0 while Hartford is 2-10. Kentucky’s 14-0 start is its best since the 1977-78 squad opened with 14 consecutive wins. This is the seventh time in school history that the Wildcats have begun a season with at least 14 straight wins. John Calipari is the only coach to…
John Wall’s record night pushes Kentucky past Hartford
Freshman point guard John Wall set a school record with 16 assists and No. 3 Kentucky crushed Hartford 104-61 on Tuesday night. Wall added nine points and four rebounds as the Wildcats (14-0) matched their best start in 32 seasons. Wall broke the record of 15 assists, set by Travis Ford against Eastern Kentucky on…
Former Cat Travis Ford has 2nd highest winning percentage by a coach in OSU history
Only Eddie Sutton (70.9 percent), a former Kentucky coach, had a higher winning percentage than Coach Ford has (69.2 percent). Read article.