Most of all, I remember the empty orange chair. Fifteen years have come and gone. Fifteen Roads to fifteen Final Fours. Fifteen shining moments. But that day at the Basketball Hall of Fame there was only the vacant chair. I was writing then for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, the closest newspaper to the University of…
For Calhoun and Calipari, It’s The Frigid Four
Calipari says selfish play doomed Cats against UConn
It had been a long time since John Calipari took a beating as thorough as the one given to Kentucky by Connecticut Wednesday night in the finals of the Maui Invitational. Selfish play by a young team that has not learned how to handle adversity was the driving force behind the Cats 84-67 loss, according to the coach, who discussed the game during an audio tweet released Thursday.
Kentucky falls to UConn in Maui Finals
Kemba Walker scored 29 points and Connecticut beat a Top 10 team for the second straight day, knocking off No. 8 Kentucky with an 84-67 rout to win the Maui Tournament on Wednesday night. Connecticut (5-0), the 2005 Maui champions, wore down second-ranked Michigan State in the semifinals and steamrolled the Wildcats with a massive run to close the first half. Alex Oriakhi had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Huskies shot 57 percent against one of the nation’s best teams to leave paradise with a big trophy and bigger expectations.
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Connecticut
Go here for boxscore. — Kentucky drops to 4-1 on the season. UConn improves to 5-0. — UK is now 1-2 all-time against UConn. — The Wildcats are now 165-72 against schools comprising the Big East. — UK is 10-5 in the Maui Invitational. It marks the first time the Wildcats have been runners-up and…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Connecticut
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is now 9-0 on the season. UConn falls to 6-2. UK is 1-1 against the Huskies. Kentucky is 164-70 against the Big East. The Wildcats are 10-3 all-time in Madison Square Garden. UK is 39-16 in the New York metro area. UK’s 9-0 start is its best start since…
Kentucky Wildcats stay perfect, down UConn 64-61
Freshman John Wall scored a season-high 25 points, including 12 of Kentucky’s last 15 in the game, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats beat No. 14 Connecticut 64-61 on Wednesday night in the SEC/Big East Invitational. Wall lived up to his billing in his first appearance at Madison Square Garden, overcoming first-half foul trouble and dominating the…