Kentucky freshman center Nerlens Noel‘s huge alley-oop throw down vs. Auburn on Jan. 19 is nominated for the GEICO Play of the Year, Intersport announced today. Each week for eight weeks, four incredible college basketball plays will be nominated as the GEICO Play of the Year. Each week’s winner will be determined by fan voting…
Nerlens Noel nominated for GEICO Play of the Year
Nerlens Noel named SEC Freshman of the Week for 3rd week in a row
Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel, a 6-foot-10, 244-pound freshman forward from Everett, Mass., was named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 10.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and seven blocks in wins at Ole Miss and at Texas A&M. Noel began the weed with a 12-block performance in an upset of No. 16 Ole Miss. The 12 rejections set…
Cats struggle to close, but Mays saves the day in UK’s overtime win
That magician Elston Turner had a shot in the air that could have forced a second overtime Saturday between his Texas A&M team and Kentucky at Reed Arena. It looked good as he rose up. It didn’t go down. Nerlens Noel had 19 points, 14 rebounds and two blocked shots Saturday. “It was real deep,…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Texas A&M
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 15-6 overall and 6-2 in Southeastern Conference action. Texas A&M drops to 13-8 and 3-5 in league play. UK now leads the series 3-2 and 1-0 when the game is played in College Station, Texas. Kentucky now owns a 7-4 record when games are played in the Lonestar…
Noel, Mays lead Cats in overtime win at Texas A&M
Freshman Nerlens Noel had a season-high 19 points and Julius Mays also scored 19, including five in overtime, to lead Kentucky to a 72-68 win over Texas A&M on Saturday. The Wildcats (15-6, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) led by one point before Mays made two free throws with 15 seconds left. Texas A&M (13-8, 3-5) had a chance to tie…
Anthony Davis named 2012 Kentucky Sportsman of the Year
Pundits called it one of the greatest years ever for a player of any sport, professional or college. That was more than enough to name Anthony Davis the 2012 Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Sportsman of the Year. The former Wildcat and John Calipari-coached player was named the Kentucky Sportsman of the Year on Thursday at the…
Future Cat Marcus Lee invited to McDonald’s All-American Game
UK signee Marcus Lee has been selected to play in the McDonald’s All-American Game, his high school coach told the Herald-Leader on Thursday. Lee, a 6-foot-9 senior from California, is averaging about 18 points, 20 rebounds and seven blocks per game this season. Deer Valley Coach LeChet Phillips shared the news with Lee’s family Thursday…
Nerlens Noel named to Wayman Tisdale award midseason watch list
Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel is among 12 players announced by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) as a midseason candidate for the Wayman Tisdale Award, honoring the nation’s top freshman for the 2012-13 college basketball season on Thursday. Noel leads the nation in blocks per game at 4.8. He ranks 14th in the country in…
Trio of former Cats to represent Kentucky in NBA Rising Stars Challenge
Though Kentucky lost its lone representative on the NBA All-Star roster when Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo suffered a season-ending knee injury last weekend, there will still be plenty of UK flavor at the 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend. On Wednesday afternoon, the NBA released the rosters for its annual Rising Stars Challenge, which is…
Nerlens Noel had a monumental presence in crucial win for the Wildcats
It didn’t make sense until the end of Kentucky’s 87-74 victory at No. 16 Ole Miss. The Rebels had completely blown the first half after starting 3-for-20 against a UK team that was affected by early foul trouble. The quick whistles (22 fouls called in the first 15 minutes of the matchup) didn’t help the…