All eyes in the Bluegrass State will be on the men’s basketball Final Four this weekend when Kentucky and Louisville meet in New Orleans. But tonight, UK fans can catch a glimpse of the future. Two Kentucky signees, several recruiting targets and one UK women’s signee will be competing in the McDonald’s All American game…
Future Wildcats will hold court in McDonald’s All-Star game tonight
Doron Lamb can’t even eat a piece a chicken without being approached by a Kentucky fan
Doron Lamb has seen it firsthand. Everywhere he goes, whether it’s a walk to class, a meal or a simple trip across the street to the Joe Craft Center, the message from fans is the same. Beat Louisville. “We’re walking on campus and people are talking to you, stopping you to take pictures and sign…
Kentucky-Louisville is no ordinary rivalry
The door to the den at the Duncan house on Goldsmith Lane has a hole in it. It’s been there for decades, a battle scar from the great Louisville-Kentucky Cold War of the 1970s and ’80s. Jeff Duncan put the divot in the door by throwing the phone book at his older brother, Steve, during…
Cover of the Official 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four program
Cover of the Official 2012 NCAA Men’s Final Four program
Anthony Davis leads John R. Wooden Award All-American team
Kentucky’s Anthony Davis, Kansas’ Thomas Robinson and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger — all playing in this weekend’s Final Four — are on the John R. Wooden Award All-American Team, which was announced Monday. Joining them are Isaiah Cannan of Murray State, Jae Crowder of Marquette, Marcus Denmon of Missouri, Draymond Green of Michigan State, Kevin…
Anthony Davis named first team AP All-American
Joining Anthony Davis on the first team were Thomas Robinson of Kansas, Jared Sullinger of Ohio State, the first repeat All-America in three years, Draymond Green of Michigan State and Doug McDermott of Creighton. Davis received 63 first-team votes while Green, the lone senior on the team, got 53. Sullinger had 30, one more than…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Baylor
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 36-2, while Baylor ends its season at 30-8. The Wildcats are 7-0 all-time against Baylor and 2-0 against the Bears in the NCAA Tournament. UK is now 109-46 in NCAA Tournament games. The Wildcats are 15-18 in NCAA Tournament regional final games. Kentucky is 68-29 all-time in…
Kidd-Gilchrist leads Kentucky to Final Four; named the most outstanding player of the South Regional
Kentucky is headed back to the Final Four. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and Anthony Davis added 18 as the Wildcats defeated Baylor, 82-70, in front of 24,035 in Sunday’s South Regional final at the Georgia Dome. As a result, top-seeded Kentucky (36-2) advanced to its second consecutive Final Four and 15th overall. It will…
Kentucky beats Baylor 82-70 to advance to it’s fifteenth Final Four to face Louisville
Top-seeded Kentucky cruised into the Final Four for the second year in a row, blitzing Baylor with a dominating first half on the way to an 82-70 rout at the South Regional on Sunday. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points and the Wildcats (36-2) took control with an early 16-0 run. Kentucky led 42-22 at halftime…
Cats battle for fifteenth Final Four appearance
Last year, the Cats upset North Carolina to advance to the Final Four, but in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, as the No. 1 overall seed, they’re favored to win. UK (32-2) battles Baylor (27-7) in the Elite Eight for a chance to advance to its fifteenth Final Four appearance Sunday at 2:20 p.m. at the…