When it ended this time, Darius Miller was not on the court being swarmed by a knot of celebrating Indiana University basketball players. When the final seconds ticked away this time, Miller was walking along the University of Kentucky bench hugging all of his coaches and teammates. This is the reason: Beaten by one at…
This time the Wildcats shot free throws like Kyle Macy
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Indiana
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Indiana
Kentucky knocks off Indiana 102-90 to advance to Elite Eight
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 24 points and Kentucky shook off a quiet night by freshman star Anthony Davis, pulling away from Indiana in a showdown of storied programs for a 102-90 victory Friday in the South Regional semifinals. Davis wasn’t a huge factor after picking up two early fouls, but the top-seeded Wildcats (35-2) had five…
Anthony Davis wins 2012 Adolph Rupp National Player of the Year Award
Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis has been selected as the winner of the 2012 Adolph Rupp Award, annually presented to the National Player of the Year. Davis, a first-team All-American and the SEC Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, has led Kentucky to a 32-2 record, including a…
Walk-on Sam Malone looks more Sigma Chi than Kentucky Wildcat
Wearing cargo shorts and a Kentucky basketball T-shirt, he walks with a slight limp through the cement underworld of the KFC Yum Center in Louisville, site of his team’s first stop along the road to their goal of an eighth NCAA tournament championship. A freshman listed at just 5-foot-11, Sam Malone looks more Sigma Chi…
Future Cats Alex Poythress, Archie Goodwin named Gatorade Boys Hoop Players of the Year
A dedicated ESPNHS POY team managed the Gatorade State Boys Basketball Player of the Year selection process, resulting in the following winners based on athletic production and impact in the 2011-12 season. These student-athletes also demonstrated high academic achievement and exemplary personal character, including volunteerism, sportsmanship and community leadership. See full list here.
The charm of ‘Catlanta,’ a home away from home for UK fans
During last week’s second and third rounds of the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky fans flooded the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville in a postseason practice that’s become an annual routine for Big Blue Nation. It was by no means out of the norm for blue to dominate an arena, especially considering the firs two rounds for…
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist earn coaches’ All-America honors
Kentucky freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2012 Coaches’ Division I All-America teams as announced by the organization on Tuesday. Davis, a 6-foot-10, 222-pound freshman forward from Chicago, Ill., was a first team selection. He leads the country in blocks (166 and 4.6 per game)…
Joe B. Halls Hall of Fame coaching career started, ended in Denver
Joe B. Hall couldnt find a better carrier into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame than the national prestige of the University of Kentucky Wildcats.But on Nov. 18, when the honor is bestowed at an induction banquet in Kansas City, Mo., Hall wont be thinking only about his glorious career as a Kentucky coach.…
Anthony Davis honored as USBWA National Player of the Year
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) has selected Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis as the men’s National Player of the Year in conjunction with the 2012 Oscar Robertson Trophy. The Chicago, Ill., native was selected as the Freshman of the Year by the USBWA last week. He is averaging 14.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game…