Not much about the UK basketball program looks the same as when senior guard Darius Miller arrived on campus in 2008. On Thursday, Miller will step on the Rupp Arena court for the final time. “I can imagine it being emotional for me,” Miller said Wednesday. “I’ve had a lot of good memories, met a…
Darius Miller prepares to play last game at Rupp after helping turn around program
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist named Naismith Top 30 Finalists
UK freshmen Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were named among 30 finalists for the 2012 Naismith Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Award the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday. Davis, a 6-foot-10, 222-pound freshman forward from Chicago, Ill., leads the country in blocks (138 and 4.8 per game) and ranks second in field goal percentage…
Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist sweep SEC weekly awards
The debate between Anthony Davis and Kansas’ Thomas Robinson for National Player of the Year honors wages on, but for this week, at least, Davis wins the race. The Kentucky freshman forward picked up not one but two awards for his monster week, earning National Player of the Week honors from ESPN and league Player of the…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky is 28-1 overall and has won 20 in a row. UK is 14-0 in Southeastern Conference play. Kentucky clinched the outright 2012 SEC championship, the 45th league crown in school history. Vanderbilt is 20-9 overall, 9-5 in the SEC. Kentucky leads the series 136-44, including 76-14 in Lexington. UK…
Anthony Davis leads Cats as Kentucky clinches 45th SEC title outright
Freshman Anthony Davis scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting, and No. 1 Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 83-74 on Saturday to win the Southeastern Conference regular season title for the 45th time. The Wildcats (28-1, 14-0) have won 51 straight at home and are on a 20-game winning streak overall. But Kentucky trailed at halftime and needed…
Darius Miller fuels Kentucky comeback win
The No. 1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats finished the game on a 20-4 run to come back from a seven-point deficit in the final six minutes to defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 73-64 Tuesday night in Starkville, Miss. The Bulldogs started off hot, streaking out to a 12-2 lead over the Cats in the first five…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Mississippi State
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky at Mississippi State
Kentucky gets over The Hump, tops Mississippi State, 73-64
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 18 points, Anthony Davis added 13 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 Kentucky rallied to beat Mississippi State 73-64 Tuesday night. The Wildcats (27-1, 13-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed 41-28 at halftime, but slowly climbed back to take their first lead at 63-62 with 4:11 remaining on a layup by Kidd-Gilchrist. They…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Ole Miss
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Ole Miss
Cats use balanced attack to down Ole Miss
As motivation to keep the Rupp Arena crowd rowdy, Kentucky coach John Calipari has said when the Wildcats lose home games, he won’t stick around to sign autographs. Three years into his tenure, he’s still signed after every home game. Terrence Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 1 Kentucky to a 77-62 victory…