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Video: Meet your 2009-2010 Kentucky Wildcat basketball team
10 most notable Kentucky players that never played in a Final Four
The best thing about John Calipari‘s infusion of top-level talent into the Kentucky basketball program is this: Assuming he stays healthy, it should mean that Patrick Patterson at last gets to play in an NCAA Tournament. Read article.
Happy 100th Birthday Wildcat! Today in 1909 our mascot became the Wildcat
The official nickname for UK‘s athletic teams is “Wildcats.” The nickname became synonymous with UK shortly after a 6-2 football victory over Illinois on Oct 9, 1909, on the road. Commandant Carbusier, then head of the military department at old State University, told a group of students in a chapel service following the game that…
Kentucky freshman John Wall headlines the CBSSports.com All-America team
John Wall is the CBSSports.com Preseason National Player of the Year. And, yes, I know he hasn’t played a college game yet. But that doesn’t matter. Patrick Patterson makes the 2nd team. Read article.
Sustained success makes Kentucky the greatest basketball program of all time
I could not have said it better than John Clay of the Lexington Herald-Leader. Read article.
Kentucky freshman Daniel Orton wants to keep his mothers memory close to him
Daniel Orton is still not sure what he’ll do to honor his mother this season, but he knows the Kentucky freshman wants to find a way to keep her memory close to him at all times. “I have thought about it, but I haven’t come up with anything yet. I am pretty sure I will,”…
Josh Harrellson talks about the Gillispie inflicted bathroom stall incident
Big man Josh Harrellson feels more comfortable going into his second Kentucky basketball season. “Because I’ve been through the battles,” he said. Read article.
Kentucky would be rated No. 1 for its passionate fan base alone
But that’s not what UK fans would like to boast about — their own enthusiasm. Nope, Kentucky fans have loudly said for years that their beloved Wildcats are the top program in the country. Read article.
Adolph Rupp and Bear Bryant actually had a good relationship
Tidesports.com takes a look at Bear Bryant’s early years at Kentucky and C.M. Newton talks about Bryant’s relationship with Adolph Rupp. Read article.
Behind the Masks: Kentucky mascots
You probably don’t know Ross Turner and Reese Brammell, but they will make you stand up out of your seat and have you shouting, cheering and possibly even dancing. Turner and Brammell, better known as the Wildcat and Scratch, attend almost all of the Cats’ games in a variety of sports, campus activities and events…