Mark Pope is expected to be named an assistant men’s basketball coach at Wake Forest next week, according to multiple sources at the university. A six-year veteran of the NBA, Pope spent the 2009-10 season as the director of basketball operations at Georgia. He has no other experience in coaching. Pope was in his third…
Former Cat Mark Pope to be named an assistant at Wake Forest next week
On this day in 1993, Kentucky decimated Wake Forest in Sweet 16 win
From The Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar: “Kentucky reassumed the role of heavyweight after the previous season’s Cinderella-like Unforgettables, rolling to a 103-69 win over Wake Forest in the Sweet 16. Jamal Mashburn began the assault on Wake with perfect five for five three-point shooting in the first half. In a game expected to be…
Darius Miller’s mother had a feeling her son might have a big night
Before Saturday’s game, Nicole Miller said she had a feeling she was going to have a big night on the town. She probably did, too, after watching her son — Kentucky sophomore Darius Miller — played perhaps his best game of the season to help UK down Wake Forest 90-60 in the NCAA East Region…
An unleashed Kentucky is the new tournament favorite
Camera flashes dotted a sea of blue at New Orleans Arena as Eric Bledsoe flew down the lane and took flight five feet from the rim to throw down a one-hand tomahawk jam. Kentucky head coach John Calipari had nothing. What could he say? He headed back to the bench and scratched his head. Calipari…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Wake Forest
Go here for boxscore. Kentucky improves to 34-2 on the season while Wake Forest is now 20-11. UK is 5-0 in the series against the Demon Deacons and 3-0 against the Deacons in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats are 100-44 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UK is 5-2 in NCAA Tournament games played in…
Video: Play of the Game – Mark Krebs with the THREE!!!
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Cats grab 100th NCAA victory by rolling Wake Forest 90-60; Sweet 16 next
Darius Miller scored a career-high 20 points and top-seeded Kentucky made easy work of No. 9 Wake Forest during a 90-60 rout Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. It was the second blowout in two games for the Wildcats (34-2), who crushed East Tennessee State 100-71 in their opener. Miller scored…