Australian 7-footer Isaac Humphries will reclass and enroll at Kentucky for the 2015-16 season.
7-footer Isaac Humphries to enroll at Kentucky for 2015-2016 season
Future Cat Karl Towns Jr. has been on fire throughout the playoffs, wins state title
Karl Towns Jr has been on fire throughout the playoffs this season, leading his St. Joe’s-Metuchen team to their second straight New Jersey title.
Julius Randle added to McDonald’s All-American game
Julius Randle has been added as the 25th member of the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Game roster.
Nerlens Noel says NCAA hasn’t contacted him and he’s in ‘great position to qualify’
Speaking for the first time since The New York Times reported earlier this week that the NCAA was looking into his background, Kentucky signeeNerlens Noel said the NCAA hasn’t contacted him or his mother directly and that he’s in “great position to qualify.” “No, the NCAA hasn’t contacted me or my mom directly,” the 6-foot-10 Noel, the projected…
On the brink of an NCAA title, Kidd-Gilchrist discusses his battle with stuttering
Basketball seems to come easy for Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, the hard-charging Kentucky freshman from Somerdale, N.J., who is projected as a Top 3 pick in this year’s NBA Draft. But speaking to reporters and in front of cameras — a requirement for high-profile athletes — hasn’t always been so easy. Gilchrist, 18, has battled a stutter…
‘Jorts’ learning on the fly with the Knicks
Sometimes Josh Harrellson looks around at his new Knicks teammates and feels awed by what he sees. Instead of playing alongside Terrence Jones, Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb on Kentucky’s Final Four team, “Jorts” is now running with Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler on a team dreaming of an NBA championship. “Definitely,” the 6-foot-8…
Former Cat Steve Masiello a final candidate for Manhattan job
Manhattan offered the job to LIU coach Jim Ferry, but the two sides could not agree on the financials. Sources said Ferry was seeking in the neighborhood of seven years at $350,000 per, and the school is willing to pay more like $175,000, plus about $200,000 for the staff. The administration is now split between…
John Calipari offers scholarships to two new recruits
John Calipari always has a nitch for finding some of the best young talent. The Kentucky head coach did it again Thursday when he found his latest two recruits. 2013 6-foot-10 center Nerlens Noel (pictured courtesy Boston Herald) and 2014 6-foot-4 small forward Wayne Selden are both teammates at Tilton, a small private school in…
Big things expected from Michael Gilchrist
Michael Gilchrist will sign a National Letter of Intent this week to play for Kentucky coach John Calipari beginning in 2011. But for the next year, Kevin Boyle of St. Patrick remains Gilchrist’s coach. And Boyle is expecting continued growth from his 6-foot-7 star who averaged 16.4 points and 11.5 rebounds as a junior.
Kentucky recruit Anthony Davis eliminates North Carolina; narrows list to 3 schools
Roy Williams spent a good deal of time at the Peach Jam last week watching 6-foot-10 Chicago Perspectives forward Anthony Davis, but the big man is not returning the love. “It looks like North Carolina is not going to be in the recruiting process with us,” Anthony Davis Sr. said Friday by phone from the…