Follow along with Kernel writers James Pennington and Metz Camfield as they cover the action live in Knoxville, Tenn. as UK makes the return trip to Tennessee. A win would promise UK a share of its 44th Southeastern Conference championship. Fresh in the minds of both teams is Jodie Meeks’ 54 point outburst last year [...]
It’s good to be home. UK (4-0) won its home opener at Cliff Hagan Stadium, beating Bowling Green 6-4. Sophomore outfielder Chad Wright and junior second baseman Chris Bisson both cracked early two-run home runs to propel the Cats to a 5-1 lead in the fourth inning that they would not relinquish. Sophomore pitcher Alex [...]
It’s getting to be that time of year again, and the Cats (27-1, 12-1 Southeastern Conference) are eager for it to arrive. With the calendar flipping to March in just three days, the NCAA Tournament is on the mind of the No. 2 team in the country, now the trick is to keep their current [...]
UK head coach John Calipari talks about upcoming game against Tennessee. Calipari talks about whether expanding the NCAA Tournament would be a good idea or not. Calipari talks more about the game against Tennessee.
If revenge is a dish best served cold, the UK men’s basketball team (27-1, 12-1 Southeastern Conference) handed out a frigid serving on Thursday night. After dropping their first and only game of the season to South Carolina on Jan. 26, the Cats came out storming from the gate and defeated the Gamecocks 82-61. From [...]
With the first shot of the game, junior forward Patrick Patterson made his message clear — this is his team now and he will do everything he can to make sure the Cats aren’t going to lose again anytime soon. At least, that’s what he showed Rupp Arena on Thursday night. Facing a still-pesky South [...]
- No. 2 UK (27-1, 12-1 Southeastern Conference) defeated South Carolina (14-13, 5-8 SEC) 82-61, to move one step closer to clinching their 44th SEC Championship in school history. – The Cats were led by junior forward Patrick Patterson who scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He shot 10-of-12 from the field. Patterson had [...]
UK head coach John Calipari talks about the play of junior forward Patrick Patterson and UK’s 82-61 win over South Carolina. Calipari talks about UK’s 82-61 win over South Carolina. More Calipari on UK’s revenge win over the Gamecocks. Patterson racked up a team-high 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds in UK’s 82-61 victory over [...]
The No. 16 Cats (23-5, 11-4 Southeastern Conference) were defeated by No.4 Tennessee (26-2, 14-1) 81-65 at Thompson-Boling Arena in the only meeting of the season between the two teams. The loss ends UK’s chances of sharing the regular season SEC title with Tennessee. A piece of the SEC crown would have been a possibility [...]
The Cats are looking forward to avenging their lone loss of the season Thursday night against South Carolina. The storylines are plentiful and the blood is starting to get bad. Follow along with Kernel bloggers Metz Camfield and Kenny Colston as they provide game insight from Rupp Arena starting at 8:30 p.m. UK vs. South [...]
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