The awards continue to roll in for UK freshmen DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall. The two super rookies were named Naismith Trophy midseason candidates. The top 30 midseason men’s list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists from around the country, according to a news release. The [...]
Devan Downey will be the smallest player on the court Thursday night, but he will garner the largest attention from UK (26-1, 11-1 Southeastern Conference). The elusive 5-foot-9 South Carolina guard gave the Cats fits in their first meeting of the season on Jan. 26, scoring 30 points and getting to the foul line with [...]
This is the day you’ve been waiting for since Jan. 26. It was circled on the calendar, especially after the South Carolina Student Government sent that snotty letter claiming supremacy. It didn’t become erased when the South Carolina Student Body President, Meredith Ross, sent her apology. Revenge has been in the air and on Thursday [...]
UK head coach John Calipari talks about Thursday night’s game against South Carolina and if revenge is on the mind of the Cats. Calipari talks more about the South Carolina game. Calipari talks about the timeout he called against Vanderbilt with 2.5 seconds remaining in the game.
The No. 16 UK women’s hoops team (23-4, 11-3 Southeastern Conference) will travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to face the No. 4 Tennessee Lady Vols (25-2, 13-1 SEC). The game is by far the biggest challenge to date for the Cats, but junior starters Victoria Dunlap and Amber Smith are ready to face a team filled [...]
The coaches’ poll voters were kinder to the UK women’s basketball team (23-4, 11-3 Southeastern Conference) than the voters of the AP poll. UK remained at No. 16 in the AP poll, released on Monday, despite two blowout wins last week. However, UK was able to manage to move up two spots to No.14 in [...]
Times have changed for UK junior forward Patrick Patterson. After his play went under scrutiny last month, Patterson has emerged in clutch situations for the Cats and has helped lead UK to a pair of road victories over Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. One month ago, Patterson was held scoreless in the second half of a [...]
The good times for guard Amani Franklin and forward Lydia Watkins were rolling on Senior Day. After all, the 71-50 dismantling over South Carolina on Sunday was payback for an earlier loss in the season to the Gamecocks, a season-high crowd was present, the win capped an undefeated season at home for the Cats, and [...]
A coach at a summer baseball tournament in Florida for recruiting happens to meander through the ranks of countless pitchers throwing bullpen sessions. But then the coach stumbles across a certain pitcher who strikes his eye. The coach watches, his presence unknown to the hurler on the mound. He looks. He judges. After watching 15 [...]
For the second time in four weeks junior forward Victoria Dunlap and freshman guard A’dia Mathies have completed the sweep of the SEC Weekly Awards. Dunlap was named SEC Player of the Week after averaging a team-high 15.5 points in UK’s two big wins over Florida and South Carolina. Dunlap also recorded seven steals last [...]
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