POSTSEASON PREVIEW: UK Hoops’ turnaround equals high seed in NCAA

Raise your hand if you saw this one coming: a basketball team going from National Invitation Tournament regular to an NCAA Tournament top-four seed?
Matthew Mitchell, put your hand down. Obviously, you don’t count.
To tell you the truth, my hand is one of those not raised. Before the season, I would have never guessed Mitchell would [...]

Calipari gets a Mustang

Add a car to the list of things with Coach Cal’s name on it.
According to a news release, the new “Coach Cal Edition 2010 Roush 427R Mustang” is exclusively designed and released by Paul Miller Ford, Lexington, Kentucky’s Largest Ford Dealership.
“J.P. Miller asked if I wanted to drive a Mustang for a while,” said Coach [...]

UK vs. Tennessee — SEC Championship live blog

The Cats are facing rival Tennessee for the second time this year, but this time a title is on the line. Follow writer Ben Jones as he covers the action live from the SEC Tournament in Duluth, Ga. Led by SEC Coach of the Year Matthew Mitchell, Player of the Year Victoria Dunlap and Freshman [...]

UK vs. Florida Senior Day live blog

It’s Senior Day at Rupp Arena as the Cats will be saying goodbye to Ramon Harris, Perry Stevenson, Mark Krebs and junior Patrick Patterson. The Cats have already clinched their 44th Southeastern Conference title, so today is just for the seniors. Follow along with writers Metz Camfield and James Pennington as they cover the action.
UK [...]

Cats clinch SEC title, could move up in polls

On a day where UK isn’t even expected to hit the court, the outlook couldn’t be better.
Thanks to South Carolina’s upset of Vanderbilt, the Cats have won their 44th Southeastern Conference title. All other schools combined have 46 titles. The Gamecocks’ victory seals the No. 1 seed for UK in the SEC Tournament in addition [...]

The Wild, Wild SEC West

This list of scenarios were passed on by the Southeastern Conference in reference to the SEC Tournament that starts on Tuesday. I’ll let you decode the craziness, especially in the SEC West.
EAST 5/6 SEEDS
If Georgia wins, and South Carolina wins – South Carolina will be No. 5 seed
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Turnover could dominate UK’s roster after the Big Dance

By contributor Kurt Boehringer
After the Big Dance there could be some work to do.
With the UK Senior Day festivities coming this Sunday afternoon against the Florida Gators (20-10, 9-6 Southeastern Conference), the Cats (28-2, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) are looking to wrap up their 44th SEC Regular Season Title.
It is very likely that Patterson will leave [...]

Drop the charade: Senior Day about more than seniors

Let’s stop the charade we’ve been playing in college basketball for the past few years when it comes to the last home game of the season.
You know what I’m talking about — Senior Day.
The event that once celebrated the fact that college kids stayed four years, completed degrees and more all while playing in the [...]

Cats may not fall far in the polls

What a mess being a voter in either the Associated Press or coaches poll will be on Monday.
On the same day, both No. 1 Kansas and No. 2 UK lose by big margins. No. 3 Purdue has three losses and having just lost its best player, the Boilermaker’s don’t seem worthy of being the top [...]

Tournament-like schedule a problem for the Cats

Welcome to tournament time, John Calipari and Co.
For many, this is your first time. It’s not your coach’s first rodeo with this schedule, by far. But for most of you, this one-day break between games (at least on this level) is an unknown.
Not any longer.
You see, for most of the year, the Cats [...]