Gilchrist gives verbal commitment to UK

Almost two hours after the No. 1 ranked recruit in the 2010 class gave a verbal commitment to play for UK head coach John Calipari and the Cats, the No. 1 ranked recruit in the 2011 class did the same thing. Michael Gilchrist, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound forward from Elizabeth, N.J., verbally committed to the Cats [...]

Top recruit chooses Cats

They say the best teams don’t rebuild, they reload. UK basketball head coach John Calipari and the Cats got a verbal commitment Wednesday that should go a long way in proving that mantra true. Rivals.com’s No. 1 recruit in the 2010 class, Brandon Knight, committed to UK on the first day of the spring signing [...]

Kanter signs with Cats

‘One world, one Big Blue Nation’ was the slogan put on the cover of the 2009-10 media guide for the UK men’s basketball team. Perhaps it will be the slogan on next year’s media guide as well. The Cats received a National Letter of Intent from Enes Kanter, a big bodied 6-foot-10 forward from Turkey, [...]

Videos from Wednesday’s football practice

UK football head coach Joker Phillips talks about Wednesday morning’s practice. Another video of Phillips talking about practice. Wide receiver Randall Cobb talks about UK’s quarterback situation and the receiving corps. Wide receiver La’Rod King talks about his growth as a receiver and the the receiving corps as a unit.

‘Little things’ could have big impact

On the football field, the last thing a coach wants to worry about is the players’ footwork, getting in the correct stance and understanding snap counts. After Monday morning’s practice and looking at film from Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage, UK head coach Joker Phillips said those “little things” are what’s on his mind. “The little things [...]

Videos from UK Athletics Board Meeting

Videos by Brandon Goodwin UK Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart talks about UK football ticket prices, the current status of UK men’s basketball assistant coach Rod Strickland and the UK athletics budget in general. UK President Lee Todd talks about the overall UK athletics budget, the situation with UK assistant men’s basketball coach Rod Strickland and [...]

Joker Phillips, DeQuin Evans talk about energy of practices

UK football head coach Joker Phillips talks about Monday’s practice. Phillips said the energy and effort was good but they need to continue to focus on the little things. More Phillips talking about Monday’s practice. Senior-to-be DeQuin Evans talks about the energy and effort the Cats are showing in spring practice, and what they will [...]

Report: Cousins signs with agent

The Three Amigos are down to two. UK freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins has signed with John Greig, an agent out of Seattle, according to a story from Yahoo! Sports by Adrian Wojnarowski. “There are teams that have done their homework on DeMarcus, and if the lottery ball bounces right, he could be the No. 1 [...]

Patterson, four freshmen declare for draft

D-day has struck the Big Blue Nation. Wednesday, April 7 will be known as Decision Day for the UK men’s basketball team, and the roster will look very different. Junior forward Patrick Patterson, freshman guards John Wall and Eric Bledsoe, and freshman forwards DeMarcus Cousins and Daniel Orton all will enter their names into this [...]

More bottles to go around

March madness has extended into April. The new Maker’s Mark commemorative bottles honoring UK head coach John Calipari – 24,000 in all – sold out within an hour in the morning on Friday. With demand for the bottles still rampant, the Calipari Family Foundation for Children has arranged with Maker’s Mark to release 8,000 additional [...]