In most college towns, any day in which the home team staples down a conference championship, clinching an undefeated home season in the process, is a pretty good day.
At the very least, it should yield some sort of celebration.
Not in Lexington.
In Lexington, who has time to celebrate a hard-earned Southeastern Conference title? The Cats have [...]
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 [...]
ATHENS, Ga. — All the talk since Saturday’s loss has been that, well, UK’s all talk.
From the perimeter, it can’t hit shots even though UK head coach John Calipari has insisted that this is not a poor shooting team.
The talk was also that UK can’t rely on its shooters if DeMarcus Cousins isn’t scoring down [...]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Against UK, everything is big.
The Cats are used to the magnifying glass. For them, Saturday’s loss wasn’t much more than any other loss. Even though they, the nation’s No. 2 team (and No. 1 among the ranks of overachievers), faltered for just the second time this season they left Thompson-Boling Arena with a [...]
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 Carolina [...]
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 the opportunity [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Since 2005 — UK basketball’s last win in Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gymnasium — the Cats’ football program has won four times in Nashville.
Fittingly, it took a Rich Brooks-esque game to break the streak.
Somewhere buried in the combined 47 personal fouls (28 in the second half), an Eric Bledsoe technical foul (that could’ve been punished more [...]
What does it mean to be “mature”?
I’m serious, considering we’ve heard the word tossed around so much, especially at this UK basketball team.
DeMarcus Cousins is considered immature if you listen to certain analysts and NBA scouts. He lets his temper rule him and he’s a child — the two main complaints against the stellar freshman.
On [...]
Sometime in the first half Saturday night (or is that GameNight?), Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl threw something at UK it wasn’t expecting:
The 3-2 zone.
The Cats know they’re going to go up against a lot of zone this year, because of the nature of their personnel. John Wall said UK was well-versed in running the offense [...]
It’s Miller time.
No, I’m not talking about the Miller you’re thinking about.
This Miller was once named Mr. Basketball in one of the most-crazed basketball states in the nation.
This Miller was touted as the returning player from last year’s squad who could master the dribble-drive offense quicker than the rest.
This Miller was going to launch into [...]
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