A few nights ago was NBA Draft Night. A few nights ago, a certain someone contended it was the biggest night in the history of UK basketball. That man was head coach John Calipari.
As we all know, three lottery picks and two more late first-rounders went in the draft. UK players were seen shaking hands [...]
What do you want to be when you grow up?
It’s one of the most common questions we’re asked when we’re children and the answers can range everywhere from firefighter, to doctor, to teacher to professional basketball player.
Wait, professional basketball player?
Call me crazy, but after reading the comments from a lot of Big Blue Nation – [...]
A legendary Cat is moving on.
Junior forward Patrick Patterson called it a career Friday afternoon, formally announcing his intentions to turn pro.
Patterson first thanked his coaches, including former UK head coach and current Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith, for getting him acquainted with the university.
“I just felt that it was time for [...]
Junior forward Patrick Patterson thanks his coaches and teammates, and announces his decision to turn pro.
Patterson talks about his decision to turn pro.
Another video of Patterson talking about his decision to turn pro.
One more video of Patterson talking about turning pro.
Final video of Patterson talking about his decision to turn pro.
He can’t do his laundry and he can’t cook, but John Wall is likely to be the No. 1 pick in this summer’s NBA Draft.
The electric 6-foot-4 guard from Raleigh, N.C., held a news conference Thursday morning to tell media and family members, including his mother, Frances Pulley, he will be entering the draft.
“(UK head [...]
One point guard leaves, another commits.
On the same day John Wall formally announced his intentions to enter the 2010 NBA Draft, class of 2011 point guard Marquis Teague gave UK head coach John Calipari and the UK basketball team a verbal commitment.
Teague is regarded by Rivals.com as the No. 2 player in the country and [...]
Freshman guard John Wall talks to the media about his decision to enter the NBA.
Wall talks about his time at UK and the college experience.
One more video of Wall talking about his time at UK and his future in the Association.
UK head coach John Calipari and the Cats received another commitment for their 2010 class.
6-foot-4 shooting guard Doron Lamb gave a verbal commitment to play for the Cats during halftime of Saturday night’s Jordan Brand Classic played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Lamb is rated by Rivals.com as the No. 21 player in [...]
DeMarcus Cousins picked an agent last week. On Thursday, he spoke to the media about his time at UK, being accepted for the first time in his life and his future in the NBA.
After signing a National Letter of Intent with the Cats on the first day of the spring signing period in 2009, Cousins [...]
DeMarcus Cousins has a lot of work to do before the NBA Draft. Perhaps most elementary, above anything basketball-related: He needs a driver’s license.
Big Cuz — the same Big Cuz that drew almost as much love from NBA scouts as he did from end-of-the-bench hacks, sent in to try and hack their way through what [...]
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