Less than a week from National Signing Day, when high school players can sign to play for their school of choice, UK head coach John Calipari sent out a message on his website. An excerpt: I would hope everyone – players and fans – understand that if you start hearing outlandish things, understand it’s out [...]
A Friday morning tweet by SNY.tv’s Adam Zagoria reported Stacey Poole Jr., who is considering a transfer, had moved out of team housing. A UK spokesman said he is “not aware of” any truth to that report and said there were no roster changes as of 10:30 a.m. UPDATE: Kyle Tucker of The Louisville Courier-Journal [...]
Two quick notes from Thursday: 1. Ken Pomeroy, the leading advanced-statistic analyst on college basketball, projected UK as the No. 1 team in the country. His statistic-driven system projects Ohio State as No. 2 and North Carolina No. 3. His statistics project UK to have the No. 2 offense and the No. 2 defense in [...]
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist wrapped up a starting spot with his 17-point, seven-rebound performance in UK’s exhibition win over Transylvania. From head coach John Calipari: “Michael Kidd-Gilchrist? Obviously, you watched the game. He was the difference in what happened. He did what I knew he would do. I would say, looking at today, he’s a starter because [...]
Transylvania wasn’t the team that started the opening exhibition game slow after its long, arduous 0.4-mile walk from its campus to Rupp Arena. It was UK. Transylvania jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first 1:49, prompting UK head coach John Calipari to call his first timeout of the young season. “I was hoping the [...]
After much anticipation from both fans and players, the Cats were able to play someone other than themselves in an exhibition game against Transylvania Wednesday at Rupp Arena. The Cats came out on top of a 97-53 final score, shooting 59.1 percent from the floor. Transy started off on top with junior guard Barrett Meyer [...]
Stacey Poole Jr. could potentially transfer from UK, according to multiple outlets. In an interview with The Louisville Courier-Journal, Stacey Poole Sr. said he was the one who is initiating the process of weighing his son’s options. Poole Sr. said his son likes Kentucky and is “not thinking about leaving,” but Poole Sr. said he [...]
After three weeks of playing each other, UK finally gets a chance to play someone else. It’s been non-stop blue vs. white, but now it’s time for some new faces. “We finally get to jump on someone else,” freshman Marquis Teague said. “I’ve been waiting to do this since high school, playing here.” That would [...]
Notes and quotes from John Calipari’s press conference before UK’s Wednesday exhibition against Transylvania. Calipari said he’d rather have a scrimmage than an exhibition because he can work on more specific situations. But, he understands why the exhibitions have to happen because of fan interest and revenue. Calipari said the game brings UK $700,000. Calipari [...]
Polls are here, which means college basketball season is getting closer. UK was ranked No. 2 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and received one first-place vote. North Carolina will start the season at the top of the rankings after receiving 30 first-place votes. (To find out how much preseason polls matter, go here.) Rounding [...]
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