SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Their goal was a national championship. Six newcomers and seven returners meshed together throughout a long season filled with individual and team records, late-game heroics and conference championships, to become a “family.” But in the East Regional Finals of the NCAA Tournament, the Cats couldn’t overcome a poor night shooting from beyond [...]
LOUISVILLE—The key matchup entering the Cats’ second round game was Michigan State’s size vs. UK’s speed. Quickness won out this time, as the fourth-seeded Cats (27-7) defeated the fifth-seeded Spartans 70-52 to advance to the Sweet 16 in the Kansas City Regional. This is UK’s first trip to the regional semifinals since 1982, when the [...]
NEW ORLEANS – UK gave the Big Easy another big blowout. Sophomore guard Darius Miller scored a career-high 20 points and freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins poured in 19 leading a group of four Cats who scored 13 or more points, and UK (34-2) cruised to a 90-60 win over Wake Forest to advance to the [...]
NEW ORLEANS – Playing in the city nicknamed the Big Easy was only fitting for UK (33-2) on Thursday against East Tennessee State. The Cats shot 59.4 percent in the first half and 51.7 percent for the game, coasting to a 100-71 victory over the 16-seeded Buccaneers. “(East Tennessee State) hit a buzzsaw,” UK head [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It was physical, it was intense, it was a rivalry, and it was a rout. Leading by only six points, UK (31-2, 14-2 Southeastern Conference) scored 29 of the game’s final 35 points, and blitzed Tennessee 74-45 to advance to their first SEC Tournament championship game since 2005. “We knew it was [...]
Its 44th Southeastern Conference Championship had been sealed before the game began, but UK (29-2, 14-2 SEC) still led their seniors and one of the fans’ all-time favorites out in style. A balanced UK scoring attack, which saw five players reach double figures, led the Cats over a resilient Florida squad which cut an 18-point [...]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Kentucky native buried the never-quit Cats (27-2, 12-2 Southeastern Conference) with 37.6 seconds remaining, and the 21,214 fans who packed Thompson-Boling Arena saw Tennessee’s second home victory this season over a top-2 team. The Volunteers (21-7, 9-5 SEC) built a 19-point lead with just over 14 minutes to play, but the [...]
Eric Bledsoe has his confidence back. One game after saying he had lost the confidence in his shot, Bledsoe found it in the second half against Tennessee, combining with fellow freshman John Wall to score 21 of the Cats’ final 23 points to lead UK (24-1, 9-1 Southeastern Conference) to a 73-62 victory. “Today, Eric [...]
For UK (23-1, 8-1 Southeastern Conference), it was another slow start, but this time there wasn’t a coast to victory. Double-doubles from DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall saved the Cats in a 66-55 win over a pesky Alabama team (13-11, 3-7 SEC). While Cousins and Wall provided the statistical answers for UK, the performance of [...]
Confetti rained down from the ceiling of Rupp Arena and history was made. The UK men’s basketball program holds claim to numerous records. Now they can say they’re the only program to have 2,000 wins. The Cats (12-0) beat the visiting Drexel Dragons 88-44 in front of 24,354 fans hoping to see history made. “That [...]
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