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Kentucky Basketball Recruiting: Nerlens Noel Visiting UK on Saturday
Bring on the flat-top! Nerlens Noel, the top recruit in the 2012 recruiting class, will visit Lexington on Saturday for Kentucky's game against Ole Miss. There's some debate as to whether the visit would be official or unofficial, since Noel reportedly still has to complete NCAA Clearinghouse...
Kentucky Basketball Recruiting: All Day I Dream About Shabazz?
Most of the Shabazz Muhammad news that's fit to print in recent weeks has been pro-UCLA. First, a Scout.com report ($) indicated that Muhammad, along with fellow Kentucky target Tony Parker, was leaning towards the Bruins. Then, a FOX Sports West story quoted Muhammad as saying: "Losing is a bad...
Kentucky Basketball Recruiting: McDonald's All-Americans Announced
The 2012 McDonald's All-American rosters were announced today on ESPNU. Two of Kentucky's signees, shooting guard Archie Goodwin (Sylvan Hills, AR) and small forward Alex Poythress (Clarksville, TN), made the team. Poythress will represent the East squad in the game, which will be played on March...
Kentucky Asserts Its SEC Dominance With Big Win Over Florida
If there was any lingering doubt out there as to who the best team in the SEC is, Kentucky put it to bed with its emphatic 78-58 win over Florida last night in Rupp Arena. The Wildcats' offense was stellar, shooting 52.7% from the field and 60% from three. Their defense was just as good on the...
John Calipari is a Caricature of Sleaze
Everyone knows the history here. Coach Cal bought and paid for Lou Roe and Marcus Camby among others to vault himself into the national spotlight taking the Minuteman program along for a flash-in-the-pan ride. I wish former Temple Coach John Chaney would have been 10 years younger at the time...
Calipari to Kan-tuck-ee
This article says its close. I'm hearing it's a done deal. It will be the largest contract in college basketball history. If you've got some time to kill: watch that door! Memphis: There is a John Wall recruiting war on. How is it you are headed east? Calipari: Well, I kinda face to the north...
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friar Hangover (2/6/12) Edition
Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Southampton Publick House Imperial Porter. Both hoops squads picked up important victories over the...
Kentucky Basketball Recruiting: Top Prospect Nerlens Noel Reclassifies to 2012 Class
College football's National Signing Day has wound down, but there's one last late night reveal that pertains to...basketball? Yes, basketball. ESPNU's Dave Telep broke the news that Nerlens Noel, a consensus top 5 prospect in the class of 2013, has decided to reclassify to the class of 2012. Noel,...
Kentucky Wildcats 57, Georgia Bulldogs 44: The Instantaneous Ill-Informed Roundball Wrapup
The top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats rolled into the Classic City on Tuesday night, and they found Stegeman Coliseum rocking and Mark Fox’s Georgia Bulldogs fired up and ready to play. In the end, though, it didn’t matter, as the visitors justified their ranking in a 57-44 win over the Red and...
Kentucky Wildcat Basketball: A 20 Game 'Cat-valuation
The Kentucky Wildcats, with its 77-71 win over Alabama on Saturday (UK's 11th straight win), accomplished something very few UK teams have ever done in the unparalleled history of Kentucky basketball, which is to win 19 of the team's first 20 games. To bring into perspective the rarefied air the...
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