Krebs receives scholarship for 2009-10

UK head coach John Calipari may have a soft spot for walk-ons after all.

In a news release Wednesday, UK Athletics announced senior guard Mark Krebs has been awarded a scholarship. Krebs, a Newport, Ky., native, becomes the 13th and final scholarship player for the 2009-10 UK men’s basketball team.

“I thought about this over the weekend,” Calipari said in the news release. “And after I met with him and heard him say, ‘Coach, all I want is to be a part of the Kentucky basketball program,’ I knew what we had to do.”

Krebs, who arrived at UK for the 2007-08 season after transferring from Thomas More College, has seen limited action in two years with the team. He appeared in 13 games last season for a combined total of 25 minutes. He scored three points while going 1-for-2 from the field in two minutes against Longwood last season, his only points of the season.

His best performance came in an exhibition game against Ouachita Baptist, in which he went 2-for-2 from the 3-point line and also registered a steal.

He also scored three points against Florida International in the 2007-08 season, in which he appeared in four games. The 6-foot-5 Krebs will likely be counted on as a role player this season, providing outside shooting off the bench in spot situations.