The day before the game, Josh Harrellson said he didn’t understand the hate for Louisville.
More “S-o G-double o-d Good” for UK than Josh Harrellson’s career night or DeAndre Liggins’ smothering defense was the simple fact that Louisville’s new basketball shrine, the KFC Yum! Center, was tarnished by the Cardinals’ most-hated rival.
Continue reading …Join Kernel writers Aaron Smith and Nick Craddock live from the Yum! Center for a live blog of the UK vs. Louisville basketball game. Blogging starts around 11:40 a.m.: UK vs. Louisville basketball
Continue reading …There’s been countless words said about the meaning of the rivalry, and what the game means, and what meaning can be derived from the matchup. But there’s also the 94-by-50 foot box of hardwood on which the game is actually played. Here’s some things to watch for in the game, in no particular order. *** [...]
Continue reading …The first time he was getting ready to play Louisville, Josh Harrellson wasn’t entirely sure what all of ‘it’ was all about. “I came in here, the first time we were about to play them, and everybody was all ‘I hate Louisville,” the senior center from Missouri said. “I was like, why? I mean, I [...]
Continue reading …The game involves two teams from Kentucky, but the Chicago background of DeAndre Liggins has prepared him for the physicality involved in the rivalry game. “(Where) I grew up, when a guy catches the ball, we hit them,” Liggins said. “That’s the kind of basketball we played in Chicago, on the streets. They punch you.” [...]
Continue reading …Here’s a link to a post and pictures from visiting the Yum! Center earlier this year, Freedom Hall, and North Carolina’s Dean Smith Center on the Kernel’s secondary blog site, bluenationblog: here. The Kernel will have videos and articles following today’s media session for UK vs. Louisville.
Continue reading …12 hours before one ball goes down, another ball will go up. Tipoff for UK’s game against Louisville is noon on New Year’s Eve, sneaking into the last few hours of the calendar year. To think, UK almost went all of 2010 without playing Louisville in a game of basketball. And now that the time [...]
Continue reading …The NCAA released a statement that had nothing to do with Enes Kanter, at least on the surface. The contents addressed the Ohio State football ruling, and more pertinent to Kanter, the Cam Newton ruling. The passage that may apply toward Kanter, who was never explicitly named or referenced in the release: “… Current NCAA [...]
Continue reading …Almost as soon as the formality that was the Coppin State game ended, everyone involved with UK started looking ahead to Friday’s matchup against Louisville. So, to start things off, let’s take a look at some statistical comparisons between the two teams. Shooting: Both teams have been lighting it up over Christmas break. UK, and [...]
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