Calipari’s contract could be worth $35 million over eight years ESPN.com believes UK is offering John Calipari $35 million over eight years to succeed Billy Gillispie as UK’s men’s basketball head coach. The deal would make Calipari the highest paid coach in the country. The Memphis Commerical Appeal said at 3:53 p.m. Central Standard Time, [...]
Continue reading …Nolan Dennis, a John Calipari recruit to Memphis, has an agreement with the university that he will be released from his letter-of-intent if Calipari leaves the Tigers, his mother told the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. Dennis is a six-foot five shooting guard from Richland, Texas, who averaged 18 points per game. He is ranked as the No. [...]
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And just like that, he walked out of the Marriot Griffin Gate Resort & Golf Club on Newtown Pike smiling and shaking hands with fans, media and the general public. Former UK men’s basketball head coach Billy Gillispie spoke to the media on Saturday for the first time after being fired the day before. He [...]
Continue reading …He walked in smiling and started the news conference off with a joke. Billy Gillispie even wore a blue polo as he addressed a handful of reporters, television cameras and even fans that filled a tent at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort & Golf Club on Newtown Pike. And even being fired as the head [...]
Continue reading …It may not have been enough time to get the job done, but at this point, something had to give. Former UK head coach Joe B. Hall and former player Kenny Walker both agreed with the decision to not bring back Billy Gillispie as head coach. However, both said they could see either side of [...]
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The chemistry just wasn’t right. That was what UK Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart said about UK and former men’s basketball head coach Billy Gillispie, who will not be brought back after two years in Lexington. “This is not a place I thought we would be in or where I want to be,†Barnhart said during [...]
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The losses could be forgotten. People would be willing to understand — if Billy Gillispie were different. Gillispie has faced the critics dealing with everything from home losses to Virginia Military Institute, Gardner-Webb, San Diego and Georgia, to his attitude toward the media — most notably ESPN’s Jeannine Edwards. Kenny Walker, UK’s No. 2 all-time [...]
Continue reading …Sophomore center Catina Bett has been released by the UK women’s basketball team for violation of team rules, UK spokeswoman Susan Lax said. Bett appeared in 19 games for the Cats this year, averaging 2.4 points per game in just under 10 minutes per game. “I have dismissed Catina Bett from the UK Hoops team [...]
Continue reading …Jodie Meeks got his redemption in just a matter of seconds. After committing what seemed to be a crucial turnover and foul, Meeks hit the game-winning shot to give the Cats a 65-63 win over Creighton in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. It was supposed to be a routine play. Just a [...]
Continue reading …For the third time this year, the UK rifle team was denied a championship by West Virginia. After falling to West Virginia in the regular season and Great American Rifle Conference Championship, the Mountaineers stood in the Cats’ way of an NCAA Championship. UK finished second in the National Championships, posting a team score of [...]
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