What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s one of the most common questions we’re asked when we’re children and the answers can range everywhere from firefighter, to doctor, to teacher to professional basketball player. Wait, professional basketball player? Call me crazy, but after reading the comments from a lot of Big [...]
A legendary Cat is moving on. Junior forward Patrick Patterson called it a career Friday afternoon, formally announcing his intentions to turn pro. Patterson first thanked his coaches, including former UK head coach and current Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith, for getting him acquainted with the university. “I just felt that it was time for [...]
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He can’t do his laundry and he can’t cook, but John Wall is likely to be the No. 1 pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. The electric 6-foot-4 guard from Raleigh, N.C., held a news conference Thursday morning to tell media and family members, including his mother, Frances Pulley, he will be entering the draft. [...]
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One point guard leaves, another commits. On the same day John Wall formally announced his intentions to enter the 2010 NBA Draft, class of 2011 point guard Marquis Teague gave UK head coach John Calipari a verbal commitment. Teague is regarded by Rivals.com as the No. 2 player in the country and the top point [...]
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DeMarcus Cousins picked an agent last week. On Thursday, he spoke to the media about his time at UK, being accepted for the first time in his life and his future in the NBA. After signing a National Letter of Intent with the Cats on the first day of the spring signing period in 2009, [...]
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For a wide receiver, one year can make all the difference in the world. In the world of La’Rod King, that could be especially true. King, a 6-foot-4, 190-pound receiver from Radcliff, Ky., played quarterback in his high school days before switching positions for the Cats as a true freshman last season. In 2010, King [...]
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They say the best teams don’t rebuild, they reload. UK head coach John Calipari and the Cats got two verbal commitments and a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday that should go a long way in proving that mantra true. Rivals.com’s No. 1 recruits in the 2010 and 2011 classes, Brandon Knight and Michael Gilchrist, [...]
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On the football field, the last thing a coach wants to worry about is the players’ footwork, getting in the correct stance and understanding snap counts. After Monday morning’s practice and looking at film from Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage, UK head coach Joker Phillips said those “little things” are what’s on his mind. “The little things [...]
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The Three Amigos are down to two. UK freshman forward DeMarcus Cousins has signed with John Greig, an agent out of Seattle, according to a story from Yahoo! Sports by Adrian Wojnarowski. “There are teams that have done their homework on DeMarcus, and if the lottery ball bounces right, he could be the No. 1 [...]
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D-day has struck Big Blue Nation. Wednesday, April 7 will be known as Decision Day for the UK men’s basketball team, and the roster will look very different next year. Junior forward Patrick Patterson, freshman guards John Wall and Eric Bledsoe, and freshman forwards DeMarcus Cousins and Daniel Orton will enter their names into this [...]
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