The UK women’s basketball team and the winter temperatures in Kentucky share one trait: They have dipped — albeit to different extents. While cold weather led to freezing temperatures in many parts of the country during winter break, the Cats cooled off after their torrid 11-0 start. UK’s record is currently 13-2, including a 1-1 [...]
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Joker Phillips was introduced as the 36th head coach of the UK football program Jan. 6 at 3: 08 p.m. The time was an ode to the No. 8 jersey Phillips donned as a Wildcat receiver from 1981-84 and marks the beginning of what Phillips coined “Operation Win.†Phillips, who was the head coach of [...]
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UK head coach Rich Brooks officially announced his retirement Jan. 4, eight days after UK’s Music City Bowl loss to Clemson, when Brooks said he was “80 percent sure†he was leaning toward retirement. Brooks thanked the people involved in helping him resurrect a UK program to what he termed a “level of respectability,†but [...]
Continue reading …Christmas came early for the Cats. On Sunday the UK women’s basketball team (10-0) notched its 10th consecutive victory to start the season, which breaks the previous school record of 9-0 set in 1980-81, with a resounding 101-67 victory over the Louisville Cardinals (6-5). It was UK’s first win over the Cards since 2003. The [...]
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UK was missing junior forward Victoria Dunlap, who suffered a mild concussion during practice Friday, against Florida A&M on Sunday afternoon. But the Cats didn’t miss a beat. Bench scoring and stellar defense helped propel the Cats (9-0) to a 91-39 victory over the Lady Rattlers (5-3) in front of season-high 4,608 fans at Memorial [...]
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Every team needs a little spark off the bench, whether it comes in the form of shooting, rebounding or defense. Some players, such as UK women’s basketball senior guard/forward Lydia Watkins, bring all three along with something special that can’t be coached. “Lydia Watkins came to play,†said UK head coach Matthew Mitchell after UK’s [...]
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Senior Amani Franklin is listed as a 5-foot-11 guard on the UK women’s basketball roster, but this could very well be considered a mistake. The Stone Mountain, Ga., native has the ability to play any of the guard positions, but has found a new primary position this season: forward — specifically, power forward. After struggling [...]
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