UK’s five underclassmen — Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb and Marquis Teague — will announced their NBA draft decision at a press conference on Tuesday, according to UK. All five are expected to leave, as head coach John Calipari indicated last week. Calipari is scheduled to attend the press conference. Here’s the projected draft [...]
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UK got a glimpse of the future in Saturday’s Jordan Brand Classic high school all-star game. Guard Archie Goodwin scored 14 points on 4-10 shooting with four rebounds, forward Alex Poythress scored 16 points on 7-8 shooting with four rebounds and center Nerlens Noel scored four points on 2-6 shooting with five rebounds and three [...]
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John Calipari’s quotes about the upcoming NBA draft indicates all five starters will likely leave. “I expect six first-round picks (from the same school), for the first time in the history of our world,” Calipari said to Rivals.com. “And I’ll say this: that may be the biggest day in the history of our program. I [...]
Continue reading …Nerlens Noel turned around, and there it was, shaved into the back of his head: the UK logo. The top overall recruit in the Class of 2012 picked UK over Georgetown and Syracuse on Wednesday night. “I just felt that was the best fit for me,” Noel said. “I talked to my mom, she liked [...]
Continue reading …Shabazz Muhammad picked UCLA over UK on Wednesday. Muhammad was the No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2012 and is the top offensive prospect in the nation as a slashing wing. Muhammad said he relished the challenge of trying to restore UCLA to its winning ways after a few down years. “The recruiting process [...]
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Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad, the top two prospects in the Class of 2012, are scheduled to announce their college decision Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU (UPDATE: Muhammad will announce at 7:45 p.m., and Noel will announce at 8:45 p.m., according to ESPN’s Dave Telep). Those decisions will mean a lot for UK’s 2012-13 [...]
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Head coach John Calipari and his staff will go on a tour of the state with the national championship trophy later this week, he announced on Twitter Tuesday night. The tour, sponsored by Verizon Wireless, will make its first stops in Ashland, Pikeville and Hazard on Thursday. On Friday, the tour will travel to Frankfort, [...]
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Wednesday is one of the most important days for UK’s 2012-13 season. The top two recruits in the class of 2012, center Nerlens Noel and guard Shabazz Muhammad, will announce their college decisions on an ESPNU signing day show at 7:30 p.m.
Continue reading …Even in his post-championship speech, head coach John Calipari sounds like he’s giving a recruiting pitch. He gives special attention to Eloy Vargas, Brian Long and Twany Beckham. He talks about sacrificing for the greater good of the team, about setting a new standard for how a team of talented individuals can play, about completing [...]
Continue reading …Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad, the top two prospects in the Class of 2012, are expected to announce their college choices on Wednesday. Both have UK among their top three schools. ESPN polled 12 highly ranked recruits to see where they thought the two would end up. The results: Noel: 10 UK, two Georgetown Muhammad: [...]
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