Next year’s college basketball season will be the first in 43 years that doesn’t feature a UK-IU game.
I know (at least) five UK underclassmen who will be much richer and much more successful than I will ever be, starting now: Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Terrence Jones, Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb. They are all younger than me. This is the way it works when you’re a college basketball star and I’m a guy [...]
Continue reading …Now that spring practice has concluded, let’s reflect on what we learned over the last month.
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As the farewell tour for the players responsible for the eighth national title banner hanging in Rupp Arena continues, questions abound concerning their next destination: the NBA.
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Sophomore to be, Max Smith, is coming of age on the football field. Once he was given the opportunity last season, Smith showed flashes of success, but it was too little too late for any breakthroughs to occur.
Freshman receiver DeMarco Robinson has been singled-out by both Smith and Phillips as a potential play-maker for the Cats.
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There were no surprises at Tuesday’s announcement for UK’s five underclassmen and their NBA intentions, even if head coach John Calipari tried to manufacture some suspense.
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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 [...]
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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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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.
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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 [...]
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