Kentucky Wildcats

Kentucky Basketball: Second-Half Surge Helps No. 1 Wildcats Handle Ole Miss

Things were beginning to look a little scary in the first half. Anthony Davis was in foul trouble, Kentucky's shots were not falling, and a Demarco Cox dunk had made it 31-29 Ole Miss with 4:46 left to go before halftime...

Written by Nick Nafpliotis about 5 hours ago 73 reads 3 comments

Keys for UK to Beat Ole Miss

Fresh off of one of their toughest contests of the season and a unique televised midweek practice, the Cats take their number one ranking into their home floor as they take on Andy Kennedy’s Ole Miss Rebels...

Written by Joseph Akeley about 1 day ago 112 reads 0 comments

2012 NBA Draft: Lottery Mock Draft

It's never too early to make predictions for a mock draft. A lot will change between now and the end of the season in terms of teams' records, but by this point in the season we have a pretty good idea which teams will be lottery-eligible...

Written by Jimmy Surmonte about 3 days ago 3,627 reads 29 comments

Kentucky Basketball: 5 Things We Learned from John Calipari's Open Practice

Big Blue Nation once again showed their passion in Kentucky's open practice today. John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats held their open practice for all Kentucky students and staff...

Written by Matt Overing about 3 days ago 1,304 reads 2 comments

Anthony Davis Posters to Be Passed out at Wednesday's Scrimmage

UK has a “few hundred” remaining posters of Anthony Davis, coach John Calipari tweeted, and they will be “randomly distributed” at Wednesday’s 3 p.m...

Written by Eric Drobny about 3 days ago 192 reads 0 comments

Kentucky Basketball: Why Anthony Davis Should Win Player of the Year

It doesn't seem fair that college basketball's most passionate fan base should be allowed to heap unreasonable expectation on a kid who can barely vote...

Written by Christian Clark about 5 days ago 596 reads 3 comments

No Need for Digger Phelps's Dig Toward UK Fans

I did not want to write this. Several times, I started other columns. I'd get a good head of steam going, then it would come back to me: the image of Digger Phelps, just hanging there like a big softball down the middle of the plate...

Written by Matthew Connolly about 5 days ago 379 reads 0 comments

Kentucky, FSU Leading for 2014 Star Andrew Wiggins

Andrew Wiggins is just a high school sophomore but he certainly ranks among the best pro prospects in North America.....

Written by Matthew Connolly about 5 days ago 699 reads 0 comments

SEC Basketball: Crazy Saturday Means Kentucky, Then Everyone Else in SEC

Going into the day, the focus of SEC followers was on the game in Nashville on Saturday night, between Kentucky and Vanderbilt. However, what transpired earlier in the day before this game made bigger waves throughout the SEC...

Written by Erik Schultz about 6 days ago 401 reads 0 comments

The John Calipari Era's Ultimate Kentucky Wildcats Team

John Calipari is in his third season as UK's head coach, and already has an ultimate team. In his first season, Calipari coached the first Kentucky player to be taken number one in the NBA draft—John Wall...

Written by Conor Revell about 8 days ago 627 reads 0 comments

Calipari Turned 53, but 'Two Years Got Vacated, So I'm 51′

Written by Matthew Connolly about 8 days ago 174 reads 0 comments

Florida vs Kentucky: Wildcats Will Continue to Dominate College Basketball

After Kentucky's thrashing of Florida on Tuesday, there should be no question who the best team in college basketball is this season. The Gators had a few things going for them headed into Tuesday's matchup...

Written by Ryan Rudnansky about 10 days ago 358 reads 2 comments

Teague Looking Like Floor Leader UK Needs

Written by Matthew Connolly about 10 days ago 439 reads 0 comments