February 28, 2013 - 11:19am
UK showed no signs of a letdown coming off their huge win Saturday, jumping on Miss. St. early and cruising to an easy victory Wednesday night.
UK had every reason to mail in this game. Matching the energy and effort from an overtime win in front of a raucous crowd and a national audience isn’t easy. Neither is staying focused on your opponent when they’re the worst in your conference and have the lowest RPI of any school in a...
February 21, 2013 - 11:34am
After a week that saw UK lose two games by a combined 47 points; and perhaps the best player in college basketball this year to a torn ACL, the Cats rebounded by holding on to defeat the Commodores 74-70 Wednesday night at Rupp Arena.
Just like we thought at the beginning of the season, right? UK gets a big night from a freshman center, including two key blocks late in the game, to beat a conference opponent and strengthen their tournament resume.Raise your hand if you had this thought at some point prior to last week about...
February 20, 2013 - 4:49pm
Bluegrass hoops fans have to wait a little longer to peer into the future.
The Kentucky Exposition Center announced that the Red State Blue State Series game scheduled for March 3 at Freedom Hall has been canceled. The game was to feature Monteverde Academy and Huntington Prep. If you hold tickets, go back to your point of purchase for a refund.This marks another blow for...
February 19, 2013 - 11:00am
The 2013 Naismith Hall of Fame finalists have been announced, and the all too familiar local name of Pitino is among the ranks that could be officially inducted.
Is Rick Pitino hall of fame worthy? The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame says he just might be.This comes after the news that Pitino is among the finalists for induction into the hall for 2013, his friendly competition for the award consists of basketball icons Maurice Cheeks, Tim Hardaway...
February 13, 2013 - 4:17pm
Florida gave itself some breathing room in the SEC East race by cruising past UK for the team’s first win in their last six tries against the Wildcats.
To say this was a bad night for the Cats would be an epic understatement. Not only did UK fail to collect its first win against a team ranked in the top 40 of the RPI, they may have lost star forward Nerlens Noel to a serious knee injury that left him screaming in pain on the O’Connell Center...
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