Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari considered last season a learning curve. Even though Calipari won his first national title as a coach two years ago, he experienced more growing pains as a coach last season. What did he learn? “First of all, you have to have more than eight scholarship players. You may ask …
Tag Archive: College Basketball
May 15
Calipari likes Hawkins’ ‘will to win’
Kentucky coach John Calipari talked about Madiso Central senior Dominique Hawkins during his press conference Wednesday. Calipari watched three of four games during Madison Central’s successful run in the boys state tournament in March. Hawkins was named Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball after leading the Indians to a 32-5 record and the school’s first state title last …
Apr 19
College Basketball: Midnight Madness could start earlier this season
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Midnight Madness could begin earlier than usual this fall after the NCAA’s Legislative Council approved a new rule. One change would allow teams to hold up to 30 days of practice in the six weeks leading up to their first regular-season game. Previously, teams had only four weeks to get those practices …
Feb 04
College Basketball: Indiana No. 1 for 2nd time this season
(AP) — For the fifth straight week there is a new No. 1 in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll. This time it’s Indiana. The Hoosiers, the preseason No. 1 who held the top spot for the first five weeks of the regular season, moved up two places Monday, following their weekend win over No. …
Jan 31
SEC Basketball: Two teams unbeaten at home
Just finished scanning the Southeastern Conference standings and discovered that two teams — Florida and Missouri — have yet to lose a game at home this season. Winning games at home are pivotal to a successful season. Florida is 9-0, while the Tigers are 12-0 when playing at home. Ole Miss (11-1), Kentucky (10-2), Arkansas …
Apr 25
New athletics director inspires Tubby Smith
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Virginia Commonwealth’s athletic director, Norwood Teague helped raise money for a new $10 million practice facility, saw the Rams reach the Final Four for the first time in program history and persuaded sought-after coach Shaka Smart to stay put. That’s a lot of success at a mid-major school, or any place …
Apr 23
UK Basketball: What if. …
We’re turning back the clock, say to 1982. John Calipari is the coach at Kentucky and the one-and-done phenomenon has yet to catch on in the collegiate ranks. Players are staying for the four-year duration, with the exception of a handful of juniors. What would Kentucky’s roster look like going into next season? The senior …
Feb 28
NCAA Tournament: Six teams on the bubble
By The Associated Press The college basketball season is winding down and it’s time for the NCAA tournament selection committee to zoom in on all those RPIs, SOSs and W-Ls. The final decisions, at least for some of the final spots, will likely come from something beyond the numbers: The eyeball test. In other words, …
Feb 16
Ohio Valley Conference to feature divisional play
On Thursday the Ohio Valley Conference announced the plan for divisional play for men’s and women’s basketball beginning with the 2012-13 academic year. The addition of Belmont University on July 1, 2012 will give the OVC 12 member institutions, the largest the Conference has been since it was formed in 1948 (the OVC is currently …
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