LEXINGTON – Kentucky basketball player Anthony Davis has been named the 2011-2012 Roy F. Kramer Southeastern Conference Male Athlete of the Year per a vote by the league’s athletics directors, Commissioner Mike Slive announced Thursday. “When you consider how competitive the Southeastern Conference as a whole has been in all sports, it’s a complete honor …
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Apr 19
Calipari: Noel a work in progress
Kentucky coach John Calipari and his staff received Nerlens Noel’s letter-of-intent Thursday. The team’s fourth signee is a 6-foot-10 forward and played for Tilton (N.H.) last season and is slated to be the Wildcats’ inside replacement for Anthony Davis, who declared for the NBA Draft earlier this week. Noel averaged 12.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and …
Apr 18
Pat Summitt elevated women’s basketball
Women’s college basketball will never be the same again. Tennessee coach Pat Summitt stepped down Wednesday, leaving a void not only in the Lady Vols’ program, but women’s college basketball in general. Summitt had a big hand in building the women’s program at Tennessee and played a big role in the elevation of women’s college …
Feb 13
Kentucky, Syracuse top two teams in poll
Kentucky and Syracuse remain Nos. 1 and 2 in The Associated Press’ Top 25, and Wichita State and Notre Dame are ranked for the first time this season. The Wildcats received 63 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday, while the Orange got the others. Missouri moves up one spot to third …
Feb 08
How good are the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats?
Beware of the Wildcats. That’s the message future opponents may want to consider after top-ranked Kentucky dismantled Florida 78-58 Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. In what many figured to be the team’s first major test in the Southeastern Conference, the Wildcats passed the 40-minute essay with flying colors, sending a signal to the rest of …
Feb 04
Cats ‘grinding’ it out
Kentucky coach John Calipari has noticed a difference in his team’s approach once Kentucky gets a lead on the opposition. Calipari said Friday that his team is simply “grinding” it out and taking possessions away from a respective opponent. “One of the things that’s happening when we’ve got a pretty good lead so we’re grinding …
Feb 03
Calipari: Horn needs time at S. Carolina
Kentucky coach John Calipari knows it takes time to build a program. He also hopes South Carolina gives coach and Tates Creek graduate Darrin Horn time to build his program at South Carolina. Going into Saturday’s game against top-ranked Kentucky, the Gamecocks own a 9-12 record and are just 1-6 against Southeastern Conference foes. “He’s …
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