Kentucky, Calipari frustrated by season-long struggles
1 year, 11 months ago

Kentucky, Calipari frustrated by season-long struggles

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky All-American forward Oscar Tshiebwe is wondering whether the Wildcats’ walk-ons should play at this point in a frustrating season, just to show some fire. “Play the people who are willing to fight, even some walk-ons,” the usually affable senior said after Tuesday night’s 71-68 home loss to South Carolina. “We’ve battled some injury bugs, we’ve battled some confidence bugs and hopefully we can get those things put behind us,” Barnhart said. We’re famous for doing that and Cal’s teams are famous for doing that.” In a hoops-mad state that expects championships and annual top-three recruiting classes, the problem is that Kentucky hasn’t won an NCAA championship since 2012, made a Final Four since going 38-1 in the 2014-15 season or been a serious national title contender since an overtime loss to Auburn in the Elite Eight in 2019.

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Tennessee State visits Western Kentucky, aims to end road slide
2 weeks ago

Tennessee State visits Western Kentucky, aims to end road slide

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Tennessee State Tigers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Bowling Green, Kentucky; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hilltoppers -15.5; over/under is 159.5 BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State will look to end its three-game road skid when the Tigers take on Western Kentucky. Tennessee State leads the …

Tennessee Soars Past Kentucky, Clinches Third Straight Win
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tennessee Soars Past Kentucky, Clinches Third Straight Win

Associated Press  

Tennessee secured a 28-18 victory over Kentucky, extending their winning streak to three games. Dylan Sampson rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, while Miles Kitselman caught six passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. Tennessee's offense dominated the game, scoring in the first half for the first time in four games. The Wildcats, on the other hand, struggled to …

Kentucky, Stoops hope defensive depth, faster offense keeps Wildcats competitive in expanded SEC
4 months ago

Kentucky, Stoops hope defensive depth, faster offense keeps Wildcats competitive in expanded SEC

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Coach Mark Stoops hopes a deep defensive corps and quicker offensive pace under another new coordinator keeps the Wildcats competitive against one of their most challenging schedules in recent memory. It’s extremely challenging.” The Wildcats are helped by the return of SEC interceptions co-leader Maxwell Hairston …

Florida blows out Kentucky 15-4 in CWS elimination game to set up showdown with Texas A&M
6 months ago

Florida blows out Kentucky 15-4 in CWS elimination game to set up showdown with Texas A&M

Associated Press  

— Brody Donay hit a grand slam for the first of his two homers, Jac Caglianone became Florida’s all-time home run leader and the Gators rode a seven-run first inning to a 15-4 win over Kentucky in a College World Series elimination game Wednesday. That’s not what the Lord planned.” This will be the second time Florida has had to …

Kentucky AD: Calipari will return as coach, despite calls for his firing after early NCAA exit
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kentucky AD: Calipari will return as coach, despite calls for his firing after early NCAA exit

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart confirmed on social media that John Calipari will return as men’s basketball coach despite calls for his firing following the Wildcats’ third consecutive early exit from the NCAA Tournament. Barnhart posted Tuesday night on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he and the Hall of Fame coach have talked about the direction …

March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?
9 months ago

March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?

Slate  

Kentucky basketball’s latest NCAA Tournament humiliation is enormous, but it’s not the worst the program has endured in the past three seasons. It includes a national championship in 2012, when Calipari didn’t just assemble one of the best rosters in the country but got it to play well at the right time. Kentucky is the bluest of bluebloods, and three …

Another early exit for Kentucky, Calipari shows his program is far removed from its heyday
9 months ago

Another early exit for Kentucky, Calipari shows his program is far removed from its heyday

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — John Calipari finished the postgame handshake line and made a beeline toward the locker room. Unable to slow Oakland’s graduate guard Jack Gohlke, who made 10 3- pointers, second-seeded Kentucky fell 80-76 on Thursday night in the first round of the Midwest Region. When you have a really young team and you look at where did the mistakes …

March Madness: Back home during the NCAAs, Calipari hoping Kentucky can mirror his blue-collar roots
9 months ago

March Madness: Back home during the NCAAs, Calipari hoping Kentucky can mirror his blue-collar roots

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — John Calipari’s blue-collar roots still run deep. “For a couple years, if one or two players played poorly, I didn’t have subs, you left them in and you end up losing,” Calipari said. “My job right now is to just, one: every year, make sure they’re playing their best basketball in March,” Calipari said. “If we play well …

Mississippi State faces No. 16 Kentucky following Hubbard’s 32-point performance
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mississippi State faces No. 16 Kentucky following Hubbard’s 32-point performance

Associated Press  

Kentucky Wildcats at Mississippi State Bulldogs Starkville, Mississippi; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -4; over/under is 156.5 BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State hosts the No. Mississippi State averages 74.9 points and has outscored opponents by 7.4 points per game. Mississippi State’s average of 7.3 made 3-pointers per game is 1.0 fewer made shot on average than the 8.3 …

Mississippi State faces No. 17 Kentucky after Hubbard’s 32-point performance
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Mississippi State faces No. 17 Kentucky after Hubbard’s 32-point performance

Associated Press  

Kentucky Wildcats at Mississippi State Bulldogs Starkville, Mississippi; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State plays the No. Mississippi State scores 74.9 points and has outscored opponents by 7.4 points per game. Mississippi State makes 45.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than Kentucky has allowed to its opponents. Kentucky has …

Kentucky basketball shows its offensive ceiling in blowout win over Alabama
10 months ago

Kentucky basketball shows its offensive ceiling in blowout win over Alabama

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There are only four regular-season games left, and it’s still impossible to know for sure what Kentucky is now or will be in a month. “Young kids, they lose focus.” That’s how a team face-plants at home against UNC Wilmington, then outduels top-10 North Carolina on a neutral court two weeks later. Kentucky led by as many …

Reeves, No. 22 Kentucky end 13th-ranked Auburn’s home winning streak, 70-59
10 months ago

Reeves, No. 22 Kentucky end 13th-ranked Auburn’s home winning streak, 70-59

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Kentucky led throughout to beat cold-shooting Auburn 70-59 on Saturday night, ending the 13th-ranked Tigers’ 16-game home winning streak that had included two straight routes of ranked teams. “Coming into the game, nobody believed we were going to win the game,” said Kentucky center …

John Calipari and Kentucky flex with big win at Auburn
10 months ago

John Calipari and Kentucky flex with big win at Auburn

New York Times  

AUBURN, Ala. — John Calipari practically danced into the postgame news conference at Neville Arena, where a capacity crowd of assembled media members waited to ask what got into his Kentucky team in a wire-to-wire win over 13th-ranked Auburn on Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/bKk1wZ04Vt — Kentucky Men’s Basketball February 18, 2024 After losing at home to Gonzaga a week ago — …

Williams and No. 13 Auburn host No. 22 Kentucky
10 months, 1 week ago

Williams and No. 13 Auburn host No. 22 Kentucky

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Kentucky Wildcats at Auburn Tigers Auburn, Alabama; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -8.5; over/under is 164.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky averages 22.0 more points per game than Auburn allows to opponents. LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, averaging 82.5 points, 37.0 rebounds, 16.7 …

No. 22 Kentucky visits No. 13 Auburn following Williams’ 23-point performance
10 months, 1 week ago

No. 22 Kentucky visits No. 13 Auburn following Williams’ 23-point performance

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 22 Kentucky Wildcats after Jaylin Williams scored 23 points in Auburn’s 101-61 win against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Auburn is second in the SEC with 37.6 points per game in the paint led by Johni Broome averaging 10.3. LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, averaging 82.5 …

No. 5 Tennessee visits No. 10 Kentucky following Knecht’s 31-point performance
10 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 5 Tennessee visits No. 10 Kentucky following Knecht’s 31-point performance

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 10 Kentucky Wildcats after Dalton Knecht scored 31 points in Tennessee’s 63-59 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks. Tennessee has shot at a 44.6% clip from the field this season, 2.7 percentage points greater than the 41.9% shooting opponents of Kentucky have averaged. LAST 10 …

College basketball power rankings: 3 SEC teams are here, none of them Kentucky
10 months, 3 weeks ago

College basketball power rankings: 3 SEC teams are here, none of them Kentucky

New York Times  

Read The Athletic’s latest college basketball power rankings. For the season, LJ Cryer has been Houston’s highest-usage player, but amidst a mini-slump — he’s only shooting 37.5 percent the last five games — Shead has had to assume a larger scoring role. Kansas Last week: 7 We’re not gonna ding Kansas too hard for losing at Iowa State on Saturday …

Florida visits No. 10 Kentucky following Handlogten’s 23-point showing
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida visits No. 10 Kentucky following Handlogten’s 23-point showing

Associated Press  

Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida faces the No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats after Micah Handlogten scored 23 points in Florida’s 102-98 overtime win over the Georgia Bulldogs. Kentucky is second in the SEC with 26.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Tre Mitchell averaging 5.9. LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 86.7 …

No. 6 Kentucky plays Arkansas for conference showdown
10 months, 3 weeks ago

No. 6 Kentucky plays Arkansas for conference showdown

Associated Press  

Kentucky Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks Fayetteville, Arkansas; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -6; over/under is 166.5 BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas hosts No. Kentucky averages 9.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 more made shots on average than the 7.6 per game Arkansas gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: Khalif Battle is shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc with 1.5 …

Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls
11 months, 1 week ago

Kentucky is the all-time No. 1 team through 75 storied years of AP Top 25 college basketball polls

Associated Press  

Sustained excellence is difficult to achieve in any sport. The list is not intended to crown the greatest college basketball program, because greatness can be measured in different ways: Duke has been the most dominant program over the past three decades; Kansas is considered the cradle of coaches, laying claim in part to not only Rupp and Calipari but North …

No. 6 Kentucky visits Florida following Reeves’ 27-point game
11 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 6 Kentucky visits Florida following Reeves’ 27-point game

Associated Press  

Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators Gainesville, Florida; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gators -3.5; over/under is 168 BOTTOM LINE: No. Florida leads the SEC with 28.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Tyrese Samuel averaging 5.2. Florida’s average of 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.8 fewer made shots on average than the 8.4 per …

Kentucky basketball is fun again — and Reed Sheppard has a lot to do with it
1 year ago

Kentucky basketball is fun again — and Reed Sheppard has a lot to do with it

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jeff and Stacey Sheppard starred in basketball at Kentucky, so they knew what their son was about to find out Tuesday night at Rupp Arena. “It’s so exciting,” Stacey Sheppard said, “because the fans are excited about this team again. Students are turning it up in Rupp tonight 🔥🗣️ pic.twitter.com/ksyl73Zpm1 — Kentucky Athletics November 29, 2023 “That …

Kentucky lost to No. 1 Kansas but gave plenty of reasons for optimism
1 year, 1 month ago

Kentucky lost to No. 1 Kansas but gave plenty of reasons for optimism

New York Times  

CHICAGO — Kentucky played with house money Tuesday night at the Champions Classic. “We’ve got to get better at finishing, but a young team learns that,” said Calipari, who watched a six-point lead evaporate over the final three-and-a-half minutes. Then all of a sudden, we’re up.” Kansas scored the first nine points of the game and led 11-3 after five …

John Calipari lost his way. Can he and Kentucky find it again?
1 year, 1 month ago

John Calipari lost his way. Can he and Kentucky find it again?

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On April 4, 2015, John Calipari was the king of college basketball. He was one of those guys Cal leaned on in a lot of ways, for a lot of things, that I think maybe after 30 years together, you just kind of take for granted – and when they’re gone, there’s a massive void there.” The …

No. 24 Kentucky and Missouri look to bounce back from SEC losses in East Division matchup
1 year, 2 months ago

No. 24 Kentucky and Missouri look to bounce back from SEC losses in East Division matchup

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Kentucky was lit up for 389 yards by Georgia’s Carson Beck and ranks a spot below Mizzou in SEC pass defense at 257 yards per contest. Kentucky running back Ray Davis rushed for just 59 yards on 15 carries at Georgia but added a receiving TD …

John Calipari finally fills Kentucky roster after working longer for recruits and transfers
1 year, 5 months ago

John Calipari finally fills Kentucky roster after working longer for recruits and transfers

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The angst among Kentucky’s fervent fan base was palpable as the Wildcats listed just seven scholarship players and coach John Calipari worked to fill out a roster that lost 2022 consensus national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe among eight departures. “We’ve got a lot of playmakers on the team that look for each other,” said fifth-year …

Kentucky’s John Calipari recruiting more freshmen for his youth-dominant roster
1 year, 6 months ago

Kentucky’s John Calipari recruiting more freshmen for his youth-dominant roster

New York Times  

Kentucky’s first offseason additions are finally imminent — with a snag, of course, as former Ole Miss commit and Overtime Elite leading scorer Jordan Burks pushed back his announcement from Wednesday to Monday — even if they do nothing to solve the experience problem in Lexington. “It’s going to be so interesting to watch Kentucky with all this talent but …

How worried should Kentucky fans be about John Calipari’s thin, young roster?
1 year, 6 months ago

How worried should Kentucky fans be about John Calipari’s thin, young roster?

New York Times  

Here’s how you know it is not unreasonable to be a bit panicky, Kentucky fans: John Calipari took to social media Thursday morning to tell you there’s no reason to panic. “There’s so much misinformation out there,” Calipari wrote Thursday, making an apparent reference to gaudy NIL deals and demands when he added: “Numbers being thrown around just aren’t accurate …

Sasser hurt anew as top seed Houston beats Northern Kentucky
1 year, 9 months ago

Sasser hurt anew as top seed Houston beats Northern Kentucky

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 victory to open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. “I don’t coach Northern Kentucky, but I was proud of their team tonight,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. “The coaches keep saying, ‘Shoot the ball, shoot the ball.’” The Cougars avoided …

Kentucky wins third straight, 82-74 over Florida
1 year, 10 months ago

Kentucky wins third straight, 82-74 over Florida

Associated Press  

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Oscar Tshiebwe scored 25 points, Jacob Toppin had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Kentucky beat Florida 82-74 on Wednesday night for its third straight victory. But Florida scored the next nine points, including six free throws — the last by Kyle Lofton with 1:12 left. Tshiebwe scored nine of Kentucky’s opening 17 points and Toppin sank …

Kentucky takes big lead, downs No. 10 Tennessee 66-54
1 year, 10 months ago

Kentucky takes big lead, downs No. 10 Tennessee 66-54

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Cason Wallace and Oscar Tshiebwe each scored 16 points and Kentucky rushed to a big lead and beat No. “He hasn’t been good in afternoon games, and I reminded him, this team needs everybody.” Chris Livingston added 12 points and completed a double-double with 10 rebounds. “I think it goes back, and I don’t understand, with as …

Kentucky holds off Mississippi State in final minute 71-68
1 year, 10 months ago

Kentucky holds off Mississippi State in final minute 71-68

Associated Press  

— Oscar Tshiebwe had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Jacob Toppin scored 16 points, and Kentucky held off Mississippi State 71-68 on Wednesday night. Kentucky then missed a couple of 3-pointers and had a jumper blocked by Cameron Matthews before giving possession back to Mississippi State with 49 seconds left. The Bulldogs forced a missed 3-pointer as the shot clock …

Arkansas pulls away from Kentucky in 2nd half, wins 88-73
1 year, 10 months ago

Arkansas pulls away from Kentucky in 2nd half, wins 88-73

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ricky Council IV scored 20 points, Anthony Black had 19 and Arkansas used a blazing second half to pull away and beat Kentucky 88-73 on Tuesday night, giving coach Eric Musselman his 200th collegiate victory. Makhel Mitchell and Davonte Davis scored 15 points each and Jordan Walsh 13 for the Razorbacks who have won five straight conference …

Rebooted Kentucky rolls on with win over Texas A&M
1 year, 11 months ago

Rebooted Kentucky rolls on with win over Texas A&M

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Eleven days earlier, Kentucky’s season was on the brink. Afterward, Calipari said he still loves Wheeler and plans to lean on him more in certain matchups — like when the Wildcats need to play fast in an up-and-down game — but noted that Wallace at point “gives you more than one scorer on the court,” and succinctly …

Kentucky cancels its obituary, rises from rock bottom to shock Tennessee
1 year, 11 months ago

Kentucky cancels its obituary, rises from rock bottom to shock Tennessee

New York Times  

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — John Calipari apologized for his appearance. Obituaries for Calipari’s coaching ability were hastily prepared as his team hurtled toward fifth-ranked Tennessee and what figured to be a fiery crash into rock bottom Saturday. When Tennessee beat South Carolina by 43 in Columbia last weekend, then South Carolina went to Rupp Arena and punked UK, the smart money …

What’s gone wrong for Kentucky basketball and John Calipari, and what happens now?
1 year, 11 months ago

What’s gone wrong for Kentucky basketball and John Calipari, and what happens now?

New York Times  

It’s gone from bad to brutal since we opened up the mailbag to your questions, Kentucky fans. Recent reports of mutual interest between Texas and Calipari — and, yes, we’re told there has been some initial back-channel communication there — remind us that his flirtation with UCLA almost four years ago is what induced UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart to …

Is Kentucky’s John Calipari now the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball?
1 year, 11 months ago

Is Kentucky’s John Calipari now the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball?

New York Times  

Fueled by the bold-faced diminishing returns in the last three seasons, the seat under John Calipari’s tush is burning hotter than at any time in his collegiate head-coaching career. “You got guys not knowing what plays they’re running,’’ one coach says. “An offensive coordinator, someone new or an NBA guy, that could help him,’’ one coach says. “Tshiebwe is an …

Tshiebwe leads the way for No. 16 Kentucky over Yale, 69-59
2 years ago

Tshiebwe leads the way for No. 16 Kentucky over Yale, 69-59

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON — Oscar Tshiebwe scored 28 points and had 12 rebounds to lead No. Kentucky coach John Calipari said Tshiebwe played a big role in his team’s ability to overcome the gritty Bulldogs. “He didn’t demand the ball,” Calipari said of Tshiebwe in the first half. I figured out they couldn’t guard me.” Earlier this week, Calipari said Tshiebwe was …

Kentucky should be better than this. Enough with the excuses, John Calipari
2 years, 1 month ago

Kentucky should be better than this. Enough with the excuses, John Calipari

New York Times  

SPOKANE, Wash. — Mark Few is one of John Calipari’s best friends. Because, no, Few and second-ranked Gonzaga didn’t beat the fourth-ranked Wildcats simply by having more “fight” as Calipari has said so many times and said again Sunday. That’s right, even as Tshiebwe went for 22 points and 18 rebounds against the Spartans and 20 and 15 against Gonzaga, …

Kentucky fizzles to ugly ending in double OT loss to Michigan State
2 years, 1 month ago

Kentucky fizzles to ugly ending in double OT loss to Michigan State

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Izzo kept trying to be nice about his friend John Calipari’s team. Izzo kept saying things like, “That’s a really good team and they will be a great team, so all the Kentucky fans, don’t jump off the ship.” But eventually, he said the truest, most important and most maddening thing of all, if you’re one of …

No. 3 Tennessee, No. 19 Kentucky highlights SEC games
2 years, 1 month ago

No. 3 Tennessee, No. 19 Kentucky highlights SEC games

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 Georgia in Jacksonville, Florida It doesn’t shape up as all that great a matchup on the field, but it’s still “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.” This is the second straight year Georgia has entered this game No. IMPACT PLAYER Arkansas RB Raheim Sanders, the …

No. 13 Kentucky aims for SEC rebound against South Carolina
2 years, 2 months ago

No. 13 Kentucky aims for SEC rebound against South Carolina

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! I felt like our team handled it good on Monday and Tuesday and we’ll get back at it.” Kentucky can take heart in having that many opportunities to win an SEC road game. Kentucky seeks its third consecutive series win against the rested Gamecocks, whose 50-10 …

No. 20 Kentucky routs Miami (Ohio), Stoops ties wins record
2 years, 3 months ago

No. 20 Kentucky routs Miami (Ohio), Stoops ties wins record

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! A lot of things to improve on.” Virginia Tech transfer Tayvion Robinson supplied Kentucky’s other chunk plays, catching six passes for a career-high 136 yards in his Wildcats debut. Miami managed to tie the game at 10 and stifled Kentucky at times in the first half …

John Calipari: Comparing Kentucky to others was “my bad”
2 years, 4 months ago

John Calipari: Comparing Kentucky to others was “my bad”

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari says he made a mistake comparing Kentucky’s athletic department to others and wants to make clear he will keep supporting the Wildcats’ football team. Calipari wrote on social media Saturday that he heard what Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops said in …

It’s John Calipari vs. Mark Stoops after the Kentucky basketball coach steps in it
2 years, 4 months ago

It’s John Calipari vs. Mark Stoops after the Kentucky basketball coach steps in it

New York Times  

On Dec. 9, 2011, John Calipari held a press conference in Lexington, Ky. But after the last couple years, as apparently more and more Kentucky fans seem to wonder about his ability to win UK another national title, you can’t help but look at what Calipari told The Athletic’s Kyle Tucker in his appeal for a new practice facility in …

Stock Watch: Is it time to dump Kentucky? Will LSU rise to a No. 2 seed?
2 years, 10 months ago

Stock Watch: Is it time to dump Kentucky? Will LSU rise to a No. 2 seed?

New York Times  

I’m a believer in sure bets. Senior NaLyssa Smith averaged 25.6 points and 10 rebounds in the previous five games before Wednesday night’s win at Oklahoma State, and she has been a force on both ends along with frontcourt partner Queen Egbo. The Yellow Jackets scored an average of only 54 points in those previous four losses, and that won’t …

Tshiebwe, No. 5 Kentucky top South Carolina 86-76 for 20th W
2 years, 10 months ago

Tshiebwe, No. 5 Kentucky top South Carolina 86-76 for 20th W

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kentucky coach John Calipari has his eyes on March. Oscar Tshiebwe posted his sixth straight double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds and TyTy Washington scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half as the fifth-ranked Wildcats beat South Carolina 86-76 Tuesday night. Kentucky came out ready to put away South Carolina in the first …

No. 12 Kentucky needs OT to give Calipari his 800th win
2 years, 10 months ago

No. 12 Kentucky needs OT to give Calipari his 800th win

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — To John Calipari, his latest milestone only means he’s been coaching a long time. Kellan Grady scored eight points in overtime, including consecutive 3-pointers about a minute apart, and Sahvir Wheeler added two free throws to lift the Wildcats over Mississippi State 82-74 on Tuesday night. “I put my head down and drove and made the reverse …

No. 6 Arizona heads to No. 19 Tennessee for Top 25 showdown
3 years ago

No. 6 Arizona heads to No. 19 Tennessee for Top 25 showdown

Associated Press  

Sixth-ranked Arizona has surpassed just about everyone’s expectations besides those in Tucson this season, winning its first 11 games under new coach Tommy Lloyd and even wrestling a No. They were supposed to have one against Memphis last week, but that game was called off with fans already inside Bridgestone Arena in Nashville because of COVID-19 issues within the Tigers’ …

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