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Kentucky Wildcats Destroy Penn State Basketball 85-47

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As the Penn State scandal has engulfed the nation, most of America is rooting against Penn State in every game they play. At least in college football. When it comes to the college basketball program, not many have anti-PSU vitriol. However, the 3-1 Nittany Lions men's hoops team did suffer their first loss of the young season today; and did so in extremely graphic fashion. … [Read more...] about Kentucky Wildcats Destroy Penn State Basketball 85-47

#2 Kentucky Wildcats: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series.  Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days.  We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order.  We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #2 Kentucky Wildcats: College Basketball 111 in 111

Kentucky Wildcats Place Three Freshmen on Naismith Award Watch List

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The watch list for the Naismith Award, honoring the nation's top college basketball player, was release today. The Kentucky Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels lead the way, as each school had four players make the short list. For UK, three of them are freshmen from their soon-to-be-legendary recruiting class: Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, and Marquis Teague. All … [Read more...] about Kentucky Wildcats Place Three Freshmen on Naismith Award Watch List

Kentucky Wildcats Land Top Shooting Guard Archie Goodwin

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The Kentucky Wildcats have owned the top ranked recruiting class in the nation the past three years. College basketball royalty, they're off to a good start already in the 2012 recruiting cycle. It started with NC State transfer Ryan Harrow, a point guard. Now UK has an elite shooting guard to pair with in the backcourt: Archie Goodwin of Sylvan Hills (AR) committed this week. … [Read more...] about Kentucky Wildcats Land Top Shooting Guard Archie Goodwin

2011-12 Basketball ESPN College GameDay On-Site Schedule

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2011-12 ESPN College GameDay/Saturday Primetime Schedule Jan 14: North Carolina @ Florida State (Game at 2pm ET) Jan 21: Louisville @ Pittsburgh (Game at 9pm ET) Jan 28: Washington @ Arizona (Game at 7pm ET) Feb 4: Kansas @ Missouri (Game at 9pm ET) Feb 11: Kentucky @ Vanderbilt (Game at 9pm ET) Feb 18: Ohio State @ Michigan (Game at 9pm ET) Feb 25: … [Read more...] about 2011-12 Basketball ESPN College GameDay On-Site Schedule

Kentucky Wildcats Set New Record for NBA Draft Representation

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For the first since the NBA Draft was reduced from seven rounds to two rounds in 1988, only one college basketball program, the Kentucky Wildcats, has seen at least four players get selected in back-to-back drafts. Last year five Cats got picked (John Wall Washington Wizards, DeMarcus Cousins Sacramento Kings, Patrick Patterson Houston Rockets,  Eric Bledsoe Oklahoma City … [Read more...] about Kentucky Wildcats Set New Record for NBA Draft Representation

This Kentucky (and Calipari) Team is Different

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There is one huge thing missing from Kentucky coach John Calipari’s coaching resume: a national championship. Kentucky Wildcat fans have seen this similar storyline- a freshman point guard leading a John Calipari team deep into the tournament and falling short at the end. It happened at Memphis with superstars Derrick Rose (he’s only the NBA MVP this year) and Tyreke Evans … [Read more...] about This Kentucky (and Calipari) Team is Different

Kentucky Wildcats Lead the Way with Three McDonald’s All-American Recruits

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McDonald’s® unveiled the official rosters for the 34th annual McDonald’s All American Boys Game and 10th annual Girls Game during its annual selection show today on ESPNU. The Games will be played on March 30 at the famed United Center in Chicago, Ill. 5 schools (Duke, North Carolina, Louisville, Syracuse and Ohio State) boast two All-Americans, but Kentucky leads the … [Read more...] about Kentucky Wildcats Lead the Way with Three McDonald’s All-American Recruits