-
Baylor Bears – Exposing Just How Overrated Kentucky Are
The more this season progresses, the more we learn about just how overrated this Kentucky team is, looking quite less impressive when they face other ranked teams, like Baylor in the most recent example. Julius Randle might be a very special player, but the rest of his teammates and coaches might not be, putting in a poor effort while Baylor dominated the boards and played like a team that knows a lot more about itself than the Wildcats do.
-
Michigan State vs Kentucky – Don’t Need One and Done Player to be Great
Once again, John Calipari presents a team with four freshmen in the lineup who won’t be playing for Kentucky after the season is over. In their first test of the season, they ended up losing to Michigan State 78-74 in the Champions Classic, a team without a single freshman in the lineup, instead leaning on the excellent senior duo of Keith Appling and Alexander Payne.
-
Most Championships in College Basketball
By beating Michigan 82-76 in the 2013 NCAA Tournament Final, Louisville became the 8th school to win at least three College Basketball championships since the NCAA tournament began in 1939, joining Kansas, Connecticut, Duke, North Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky and UCLA.
-
Kentucky Wildcats – A Nine Pro Players Team in 2014
Ranked recruiting classes by ESPN, Rivals and others don’t always pan out the way they should, but they give you a general idea of how good a freshman class is going to be. Kentucky, despite the very disappointing 2013 they’ve had, have landed another impressive one. With Julius Randle committing to the school for next season, they now have the Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 18 players in the ESPN 100.
-
Louisville Cardinals – Chane Behanan Takes Over Rivalry
There’s no definite answer to what is the biggest rivalry in College Basketball, but when Kentucky plays Louisville, it’s probably as good as it gets. After four consecutive losses to the Wildcats, Chane Behanan and Russ Smith proved to be too much of a difference as one of the best teams in the nation outplayed the athletic and too young team built in Lexington.
-
All the Picks From the 2012 NBA Draft First Round
Draft night was mostly about Anthony Davis picked as number one, but it turned out to be quite a celebration for the Kentucky Wildcats, as he was joined by Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in going 1-2 from the same school and all together 4 players in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft, which surprisingly had no trades in the top 10.
-
Thomas Robinson – Better Than Anthony Davis?
The pre-draft camp in Chicago is usually somewhat of market of College Basketball players trying to improve their stocks heading into the next NBA Draft. Thomas Robinson, after three years with the Kansas Jayhawks, believes his College Career has been good enough to make him the no.1 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, ahead of Anthony Davis.
-
Kentucky Wildcats Aim to Set New NBA First Round Draft Record
Anthony Davis, believe it or not, is going to the NBA. You were surprised too, right? He isn’t the only Kentucky Wildcat to be entering the NBA draft. He’s joined by Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb, the entire starting lineup of the 2012 College Basketball national champions, entering the 2012 NBA draft.
-
What NBA Team Would Be the Best Fit For Anthony Davis?
Anthony Davis will be the number one draft pick in 2012. Unless something unpredictable happens – Deciding not to join the NBA or actually not being the #1 pick. Already some have predicted that his ability to turn a team around will be nothing short of magical, worth 50 wins, no matter where he gets to play.
-
2012 College Basketball Rankings – Final Coaches Poll
Kentucky won the national title for the 8th time and the first since 1998, and the coaches found just enough time to squeeze in another final poll to determine who were the top 25 teams in the nation with the tournament as another way to gauge the field.