Wildcats hit their stride late, roll past Ole Miss in home finale
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Kentucky stayed alive in its quest for a double-bye in next week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament. Although a struggle early, the Wildcats (21-9, 10-7) defeated Ole Miss 96-78 Wednesday night and remained in contention for one of the top four seeds in the league tournament next week […]
Calipari doesn’t want Wildcats to revert, overlook Ole Miss
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — John Calipari doesn’t want his team to get too overconfident going into his team’s home finale against Ole Miss Wednesday night. “(Ole Miss) is good enough to beat us,” Calipari said. “They beat Missouri at Missouri. They had Tennessee – they lost by eight – and […]
Knox blocks out noise, helps Cats avenge earlier loss to Missouri
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Kevin Knox tuned out the noise and just played basketball. One day after the Kentucky freshman forward and former Wildcat players Bam Adebayo and Nerlens Noel were linked to report that specified they received impermissible payments, violating NCAA rules, Knox scored 21 points to lead Kentucky […]
Wildcats shift focus to Missouri amid ongoing federal investigation
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — John Calipari isn’t sure whether Friday’s report linking current and former Kentucky players to an FBI probe into college players receiving impermissible payments will affect his team against Missouri Saturday. “I don’t know,” Calipari said Friday prior to the team’s afternoon practice session. “I haven’t met […]
Win a relief for Cats, but surging Arkansas another challenge
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — What a difference a win made for Kentucky. “The whole mood changed the day after the win (over Alabama),” Kentucky forward Wenyen Gabriel said. “It felt like we haven’t gotten a win in forever. Now it’s time to put a winning streak together.” The Wildcats’ 81-71 […]
Vanderbilt gives UK spark as Cats beat Alabama to end losing skid
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky (KT) — Avery Johnson didn’t leave Jarred Vanderbilt’s name off the scouting report. The Alabama coach made sure the Crimson Tide knew all about Kentucky’s freshman forward and his capabilities. “We had a couple of stars by his name,” Johnson said. “I know everybody talks about Kevin Knox […]
Calipari confident Cats will see a breakthrough amid four-game slide
By KEITH TAYLOR, Kentucky Today LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — Mired in a four-game losing streak, John Calipari hasn’t given up on the season. Neither have his players. “Let’s use this as fuel (and) have it make us stronger,” Calipari said Friday. “Talk about coming together. You’re not going to be able to bust through by […]
