Posted by Kentucky on April 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Two years ago, Mitch Barnhart outlined the athletic deparment’s “15 by 15 by 15″ plan. Basically, the goal is to win at least 15 conference, tournament, or national championships and rank in the NCAA’s top 15 athletic programs by 2015. So how much progress has the department made on their goals since 2008? During the [...]
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Posted by Kentucky on March 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
On St. Patrick’s Day last, Perry flexed his bones. –In news from earlier this week, John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins were named to the final Wooden Award ballot. They are the only two freshmen on the list and, were one of them to win, would be the first Wooden Award winner in Kentucky’s history. –In [...]
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Posted by Kentucky on March 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Its not going to be like this again. That thought hit me as I walked into the locker room after UK’s SEC Tournament win and watched John Wall hugging Eric Bledsoe, Demarcus Cousins doing a little jig in the corner and Patrick Patterson smiling from ear to ear. There will be great teams for UK [...]
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Posted by Kentucky on March 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It was a day in which the Cats showed the world that UK basketball was back and in a big way. The Cats won an SEC Tournament title game that was as exciting as any since the 1995 UK-Arkansas battle and then three hours later, were awarded a #1 seed to the NCAA Tournament, both [...]
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Posted by Kentucky on March 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Greg Gumbel, you’re like Santa to me. Holy crap it’s like Christmas. I woke up this morning and my first thought went to the present that is going to be unwrapped at 6pm tonight. But before that happens, UK has some business to take care of against a Mississippi State team seeking revenge. Here are [...]
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