By LARRY VAUGHT Ten different Southeastern Conference players have scored 30 or more points in a game this season — and three of them play for Arkansas, the team UK plays Saturday afternoon looking for a road win. Arkansas’ Moses Jones has a SEC-best 41-point game this season and Arkansas guard Isaiah
Author: Larry Vaught
Larry Vaught is a seven-time winner of the Kentucky Sportswriter of the Year award and has covered University of Kentucky sports since 1975.
Larry now has a syndicated UK sports column appearing in 34 newspapers across the state as well as http://www.yoursportsedge.com/, and http://www.cameronmillsradio.com/.
Larry also joins Mark Buerger and Anthony White on WLAP Sunday Morning Sports each week in Lexington as well as appearing each Tuesday with Tom Leach on The Leach Report.
Turnover, Rebounds, Defense How Did UK Lose
Photo by Victoria Graff By LARRY VAUGHT Not long after Kentucky lost 81-78 at South Carolina Wednesday night sophomore point guard Ashton Hagans knew where to place the blame. “Let my teammates down tonight!#bounceback,” Hagans posted on Twitter. Hagans had 13 points because he was 9-for-11 from the field line. However, he was just
When Will He Be The Shooter UK Expected
Don’t Panic, Kahlil Whitney Will Become The Player We All Expected
Photo by Vicky Graff By LARRY VAUGHT Tyrese Maxey has had the kind of success his freshman season at Kentucky that many thought he would. He’s averaging a team-high 13.9 points per game along with 4.3 rebonds and 3.2 assists per game while averaging 33.5 minutes per game. Freshman Kahlil Whitney, another McDonald’s
Is E.J. Montgomery Getting Comfortable In His Own Skin
Photo by Vicky Graff By LARRY VAUGHTBefore Kentucky played Alabama there was a prediction from coach John Calipari that 6-10 sophomore forward EJ Montgomery “may step up and be the monster we want.” Against Alabama on Saturday, he went 4-for-6 from the field to score eight points, pulled off six defensive rebounds
Is John Calipari Giving Us Coach Talk Again Or Can Alabama Play
Rival Coach Says “It Is A Shame That The University of Kentucky Has Not Offered” Zion Harmon A Scholarship
By LARRY VAUGHT Former Mississippi basketball standout David Sanders enjoys bringing his team from Callaway, Miss., to western Kentucky to play in the Marshall County Hoopfest and McCracken County Mustang Madness like he did again this season. “Great basketball, great experience. I love coming over here. It’s almost like a second home
Nothing Rhyne Howard Cannot Seem To Do, So Could She Be One To Break Valerie Still’s Scoring Record
Photos by Vicky Graff By LARRY VAUGHT The last two months have seen some amazing performances by University of Kentucky athletes.Start with what quarterback Lynn Bowden did the final eight games of the season to take UK from 2-3 to 8-5 and a Belk Bowl victory. Remember the 26-point opening game Tyrese
UK keeps two big-time players/recruits — Landon Young, Quinton Bohanna
Phot by Victoria Graff By LARRY VAUGHT They won’t count in Kentucky’s 2020 recruiting rankings, but nose guard Quinton Bohanna and offensive tackle Landon Young both deciding to stay at UK for their senior seasons instead of opting for the NFL draft is a huge plus for coach Mark Stoops. Kentucky added to
Rising junior star Alex Tchikou would like to add offer from UK
Larry Vaught Photo By LARRY VAUGHT PADUCAH — He’s only been playing basketball since he was 14 years old, but four-star junior forward Alex Tchikou of Dream City Christian (Arizona) didn’t need long to hear about University of Kentucky basketball.“I have heard of Kentucky basketball and I am interested in them but