By LARRY VAUGHT Whenever ESPN analyst Dick Vitale hears complaints about Kentucky coach John Calipari “only winning one national championship” he has the same thought. “John has done a fantastic job at Kentucky,” said Vitale. “What he has done with the Kentucky program is amazing. He provides tremendous talent with kids who
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Is New UK Basketball Assistant Jai Lucas Up For The Task
By LARRY VAUGHT Being named recruiting coordinator at a school that seems to always have the nation’s No. 1 or No. 2 recruiting class can present quite a dilemma. That’s what Jai Lucas faces now that he is the new recruiting coordinator/special assistant for coach John Calipari at Kentucky. “For me it’s just
Far Worse than an ACL
By Dr. John Huang Most Kentucky fans have had enough of 2020. Take a worldwide pandemic, mix in some social injustice, sprinkle in an unhealthy portion of partisan presidential politics and an ungodly number of celebrity deaths—and you’ve got the recipe for a downer of a year. During stressful times, sports
UK’s Keion Brooks using platform to speak out on racial injustice issues
Kentucky forward Keion Brooks is set to return for a second with the Wildcats. By KEITH TAYLOR LEXINGTON, Ky. — Keion Brooks Jr. is doing his part to make a difference. Brooks, a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Player Development Coalition and the Southeastern Conference Council on Racial
New Kentucky Basketball Assistant Meets Media
Calipari: Wildcats ‘Pretty Well In Order’ While Living In A Bubble
Flint Reunites With Calipari, Hopes to ‘Accomplish special Things’ at UK
Former Indiana Hoosiers Assistant Coach Bruiser Flint during the exhibition game against the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds and the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. (Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics)CRAIG BISACRE/INDIANA ATHLETICS By KEITH TAYLOR LEXINGTON, Ky. — It didn’t take John Calipari long to find a replacement for
Kentucky Basketball: Bruiser Flint Hired as new Assistant
Not The Typical UK Basketball Recruit
By LARRY VAUGHT Maybe he’s not the highest rated point guard in the 2021 recruiting class but Nolan Hickman sounds like a perfect fit for what Kentucky coach John Calipari likes. The 6-2 Hickman verbally committed to Kentucky Saturday even though few knew he even had a scholarship offer from Calipari. Hickman is