Photo By ESPN By LARRY VAUGHT It’s already being compared to the best all-time defensive plays in NBA history. Kentucky Radio Network play-by-play voice Tom Leach said he had to think back to a 1977 UK exhibition win over Russia when James Lee came out of nowhere to block a dunk by
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Dick Vitale Believes Calipari Critics Are Wacky
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
What Negative Things are Rival Programs Saying when Recruiting against Kentucky?
Just Who Was Kentucky Basketball Player Dwight Anderson
UK Athletics Photo By LARRY VAUGHT A lot of University of Kentucky basketball fans, especially younger fans, probably don’t know who Dwight Anderson was. He didn’t play on a national championship team or even a Final Four team at UK. He didn’t make any All-American teams. He didn’t even make it through his
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
UK coach Jai Lucas didn’t balk at second chance to join the Wildcats
Jai Lucas took part in a Zoom video press conference with reporters on Wednesday afternoon. By KEITH TAYLOR LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jai Lucas turned down Kentucky once. When the Wildcats called a second time, he didn’t balk at the opportunity. Lucas committed to play for the Wildcats before Tubby Smith left for Minnesota,
Lucas Hire More Impactful than You Might Realize
(photo credit UK Athletics) Our Just the Cats intern Jordan Brown--who played the guard position and is a coach himself--gives you his latest take on Jai Lucas as a teacher and a mentor. UK Basketball: Jai Lucas hired as new Assistant By Jordan Brown John Calipari and the Wildcats made another significant hire to
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
