Demling: Hood has virtually locked up Mr. Basketball honors for this season

by OGETARTS on Feb 15, 2009 9:42 AM EST Comment 33 comments

University of Kentucky signee Jon Hood had a huge game on Friday night for Madisonville High School in a 71-53 win over Fort Campbell.

Playing for the first time in almost three weeks, Hood rang up 33 points, 13 rebounds, nine blocked shots and four assists in the victory.

Hood has virtually locked up Mr. Basketball honors for this season. Madisonville plays rival Hopkins County Central tonight and its final regular-season game is Tuesday against Apollo.

http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/2009/02/hood-has-huge-game.html

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.....and his stats on Saturday vs. Hopkins County Central

39 points, 15 rebounds, 5 blocked shots and 4 assists.

http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/2009/02/huge-weekend-of-hoops.html

GBB!!!

by OGETARTS on Feb 15, 2009 9:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Hope UK Gets Vee Sanford To Prep In 2009

Then lands him as part of 2010 class. Long time since UK had a scholarship player from Lexington.

by FortyYearCatFan on Feb 15, 2009 9:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sanford

not so sure about him. I play with guys who played against him in high school and have heard that he is very streaky. He’s very good when he is on but disappears at times. I would like to have him but am not so sure i want to spend a scholarship on him.

DEEETROIT BASKETBALLL!!!

by davw83 on Feb 15, 2009 3:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Here is...

to having 2 consecutive Kentucky Mr. Basketballs. Anybody tell me when the last time that happened was?

by the spork on Feb 16, 2009 11:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The answer is......

…John Pelphrey in 87 and Richie Farmer in 88.

GBB!!!

by OGETARTS on Feb 17, 2009 6:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Also...

….. Rex Chapman was Mr. Basketbal in 86 so we actually had 3 in a row.

GBB!!!

by OGETARTS on Feb 17, 2009 6:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Forty???

He can tell us.

by kykat51 on Feb 16, 2009 11:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Carrier In 2001, Stockton In 2002

Both KY Mr Basketball.

by FortyYearCatFan on Feb 17, 2009 6:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oops

I forgot about Stockton. Good catch, Forty.

GBB!!!

by OGETARTS on Feb 17, 2009 6:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

And what stellar careers they had for us...

Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."

by chirop1 on Feb 17, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Stockton

Forgetting about him and Carrier both is easy to do.

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by davw83 on Feb 17, 2009 11:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

No Reason Why

Both graduated from UK.

Stockton was decent back-up PG to Fitch and Hawkins in 2003 and 2004, then to Rondo in 2005 and 2006.

Carrier was a good shooter (SG/WF) who got very little PT opportunity behind Azubuike in 2003-04-05, Bogans in 2002 and 2003, Fitch in 2004, and Crawford in 2005.

by FortyYearCatFan on Feb 17, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the info

Carrier was legendary in practive not so much on the court. Neither were that good and both are easy to forget.

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by davw83 on Feb 17, 2009 3:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Carrier And Stockton

UK was 109-25 in the 4 years Carrier was on the UK roster.

UK was 109-28 in the 4 years Stockton was on the UK roster.

Both are in the 80% (W-L record) for their UK careers.

by FortyYearCatFan on Feb 17, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Stockton and Carrier

They had little to do with those records. UK was great while they were in school. There is no disputing that. Im not making any comment about the school or coach.Im only saying I dont think Carrier and Stockton were very good and IMO they are easily forgettable meaning they are easy to overlook.

DEEETROIT BASKETBALLL!!!

by davw83 on Feb 17, 2009 3:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sure They Did

There are 12 or 13 players on a roster. Each plays a role.

Both had more talented players ahead of them at PG or SG/WF but both contributed in practice (by making those players better) and did OK in games when called upon.

by FortyYearCatFan on Feb 17, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs