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The Coach's Response and Looking Forward
Well, we have now heard Gillispie's side of the story, and it is pretty much what we would expect. I think the Big Blue Nation universally agrees that Gillispie did a good job, perhaps even the best job of his career, handling that media availability. He was no-nonsense, was as blunt and honest...
Q & A with Former Wildcat Great Mike Casey
In the long and rich history of Kentucky basketball, only 26 players have been selected All-SEC three times. Mike Casey is one of them. The sharpshooting 6'4" guard out of Shelby County, Kentucky had a spectacular career wearing the blue and white, graduating with 1,535 points to his credit...
Kentucky Basketball: The Soft Bigotry of High Expectations
Bet you didn't see that lede coming, did you? It's funny, you know, thinking about Kentucky basketball and its incredibly rich tradition, fan base, and overall success. How can such a small state, population-wise, in an area where there is little extraordinary motivation to live (i.e. no beach,...
1966 Kittens -- The Coaches: Adolph Rupp
From the Editor: This is the fourth in a series of short essays from A Sea of Blue member oldcat'69, who played as a walk-on on Kentucky's freshman team in 1965-66 during the Adolph Rupp era. “Adolph Rupp is an arrogant man given to sharp repartee and cutting sarcasm. He is awkward in...
1966 Kittens -- Practices
From the Editor: This is the second in a series of short essays from A Sea of Blue member oldcat'69, who played as a walk-on on Kentucky's freshman team in 1965-66 during the Adolph Rupp era. Under Coach Rupp, varsity practice was from 2:00 to 4:00 every weekday and freshman practice followed...
Big Blue Blast from the Past: Kittens '65-'66 -- a series of remembrances
From the Editor: This is the first in a series of short essays from A Sea of Blue member oldcat'69, who played as a walk-on on Kentucky's freshman team in 1965-66 during the Adolph Rupp era. This first part is autobiographical in nature, and future parts will relate the author's experiences as...
Q&A with former UK All-America, and current Wildcat color analyst Mike Pratt
Many of the younger Wildcat fans only know Mike Pratt as being the color analyst for the UK basketball team. Pratt, and play-by-play man Tom Leach, form one of the best broadcasting duos in college sports. We, as UK fans, are truly fortunate to have them both. But, Pratt has done so much more....
Euton and Jackson recommended eligible by KHSAA hearing officer
The KHSAA Hearing Officer presiding at the appeal of Dakotah Euton and Chad Jackson's appeal of KHSAA commissioner Brigid DeVries' earlier ruling and clarification that they are ineligible has issued a favorable ruling for both young men that recommends they be made eligible to play at Scott...
Billy Gillispie: Piloting the Juggernaut
John Clay had this fascinating piece today about Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie today. The upshot is that Gillispie appears to have finally gotten his arms around the head coaching position here at UK, and seems to be enjoying the experience after a rough first year. You know, we have talked...
Kentucky recruiting: K.C. Ross-Miller and Team Texas bites the dust in the Peach Jam, Athletes First misses the quarters
The oft-maligned K.C. Ross-Miller, a UK 2010 commitment playing for Team Texas, had a very strong tournament at Peach Jam. While not dominating the scoring, he went up against several more highly rated point guards like Josh Selby and Kendall Marshall and performed extremely well. But last...
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