Kentucky

The case to end the NBA’s one-and-done rule is getting support from an unlikely source: Kentucky men’s basketball coach John Calipari, who more than anyone has seemed to master the recruiting hurdles that exist as a result of the one-and-done constraints. Speaking with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram‘s Mac Engel, Calipari offered his endorsement of changing the [...]

John Calipari to the NBA rumors are back again. Over the weekend, reports have surfaced linking the Kentucky coach, to the Brooklyn Nets. When Mikhail Prokhorov fired head coach Lionel Hollins and reassigned general manager Billy King it was made clear that he wants a change, but who will be heading that change has yet [...]

Hopefully Jahlil Okafor is high on the Minnesota Timberwolves, because they’re high on him. As the NBA inches closer and closer to the June 25 draft, there is no definitive sense of who the Timberwolves will take with the No. 1 pick. Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns has gained momentum as the top prospect in this year’s [...]

Breaking: Someone actually wants to play for the New York Knicks! Sure, that someone also longs to just play at the NBA level in general, but still, the Knicks’ll take it. And if they win the draft lottery, they’ll end up taking him—him being Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns. Speaking on the life transition to come, Towns [...]

Inspired by the early career of Jamal Mashburn is this new FILA MB colorway in collaboration with in-state sneaker retailer Oneness. Featuring a premium suede upper colored in University of Kentucky blue, the Oneness x FILA MB collaboration serves as a nod to the collegiate career of Jamal Mashburn. As a further nod to Kentucky-based [...]

Charlie Rosen, here are your 10 seconds of The Hoop Doctors fame. The New York Knicks are going to have the best odds of winning the NBA draft lottery, thereby guaranteeing they select no lower than fourth. Wherever they end up, they’re likely going to have their pick of the litter. At least one of [...]

If it feels like John Calipari is always linked to an NBA return, that’s only because he is always linked to an NBA return. Those rumors never die down, not even now, with his Kentucky Wildcats in the thick of a March Madness tournament they’re favored to win. Even amid all this, he’s still thinking [...]

Bad timing much? Before Kentucky ceded national championship bragging rights to UConn Monday night, untimely rumors started swirling. It began when former Kentucky star Rex Chapman tweeted that “win or lose” against UConn, John Calipari was already planning on coaching the Los Angeles Lakers next season: Was messin' 'round on Sat nite re: Cal. But [...]

Former head coach Stan Van Gundy has gotten a little ribbing from folks about his recent opinion on John Wall. Van Gundy didn’t say all that much wrong. The problem was that he was sort of implying that Wall wasn’t fit to be an NBA team’s cornerstone player. Reasonably, that suggestion was met with some [...]

September 17, 2012 – Mohamed Abdihakim This weekend, the University of Kentucky put on a charity event at a Rupp Arena. The announced crowd was just a tad bit over 10,000 but it was a success nonetheless. The event was put on in the form of a set of exhibition games. The show featured the [...]