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Orlando Antigua picked to follow Calipari
as head coach of Dominican National Team
UK assistant coach Orlando Antigua has been named the head coach of the Dominican National Team by the Dominican Federation. Antigua has spent the past two seasons serving as an assistant to John Calipari for the Dominican team which …
After finishing degree, Wayne Turner hopes to help other kids overcome similar adversity
By Alex Forkner KyForward correspondent Before Wayne Turner was a two-time NCAA champion at Kentucky, before he was a Boston Celtic, even before he was a McDonald’s All-American, he grew up in an inner city housing project in …
Kyle Wiltjer named to Canadian Development National Team roster for exhibition series
UK men’s basketball junior forward Kyle Wiltjer has been selected to the Canadian Development Men’s National Team roster for the China exhibition series beginning June 8. Wiltjer and the other members of the team traveled to China early Wednesday morning …
Son of UK track and field coach announces
he will walk on to men’s basketball team
The UK men’s basketball team has added a new player to the 2013-14 roster. E. J. Floreal, son of UK track and field coach Edrick Floreal, will be a non-scholarship walk-on for the men’s basketball team next season. He …
Wesley Eversole: Plenty of summer events
upcoming to keep sports fans occupied
This is usually the time of year local sports fans dread the most, the time of year when the state’s athletic teams are finishing their spring sports seasons, leaving fans with nothing to do but wait until football practice starts …
Wesley Eversole: Can Louisville support
a NBA team? Numbers suggest it might
Recently, Greater Louisville Inc. released a study regarding the city’s feasibility of hosting an NBA team. According to the study, the city of Louisville does not have enough local corporate sponsors to financially support an NBA team. The study also …
UK Hoops recruit Linnae Harper named
to U19 national team, will play in Lithuania
UK women’s basketball signee Linnae Harper was one of 12 players selected to the 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Team, USA Basketball announced Sunday. Harper was one of 33 athletes invited to tryouts for the team, …
After freshman season, Willie Cauley-Stein features new mindset on and off the court
Willie Cauley-Stein made no attempt to hide his opinion about school from his coach when arriving on campus for his freshman season at UK. “Hated school,” said John Calipari of Cauley-Stein. “He’d have told you at the beginning of …
John Calipari confident Archie Goodwin will
‘be fine’ with hard work as NBA prospect
Minutes after UK’s season-ending loss to Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT, guard Archie Goodwin said any of the Wildcats would be “delusional” to consider leaving school for the NBA draft. Less than two weeks later …
John Calipari not shying away from 40-0 talk as staff looks ahead to next season’s team
The positive momentum surrounding the UK men’s basketball team since the season-ending NIT loss in March hit a bump Tuesday with top-ranked recruit Andrew Wiggins‘ commitment to Kansas, but expectations for next season are still skyrocketing. With six …
Consensus No. 1 recruit Andrew Wiggins commits to Kansas over UK, others
UK fans’ hopes to add the consensus No. 1 recruit to what some have called the best recruiting class in college basketball history were dashed Tuesday when Andrew Wiggins committed to Kansas. Wiggins, who is ranked as the No. …
UK men’s basketball team posts 3.39 GPA
to help Wildcats to deparment-wide record
Staff report UK scholarship athletes combined for a 3.14 grade-point average in the spring semester with 16 of 20 teams posting a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. The women’s tennis team led the department with a 3.69 …
Wesley Eversole: Jason Collins should be judged by playing career, not personal life
I am going to be honest with you. I had not heard of Jason Collins until I heard the news this past Monday that he was gay. In doing so, Collins became the first active athlete from one of the …
UK men’s basketball trio among students participating in graduation ceremonies
By Sarah Geegan, Quianna Lige Special to KyForward Rupp Arena takes on a new meaning for three members of the UK men’s basketball team Sunday, as they participate in UK’s 146th May Commencement. Twany Beckham, Jon Hood and …
SEC, ESPN announce multiplatform network to air programming beginning in August 2014
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network, which will launch in August 2014. The new network and its accompanying digital platform will air SEC content 24/7 including more …
