Posts Tagged ‘University of Kentucky’
NCAA March Madness: The Final Four is set
The stage is set. The rumbling crescendo of the NCAA March Madness is reaching a fever pitch and getting amped up even more as the last two teams have booked their tickets to the Final Four. It will be UNC and South Carolina that will take the last spots and join Gonzaga and Oregon as…
Read MoreMarch Madness: Elite Eight picture complete after night of big wins
Sweet Sixteen of the 2017 NCAA March Madness season tipped off on Thursday. As we reported yesterday, while the top seeds sailed through to the Elite Eight, the four contests also showed why Sweet Sixteen is such a minefield. 11th seed Xavier took out second seed Arizona in one of the shocks of the Big…
Read MoreNCAA March Madness: Sweet 16 field is Set
What more can you ask for in the NCAA tournament so far? Big names are dominating the headlines, double-digit seeds are taking out top teams left and right, and game-after-game is competitive till the very end. Now the remaining teams will head to their regional semifinal games, also known as the Sweet Sixteen. Who survived and…
Read MoreDaniel Orton brought in by GS Kymis
Daniel Orton (208 cm, Kentucky’10) is on the move to GS Kymis (Greece-A1). This will be his second appearance in Greece. GS Kymis will look to improve their 5-8 record in the A1. Previously, Daniel Orton was playing for Hunan Yongsheng (China-NBL). He found that he can play at a high level in the Chinese league while averaging 22.3…
Read MoreMarquis Teague joins Ironi Nahariya
Marquis Teague (188 cm, Kentucky’12) is making the leap and becoming an international player after penning a deal with Ironi Nahariya (Israel-Winner League) this 2016-17. Marquis is the younger brother of Indiana Pacers point guard, Jeff Teague. Marquis spent the 2015-16 season playing in the NBA D-League. He logged a total of 51 games for…
Read MoreJohn Calipari: all Kentucky players for NBA Draft
Kentucky head Basketball coach John Calipari has revealed that the entire roster of the Wildcats will be declaring for the NBA Draft, taking advantage of a new rule that changes the way in which NCAA players can test the NBA waters. Using Twitter as his platform, the tactician said all of his players will be…
Read MoreDoron Lamb moves to Auxilium Torino
Doron Lamb (193 cm, Kentucky’12) has found his way to his third team this 2015-16 season after agreeing to terms with Auxilium Torino (Italy-Serie A). Doron signed with KK Buducnost Voli Podgorica (Montenegro-Erste Liga). He failed to score in both outings for the team in the Eurocup. He did manage to successfully score 17 points…
Read MoreLSU upsets 9th-ranked Kentucky
Ben Simmons and the rest of the LSU Tigers played host to the Kentucky Wildcats and did not give their guests a warm welcome. Instead, the now 11-3 Wildcats were served a bitter serving of the taste of defeat 67-85. It appears that after a slow start to the season, the Tigers are finding their…
Read MoreKentucky stunned by Wisconsin in Final Four
It seemed written in lore that the March Madness Final Four would go to form and that number 1 seeds Duke and Kentucky would progress to the championship game. However, Basketball is a funny old game and anything can happen over a single shootout on the hardwood. And so it proved as Duke lived up…
Read MoreMarch Madness Final Four preview
March Madness is ready to hit the Final Four stage this week when the quartet of schools still left in the NCAA tournament clash for a place in Championship Game on April 6th. Three number one regional seeds enter the Final Four on April 4th, with just one lower ranked school left to claim the…
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