Links archive, April 2011
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- Dajuan Coleman again mentions UK first when asked about schools (pay site).
- Bad sign?: Shabazz Muhammad doesn’t specifically mention UK on list (pay site).
- SEC: Three-star center John Cannon commits to Georgia | Why the Bulldogs?
- Kyle Anderson doesn’t mention Kentucky in latest interview with Scout (pay site).
- UK target Anthony Bennett, U of L commit Rodney Purvis shine Friday night.
- New UK target for 2012 Gary Harris discusses his recruitment in radio interview.
- Video: 2012 target Archie Goodwin throws down a dunk and gets fouled Friday.
- UK target Perry Ellis felt the love from the crowd in Lawrence, Kansas on Friday.
- Perry Ellis post-game video interview: “I want to win as much as I can.”
- Video of UK target Shabazz Muhammad on Kansas: “I can see myself being here.”
- Jerry Meyer explains why Rivals.com ranked Austin Rivers over Anthony Davis.
- Ryan Harrow’s mom says they haven’t heard from Kentucky … yet (pay site).
- Ricardo Ledo and Dajuan Coleman excelled at the EYBL event Friday (pay site).
- Tweet: Ledo’s hoping to make an unofficial visit to UK in the near future.
- Shabazz Muhammad & Perry Ellis shined at the Jayhawk Invitational Friday (pay).
- Sources: UK target Joseph Uchebo will make a visit to Charlotte this weekend.
- Trevor Lacey made a surprise official visit to Auburn on Thursday (pay site).
- DI Hoops Report releases its Top 40 rankings for the high school class of 2013.
- New video highlights featuring UK signees Marquis Teague and Kyle Wiltjer.
- Arkansas coach Mike Anderson talks about inheriting John Pelphrey’s recruits.
- John Calipari’s “Kentucky Combine” another example of players-first mentality.
- Four-star SG Bobby Parks Jr. wants out of his Georgia Tech letter | Player eval
- Sports Illustrated’s Luke Winn looks at the strange story around Parks.
- Scout.com’s interesting analysis of 7-foot-5 Xavier commit Sim Bhullar (pay site).
- This weekend’s Jayhawk Invitational will be loaded with top talent for 2012-13.
- U of L forward Jared Swopshire’s little bro is a major talent for 2013 (pay site).
- Recent video interviews: Perry Ellis | L.J. Rose | Dajuan Coleman | Chris Thomas
- New Hoopmixtape video for Shabazz Muhammad‘s first two summer events.
- Kevin Ware decommits from UCF; Louisville and Georgia are his new favorites.
- A Sea of Blue makes a case for DeAndre Liggins to return for his senior season.
- Cats remain No. 1: UK holds on to top spot in the final Rivals.com team rankings
- It’s official: One-time UK target God’s Gift Achiuwa has signed with St. John’s.
- Who’s left for 2011?: A look at four players still on Kentucky’s radar.
- ZagsBlog: John Calipari would be “crazy” to coach the Dominican Republic.
- Xavier gets commitment from 7-foot-5 Sim Bhullar, who once had UK’s interest.
- Many of UK’s top targets for 2012-13 will be in action again this weekend.
- John Clay’s blog: Trevor Lacey gets the pub, but watch out for Rodney Cooper.
- The UK Nation makes a case for Anthony Davis as the No. 1 player in the country.
- Rick Pitino hires an experienced recruiter as Louisville’s third assistant coach.
- Joseph Uchebo has apparently narrowed his choices to UK and two others.
- Evan Daniels weighs in on proposed changes to college basketball recruiting.
- Video highlights: UK target Torian Graham is the Ball is Life player of the week.
- Report: Tennessee is about to lose another Top 100 recruit for 2011.
- RATING THE NEXT CATS: A comprehensive list of UK recruit rankings for 2011.
- Final Rivals.com 2011 rankings are out: Anthony Davis is No. 2 | The list
- Cats Illustrated’s Steve Jones breaks down ratings from a UK perspective.
- Rivals.com goes inside the numbers to break down the final rankings.
- 24/7 Sports also releases 2011 rankings: Davis and Gilchrist are 1-2 | List
- Scout.com’s class of 2011 team rankings: UK remains No. 1; U of L seventh.
- The latest on Ryan Harrow: The N.C. State transfer will be a major UK target
- Harrow says Georgia will be on his list of schools (he’s from Marietta, Ga.)
- Harrow announced his plans to transfer from N.C. State on Tuesday.
- Harrow tells Nation of Blue that he was not on UK’s campus Tuesday.
- Charlotte Observer: Harrow showed flashes of real brilliance last year.
- It sounds like St. John’s or Washington for one-time UK target God’s Gift Achiuwa.
- Rick Bozich gets an NBA scout’s take on future UK point guard Marquis Teague.
- Shabazz Muhammad and Perry Ellis will play against each other Friday night.
- A free version of yesterday’s ESPN Insider story regarding 2012′s Ricardo Ledo.
- Brand new video footage of Enes Kanter playing at Stoneridge Prep last season.
- Video: 2012 target Torian Graham takes it coast-to-coast at the King Classic.
- In-state news: Louisville Eastern standout Remy Abell commits to Indiana.
- UK’s Kenny Payne paid a visit to 2012′s Devonta Pollard last week (pay site).
- UK target Shabazz Muhammad’s visit to Arizona will be delayed by a week.
- 2013 target Chris Thomas likes UK, but says Arizona is his leader (pay site).
- It turns out Rick Pitino will not coach the Puerto Rican national team, after all.
- John Clay: Stars are aligning for a college basketball rebound in 2011-12.
- Kentucky Kernel takes a closer look at the Cats’ incoming recruiting class.
- Recruiting Spotlight’s new class of 2012 player rankings | The big movers
- Gainesville Sun: Don’t expect Florida to land Kentucky target Joseph Uchebo.
- Scout.com’s final 2011 player rankings: Anthony Davis is No. 1 | The full list
- John Calipari is considering coaching the Dominican Republic national team.
- Allkyhoops source: Trevor Lacey will not be visiting Kentucky this weekend.
- Shabazz Muhammad: UNC hasn’t pulled offer; not close to decision (pay site).
- 2012 target Devonta Pollard “has the tools of an NBA-level small forward” (pay).
- One blog asks … Is future Cat Michael Gilchrist the next Scottie Pippen?
- ESPN: UK still looks to be one of the favorites for 2012′s Ricardo Ledo (pay site).
- Note: 2013 star Chris Walker mentions UK first when asked for his school list.
- 2012 star Winston Shepard has a long list of schools that includes Kentucky.
- In-state news: Jody Demling looks at the top uncommitted players in Kentucky.
- 2012 star Perry Ellis might cut his list again soon; wants to sign in November.
- Will Trevor Lacey visit UK or Kansas this weekend? There are conflicting reports.
- Announcement is expected soon on whether Ryan Harrow will transfer | Profile
- Gary Parrish puts Kentucky at No. 2 in his Top 25 rankings for 2011-12.
- Sports Illustrated: Kentucky has the most to lose by draft-deadline decisions.
- Louisville is about to turn up the heat on UK target Alex Poythress (pay site).
- How John Wall went from unknown to star after one summer on the AAU circuit.
- 2012 targets Torian Graham and Devonta Pollard among the King Classic stars.
- Short Q&A with 2012′s Gary Harris, who touches on his contact with Kentucky.
- Juco star God’s Gift Achiuwa will announce this week; won’t visit UK first.
- Video: U of L recruit Zach Price stoking the UK-U of L rivalry at the Derby game.
- 2012 target Kyle Anderson: “It’s likely that I’ll stay close to home.” (pay site).
- Dave Telep: Kevin Ware has received some bad advice in the last week (pay site).
- Former UK target Royce White headlines biggest transfers for next season.
- Marquis Teague is No. 1 in the Indy Star’s final 2011 state player rankings.
- MaxPreps: 2014 target Dakari Johnson a second-team freshman All-American.
- Latest video mixtape featuring UK targets Brandon Ashley and Aaron Gordon.
- Perry Ellis talks about a call from Coach Cal in his latest diary for Nation of Blue.
- New DraftExpress video profile of future Cat Anthony Davis | No. 1 pick in 2012
- Q&A with 2012 L.J. Rose, who says UCLA and Texas are pursuing him hardest.
- UK targets Devonta Pollard and Jabari Parker impressive in King James Classic.
- UK targets Brandon Ashley & Aaron Gordon win state player of the year honors.
- Feature story on 2014 target Isaiah Whitehead, the next big New York City star.
- Trevor Lacey on possible Rupp renovation: “I don’t know how nicer it can get.”
- More on 2014 center Cliff Alexander, who says Kentucky is his favorite school.
- New mixtape video with highlights from last weekend’s Jordan Brand Classic.
- A new target?: 2012 star Devonta Pollard shines in Akron and lists UK (pay site)
- ACC teams can’t keep up with Duke and UNC when it comes to recruiting.
- Well-done video feature on Dajuan Coleman’s background and his recruitment.
- A look at 2014 standout Cliff Alexander, who has UK listed No. 1 | More (pay)
- DERBY FESTIVAL CLASSIC: Gold team defeats White team 126-122 in Louisville
- UK target Trevor Lacey struggles, making just two of eight FG attempts.
- Despite the performance, Lacey appreciated the UK fans in attendance.
- Lacey: “Kentucky fans are very passionate … so I felt the love” (pay site).
- Rick Bozich: The Derby Festival Classic needs some TLC to stay viable.
- Derby notebook: Kevin Ware says he’s still committed to Central Florida.
- 24/7 notebook: UK or KU for Lacey?; A Braeden Anderson flip to UK? (pay).
- In-state player ranked in Top 50 for 2013 commits to Purdue | Player evaluation
- Jerry Meyer: U of L will have a tough time holding on to 2012 star Rodney Purvis.
- Slam Online’s new recap last week’s Real Deal event features several UK targets.
- 2012 target Torian Graham stood out at the Akron event Friday night (pay site).
- Michael Gilchrist’s high school teammate Chris Martin has committed to Marshall.
- Anthony Davis takes the No. 1 spot in Hardwood Elite’s final rankings | Top 100
- ChapelHeels.com: UNC has pulled its scholarship offer for Shabazz Muhammad.
- Muhammad’s father says the 2012 star will visit Arizona on Wednesday.
- ESPN’s Mike Laplante looks at some point guards to watch for 2012 (pay site).
- Joe Crawford’s little brother, guard Jalen Crawford, signed with Bradley on Friday.
- 2012 target Archie Goodwin talks about recruiting, giving back to the community.
- DraftExpress’ final reports on future Cats Anthony Davis and Marquis Teague.
- UK and U of L recruits highlight the best high school players in the Midwest.
- New player capsule: Joseph Uchebo is looking like a realistic addition for 2011.
- Video: Uchebo mentions Kentucky first when asked who’s recruiting him.
- Kevin Where?: The latest on the crazy recruitment of ex-UT signee Kevin Ware.
- Will UK be next?: Elite schools jumping on recruitment of Mitch McGary | Video
- High School Hoop refers to McGary as “this year’s Anthony Davis.”
- Former UK commitment K.C. Ross-Miller considering a transfer to Louisville.
- Pat Forde: Josh Selby story exposes what’s wrong with the one-and-done rule.
- SEC: Alabama enters the mix for top 2012 shooter Jordan Adams (pay site).
- New mixtape video for possible 2013 target Chris Thomas | Player evaluation
- UK targets Chris Walker and T.J. Warren have helped their stock this spring.
- John Calipari’s open letter to fans: What it means to be a players-first program.
- Trevor Lacey says playing time will be a factor when he makes his decision.
- Major UK target Archie Goodwin praises new Arkansas coach Mike Anderson.
- UK targets Julius Randle and Jabari Parker make MaxPreps all-sophomore team.
- In-depth profile on 2013 target Rondae Jefferson, who loves North Carolina.
- Video: Inside the life of elite 2012 target Dajuan Coleman, who mentions UK first.
- Braeden Anderson on his relationship with UK: “It was a crazy waiting game.”
- New York Post update on God’s Gift Achiuwa indicates UK could become a player.
- Emerging Kentucky target Gary Harris takes 10 questions from Nation of Blue.
- Video interview: Harris talks about his game and the recruiting process.
- Kentucky has offered, but 2014′s Wayne Selden doesn’t have a list yet (pay site).
- DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe alerted Coach Cal to Trevor Lacey (pay site).
- USA Today poll: Are you OK with the way John Calipari runs UK’s program?
- Michael Gilchrist and Anthony Davis make USA Today’s All-USA first-team.
- New Anthony Davis mixtape featuring the best plays from his senior season.
- An overview of the situation surrounding recent UCF commitment Kevin Ware.
- A Sea of Blue takes an extensive look at UK’s “recruiting big board” for 2012.
- Gregg Doyel: Kentucky-North Carolina will highlight a great season in 2011-12.
- Rivals.com experts are impressed with several UK underclassman targets.
- 3 declare: DeAndre Liggins, Brandon Knight & Terrence Jones won’t hire agents.
- Jones’ high school coach gives insight on how the UK star might decide.
- UK Athletics blog takes a peek at what the Cats could look like next year.
- John Calipari gives the Sporting News some perspective on each player.
- Jeff Goodman takes on the misnomer that Calipari wants one-and-dones.
- Video: Dick Vitale talks about the UK trio and his top five for 2011-12.
- Checking in on ex-UofL commitment who left high school early to turn pro.
- Feature story on 2014 star Xavier Rathan-Mayes, who has UK high on his list.
- Update on 2012 Canadian star Anthony Bennett, who’s listing Kentucky (pay site).
- Kyle Wiltjer tweeted this recently taken photo of all four UK signees together.
- 2012 star Rodney Purvis’ U of L commitment doesn’t sound too strong (pay site).
- Trevor Lacey narrows his choices to UK, Alabama & Kansas | Jayhawks impress
- Jerry Tipton’s Derby Classic preview centers on Lacey and his decision.
- Video interview: Lacey talks from Wednesday’s Derby Classic session.
- U of L signees are missing their UK counterparts at this week’s Derby Classic.
- Extensive rundown of Real Deal top performers includes several UK targets.
- NCAA apparently applies the “Kanter precedent” to rule French player ineligible.
- Ex-Sayre star and 2014 target Dakari Johnson might be switching high schools.
- 2014 target Andrew Wiggins impressed at the Jordan Brand international game.
- New York Times runs a correction on recruiting story that confused UK and KU.
- There’s speculation that Kevin Ware will join Louisville’s 2011 recruiting class.
- Earlier Wednesday: Ware’s stepfather says the SG will sign with UCF.
- Bill Self visited DeAndre Daniels Wednesday (pay) | Won’t play in Derby Classic
- ESPN Rise first-team All-Americans include all four UK signees & Trevor Lacey.
- ESPN: Michael Gilchrist highlights the list of the best prospects in the Northeast.
- Kentucky holds on to the No. 1 spot in the MaxPreps recruiting rankings for 2011.
- Several UK targets among the MaxPreps junior All-American team selections.
- Ball is Life webisode from the McDonald’s game features UK’s recruiting class.
- New Ball is Life mixtape featuring Shabazz Muhammad from the Real Deal event.
- Dayton Daily News columnist: Disgruntled Bob Knight stuck in another era.
- No mention of Kentucky in the latest update on juco star God’s Gift Achiuwa.
- UK target Chris Walker among Real Deal in the Rock breakout players (pay site).
- Scott County star Tamron Manning has been getting a lot of attention recently.
- New 2012 player capsules: Emerging targets Willie Cauley and Alex Poythress
- Video diary: Shabazz Muhammad takes Five-Star Basketball behind the scenes.
- Jason King lists Anthony Davis among freshmen who will make an instant impact.
- UK wasn’t among the schools watching 2011 target Joseph Uchebo on Tuesday.
- 2013 target Nerlens Noel is weighing his options, doesn’t have any favorites.
- Trevor Lacey will visit Kansas later this month after meeting with coach Bill Self.
- 2012 small forward Negus Webster-Chan has decommitted from Louisville.
- Rick Bozich gives UK No. 2 ranking, thinks Knight stays & Jones, Liggins leave.
- Top 20 recruit Alex Murphy reclassifies into 2011 and will play for Duke this year.
- UK targets Andrew & Aaron Harrison and Chris Thomas excel at Double Pump.
- Jamar Ergas, “the best eighth-grader in North America,” one-ups himself.
- Juco star God’s Gift Achiuwa apparently leaving the door open for future visits.
- National Recruiting Spotlight releases final Top 50 for 2011 | The complete list
- Tweet: 2012 center Kaleb Tarczewski got a visit from Kentucky on Tuesday.
- UK and Pitt are the early leaders for 2013′s Rondae Jefferson (pay site) | Video
- UK and others checked out 2012 post player Willie Cauley on Sunday (pay site).
- 2012 target Alex Poythress is still drawing interest from Kentucky (pay site).
- Rush the Court review of last week’s recruiting news, including the Jordan game.
- Three UK targets among the top performers at last week’s Real Deal (pay site).
- Not only will UNC return lot of talent, their recruiting class is really good too.
- Tweet: 2014 star Kobe Eubanks says UK is his top choice | Player evaluation
- Introduction to 2013 target Nerlens Noel: “I’m motivated by defense.” (pay site).
- Former Tennessee signee Kevin Ware committed to Central Florida on Monday.
- Video highlights of 2012 target Archie Goodwin from the EYBL (pay site).
- John Calipari was in Syracuse to see 2012 target Dajuan Coleman on Monday.
- MaxPreps.com’s final 2011 rankings: Anthony Davis grabs the No. 1 spot.
- Busting the Bracket’s final Top 150 rankings: Michael Gilchrist takes No. 1 spot.
- God’s Gift Achiuwa only interested in Cincy, St. John’s and Washington (pay site).
- ESPN Rise grades the Jordan Brand Classic participants: East team | West team
- IMG coach implies that DeAndre Daniels is down to Duke, Kansas and Texas.
- Update on 2012 target Torian Graham, with a little more insight into his game.
- Louisville signee Wayne Blackshear won’t play in this week’s Derby Classic.
- Wake Forest transfer Tony Woods is rethinking his commitment to Louisville.
- Top college coaches are flocking to see 2012 target Kyle Anderson in action.
- North Carolina visits 2012 target Kaleb Tarczewski and makes an offer (pay site).
- Slam Online video: Behind the scenes at last weekend’s Jordan Brand Classic.
- Joseph Uchebo: “I would listen to Kentucky. They have a very nice program.”
- Dave Telep recaps the Real Deal in the Rock, which included several UK targets.
- North Carolina star Harrison Barnes says he’ll return for his sophomore season.
- DraftExpress: Anthony Davis No. 1 in the 2012 draft despite Barnes’ return.
- UNC now the likely preseason No. 1 team, but UK could still catch them.
- A very early ESPN Bracketology has UK as a No. 1 seed playing in Louisville.
- Does this year indicate a larger shift for the future of college basketball?
- In-state news: The Kentucky all-star team is set (they’ll face Marquis Teague).
- ESPN: 2013 target Nerlens Noel starting to hear from the big schools (pay site).
- UK targets Shabazz Muhammad & Chris Walker shine at Real Deal (pay site).
- SEC: Ex-UK target for 2012, 4-star guard Craig Sword commits to Mississippi St.
- What ESPN learned from Jordan game: Mike Gilchrist & Anthony Davis are special.
- Trevor Lacey’s father talks to Rivals about John Calipari’s Sunday visit (pay site).
- Rick Pitino made an in-home visit to possible UK target Kevin Ware on Sunday.
- Interesting New York Times story on the interaction between fans and recruits.
- Note: The Facebook site mentioned in this story is a Kansas group (not UK).
- Video: 2012 target Ricardo Ledo nearly drops a defender with crossover dribble.
- JORDAN BRAND CLASSIC: UK’s Anthony Davis tallies 29 points and 11 rebounds
- Complete box score of Saturday night’s game | Watch the replay on ESPN3
- Marquis Teague & Michael Gilchrist talk about playing with Anthony Davis.
- Sea of Blue has some observations on all four of Kentucky’s future players.
- Impact players: Anthony Davis tops the Sporting News “instant impact” list.
- Video: Ball is Life mixtape | Hoopmixtape recap | Top 3 plays (with 2 Cats)
- Photo galleries: Rivals (great shot of Gilchrist dunking) | Charlotte Observer
- Anthony Davis scores the second-most points in the history of the event.
- Charlotte Observer: Observations on Anthony Davis and Marquis Teague.
- Nation of Blue looking forward to Kyle Wiltjer’s resurrection of the sky hook.
- Hardwood Elite evaluates Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague and four others.
- Charlotte Observer: UK’s 2011 class gets a head start by playing together.
- Official Ball is Life mixtape from the first two days of Jordan Brand practice.
- Hoopmixtape video highlights from Jordan Brand Classic practice Friday.
- Video: The players hang out, Anthony Davis takes home video game title.
- Kentucky will be among the schools checking out 2012 center Willie Cauley today.
- 2012 targets unite: Winston Shepard’s no-look pass to Shabazz Muhammad.
- UK targets Xavier Rathan-Mayes and Anthony Bennett looking good at Jam Fest.
- Elite 2013 target Jabari Parker receives a scholarship offer from Tennessee.
- Coach Cal praises Anthony Davis’ shot-blocking, compares him to Marcus Camby.
- Excellent piece on Josh Selby’s roots and the pressure of being a No. 1 recruit.
- 2013 target Chris Walker stole the show at the Real Deal in the Rock on Saturday.
- Real Deal notes: 2012 center Robert Carter lists UK (pay) | Player eval
- Shabazz Muhammad had the dunk of the day at Real Deal on Saturday.
- 2011 PF (perhaps a UK target) Joseph Uchebo dominated Jordan regional game.
- 2013 target Andrew Wiggins’ game keeps on getting better and he likes UK.
- SEC: Rivals Top 150 shooting guard Josh Richardson commits to Tennessee.
- UK targets Shabazz Muhammad, Perry Ellis & Andre Drummond played Friday.
- CourtCred recap of Friday’s action, including Muhammad vs. Drummond.
- More Real Deal in the Rock analysis: Rivals.com (free) | Scout.com (pay)
- Update on 2014 New York City point guard Isaiah Whitehead, a Kentucky target.
- New video highlights of 2014 target Wayne Selden from the Boo Williams event.
- John Clay column: Recruiting isn’t a good reason for UK to build a new arena.
- Michael Gilchrist honored: UK signee wins ESPN Rise Mr. Basketball USA award.
- Reports have UK and U of L target Kevin Ware on the verge of signing with UCLA.
- Jerry Meyer: Bill Self has an uphill climb to land Trevor Lacey at Kansas (pay site).
- John Calipari was unable to visit Lacey in Huntsville today as planned.
- Could John Calipari use the NBA lockout to form the greatest team in history?
- Top 100 PF Joseph Uchebo on the market (he played at John Wall’s alma mater).
- In-depth scouting report on Kyle Wiltjer from last weekend’s Hoop Summit.
- Two future Kentucky players are Hoopniks first-team All-America selections.
- Ex-Sayre star Dakari Johnson (a 2014 target) gets freshman of the year award.
- 2012 target Omar Calhoun is looking for a school with a great tradition (pay site).
- A Q&A with 2012 target Anthony Bennett, who is listing Kentucky (pay site).
- Hoopniks takes a look at the top 30 teams for next year’s high school season.
- No mention of Kentucky in the latest update on 2012′s Daniel Dingle (pay site).
- Marquis Teague hoping for the opportunity to play with Brandon Knight (pay site).
- Anthony Davis says UK will win the title and the 2011 class will return for seconds.
- More Jordan Brand videos: Michael Gilchrist | Kyle Wiltjer | Marquis Teague
- Shabazz Muhammad says coaching will be main factor in his decision (pay site).
- Scout preview of a huge weekend of basketball for UK targets on the AAU circuit.
- Anthony Davis and other Jordan Brand participants talk about NBA early entrants.
- Mixtape: UK targets Brandon Ashley & Aaron Gordon lead AAU team at EYBL.
- UConn’s recruiting benefits from national title probably won’t show anytime soon.
- Former UK target Stan Simpson officially signs letter of intent with Memphis.
- Top 2013 target Julius Randle talks about wanting to have fun with recruiting.
- Marquis Teague is included on a very impressive team of Indiana All-Stars.
- 2012 target Archie Goodwin updates Scout.com on his recruitment (pay site).
- Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger doesn’t seem to have much of a shot with Perry Ellis.
- North Carolina adds Desmond Hubert, the best big man still available in 2011.
- Tweet: Looks like Willie Cauley will be a name to watch for 2012 | Player eval
- CBS notebook: Incoming class gives John Calipari his “most lethal team” at UK.
- Preview of the upcoming Real Deal in the Rock, which is stacked with UK targets.
- An in-depth recap of the recent EYBL event, which included several UK targets.
- New video of 2012 target Winston Shepard from the Easter Classic (pay site).
- Rick Pitino said he seriously considered retirement after this past season ended.
- James Blackmon Jr., son of ex-UK star, happy with his decision to go to Indiana.
- John Calipari says NBA rumors are just an attempt to mess with UK’s recruiting.
- Anthony Davis on a national title in 2012: “That’s what we have to give our fans.”
- Update on DeAndre Daniels implies it’s down to Duke, Texas & Kansas (pay site).
- Jeff Goodman: UCLA is expected to hire one of the top AAU coaches in the South.
- Video: UK targets Brandon Ashley, Ricky Ledo, Nerlens Noel & more from EYBL.
- Bad day for Louisville: Lead recruiter Tim Fuller leaves Cards for Missouri.
- A tough time holding on to 2012 star Rodney Purvis? | He says he’s staying
- Eric Crawford: Leaving Louisville for Missouri a “strange” move by Fuller.
- Scout.com analyzes the impact of Fuller’s departure on recruiting (pay site).
- Ex-UT signee Kevin Ware is holding off all visits until later this month.
- MaxPreps compares UK’s 2011 class to John Calipari’s first two in Lexington.
- John Calipari discusses UK’s signees, whether the Cats will add anyone (pay site).
- Florida State is the heavy favorite for UK target Andrew Wiggins | New video
- John Calipari talks about the NBA Draft status of four Kentucky underclassmen.
- Juco target God’s Gift Achiuwa has set his visits to Washington and St. John’s.
- 2012 star Gary Harris is starting to hear from UK’s Orlando Antigua (pay site).
- Introduction and analysis of emerging UK target for 2013 Nerlens Noel (pay site).
- No mention of Kentucky in the latest update on 2012′s Kyle Anderson (pay site).
- New coach Mike Anderson has retained Arkansas’ top 10 recruiting class.
- Michael Gilchrist is in a tight three-way race for ESPN Mr. Basketball USA honors.
- Jerry Tipton: DeAndre Daniels’ coach at IMG says the top recruit has no favorite.
- Daniels is one of five players the Cats could add to their incoming class.
- Trevor Lacey won’t base his decision on which Kentucky players go pro (pay site).
- N.C. State enters the Lacey sweepstakes, will visit next Tuesday (pay site).
- Billy Donovan implies that Richard Pitino will be U of L’s head coach-in-waiting.
- Shabazz Muhammad was the best player at the Easter Classic in Vegas (pay site).
- Brandon Ashley will narrow his list of schools in the next few days (pay site).
- Trevor Lacey’s decision might be dependent on Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb.
- Archie Goodwin: “No doubt … (Brandon Knight) will be a one-and-done player.”
- UK is trying to get God’s Gift Achiuwa to make an official visit soon (pay site).
- New video mixtape featuring Marquis Teague and Ohio State’s Deshaun Thomas.
- ESPN: Dajuan Coleman and Nerlens Noel making cases for No. 1 spot (pay site).
- Michael Gilchrist and Trevor Lacey make MaxPreps.com All-American first-team.
- Florida adds a pair of solid recruiters in John Pelphrey and Norm Roberts.
- The official Nike Hoop Summit measurements for three future Kentucky players.
- Kevin Ware favors Louisville, doesn’t have UK among his top three (pay site).
- New dunk video of emerging UK target Wayne Selden from last weekend’s EYBL.
- Woodford County’s Jay Johnson is the top in-state player for the class of 2012.
- 2012′s Brandon Ashley talks about what he’s looking for in a school (pay site).
- Dave Telep: Hot topics for an unusually uneventful regular signing period.
- Targets Rondae Jefferson & Wayne Selden among EYBL breakout stars (pay site).
- Shabazz Muhammad’s father says, “Without a doubt, UNLV will be right there.”
- Top 100 player Otto Porter picks Georgetown, which moves to No. 13 in rankings.
- New Missouri coach Frank Haith has already committed a secondary violation.
- New player capsule: Learn more about 2012 guard Gary Harris (with video).
- Nike Hoop Summit head coach on UK signees: “They like each other an awful lot.”
- Andy Katz: Kentucky’s bright future was on full display at the Hoop Summit.
- New video highlights: The top 15 plays from Saturday night’s all-star event.
- The official Ball is Life highlight mixtape from Saturday’s Hoop Summit.
- Video: Michael Gilchrist did a little bit of everything at the Nike Hoop Summit.
- Video highlights of a couple of recent dunks by new UK target Wayne Selden.
- With Braeden Anderson and Stan Simpson gone, what’s next for 2011? (pay site)
- Rivals.com’s top 12 EYBL performers include several prominent Kentucky targets.
- Shabazz Muhammad is making a major push to be the No. 1-rated player in 2012.
- UCLA has an advantage when it comes to the recruitment of Muhammad.
- Video: Muhammad’s impressive in-your-face dunk over the weekend.
- Video: 2012 shooting guard Gary Harris talks about the budding interest from UK.
- Trevor Lacey is scheduled to make a visit to Alabama sometime next weekend.
- New video: Future U of L point guard Rodney Purvis will be a handful for the Cats.
- EYBL notes: UK targets Archie Goodwin, Dajuan Coleman, Julius Randle & more.
- ESPN: UK targets Brandon Ashley and Andrew Wiggins stood out at EYBL Sunday.
- Archie Goodwin’s coach thinks he will choose UK, UNC or Arkansas (pay site).
- 2012 target Perry Ellis is chosen first-team all-state by coaches in Kansas.
- Braeden Anderson talks about why he chose Kansas over Kentucky & Arizona.
- It will be a while until UK 2013 target Nerlens Noel has a school list (pay site).
- 2012 target Omar Calhoun was among the standouts at the EYBL event in Virginia.
- Scout.com’s list of top EYBL performers full of UK recruiting targets (pay site).
- Op-ed: Derby Classic chairman says he meant no disrespect toward Kentucky.
- Ex-UK target Stan Simpson talks about why he decided to commit to Memphis.
- Mr. Basketball Anthony Hickey is down to four schools (including two in the SEC).
- CATS MISS OUT: UK targets Braeden Anderson and Stan Simpson go elsewhere
- Kansas gets commitment from Anderson, who had seemed likely to pick UK.
- Juco target Simpson says he has committed to Memphis after weekend visit.
- Next on the list?: Juco big man God’s Gift Achiuwa is getting calls from UK.
- Remaining targets for 2011: A look at 4 players the Cats could still add.
- Julius Randle says UK told him he’s their top recruiting target for 2013 (pay site).
- UNLV hires the brother of Vegas native Shabazz Muhammad’s high school coach.
- 2012′s Omar Calhoun very interested in UK, but doesn’t have an offer (pay site).
- Possible 2013 target Aaron Gordon is going to have a lot of suitors (pay site).
- New UK target Nerlens Noel “has been as impressive as anyone” at Nike EYBL.
- Top U of L recruiter (and ex-Cat) Steve Masiello is new head coach at Manhattan.
- Late-blooming 2011 point guard Wesley Washpun commits to Tennessee.
- NIKE HOOP SUMMIT: Future Cats help Team USA defeat the World Team 92-80
- Video: 5 minutes worth of highlights and interviews from Saturday’s game.
- Click here for the official box score to see the stats for all four future Cats.
- Michael Gilchrist & Anthony Davis were particularly impressive for the U.S.
- Fox Sports: Davis is the best pro prospect; Gilchrist was the best defender.
- Reaction from Anthony Davis & Kyle Wiltjer, who played on opposite sides.
- Video of the Marquis Teague-to-Anthony Davis play in transition | Gif file
- SwishScout gives high marks to all four future Cats in its player evaluations.
- Sea of Blue breaks down how the four UK signees performed Saturday.
- Column: U.S. team shines, but it’s Bismack Biyombo who steals the show.
- Photos: Michael Gilchrist blocks a shot | Anthony Davis takes a shot
- “Elite MVP” Trevor Lacey isn’t telling anyone where he’s decided to go to school.
- Marquis Teague finishes in a tie for third for Indiana Mr. Basketball honors.
- Top 2013 target Julius Randle compares himself to Terrence Jones (pay site).
- Randle talks about John Calipari in a wide-ranging Q&A (pay site).
- Kentucky is among the many schools still after 2012 SG Ricky Ledo (pay site).
- Shabazz Muhammad talks about tips from John Wall and UK being “a favorite”.
- New UK target Nerlens Noel might be emerging as the No. 1 recruit for 2013.
- Video of new UK target Wayne Selden (2014) tearing it up at the Nike EYBL.
- IMG Academy official says Kentucky remains in the hunt for DeAndre Daniels.
- A look at the many accomplishments thus far in 2012 target Perry Ellis’ career.
- EYBL, Day 2: UK targets Archie Goodwin & Brandon Ashley stand out (pay site).
- Elite 2012 target Brandon Ashley talks about being recruited by UK (pay site).
- Note: 2012′s Gary Harris is getting interest from UK | Player evaluation | Video
- UK among the national powers lining up for 2013 star Julius Randle (pay site).
- Nation of Blue: Perry Ellis talks UK and all-star events in his latest diary entry.
- Q&A: Archie Goodwin plans to trim his list sometime this summer (pay site).
- 2012 mock draft: Anthony Davis No. 1; Mike Gilchrist 6th; Marquis Teague 11th.
- UK 2013 target Aaron Gordon lists New Mexico and Washington as his leaders.
- EYBL roundup: New UK target Nerlens Noel might be the event’s best prospect.
- ESPN recap: New UK target Wayne Selden also played well on the first day.
- Noel, 2013 post player, stood out at the Nike event on Friday (pay site).
- EYBL notebook: UK target Archie Goodwin off to a rough start (pay site).
- Tweet: No truth to the rumors that Ricardo Ledo will move to class of 2011.
- Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin was not permitted to visit Kevin Ware on Friday.
- Kentucky has ESPN’s top-rated recruiting class for the third consecutive year.
- Marquis Teague: UK signees already bonding in anticipation of next season.
- ZagsBlog: Top U of L recruiter Steve Masiello one of 2 finalists for Manhattan job.
- Two-and-dones?: New CBA could mean longer careers for top college players.
- UK has offered scholarships to two underclassmen at a New Hampshire school.
- Player evaluations: 2013 center Nerlens Noel | 2014 SF Wayne Selden
- Shabazz Muhammad talks about UK and John Calipari in his latest diary entry.
- Torian Graham: “Kentucky stands out right now. I love Coach Cal.” (pay site)
- Jerry Tipton: Cats will take their time before making decisions about the NBA.
- Jerry Meyer talks about a possible “dream lineup” for UK in 2011-12 (pay site).
- NCAA classifies Rivals as a recruiting service; coaches must cancel subscriptions.
- Rick Bozich: Marquis Teague in a three-player race for Indiana Mr. Basketball.
- As of yet, Kentucky has had no contact with ex-Tennessee signee Kevin Ware.
- Coach K and Roy Williams watched Shabazz Muhammad practice Thursday.
- Slam Online puts Kentucky at No. 1 in its preseason rankings for 2011-12.
- New mixtape video featuring Anthony Davis practicing during McDonald’s week.
- Hoopsworld includes Kentucky in their Final Four predictions for next season.
- D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera beats out Marquis Teague for player of the year honors.
- This weekend’s Boo Williams event part of a restructuring of grassroots ball.
- A new No. 1: Anthony Davis takes over the top spot on ESPN’s list | The Top 100
- Dave Telep talks about Davis’ extraordinary rise to the No. 1 overall spot.
- Top movers: A look at the progression of three future Cats & Trevor Lacey.
- Breaking it down: A look at the Top 100 by position, state & college.
- Tennessee’s Cuonzo Martin holds onto Chris Jones, visiting Kevin Ware on Friday.
- The new plan is for Trevor Lacey to announce his school decision April 22.
- Lacey got a visit from Alabama on Wednesday; Kansas coming Friday.
- On Grant: “it means I’m a priority to him, and that’s a good thing.” (pay)
- Braeden Anderson’s new list: “I’m definitely adding Memphis and Missouri now.”
- Kyrie Irving makes it sound like DeAndre Daniels to Duke is already a done deal.
- Video: Kyle Wiltjer talks about UK from the Hoop Summit (includes highlights).
- ESPN Rise grades each participant in the McDonald’s Game: East team | West team
- Michael Gilchrist’s high school coach is leaving for a b-ball powerhouse in Florida.
- UK “definitely in the top two right now” for 2012 star Dajuan Coleman (pay site).
- UConn’s national title run made an impression on 2012 UK target Omar Calhoun.
- Several UK targets will face each other in Virginia this weekend | 2012 targets
- Kyle Wiltjer gets his long-awaited honor as Oregon’s 6A player of the year.
- Point guard Ryan Harrow hedges on whether or not he will return to N.C. State.
- Mike DeCourcy puts Kentucky at No. 2 in his 2011-12 preseason rankings.
- A preview of juco target God’s Gift Achiuwa’s weekend visit to Cincinnati.
- Trevor Lacey has won his second consecutive Alabama Mr. Basketball award.
- Braeden Anderson sets official visit to UK for the weekend of April 22 (pay site).
- Ex-UT signee Kevin Ware: “Kentucky is definitely high interest for me.” (pay site).
- Rivals: UK awaits draft decisions, but is set to reload | No. 1 in Rivals’ Top 25
- 2012 target Perry Ellis will probably pick a school in early November (pay site).
- Christian County’s Anthony Hickey one of the spring’s hottest recruits (pay site).
- Anthony Davis will be the No. 1 freshman star of next year’s NCAA tourney.
- 2012′s Archie Goodwin praises both John Calipari & Mike Anderson (pay site).
- Kyle Wiltjer talks about coming to UK and his McDonald’s experience (pay site).
- Charlotte Observer: Ryan Harrow should adjust to new coach, not seek transfer.
- Dajuan Coleman won’t pick a school until midway through his senior season.
- Ryan Harrow “gave off the vibe of a player who plans to look elsewhere.”
- The N.C. State point guard might be interested in a transfer to UK.
- New DraftExpress mock 2012 NBA draft has Anthony Davis as the No. 1 pick.
- ESPN’s Andy Katz’s preseason raankings: Wildcats will reload for another run.
- Fox Sports’ Jeff Goodman puts Kentucky No. 1 in his early 2011-12 rankings.
- SB Nation also puts the Wildcats at No. 1 based on their incoming recruits.
- Chicago Tribune puts UK at No. 2, U of L at No. 5 in preseason rankings.
- CBS Sports writer Gary Parrish says Kentucky is the team to beat in 2011-12.
- Former UK assistant and top recruiter Tracy Webster joins Tennessee staff.
- Ex-UT signee Kevin Ware on UK’s interest and Brandon Knight’s expected exit.
- Tennessee can still hold on to Ware & Chris Jones (pay) | Ware profile
- Ware will play in the Derby Festival Classic on April 22 in Louisville.
- NBADraft.net beaks down the McDonald’s game players from a pro prospective.
- Analyst: Texas Tech’s hire of Billy Gillispie best from a recruiting standpoint.
- Anthony Davis & others talk to USA Today about the current state of recruiting.
- Video: Highlights and interview with Kyle Wiltjer from the Nike Hoop Summit.
- New video of 2014 Canadian star Andrew Wiggins, a major Kentucky target.
- Alabama site’s overview of Trevor Lacey’s recruitment and academic situation.
- Ex-UK target Michael Chandler withdraws from school; moving to Kentucky?
- SEC: New video mixtape featuring future Florida point guard Braxton Ogbueze.
- Video: Due to recruits, Dick Vitale puts UK & U of L in his top six for 2011-12.
- NBC’s Mike Miller projects UK as the No. 1 team in the country for 2011-12.
- The Cats check in at No. 5 in Sports Illustrated’s rankings for 2011-12.
- Juco big man God’s Gift Achiuwa still a possibility to visit Kentucky (pay site).
- More on Ryan Harrow, who might be interested in transferring to UK | Profile
- A look at elite 2013 target Julius Randle; “He’s the real deal” (pay site).
- MaxPreps.com names Duke’s Austin Rivers its National Player of the Year.
- 2014 in-state target D’Angelo Russell a breakout star last weekend (pay site).
- Excellent new video mixtape of 2013 target Aaron Gordon | Background story
- More on the friendship between UK’s Anthony Davis & UofL’s Wayne Blackshear.
- New York Times: How will the NBA’s uncertain situation affect early entrants?
- Note: 2012′s Torian Graham leaves Word of God Academy for Pace Academy.
- The UK Nation: New post and video highlights of 2012 target Archie Goodwin.
- Rivals.com introduction to 2013 target Jabari Parker (pay site) | Video highlights
- Tweet: N.C. State’s Ryan Harrow might be seeking transfer and likes UK | Info
- Video: Evan Daniels talks about John Calipari and UK’s recruiting class of 2011.
- Perry Ellis talks about his game and admiration for John Calipari (pay site).
- 2012 star Dajuan Coleman is impressed by John Calipari‘s recruiting (pay site).
- Shabazz Muhammad: “Absolutely, I wanted Kentucky to win” Saturday (pay site).
- Perry Ellis & Dajuan Coleman among notables at All-American Classic (pay site).
- Florida signee Brad Beal is Gaorade National Player of the Year | Past winners
- Juco target Stan Simpson’s lead recruiter at Memphis is staying with the Tigers.
- One of St. John’s top incoming recruits is guaranteeing a Final Four for 2012.
- More info on the upcoming visits for possible juco target God’s Gift Achiuwa.
- 2012 target Kyle Anderson confirms that he as a scholarship offer from UK.
- Michael Gilchrist’s team checks in at 5th in the final MaxPreps team rankings.
- Too much, too soon?: Are high school stars burdened with unfair expectations?
- All-American Championship: 2012 target Perry Ellis wins most valuable player
- The West defeated the East 107-104 | Watch the replay | Box score
- Capsules: Shabazz Muhammad | L.J. Rose | Perry Ellis | Dajuan Coleman
- Indy Star’s top moments of the year include a special move by Marquis Teague.
- The next Cat?: Braeden Anderson info page | Report that he will commit to UK
- Anderson’s facebook post: “Rumors are not true. Not yet anyways.”
- Trevor Lacey still has UK and Alabama as his top two, despite a recent report.
- A story Saturday said Lacey would likely choose Alabama or Auburn.
- Lacey’s father to 24/7: “That is bogus. Never heard that.” (pay site)
- Tweet: Lacey will play in the Derby Classic instead of a Chicago event.
- Junior college target Stan Simpson will visit Memphis this upcoming weekend.
- Future Cat Michael Gilchrist is named the New Jersey state player of the year.
- Video highlights of 14-year-old Satnam Singh – the “Yao Ming of India”.
- As expected, top 25 recruit Ben McLemore (2011) picks Kansas over Missouri.
- Jeff Drummond takes a look at what next year’s UK roster will be like (pay site).
- 2012 target Kyle Anderson’s all-state profile in the Newark Star-Ledger.
- John Clay: Despite Saturday’s Final Four loss to UConn, UK’s future looks bright.
- Lon Kruger’s departure from UNLV a “major surprise” to Shabazz Muhammad.
- UK President Lee Todd downplays Fox Sports report on ex-UK aide Bilal Batley.
- Tweet: Michael Gilchrist reacts to UK’s loss Saturday and the remarkable season.
- Tweet: 2012′s Christopher Obekpa lists UK | Archived feature story | Evaluation
- Future UK-U of L rivals Anthony Davis and Wayne Blackshear are “like brothers”.
- 2012 target Brandon Ashley is named an All-East Bay first-team selection.
- New recruiting profile and analysis of junior college target Stan Simpson.
- Kyle Wiltjer’s dad, Greg, talks about the future Cat from a father’s perspective.
- Report: Class of 2011 top 25 recruit Ben McLemore will play at Kansas.
- DeAndre Daniels likely to decide “pretty quick” after his upcoming visit to Duke.
- Is UNLV about to get an in on the recruitment of 2012 star Shabazz Muhammad?
- CourtCred.com breaks down the best performances from the McDonald’s game.
- 2012′s Daniel Dingle updates his recruitment and still has Kentucky on his list.
- Fox Sports: Ex-UK staffer broke rules recruiting DeMarcus Cousins, L.J. Rose.
- John Clay’s take on the Bilal Batley story and the timing of its release.
- The UK Nation: Why the timing of the Fox Sports article was wrong.
- Recruit in the middle of the UConn scandal is ready to talk with the NCAA.
- The New York Times story chronicling Nate Miles’ recruitment by UConn.
- Michael Gilchrist talks about watching the Cats on TV and one-and-dones.
- Video interview with Gilchrist talking about UK & his high school career.
- ESPN analyst Adam Finkelstein is a huge fan of the future Cat (pay site).
- How much will UK’s Final Four run help them with the recruiting class of 2012?
- Jerry Meyer: Duke leads for DeAndre Daniels; praise for Anthony Davis.
- New highlights of possible 2012 target T.J. Warren of Word of God Academy.
- More news that Stan Simpson’s lead recruiter at Memphis might be leaving.
- Top 100 point guard and Tennessee signee Chris Jones wants his release.
- NBC’s Mike Miller: “Winning” is the only adjective that actually fits John Calipari.
- ESPN’s Paul Biancardi looks at how Kentucky gets it done with recruiting.
