When the Kentucky Wildcats take the floor in Lexington against rival Tennessee tonight, they’ll be going into battle in their Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms. We were at a special unveiling of the unis last week in NYC.

Check them out after the jump and let us know what you think. Do you like them more than their traditional look? Read More »

HighSchoolHoop.com has the story of John Calipari‘s latest recruiting asset at Kentucky – 6-10 Willie Cauley.

Cauley is not only a highly-touted big man prospect, but he is also a problem on the football field. HSH has highlights of Cauley on the hardwood and the gridiron. Read More »

Wednesday was the first official night Kentucky students were allowed to camp out for Big Blue Madness tickets. And although it is still two days away from the actual distribution, the population of “Tent City” on the lawn surrounding Memorial Coliseum and the Joe Craft Center was up to approximately 445 as of 9 a.m. this morning. But last night, superstar freshman Anthony Davis and a couple of the guys from the team decided to swing by. Oh yeah, and AD may or may not have dunked on a kid.

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If you follow high school basketball at all, you’ve probably heard of Jabari Parker, the standout rising junior who is near the top of all the recruiting boards for the Class of 2013. Some call him Grant Hill with a jump shot, and that’s because his versatility and aggressiveness is only a sign of things to come. Read More »

Elite college basketball programs all have unique identities carved by their head coaches’ visions of what championship basketball leans upon. Defense wins championships, but offense has a more delicate balance of what’s right and what’s wrong. Does the system have restrictive bounds? Or is freedom important to a certain extent?

The answer lies within a thin grey-area of allowing players to utilize their own strengths and talents within an organized playbook. Balancing those two schemes defines winners. Who’s job description fits that? The point guard. Read More »

The University of Kentucky basketball program under John Calipari saw five players get selected in the first round of last year’s NBA Draft, and this year has another expected lottery pick in Brandon Knight. However, one guy who hasn’t gotten the hype of John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins or Knight is DeAndre Liggins, who entered this year’s draft after his junior season. Read More »

Just a year ago, Ryan Harrow was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Georgia after averaging 32.4 points, 6.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game at Walton High School (Marietta, Ga.). But after a season in Raleigh, N.C. at NC State, the rising sophomore point guard decided to take his talents elsewhere and transfer to another program. By this Friday, Harrow will make his decision. Read More »

After the NCAA ruled University of Kentucky freshman Enes Kanter permanently ineligible for receiving impermissible benefits while playing in Turkey two years ago, that hasn’t affected his NBA Draft stock one bit. The 6-11, 262-pound center is projected as a top-5 pick this June, despite not playing a game for the Wildcats all season. But if you’re like me, you’d probably like to see what the big man can do before your team drafts him. Luckily, our friends at CityLeagueHoopsTV got their hands on some footage of Kanter playing for Stoneridge Preparatory School (Simi Valley, Calif.) last year. In one of the games featured, he had 43 points and 28 boards. Not bad.

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Monday’s National Championship game is set after UConn and Butler emerged victorious from two hard-fought semi-final games yesterday in Houston. In the heavyweight game, the Huskies took out the Kentucky Wildcats behind Kemba Walker’s 18 points, seven dimes and six boards. The game was won in the backcourt, as Walker and mates Shabazz Napier (four points) and Jeremy Lamb (12 points) outplayed the Kentucky duo of Brandon Knight (17 points on 6-23 shooting) and Doron Lamb (13 points). Kentucky was down 10 at intermission but came storming back in the second half to tie it up. Down two with the ball and 16 seconds left on the clock, Kentucky came out of a timeout and ran a “play” that saw Knight dribble around for several seconds before passing to DeAndre Liggins for a fadeaway, contested 30-footer that had no chance. Ballgame … Read More »

More than just a championship is on the line in this weekend’s Final Four. A lot of these players – guys like Kemba Walker, Shelvin Mack, Joey Rodriguez and Brandon Knight – have the chance to do something special. This has been the year of the underdog with not a single number-one or number-two seed still dancing. These four teams weren’t expected to be here, but that doesn’t mean the basketball won’t be great.

Great, but perhaps not great enough. With the games set to tip tomorrow, I went diggin’ in the crates to try to find the greatest players in Kentucky, VCU, UConn and Butler’s history.

So here are the all-time starting lineups for each of the four schools playing this weekend. Read More »