Maze Stallworth News

BASKETBALL: UK vs. Miami When: 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 Radio: WBUL-FM 98.1; WLAP-AM 630.

BASKETBALL: UK vs. Morehead St. When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 Radio: WBUL-FM 98.1; WLAP-AM 630.

Donnie Tyndall came to Morehead State in 2006 tasked with rebuilding arguably one of the worst programs in the country.

In expressing his wariness going into the opening game, Kentucky Coach John Calipari noted that Morehead State is an NCAA Tournament team.

North Carolina's Marcus Ginyard, who missed last season as a medical redshirt, returns for his senior year to help lead the Tar Heels' defense of their 2009 national championship.

Morehead State men's basketball opened the 2009-2010 exhibition season with a decisive 90-58 win over Cedarville Wednesday evening at Johnson arena in front of 2,012 fans.

OUTLOOK: There was plenty of success in the Ohio Valley Conference last season, beginning with the Morehead State Eagles who won the league tournament and made their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 25 years.

Ballard High School forward Keisten Jones, who is considered one of the top seniors in Louisville, committed to Bellarmine University on Tuesday night.

C Kenneth Faried grabbed 20 or more rebounds in a game three times last year and finished with at least 10 rebounds in 30 of 36 games.

MOREHEAD, Ky.a 'Morehead State men's basketball has been chosen as Ohio Valley Conference preseason co-champions and Eagle junior Kenneth Faried has been selected as the OVC Preseason Player of the Year.

When Kentucky officially unveils its 2009-10 basketball schedule Thursday night it will contain few surprises except, perhaps, for one slight eyebrow raiser.

Editor's note: This is the second in an occasional series this summer looking at college sports in the commonwealth at schools other than Kentucky and Louisville.

The game is on Friday 13th. It will be the first game of the John Calipari era. Yes, you could say Morehead State Coach Donnie Tyndall wanted to play Kentucky in the worst way.