Kentucky Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

Huntington-native named Conference Player of the Week. LEXINGTON, Ky. -- COURTESY: UK SPORTS INFORMATION UK mena s basketball players Patrick Patterson and John Wall were named the SEC Player and Freshman of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday and Wall was named the ESPN.com National Player of the Week.

The Kentucky Wildcats' first two games may not have yielded the overwhelming victories Big Blue fans anticipated.

Kentuckya s defense was so bad against Sam Houston State, even the Wildcats found it funny.

Freshman John Wall scored 21 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed six rebounds to help fourth-ranked Kentucky cruise to a 92-63 win over Rider at Rupp Arena.

The fourth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats are coming off a rather unimpressive victory, and they will attempt to get into a rhythm when they host the Rider Broncs today as part of the Cancun Challenge.

Wildcats Calipari hopes to shore up 'D' John Calipari the Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats gives instructions to his team during the game against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Rupp Arena on November 19, 2009 in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Kentucky Wildcats raised their record to 3-0 with a 102-92 win over Sam Houston State.

DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 4 Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State 102-92 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge.

The immediate impact of Miami University's near miss at Rupp Arena can go either way for the RedHawks, coach Charlie Coles said.

Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 8:09 a.m. John Wall's Kentucky debut couldn't have gone much better.

Standing in the huddle on Monday night with No. 4 Kentucky trailing red-hot Miami by 18, the sophomore forward kept waiting for his coach to drop the player-friendly approach and start testing the physical limits of his clipboard.

Kentucky coach John Calipari looked up at the clock after Miami of Ohio tied the fourth-ranked Wildcats with six seconds left and wondered if he should call timeout.

University of Kentucky guard John Wall has proved that he is worthy of all of the hype surrounding his arrival on the college basketball scene .

Kentucky freshman John Wall scored 19 points -- including the game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining -- to lift the fourth-ranked Wildcats to a 72-70 win over Miami of Ohio on Monday night.

John Wall is ready to stop cheerleading and start playing. The heralded Kentucky freshman will make his long-awaited debut on Monday when the fourth-ranked Wildcats take on Miami .

Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe split between two Morehead State defenders, absorbed a bump and with his back to the basket flipped the ball toward the rim.

The nation's fourth-ranked team makes its much-anticipated season debut as the Kentucky Wildcats and new head coach John Calipari host the Morehead State Eagles.

John Calipari has proven he can coach winners. Coming off two disappointing seasons, Kentucky has put a lot of money in his hands to bring his talent to Lexington and restore its program to its glory days.

Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe is eager to prove John Wall isn't the only talented freshman point guard on the fourth-ranked Wildcats.

It was a long summer for Rick Pitino, who revealed an extramarital sexual encounter and an extortion attempt against him.