Kentucky Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

If you are following all the draft chatter, you can assume the quote from one of the foremost NBA draft experts is just one of the latest criticisms of this year's class.

John Calipari is not big on the NCAA: after some earlier calls for reform , now he's on about the one-and-done rule.

So with the NBA Season wrapping up and the playoffs in full swing I thought I might take a look at this year incoming class of rookies.

In some draft classes, there is a clear cut top overall pick. Nobody was going to leapfrog LeBron James in the 2003 NBA draft or climb ahead of Blake Griffin in the 2009 NBA draft.

John Calipari held a "summer press conference" on Wednesday where the Kentucky basketball coach addressed last season, the state of the program and his incoming freshman class.

For the "Freshman Impact" series, Insider's college basketball and recruiting experts will be teaming up to examine how 15 of the nation's best recruiting classes will fit in with their teams in the 2013-14 season.

His only caveat: expecting too much from his 13-man roster, especially after Kentucky missed last season's NCAA tournament with a highly touted foursome.

For the 63 players assembled here for the annual NBA Draft Combine, the Windy City will feel like Whirlwind City over the next few days.

Last season’s struggles can help Kentucky take on the challenge of out-sized expectations for 2013-14, Coach John Calipari told reporters Wednesday.

The 2013 NBA playoffs are in full swing, but 22 of the 30 NBA teams are already preparing for next season while we await the next league champion.

It's tough to believe that your team will be better off when you miss out on the No.

John Calipari lost Andrew Wiggins to Kansas, but Kentucky will still be ranked Number One to start next season by many.

Our next NBA Draft profile takes a look at John Calipari's latest protege, Nerlens Noel, as he makes his return from ACL surgery and moves onto the NBA.

How awesome would it be to have a collection of some of the most legendary college basketball jerseys of all time? From every decade from the 1950s until now.

Andrew Wiggins, left, of Huntington St. Joseph‘s Prep. is surprised with the 2012-13 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year trophy by former NBA Champion Alonzo Mourning, Wednesday, Mar.

At 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, one head coach will receive an early christmas present, as Andrew Wiggins will be announcing where he will spend his one year on campus.

Remi Dibo's scoring average and 3-point percentage at Casper College leave few concerns about whether the newest West Virginia basketball signee can make it with the Mountaineers.

The role of the freshman in college basketball has evolved a number of times. There was an age when first-year players couldn't even suit up in the games, and now squads like Kentucky have fallen into the habit of stacking Final Four banners on the backs of freshmen-dominated groups.

Although Wiggins has narrowed down his options to Kentucky , North Carolina , Kansas , and Florida State , the basketball world is still left wondering what is taking him so long to decide.

There's a daily reminder of it, reinforced by the comments of family, friends and others in her native Chicago, where she and her family live.