Morehead State Eagles NCAA Basketball News

Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe scored 24 points while starting in place of John Wall, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats opened the John Calipari era with a 75-59 win over Morehead State on Friday night.

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

A possible contender : Austin Peay: The Governors are always in the hunt. They have won four regular-season OVC championships this decade and two tournament titles.

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

Kenneth Faried is a low-key big man on Morehead State's campus. He thinks of himself as a regular student, but the 6-foot-8 junior forward is far from that.

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.

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.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Eagles unearthed every possible stone to add to their talent level in the offseason.

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.

One of the most loyal Dawg Pounders is done barking about the sad state of his beloved Cleveland Browns.

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.

Dickey Nutt was not one bit surprised by where his first Southeast Missouri State basketball squad ranked in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll announced Thursday.

Today, we continue our conference countdown. We're working backward, from our No.

With 347 Division I basketball programs, not every player or team gets its fair share of attention.

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

OREHEAD, Ky., July 23 -- Morehead State University issued the following news release: Jason Beharie, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound power forward from London, England, has joined the Morehead State men's basketball program.

John Calipari is continuing his quest to take over the Internet. Last week the Kentucky coach's new Web site, www.coachcal.com, was launched.

MOREHEAD, Ky., June 30 -- Morehead State University issued the following news release: The 2008-09 year was one of, if not, the best in Morehead State athletics history with numerous awards, NCAA and OVC Tournament appearances, and a success rate on the field unmatched by any other year in MSU history.

MOREHEAD, Ky., July 2 -- Morehead State University issued the following statement: "I understand that rules compliance is very important to Morehead State University.

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.