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PHOTO GALLERY: UK 117, Clarion 52 (Rivals.com)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:39:00 PST

Kentucky's second exhibition tuneup for the 2009-10 season was quite a change from the first as the Wildcats...

Wall goes for 27 as No. 4 Kentucky routs Clarion (AP)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:20:44 PST

John Wall proved to be worth the wait. The heralded Kentucky freshman scored 27 points in his collegiate debut as the fourth-ranked Wildcats rolled past Clarion 117-52 on Friday night in an exhibition game. "I asked him, 'Is that your 'A' game?"' Kentucky coach John Calipari said.

Hangin' A Hundred (Rivals.com)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:00 PST

John Calipari wanted his Kentucky team to play with more focus in its exhibition finale and the Cats appeared to...

Calipari, Kentucky steal momentum from Louisville (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:19:47 PST

There's a joke Rick Pitino likes to trot out when describing the difference between coaching at Louisville and coaching at Kentucky. When you're the coach at Kentucky, Pitino says, you're with 100 percent of your friends. When you're the coach at Louisville, you're with 52 percent of your friends and 48 percent of your enemies.

VIDEO: Calipari talks debut of Dribble Drive (Rivals.com)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:28:00 PST

In this CatsPause.com video feature, Kentucky coach John Calipari breaks down the offensive effort in...

PHOTO GALLERY: UK-Campbellsville (Rivals.com)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:32:00 PST

Kentucky got its first opportunity to square off against players in a different uniform on Monday as the...

No. 4 Kentucky dominates Campbellsville 74-38 (AP)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:23:47 PST

Darnell Dodson scored 19 points and Perry Stevenson and DeMarcus Cousins added 11 each as No. 4 Kentucky beat Campbellsville 74-38 in an exhibition game Monday night. Kentucky freshman guard John Wall, who sat out the game as part of an NCAA suspension for accepting illegal benefits from his former AAU coach, watched from the bench in a gray sweat suit.

NCAA orders UK guard John Wall to sit 2 games (AP)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:55:45 PDT

Kentucky point guard John Wall has been cleared to play by the NCAA. The school announced Friday that the 6-foot-4 freshman must sit out two games and repay almost $800 in expenses incurred during unofficial visits to schools during his junior year at Word of God Christian Academy. Wall's status had been up in the air as the NCAA investigated the relationship between Wall and Brian Clifton, his...

VIDEO: Cal Blue-White press conference (Rivals.com)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:38:00 PDT

Kentucky coach John Calipari discusses the play of his Cats in the Blue-White scrimmage Wednesday night while...

Wall shines as status remains unclear (AP)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:43:55 PDT

John Wall took off on two feet, pulled his left arm behind his head and threw down a tomahawk dunk. Moments later, the Kentucky freshman point guard took an inbounds pass and beat everybody down the court for a layup. Wall hopes his 25-point performance in Kentucky's annual Blue-White game on Wednesday night is a sneak preview of what's to come.

PHOTO GALLERY: Blue-White Scrimmage (Rivals.com)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:40:00 PDT

Kentucky set a new attendance record for its annual Blue-White Scrimmage on Wednesday as 14,060 fans watched...

Status of Wall remains in question (Rivals.com)

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:17:00 PDT

John Wall took the floor in Kentucky's annual Blue-White scrimmage, dazzling a record crowd for the...

Kentucky Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:49 PDT

More often than not, a coaching change reinvigorates a program.

Even considering that, few teams have undergone the transition Kentucky has made in the switch from Billy Gillispie to John Calipari.

The coaching change led to the reaping of one of the country's top recruiting classes, headed by consensus No. 1 prospect John Wall, and the change probably brought back Patrick Patterson for at least one more season.

Jodie Meeks, last season's top scorer, left for the pros ... but that should be no concern, given what the Wildcats have on their roster.

Calipari's arrival also has put new life into returnees such as DeAndre Liggins, who languished under Gillispie, not knowing if he was going to play or sit all night.

"He is inspired to be playing right...

Kentucky's Calipari high on prized recruits (AP)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:29:35 PDT

New Kentucky coach John Calipari says the Wildcats could open his first season with three freshman starters. That doesn't mean he's downplaying the high expectations. Those three came from the nation's top recruiting class and include point guard John Wall. At the Southeastern Conference media day Thursday, Calipari says Wall is ahead of former Memphis and current NBA players Tyreke...

SEC Media Day: Calipari, Patterson all the rage (Rivals.com)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:41:00 PDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The camera flashes started popping as soon as Kentucky's contingent stepped through the...

VIDEO: Madness '09 ushers in new era for UK (Rivals.com)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:23:00 PDT

Kentucky celebrated the start of a new season and the hope for the rebirth of college basketball's most...

Rupp Arena gives Calipari rousing welcome (AP)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:24:46 PDT

On a stage befitting a rock star, John Calipari got his first taste of a packed house at Rupp Arena on Friday night and promised to return Kentucky basketball to "its rightful place at the top of the mountain." The new Wildcats coach made his entrance around 8:40 p.m. to chants of "Go Big Blue" during the program's preseason pep rally, Big Blue Madness.

Adrenaline Rush: Madness ignites season (Rivals.com)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:26:00 PDT

Respect the past, fear the future. It's the Kentucky basketball mantra of the next generation.

Low offer hastened ex-Ky. coach's decision to sue (AP)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:28:43 PDT

An attorney for former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie said Friday his client was reluctant to sue the school but decided he had no choice after receiving a settlement offer for less than one-sixth what he believed he was contractually owed. Demetrious Anaipakos said in a phone interview that a $925,000 offer the university presented on May 1 was the only one the coach ever got after he...

VIDEO: Calipari eager to start coaching (Rivals.com)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:08:00 PDT

Seven months after being hired, Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari can finally begin to do his job --...

Calipari, star-studded Kentucky meet media (AP)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:54:41 PDT

John Calipari says he has felt like a political candidate during his first six months as Kentucky's basketball coach, generating new hype with each campaign stop across the state even while trying to temper some lofty expectations. "I've done enough," Calipari said Thursday at the first official media day since leaving Memphis.

PHOTO GALLERY: UK Media Day (Rivals.com)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:48:00 PDT

Kentucky held its annual basketball "Media Day" on Thursday at the Craft Center as new coach John...

Media Day Blog (Rivals.com)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:28:00 PDT

John Calipari has spent the past seven months traveling the Commonwealth and the globe laying all the ground...

VIDEO: Cal says fan base makes for dream job (Rivals.com)

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:00:00 PDT

In Part 3 of our John Calipari video triple feature, the Kentucky basketball coach explains why UK and its rabid...