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BBL: Miss Kentucky USA watches Cats crown EKU

Miss Kentucky USA, Maria Montgomery, was working hard in the press box. (Photo by John Clay)

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A 10-spot from the UK Blue-White scrimmage

A ten-spot from the Blue-White scrimmage:

  • 1. This team is athletic. I know that’s obvious. But when was the last time we could truly say that about a Kentucky basketball team. Not that the Cats lacked athletes in the past few years. It’s just that they haven’t had this many athletes on one team since, when, 1996?
  • 2. John Wall is ridiculous. But then you already knew that. As for the eligibility issue, John Calipari tried to play coy in the post-scrimmage press conference, answering Alan Cutler’s first question about Wall’s status as if it was another question entirely. But Wall was made available to the media afterward, where he didn’t have much to say about what was going on, or how he felt about what was going on. But at least we got the opportunity to ask.
  • 3. Darnell Dodson will fill a key role on this team. The sophomore juco transfer was slighted on the publicity, what with Wall and DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe, Daniel Orton, etc., being in the newcomer class. But Dodson’s outside shot is a needed asset on this team. He made four-of-11 threes on the night, and that after looking a bit nervous in the early going
  • 4. Calipari claims that Wall and Bledsoe play better together than they do apart, and that may in fact be true. I’m not going to doubt the coach. So whatever happened to all those who said, before Bledsoe signed, that the two could not co-exist in the same backcourt. I’m with Cal. There’s no reason they can’t do better than that in the same backcourt.
  • 5. The best move of the night was when Calipari pulled Joe B. Hall off the front row behind the bench and had him sit on the bench with him. That got a standing ovation from the Rupp crowd of 14,060, and deservedly so. I know, Joe has said all the right things about this Wildcat Coal Lodge controversy. And I have no doubt he understands the difficulties of raising funds for facility improvements, etc. But still, it’s the only thing on campus named in his honor, a former basketball coach who won a national championship and went to three Final Fours. And you’re going to tell me there’s anyone out there who loves the program more than Joe? Mitch Barnhart said the school will find another way to honor Joe. It better.

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Where UK basketball recruits stand to this point

There’s such a blizzard of information out there about basketball recruiting, it’s hard to keep it all straight. So here’s a roundup of what we know, or what we think we know, about UK basketball recruits to this point. (Feel free to add any additional information.) In alphabetical order:

Tobias Harris

  • Attended Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness on Oct. 16.
  • Says he will visit Georgia Tech at some point.
  • Reports are he will also visit Louisville, West Virginia and Maryland.
  • May visit Louisville on Nov. 1.
  • Made official visit to Tennessee, which painted his image on a rock.
  • Has visited Syracuse.
  • Ranked as No. 5 player in Class of 2010 by Rivals.
  • A 6-8 forward from Glen Head, New York.

Kyrie Irving

  • Confirmed that he will make his choice on ESPNU on Thursday.
  • Will choose between Duke, Texas A&M and Kentucky.
  • Dave Telep of Scout.com reports that Irving will make announcement on Thursday.
  • Zagsblog reports on Oct. 20 that Irving has committed to Duke with an announcement coming this week.
  • Irving denies Zagsblog report via his Twitter account.
  • Attended Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness on Oct. 16
  • Has already visited Texas A&M and Duke.
  • Has said he will visit Georgia Tech at some point.
  • Has said he will visit Seton Hall.
  • Was thought to be a lean toward Indiana at one point, but eliminated Hoosiers.
  • His family is close to UK assistant coach Rod Strickland.
  • Ranked No. 9 in Class of 2010 by Rivals.
  • A 6-3 guard from Elizabeth, New Jersey.

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BBL: Could Harris and Irving both end up at UK?

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BBL: Rookie quarterbacks bide their time

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BBL: Prep days for UK football, picture day for basketball

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BBL: A.J. Stewart to play at Texas State

A.J. Stewart

A.J. Stewart

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BBL: Suspensions, injuries and some hoops news

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BBL: Report from Calipari father-and-son camp

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BBL: Jim Host says UK should stick to Freedom Hall

Photo by Mark Cornelison.

Photo by Mark Cornelison.

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