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Darnell Dodson arrested for disorderly conduct

Ex-UK basketball player Darnell Dodson was arrested for disorderly conduct early this morning, just hours after Calipari said on UK Basketball Media Day that Dodson was no longer a part of the program.

(Hat tip to blog readers and Nation of Blue and Walter’s Wildcat World.)

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Anthony Davis, Darnell Dodson and rumor-mongering

Anthony Davis

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Update: UK’s official response to Sun-Times story.

I didn’t know anything about the Chicago Sun-Times flap until the 6 o’clock news.

I worked on a football column this afternoon. I attended a meeting at the newspaper at 4 p.m. (Yes, there are times when I actually visit Main and Midland.) I drove home, shot a glance at the TV and there was Mary Jo Perino talking about Kentucky and Anthony Davis and $200,000.

WTF?

As fans of Phil on Modern Family know, WTF means “Why The Face?”

Thanks to the excellent recruiting web site Next Cats – that’s an H-L plug — I know more now. More than I wish I knew. The Sun Times posted a story which included the rumor that UK paid $200,000 for a commitment from the fast-rising 6-foot-8 star from Chicago. I know the Sun-Times has deleted the rumor from its posted story. I know that Jeff Goodman, Mike DeCourcy, Gregg Doyel and Gary Parrish each blasted the Sun-Times. Even Dan Wolken took a shot. (Wolken is not on John Calipari’s Christmas Card list.)

I know that on his Sports Dagger blog for Yahoo, Matt Norlander ripped the Sun-Times, and included the original.

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BBL: New role could limit World Wide Wes’ influence

UK football coach Joker Phillips at the women's football clinic over the weekend. (H-L photo/David Perry)

UK football coach Joker Phillips at women's clinic. (H-L photo/David Perry)

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Agency’s tie may limit William Wesley’s influence, writes Pete Thamel of the New York Times.

Now that he has more formal ties to C.A.A. coaching clients like Kentucky’s John Calipari, Auburn’s Tony Barbee and Rutgers’s Mike Rice, many are wondering if Wesley’s ability to engage with top recruits will become more limited.

During a summer when agent issues have provided the dominant story line in college football, Wesley’s new role has generated some buzz on the summer basketball circuit.

“I really don’t know if there’s an issue yet,” Georgia Coach Mark Fox said of Wesley’s role with C.A.A. “But you can see the potential for one.”

Herald-Leader report on Darnell Dodson not playing for the Cats this season.

Dodson, a transfer from Miami Dade Community College who had earned a reputation as a good outside shooter, averaged 6.0 points in 14.5 minutes per game during an inconsistent first season at UK. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound guard shot 50-for-144 (34.7 percent) from three-point range.

Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger on Dodson’s summer saga.

On July 19, Kentucky assistant basketball coach John Robic emphasized that Dodson would be playing for the Wildcats next season at the UK Ohio Convention in Middletown, Ohio. “Dodson is eligible. Don’t believe everything you hear,” Robic said then even though rumors had swirled that Dodson would not be back.

Kentucky is after can’t-miss prospect Perry Ellis, writes Candace Buckner of the Kansas City Star.

Even before he enters his junior year of high school, Ellis can have his pick of eight Division I colleges. Kansas offered first, Kansas State came sixth. Oklahoma, Memphis and Kentucky are also suitors. Ellis says he wants to play one year and then enter the NBA draft. There hasn’t been a Kansas high schooler with such options since Wichita East’s Korleone Young – who burned out after one NBA season and is now known as a cautionary tale.

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Darnell Dodson will not be on team this season

Updated with Calipari comments on first practice.

John Calipari just announced, via his Facebook page, that Darnell Dodson will not be on the UK basketball team this coming season.

The announcement:

Practice is underway as we prepare for our Canada trip & I’m pleased with the energy everyone brought. I do want to let you all know that junior Darnell Dodson will not be playing for UK this season. If Darnell, who is academically eligible, decides to return, he could practice with the team if he meets our standards.

Update: Calipari tweeted several comments about his team’s first practice today in preparation for the trip to Canada later this month. Here’s a compilation of those tweets:

  • Glad 2 get started today. There was an adjustment period w/ all the normal things that freshmen don’t do, but they all had a skill level…
  • …that I’m pleased with. Eloy is not here yet, but the returning players (all four of them) were so much better than a year ago.
  • They responded great without me saying anything when they didn’t do things right. They knew they needed to do it again.
  • It was a great lesson for the young guys, watching that. I’m seeing a vast improvement in DeAndre’s shooting already this year and…
  • …Darius has really impressed with his athleticism. Jon Hood looks more comfortable on the floor and I think he’s grown an inch.
  • Josh is lighter on his feet & w/ the way we are gonna play it was good to see him run the floor. We went about 1:40 in both sessions today.
  • Looking forward to seeing how they bounce back tomorrow.
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BBL: Is Darnell Dodson sitting out next season?

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BBL: The Canucks can’t wait for the Cats

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BBL: Coach says Terrence Jones to Washington (again)

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BBL: Book Richardson newest name on UK assistant list

World Wide Wes sat in front row of end zone in front of Kentucky cheering section. (Photo by John Clay)

World Wide Wes sat in front row of end zone in front of Kentucky cheering section. (Photo by John Clay)

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Mark Story of the Herald-Leader writes that John Calipari and rumors are a package deal: “Yet on Monday, UK fans awoke to find that both The Chicago Tribune and New York’s Newsday were reporting that the ubiquitous basketball power broker William Wesley – Worldwide Wes – was working back channels to facilitate a LeBron James/Calipari package deal to NBA franchises in financial position to bid on the Cleveland Cavaliers star.”

Rick Bozich of the Courier-Journal reports that Arizona’s Book Richardson is one of three candidates for UK’s assistant coach opening.

Coach tells Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger Darnell Dodson will return to UK: “Darnell Dodson will be back at Kentucky for his junior season. Matt Eisele, the head coach at Miami Dade College, says his former player “will be back” with the Wildcats next season even though UK coach John Calipari proclaimed several times in the last month that UK would have only four players back off this year’s team.”

Scott Powers of ESPN Chicago thinks Jerrance Howard will remain at Illinois: “Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber would rather Kentucky hadn’t recently tried to sway away Illini assistant Jerrance Howard, but Weber does realize there was significance to it. ‘In a way, it’s a compliment to our program and him,’ Weber said on Monday night. ‘If we’re struggling and not doing a good job recruiting, they wouldn’t contact him. He’s very loyal to the Illini and appreciates everything. At the same time, you always listen to things and see what’s out there.’” (Hat tip to Aaron’s UK Basketball Blog.)

Charles Pierce writes for Slate on Rajon Rondo: “Under Rivers’ guidance, Rondo has become the most unstoppable point guard in the NBA and, in the postseason, very likely the best one. The only one still with an argument is Steve Nash in Phoenix, and Nash has proved himself completely incapable of guarding Rondo at all. There will be people who will argue for New Orleans’ Chris Paul, who shoots better, and Utah’s Deron Williams, who is bigger and stronger, but neither of them have done what Rondo has done when games truly begin to count.”

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BBL: Tobias Harris’ midnight decision

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