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NCAA Denies Calipari?s 500th Victory

Feb 28, 2011 10:56 PM

After Kentucky’s 76-68 win over Florida on Saturday, John Calipari was presented with a basketball to commemorate his 500th victory.

That number included 42 wins Calipari-coached teams at Memphis and Massachusetts were forced to forfeit by the NCAA for violations during his tenure.

Gary Johnson, the head of Division I men's basketball statistics, said Monday that the NCAA does not recognize Kentucky's win over Florida as Calipari's 500th college coaching victory.

According to the NCAA, Calipari's record at UK is 55-11, at UMass 189-70 and at Memphis 214-68. That adds up to 458-149.

Calipari was not found to have violated NCAA rules in either case.

Jerry Tipton/Lexington Herald-Leader

Tags: Massachusetts Minutemen, Kentucky Wildcats, Memphis Tigers, Southeastern Conference, Conference USA, Atlantic 10 Conference, NCAA

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Fredette, Sullinger Among Finalists For Oscar Robertson Award

Feb 28, 2011 5:31 PM

Jimmer Fredette and Jared Sullinger headline the list of finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, awarded to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's National Player of the Year.

Other finalists include Jordan Hamilton (Texas), JaJuan Johnson (Purdue), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), Marcus Morris (Kansas), Kyle Singler (Duke), Nolan Smith (Duke), Kemba Walker (Connecticut) and Derrick Williams (Arizona).

Jeff Goodman/Yardbarker.com

Tags: Jimmer Fredette, Jordan Hamilton, JaJuan Johnson, Terrence Jones, Marcus Morris, Kyle Singler, Nolan Smith, Jared Sullinger, Kemba Walker, Derrick Williams, Duke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks, Texas Longhorns, UConn Huskies, Purdue Boilermakers, Brigham Young Cougars, Arizona Wildcats, Kentucky Wildcats, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, American Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, NCAA, NCAA Award

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Kentucky Keeps Florida's Second Chance Points To Minimum In Calipari's 500th Win

Feb 26, 2011 10:31 PM

In Saturday's rematch against Florida, John Calipari's frontcourt did a much better job to help him pick up his 500th career victory with the 76-68 win.

Florida did not score on a second-chance opportunity until 3:45 remained in the game. The Gators successfully controlled the glass in their prior meeting this season.

Darius Miller scored a career-high 24 points to lead Kentucky. Brandon Knight added 16 and Doron Lamb 14.

Lexington Herald-Leader

Tags: Florida Gators, Kentucky Wildcats, Southeastern Conference, NCAA

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Record In Close Games Among Problems At Kentucky

Feb 26, 2011 1:07 PM

Heading into Saturday’s game against Florida, the 22nd-ranked Wildcats are 0-6 in games decided by five or fewer points.

“We’ve been poor in close games, and I don’t think it’s been luck,” UK coach John Calipari said Thursday. “I think you create opportunities, and what (the Gators) do is they create opportunities for themselves.

“I think what they do is, they’ve got players that, they expect to win, and they make plays,” Calipari said. “I don’t know if there’s a whole lot of luck to it. Just about every game has been a wire-to-wire close game.”

Calipari has called for UK players to take the initiative in close games the rest of the season.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Tags: Kentucky Wildcats, Southeastern Conference, NCAA

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Jones, Sullinger Among Finalists For Wayman Tisdale Award

Feb 25, 2011 4:11 PM

Baylor's Perry Jones and Ohio State's Jared Sullinger join Texas' Tristan Thompson and Kentucky teammates Terrence Jones and Brandon Knight as finalists for the 2011 Wayman Tisdale Award, presented to the national freshmen of the year.

The winner will be announced April 1 in conjunction with the Final Four in Houston.

ESPNDallas.com

Tags: Perry Jones, Jared Sullinger, Tristan Thompson, Terrence Jones, Brandon Knight, Texas Longhorns, Ohio State Buckeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, NCAA

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Terrence Jones Earns SEC Freshman Of The Week Award For 5th Time

Feb 21, 2011 5:03 PM

Kentucky freshman guard Terrence Jones was named SEC Freshmen of the Week for the fifth time this season.

The highly regarded 6-8, 244-pound small forward averaged 17.9 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Courier-Journal

Tags: Terrence Jones, Kentucky Wildcats, Southeastern Conference, NCAA, NCAA Award

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Three Kentucky Signees Named To Naismith Award's Final Five

Feb 17, 2011 4:13 PM

Austin Rivers, James McAdoo, Anthony Davis, Mike Gilchrist and Marquis Teague are the five finalists for the Naismith Award for the national high school player of the year.

Davis, Gilchrist and Teague will all play for Kentucky this fall.

Rivers will attend Duke and McAdoo is going to North Carolina.

Jared Sullinger won the award last season, while Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd have also received the honor in the past.

Rivals.com

Tags: Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, Austin Rivers, James McAdoo, North Carolina Tar Heels, Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats, Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference, High School, NCAA

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2011 McDonald's All-American High School Rosters Announced

Feb 10, 2011 5:51 PM

The rosters for the 2011 McDonald's All-American High School teams were announced on Thursday.

East Team
Brad Beal, Florida
Chane Behanan, Louisville
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse
Quinn Cook, Duke
Michael Gilchrist, Kentucky
P.J. Hairston, North Carolina
James McAdoo, North Carolina
Johnny O’Bryant III, LSU
Marshall Plumlee, Duke
Shannon Scott, Ohio State

West Team
Khem Birch, Pittsburgh
Wayne Blackshear, Louisville
Anthony Davis, Kentucky
Branden Dawson, Michigan State
Myck Kabongo, Texas
LeBryan Nash, Oklahoma State
Austin Rivers, Duke
Marquis Teague, Kentucky
Adonis Thomas, Memphis
Amir Williams, Ohio State
Kyle Wiltjer, Kentucky
Cody Zeller, Indiana

Click here to view RealGM's section on the McDonald's All-American Game

RealGM Staff Report

Tags: Bradley Beal, Chane Behanan, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Carter-Williams, Rakeem Christmas, Quinn Cook, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, P.J. Hairston, James McAdoo, Johnny O'Bryant, Marshall Plumlee, Shannon Scott, Khem Birch, Wayne Blackshear, Anthony Davis, Branden Dawson, Myck Kabongo Lukusa, Le'Bryan Nash, Austin Rivers, Marquis Teague, Adonis Thomas, Amir Williams, Kyle Wiltjer, Cody Zeller, North Carolina Tar Heels, Duke Blue Devils, Texas Longhorns, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan State Spartans, Ohio State Buckeyes, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Memphis Tigers, Syracuse Orange, High School, High School McDonald's

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Kentucky Recruit Kyle Wiltjer Injures Lower Leg

Feb 2, 2011 3:40 PM

Kentucky recruit Kyle Wiltjer had 12 points in Tuesday's win for Jesuit (Oregon) over Westview before leaving the game with a lower leg injury.

Wiltjer was on the floor for a few minutes, but left the court on his own power.

Jesuit coach Gene Potter was not available for comment on Wiltjer's status.

Oregonian

Tags: Kyle Wiltjer, Kentucky Wildcats, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting, NCAA Injury

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Warren's Three Leads Ole Miss To Upset Of No. 11 Kentucky

Feb 2, 2011 6:54 AM

Chris Warren hit a three-pointer with 2.5 seconds remaining to give Mississippi a 71-69 win over No. 11 Kentucky on Tuesday night.

After the game, teammates mobbed the senior guard as the Rebels celebrated their first win over a top 10 team since 2002.

"It's just so much fun," Warren said. "Winning is fun and we haven't been doing that much lately. We called the play, ran it the right way and it felt good when it left my hand. We needed this really, really bad."

Kentucky's Doron Lamb missed a running three-pointer at the buzzer.

"We got the look we wanted," coach John Calipari said. "We missed."

Associated Press

Tags: Chris Warren, Kentucky Wildcats, Ole Miss Rebels, Southeastern Conference, NCAA

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