http://www.kentuckywildcatstickets.com Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:17:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Kentucky Wildcats just set an NBA record by seeing five of their players selected in the first round.   Several of them were just freshmen, which was disheartening but somewhat expected by coach John Calipari.   Calipari brought in more freshman for next year, and at least three of them are predicted to be one-and-done ... /2010/07/29/kentucky-could-see-another-nba-exodus/ By Bud L. Ellis Three members of the Kentucky Wildcats have earned preseason honors from the coaches in the Southeastern Conference. Two players from Kentucky were named to the first team of the All-SEC Coaches’ team, released on Tuesday before the start of SEC Media Days. A third Kentucky ... /2010/07/21/trio-of-wildcats-earn-honors-from-sec-coaches/ John Wall said he believes that Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari will remain at the school.   Rumors continue to persist that Calipari is ready to make the leap back to the NBA depending upon where LeBron James ends up.   Calipari has come out time and time again and refuted the possibility ... /2010/05/27/wall-thinks-calipari-will-stay-put/ Any hope that the Kentucky Wildcats wouldn't be decimated by the NBA Draft has gone up in smoke.   Guard Eric Bledsoe and center Daniel Orton have both elected to remain in the NBA Draft, ending any chance of returning to school.   Head coach John Calipari knew that both John Wall and DeMarcus ... /2010/05/10/bledsoe-orton-stay-in-draft/ The Kentucky Wildcats are trying to make sure that head coach John Calipari stays right where he is.   After rumors that Calipari is interested in the Chicago Bulls opening, the school is trying to give the coach a raise and extension.   They are hopeful that such a move will help alleviate any ... /2010/05/10/kentucky-trying-to-keep-calipari/ Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari is intrigued by the idea of coaching the Chicago Bulls.   Calipari has always wanted another crack at the NBA after he failed as coach of the New Jersey Nets.   Coaching the Bulls would give him a much more competitive team and the chance to work with ... /2010/05/08/calipari-interested-in-bulls-job/ With the core of the SEC champion Kentucky Wildcats declaring for the NBA Draft, it was imperative that head coach John Calipari reload with a strong recruiting class to avoid a massive drop-off in 2011. Mission accomplished. Calipari locked up commitments from both Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb, two of the most ... /2010/04/18/calipari-lands-knight-and-lamb/ It comes as little surprise that five Kentucky Wildcats players have declared themselves for the NBA Draft.   John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Daniel Orton and Eric Bledsoe are all on their way to the league.   Wall and Cousins have already hired agents and cannot return to school. The other three are ... /2010/04/10/kentucky-five-heading-to-nba-draft/ A stunningly-bad shooting performance ended the Kentucky Wildcats' season one win short of the Final Four. The Wildcats missed their first 20 3-point attempts en route to a 4-of-32 mark, largely contributing to a 73-66 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Elite 8. Kentucky hit its first 3 with 3:29 ... /2010/03/28/kentuckys-shooting-woes-spell-disaster-in-season-ending-loss/ The top seed Kentucky Wildcats overcame an early deficit to run past the Cornell Big Red, 62-45.   Kentucky trailed 10-2 in the opening minutes and it looked like an upset could be in the making.   The Wildcats quickly quelled such thoughts by going on a monstrous run fueled by their defense.   The team used ... /2010/03/27/kentucky-runs-past-cornell-62-45/