• BY CHIP MILLER:

    Writer for Nation of Blue, covering everything the Kentucky Wildcats have to offer. Professional fundraiser and member of the Big Blue Nation.
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Wildcats Come Up “Short” To Tennessee

In a game dominated by rebounds and turnovers, Tennessee’s stat won out over Kentucky’s. #4 Tennessee (22-2, 10-0 SEC), behind Shekinna Stricklands 20 points and 12 boards, defeated #16 Kentucky (18-5, 7-3 SEC), 73-67. The night started off perfect for Kentucky as they opened the first half on a 12-4 run to take an early … Continue reading

VIDEO: Shabazz Muhammad And “Call Of Duty”

Here’s the latest interview of 2012 Kentucky recruit Shabazz Muhammad. Shabazz talks iPod, Call of Duty Black Ops and a little Kentucky. ******* ******* Go Cats!!!

Coach Calipari On The Current State Of Kentucky

Quotes from Coach Calipari: Were stuck in not enough toughness, not enough togetherness, not enough passion of playing, not enough of that will to win… We’re still the same team that’s lost four tough games, tight, sickening to lose. Yet, the last one is the one I got angry about, because I’m looking at that … Continue reading

#4 Tennessee At #18 Kentucky Preview

Number 16 UK Hoops (18-4, 7-2 SEC) will face off tonight against SEC leading, and number 5 ranked, Tennessee as part of ESPN2 “Big Monday”. The Cats, winners of seven straight, are a half game behind Georgia for second in the SEC, and two games behind an unblemished 9-0 Tennessee squad. If the cats are … Continue reading

Kentucky Falls In Both Polls

As expected, Kentucky (16-6, 4-4 SEC) dropped in both the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll’s, after losses to Mississippi and Florida. After moving into the top 10 last week in the Associated Press Poll, Kentucky dropped eight spots this week to number 18. In the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, Kentucky took a … Continue reading

Tee Martin Makes The Top 25

One of the reasons Tee Martin was brought to Kentucky was for his recruiting. That ability paid off in this years 2011 Class and is now being recognized by Rivals.com. Martin, Quarterback for the 1998 Tennessee National Championship team, is listed as one of the Top 25 Recruiters in college football. Here’s the Martin excerpt … Continue reading

Scratch One From The 2012 Class

2012 Kentucky recruit and number 11 player in the nation, Alex Murphy (Southborough (Mass.) St. Mark’s), is off the recruiting board. In a move most expected, Murphy committed to Mike Kryzewski and those stinking Duke Blue Devils (If you don’t know it, I don’t like Duke.) Murphy, the younger brother of Gators sophomore forward Erik … Continue reading

Kentucky’s Knight And Jones: Finalists

Kentucky’s Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones have made the finals list in two different awards list. Knight, point guard for UK, has been listed as one of the 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award. An award given to the top collegiate male basketball point guard annually spanning across all divisions within the game by … Continue reading

Kentucky At Florida: The Post-Game Interviews

Here’s Coach Calipari, Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones discussing the Florida game. Here are some quotes of possible interest from Coach Caliparis interview: “Normally down two, normally I’d say were going something at the rim but there was no calls. So we were not gonna go in there.” On no TO at the end of … Continue reading

Official Box Score: Kentucky At Florida

Brandon Knight leads all scorers with 24 points on 7-14 from the floor and 4-5 from deep, with his only miss coming as time expired. Knights 24 points ties Rex Chapman and Patrick Patterson with the most 20+ point games as a Freshman. Terrence Jones was the only other Cat in double digits, scoring 18 … Continue reading

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