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Edit Calipari breaks down 2014 roster
5 days agoWith another No. 1 recruiting class on its way to Lexington, John Calipari offered his thoughts on each individual player on Kentucky's 2013-14 roster. More
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Don't weep for Kentucky
6 days agoKentucky missed on Andrew Wiggins, but maintains the nation's No. 1-rated recruiting class with six McDonald's All-Americans who can't wait to get to Lexington. More
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Pangos: Dorsey leads Belmont Shore
27 days ago2015 five-star guard Tyler Dorsey propelled Belmont Shore to a championship win over Earl Watson Pangos Elite in the Pangos Spring Spectacular. More
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Untapped Potential
28 days agoIf one word could be used to summarize why Alex Poythress decided to bypass the NBA draft and return to Kentucky for his sophomore season it would be this: potential. More
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Next Year's Trophy To ... Kentucky?
45 days agoJohn Calipari has six -- count 'em, six -- McDonald's All-Americans lined up to enroll. After a down year in 2012-13, could they bring Kentucky a second title in three years? More
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Roster Reax
47 days agoCatsPause.com examines Kentucky's recent roster moves and what it means for the program heading into the 2013-14 season. More
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Poythress opts to return to UK
48 days agoFollowing in the footsteps of one of his classmates, Alex Poythress has announced he will return to Kentucky for his sophomore season, joining teammate Willie Cauley-Stein. More
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UK reports Goodwin headed to NBA
49 days agoWillie Cauley-Stein and Kyle Wiltjer will return to the Kentucky men’s basketball program for the 2013-14 season, while Archie Goodwin will not. More
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Lessons learned in humbling season
57 days agoIt wasn't an easy season for John Calipari but he also doesn't plan on repeating it. The Kentucky coach aims to learn from what he called a 'humbling' experience. More
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Commentary: Don't bet against UK
2 months agoKentucky was highly regarded in the preseason and is far from a lock to make the NCAA Tournament. However, 247Sports contributor Leigh Klein isn’t ready to write off the Cats. More
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Cats pull in SEC coaches' awards
2 months agoNerlens Noel and Kyle Wiltjer lead the Kentucky contingent in the coaches' voting of SEC postseason awards. More
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Big Willie Style: Big man keys win
2 months agoThe very thought of what type of basketball player Willie Cauley-Stein was when the two first arrived on campus together was drew a chuckle from Archie Goodwin. More
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Fight or flight: Video spurs Cats
3 months agoFight or flight, that's what Kentucky's season had become. Needing to either fight or fade into obscurity, the Cats found an ally in their athletics video department. More
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Open Up: Spacing gives UK a jolt
3 months agoKentucky put the brakes on a two-game losing skid, defeating Vanderbilt 74-70 in one of the Cats' most complete and efficient offensive games in Southeastern Conference play. More
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Live Updates: Vanderbilt at UK
3 months agoWith its season teetering on the brink Kentucky returns to Rupp Arena for the first of three consecutive home games that will likely determine the fate of the Cats' season. More
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Stallings: UK still 'complete team'
3 months agoVandy's Kevin Stallings knows Kentucky is much more than Nerlens Noel. It was Willie Cauley-Stein who topped UK with 8 rebounds when the Cats won in Nashville. More
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Calipari: Cats 'not real coachable'
3 months agoKNOXVILLE, Tenn. - With Kentucky on the business end of coach John Calipari's most lopsided defeat in 24 years the frustration and exasperation of the season finally showed. More
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Rewind: Cats blown off Rocky Top
3 months agoKNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Charged with painting a blank canvas without star forward Nerlens Noel, Kentucky's first attempt at impressionism was streaked with bright orange. More
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Life After Noel
3 months agoNerlens Noel is out for the season. Which Kentucky player will rise up to salvage the season? Veteran Julius Mays? Steadying force Kyle Wiltjer? Maybe nobody can do it. More
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Bumper Cats: UK beating physicality
3 months agoKentucky knows it's coming. As sure as the singing of the national anthem, opponents are going to employ a game plan heavy on legal brutality on the basketball court. More
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Rewind: Rough, but no tumble for UK
3 months agoThere was plenty of rough, but no tumble, for Kentucky. The Cats kept their composure against a physical game plan by Auburn, eventually pulling out a 72-62 victory. More
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Live Updates: Auburn at Kentucky
3 months agoThe Cats host Auburn on Saturday afternoon riding a four-game winning streak. Kyle Wiltjer and Nerlens Noel led UK to a 75-53 road victory over the Tigers on Jan. 19. More
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Identity Quest: UK seeks answers
3 months agoJohn Calipari is rarely without an answer, but even he is still working to put his finger on the identity of Kentucky's basketball team nearly halfway through SEC play. More
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Courageous Kentucky upsets Ole Miss
4 months agoHistory will record that Kentucky’s 2013 NCAA Tournament began March 22 in Dayton, Austin or some such city. The Big Blue Nation will know it really started Jan. 29 in Oxford. More
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Rewind: Noel turns back Ole Miss
4 months agoNerlens Noel dominated the game despite taking just a single field goal attempt, blocking a Kentucky single-game record 12 shots as Kentucky turned back a late Ole Miss rally. More
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Miscommunication nearly costs UK
4 months agoNerlens Noel played coy, smiling at a reporter who asked him about a potential game-changing play in the closing seconds of Kentucky's 75-70 victory over LSU. More
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Get sick to get well?
4 months agoFor Kentucky to get well as a basketball team, coach John Calipari says they must first become sick. More
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UK's season drifting away
4 months agoTUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The ship is taking on water. The program that has spent the past three seasons lapping the rest of college basketball is listing in unfamiliar water. More
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Rewind: Tuscaloosa Tumble
4 months agoTUSCALOOSA, Ala. - So much for turning the corner. Kentucky went more than 11 minutes without a field goal in the second half, blowing a nine-point halftime lead at Alabama. More
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UK 'chest bumps' way to Alabama
4 months agoJohn Calipari on Kentucky: “When you’re playing harder than the other guy, when you’re beating them to loose balls, when you’re coming up with tough rebounds, you chest bump." More
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Rewind: Cats roll in second half
4 months agoThere was no Willie Cauley-Stein and, for several long stretches, no foul-plagued Nerlens Noel but Kentucky found a way to get a second SEC road win in as many tries. More
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Wiltjer answers Calipari's warning
4 months agoSix days after being criticized by his coach, Kyle Wiltjer was not only playing, he was telling John Calipari to give him the ball in Kentucky's 75-65 win over Tennessee More
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Rewind: UK veterans close out Vols
4 months agoKyle Wiltjer and Julius Mays have both struggled with consistency but re-emerged when Kentucky desperately needed someone to make a play with the season teetering on the edge. More
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The Wiltjer Worry
4 months agoKyle Wiltjer has reached a crossroads - either the sophomore figures out how to become a better defender or John Calipari warned he might have to bench the sharpshooter. More
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Midseason Report: Second half key
4 months agoCatsPause.com takes stock of Kentucky's basketball team as it enters SEC play in a five-part series. Part IV - What is the key ingredient to the Cats' second half development? More
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Midseason Report: Looking Back
4 months agoThe CatsPause.com analysts look back on the first half of the season and what may be to come for Kentucky basketball in SEC play in a five-part series. More
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Cal goes high-tech
4 months agoOf monitoring devices each player wears, John Calipari says "Now we know who is maxing out in practice and who is hiding, who thinks they’re going hard and who isn’t." More
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Rewind: Harrow sparks Cats' victory
5 months agoRyan Harrow got off to a quick start and had by far his best game of the season in sending Kentucky into the Christmas break with a four-game winning streak. More
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Six available five-stars
5 months agoMany schools have turned their focus to 2014. With six 2013 five-star prospects still uncommitted, however, the focus of every school hasn't veered yet from the senior class. More
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Rewind: Cats snare testy victory
5 months agoKentucky pulled away in the second half for a lopsided victory over Lipscomb that featured four technical fouls and plenty of things to evaluate for the Cats. More
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Wiltjer shines in Kentucky victory
5 months agoKyle Wiltjer got his groove back, coming off the bench to hit seven three-pointers and record his first career double-double as Kentucky pulled away from Lipscomb. More
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Gift ideas for UK's trio of big men
5 months agoKentucky analyst Mike Pratt has three different gifts for UK's Nerlens Noel, Willie Cauley-Stein and Kyle Wiltjer. More
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Christmas gifts for struggling UK
5 months agoUK analyst Mike Pratt, in the role of Santa Claus, has some gifts in mind for Kentucky's players as they head into Camp Cal for the holiday season. More
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Rewind: Cats steamroll Samford
5 months agoKentucky opened its day by landing yet another top-flight recruit and ended it by reversing the struggles of the past two games by starting a new home winning streak. More
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Calipari plays matchmaker
5 months agoDecember is a romantic season and Kentucky coach John Calipari hopes each and every one of his young basketball players discovers love this month. More
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Rewind: Baylor ends home streak
5 months agoKentucky's 55-game home winning streak is over. Baylor answered every run to pull out a 64-55 victory at Rupp Arena. More
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Calipari wants a transfer of power
6 months agoKentucky’s basketball team will never reach the level of greatness some expect so long as John Calipari continues to wear two caps – that of coach and owner. More
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All players need a little Nerlens
6 months agoJohn Calipari has used several adjectives to describe the talented players who have come through the UK program. But this year, the coach dropped a new phrase – “bouncy.” More
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Wiltjer meets Calipari's challenge
6 months agoOn Thursday, UK coach John Calipari threatened to take Kyle Wiltjer's playing time. On Friday, Wiltjer's 23-point performance said, 'Oh, no you don't.' More
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Rewind: Wiltjer works Lafayette
6 months agoKyle Wiltjer connected on seven three-pointers, including a flurry of four in a stretch of 2:51 late in the second half, to lead the Cats to a 101-49 victory over Lafayette. More
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