university of kentucky basketball

Fall of 2007 through spring of 2009 might lovingly be called The Dark Days by some UK fans. Those were the two seasons that Billy Gillispie was at the helm of the Kentucky basketball program.

One thing Kentucky fans can look to for consolation when the 'Cats lose is a loss by Louisville. One thing Louisville fans can look to for consolation when the Cards lose is a loss by Kentucky.

Right after the Kentucky Wildcats won the 2012 National Championship, Coach John Calipari said that he would like to have an undefeated season before he leaves coaching.

After watching Louisville confuse and then throttle Connecticut on the road Monday night, I became even more impressed with Kentucky's 3-point loss at the Yum! Center a couple of weeks ago.

As Charlie Brown would say, "Good grief!" Except there's no grief in 'Catville tonight. Only joy, as the mighty Calipari has struck gold once again.

During a win over 7th-ranked Missouri at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas last month, Louisville center Gorgui Dieng injured his wrist. He has been out for a month.

It could be that negative comments were the reason. Other theories hold that it was simply a distraction. But whatever ultimately is the explanation, members of the University of Kentucky Wildcat basketball team have suspended or deleted their Twitter accounts.

Let's see, you have to go back to the Billy Gillispie era to find the last time (before Saturday) that Kentucky lost a home game--it was a 4-point setback to Georgia in March of 2009.

In November, the polls mean nothing. When I saw Kentucky at #3 in the pre-season AP poll, I thought the writers who contribute to that poll had lost their minds.

I think ESPN senior writer Andy Katz is one of the best sports analysts in the business. So I'm very fortunate that he covers college basketball. As a college hoops junkie, I could talk for hours with this guy.

If you saw the Kentucky/Morehead State game Wednesday night, you saw an Eagles club that came to play. Morehead led most of the first half and even held a lead in the second. Ultimately, the 'Cats came around and won by eleven. It wasn't easy.

During halftime of last night's Kentucky/Duke game, ESPN's Andy Katz caught up with UK head coach John Calipari for a quick interview and assessment of the team's performance in the first half.