Tag: Cat Scratches
Kentucky officially finalizes roster
It’s been a long time coming, but today Kentucky has officially released its roster for the 2009-2010 basketball season. None of this is really new information, other than confirmation that guys like DeAndre Liggins and Josh Harrellson are on it. Last week, John Calipari made a comment that most of his rosters have “11 or [...]
John Calipari quotes from his first SEC Coaches Teleconference
Courtesy of Eric Lindsey and Cat Scratches: Men’s basketball head coach John Calipari participated in his first Southeastern Conference Coaches Teleconference on Monday and, as usual, he had plenty to say. Like we did during the regular season, we’ll have a complete rundown of what Calipari had to say. I’ll also have a few comments [...]
More from UK on Memphis, Calipari
CAT SCRATCHES – Allegations of a major rules violation at the University of Memphis do not involve Kentucky head coach John Calipari. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported Wednesday night that the University of Memphis is in the process of responding to major NCAA violations regarding its men’s basketball team during the 2007-08 season under John [...]
UK confirms release of Stewart, Carter, and Williams
Cat Scratches – Kentucky’s bloated roster just got a little thinner Tuesday afternoon. As anticipated, three UK players on scholarship – A.J. Stewart, Donald Williams and Jared Carter – will not return with UK next season. Each player was granted their release from the program. Stewart, a junior-to-be, and Williams, a sophomore-to-be, have eligibility remaining [...]
Chat live with Patrick Patterson
Cat Scratches will be hosting a live chat with Patrick Patterson at 1 pm today. Check it out here and be a part of the 2Pat love fest that will surely (and rightly) ensue.
Cat Scratches on Calipari’s press conference
Here is a link to Cat Scratches’ summary of John Calipari’s session with the UK media this morning. I strongly encourage you to read the entire thing, but here’s how it starts: Wow. That’s about all I can say following a 45-minute news conference with head coach John Calipari. The first-year UK coach touched on [...]
Cat Scratches: Patterson’s heart was always with UK
Lexington, KY – With his mother, Tywanna, and father, Buster, by his side, Patrick Patterson walked into the Kentucky media room, looked at the media mob room and turned away awestruck. Patrick Patterson has been the center of attention since the moment he set foot on campus, but even he and his family were a [...]
Patterson press conference at 1 pm
Cat Scratches is officially confirming that UK is holding a press conference at 1 pm today to discuss his decision to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return for his junior year. Coach John Calipari as well as Patterson’s parents, Buster and Tywanna Patterson, will also be in attendance. I’m sure Lexington stations will be [...]
DeMarcus Cousins signs Kentucky LOI, UK holds final practice
Coach John Calipari announced today that big man DeMarcus Cousins of LeFlore, Alabama has officially signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the University of Kentucky. There’s been a lot of joking that he’s on his third commitment (UAB, then Memphis, now UK), but he’s never signed an LOI. Cousins is Calipari’s [...]
Sources: AJ Stewart no longer a member of the UK Basketball team
The story started to break (and I say started because the situation is still fluid) last night, but word is that AJ Stewart is no longer a member of the University of Kentucky Basketball team. From WKYT: KENTUCKY’S LOSS TO SOUTH CAROLINA HAD TO BE THEIR WORST PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON, AND THE NEWS ISN’T [...]
Quick thoughts on Coach Gillispie and a chance to chat with Jodie Meeks
I’ve linked to UK Athletics Cat Scratches blog a few times since it got up and running last month, and I’m doing so again because Cat Scratches is making star Kentucky guard Jodie Meeks available to the masses in a live chat tomorrow (Friday) at 1 pm: On Friday, fans will even be able to [...]
A Look Inside UK Basketball
Yesterday I mentioned in my tardy post game thoughts that there was a legitimate reason why I needed Wink to cover me and recap UK’s loss to Mississippi State, so here’s my reason why: I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with DeWayne Peevy, UK Associate Athletic Director and the media relations go-to-guy for Men’s [...]
A couple random UK links (Trevard Lindley is coming back!!!)
First off, UK Athletics has officially joined the blogosphere. It’s been a long time coming that UK does something to enhance its website and add some editorial thought into the mix, so we’ll see how this goes. It’s being run by UK’s Media Relations department, and I’m sure they’ve given the project to some intern who understands [...]
