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Chad Ford recaps the Day 1 of the NBA draft combine. He writes about which players impressed (Steven Adams, Rudy Gobert, Allen Crabbe) and which did not (Archie Goodwin, B.J. Young, Vander Blue).

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2013

1. Syracuse wasn't the only newcomer the ACC took care of in scheduling. Notre Dame has a tremendous first-year schedule in the league with home games against North Carolina and Duke. Three Big Ten nonconference games are also on Mike Brey's daunting...

Kentucky has announced that Archie Goodwin is leaving early for the NBA while Willie Cauley-Stein and Kyle Wiltjer will be back next season.

Kevin Pelton breaks down what the scouts and stats are saying about the NBA's top draft prospects.

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2013

Chad Ford writes that Kentucky has the potential to have a historic NBA draft class next season, based on current players who could return and the Wildcats' incoming freshman class.

Blog | Conversation | March 22, 2013

1. Kentucky cured any hangover from the Robert Morris loss by getting a commitment Wednesday from Julius Randle. The Wildcats will have as heralded an incoming class next season as they did in John Calipari's first and third seasons in Lexington. But...

No one has ever done this before. Six McDonald's All Americans and four top-rated players at their position in one class. The No. 1 recruiting classes four of the past five years. Unreal. John Calipari sits atop the mountain of college bask...

Anyone who saw Kentucky's post-Georgia news conferences would have been excused for thinking the Wildcats were, for lack of a better word, done. John Calipari said he'd done a "crap job" with this team. An angry Archie Goodwin claimed UK could bea...

John Calipari has tried numerous tactics in recent weeks to light a spark within his Kentucky basketball team. One afternoon, he even staged an impromptu dodgeball game to loosen the mood and improve chemistry. Nothing has worked. Thursday's 72...

Just last week, NCAA tournament selection committee chair Mike Bobinski hosted the first of a handful of teleconferences heading toward Selection Sunday. It was just a day after Nerlens Noel tore his anterior cruciate ligament, so naturally Bobinski ...

Seth Greenberg gives his take on why the Kentucky Wildcats have struggled this season.

Blog | Conversation | January 29, 2013

Kentucky 75, LSU 70

Last season, in many ways, Louisville and Kentucky held the college hoops consciousness hostage. For denizens of the Bluegrass State in areas both urban and rural, this was nothing new; UK and UL wage an intense year-long rivalry with immense cult...

Kentucky 82, Marshall 54

Every other week in these parts, we'll unveil our list of the nation's top 10 freshmen. As with first-year players, this list is bound to be fluid throughout the season. So if you don't see your favorite player on these initial rankings today, check ...

Alex Poythress and Archie Goodwin each scored 15 points to help lead Kentucky past Portland 74-46 on Saturday.