John Calipari has done it again.



With Nerlens Noel committing to Kentucky last night, Scout.com has moved Kentucky into the top recruiting class in the nation.



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ESPN has also moved Kentucky into first.



The class could keep on improving with Anthony Bennett and Alex Oriakhi.

Kentucky doesn't rebuild, they reload. ...

Kentucky has found the person to succeed Anthony Davis (presumably).

Nerlens Noel has officially committed to John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats.

Noel chose UK over Georgetown and Syracuse.

"I thought it was the best fit for me. I talked to my mom, and she liked Kentucky. She talked to Coach Orlando [Antigua] and Coach [John] Calipari."

Now, look ...

After months of anticipation and the last few weeks of rumors, it is official: Shabazz Muhammad will be a UCLA Bruin.

Muhammad announced his decision on ESPNU Wednesday night, as he chose the Bruins over Kentucky and Duke.

"I think it is a challenge," Muhammad said of his reason to choose UCLA.

While it would have been nice to grab the 6-foot-6 wing, it isn't the end of the world. ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Big Blue Nation will have another opportunity to celebrate Kentucky’s 2012 National Championship on Thursday-Saturday as the UK men’s basketball staff takes part in the UK Men’s Basketball National Championship Trophy Tour presented by Verizon Wireless.

Fans will have photo opportunities with the trophy beginning on Thursday in Eastern Kentucky, where the tour will begin with three separate stops. On Friday, the tour will hit four cities in Central and Western Kentucky. At each stop, Coach John Calipari will address the fans and take questions from the crowd.

The tour will conclude on Saturday at Verizon retail stores in Lexington (Hamburg) and Louisville (Old Brownsboro Crossing). These stops ...

Wednesday could be another huge day for John Calipari on the recruiting trail, or he could fail miserably and lose out on both Shabazz Muhammad and Nerlens Noel.

With many rumors swirling right now, I will be answering your questions over the next few days in preparation (and response) to the spring's signing period.

With that being said, here is the National Signing Day edition of Garrett's Mailbag.


If Kentucky doesn't land Nerlens Noel, will Alex Oriakhi become a must-have for Calipari?

- Mark

Great question to start with, Mark.

Many people have jumped on the Nerlens-to-Georgetown Bandwagon ...

The NBA Draft is June 28th. The NCAA's deadline for entry in the draft is tomorrow, April 10th. The NBA's deadline to enter the draft is April 29th and the NBA says a player may not withdrawl after June 18th. Confused yet? Can you imagine if you had to make a decision about your future based on this time table?

Here's a look at each ...

Less than a week ago, the University of Kentucky forever altered the college basketball landscape by bringing home its eighth national title with a starting lineup filled exclusively with NBA-bound underclassmen.

At least, that's what some people will lead you to believe.

Critics will tell you that John Calipari and Co. blurred the lines of amateurism and destroyed the allure of college basketball's parity by running through the NCAA tournament seemingly unscathed.

Keep in mind, though, that most of these critics were the same naysayers who earlier in the ...

In his three seasons at the University of Kentucky, John Calipari has gone to an Elite Eight, a Final Four and this year a National Title. Long before that, he paid his dues as an assistant in the land of college basketball’s Old Testament; Kansas. The road between the two has been a long and winding one, which could be developed into an epic ...

For those of you who don’t follow me on twitter (@Wildcatty11) I was lucky enough to take a trip with 3 girlfriends to New Orleans last weekend for the Final Four. This is my account of the trip, and getting to witness number eight in person.

Friday, March 30^th 4:45am

Departed Louisville and headed to Lexington to meet up with two of my Sistercats as we embark on our road trip. We are picking up the fourth in Atlanta since she currently lives in South Carolina. I arrived in Lex right around 6am; we departed Lexington at approximately 6:45am.

11:00am

Just had our first Moob sighting! I made a sign to take to Bourbon Street before I left that says “Show me your titles!” Welp, I didn’t see titles but I did see…..moobs. Just got flashed by a young guy while traveling on I-75.

12:30 pm

Arrived in Union City, Georgia to pick up our fourth Sistercat, only 7 more hours to Nola!

7:00 pm (Central time)

Arrived in New Orleans, along with several other Wildcat fans we spotted along I-10 going across Lake Ponchatrain. Time to check into the hotel ...