Basketball - Nation of Blue

Think There is an Anti-Kentucky, Anti-Cal Bias? Yeah, me neither.

In looking at the Eric Bledsoe situation, my first thought is “didn’t they expose him to an in-depth exam BEFORE they cleared...

Big Blue Madness to be on ESPN

Even though everyone in the Commonwealth usually gets to watch Big Blue Madness either on television or in Rupp Arena, it looks...

Kiel Turpin Commits to Florida State

Kiel Turpin, son of the late Melvin Turpin, has committed to Florida State University this evening. Kiel has done a recruiting journal...

Rajon Rondo: Great Point Guard, Decent Actor

Rajon Rondo is in the new NBA 2K11 commercial and he actually shows signs of a future career in acting: [youtube_sc width=430...

2012 Recruit Webster-Chan To Visit UK This Weekend

[URL=”http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=8&c=1&nid=5050890″]Negus Webster-Chan[/URL], the No. 70th ranked prospect of the 2012 Basketball Class will be taking an unofficial visit to Kentucky this weekend,...

Michael Gilchrist – Class Of Swag

Swag: appearance, style, or the way he or she presents themselves. The description used when Michael Gilchrist’s mother asked him to compare...

Enes Kanter is Granted an NCAA Waiver to Practice

[IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KkXx6fq12mU/S6nRAJqpurI/AAAAAAAAbcQ/HdbkLmG3QQQ/s1600/enes+kanter+.3.jpg[/IMG] Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald-Leader reports tonight that [B]Kentucky freshman Enes Kanter[/B], who has not been officially ruled eligible for...

Scout.com’s Revised 2012 Top 75: Six Players in Top 20 Considering UK

Scout.com has recently revised their 2012 rankings and of course there are several recruits who are considering Kentucky in the Top 20....

NYT’s Pete Thamel Uses The "V" Word (VACATE)

New York Times, Pete Thamel is at it again. He released an article yesterday that had a title that read “Analysis: Kentucky...

Strong Feelings Kanter Will Be Eligible

I have ran up on Jon Rothstein’s twitter recently, who is a College Basketball Insider for the MSG Network, Talk Show Host...

No Happy Ending to Rondo Interview

[B]Former Kentucky star Rajon Rondo[/B] was recently submitted to one of the most bizarre interviews I can remember. The interview by Michelle...

Kentucky Recruit Shabazz Muhammad Diary

Some think that Shabazz Muhammad was the breakout player of the summer. Muhammad is a 6’6″ junior from Las Vegas who is...

Ford’s Wednesday Wildcats Play of the Day

Good morning Kentucky Wildcats and Nation of Blue fans and welcome to Wednesday’s Wildcats Play of the Day. I must warn you...

Men’s Basketball – Giving Back

Hunger in America… In the richest country on Earth, it’s hard to imagine that anyone goes to bed hungry at night, but...

Demarcus Cousins Gets His Drivers License

[I] click image to enlarge[/I] It’s official! Looks like Big Cuz has finally gotten his drivers license! In today’s society it’s definitely...

Former Cat Daniel Orton is Putting in the Work

[B]Daniel Orton is not ready for high-level NBA action at this point.[/B] That was painfully obvious during his summer league play and...

Eric Bledsoe: Could Grade Discrepancies Jeopardize UK Wins?

Jon Solomon from al.com writes that there’s discrepancies in Bledsoe’s transcripts and he somehow managed to take Algebra 3 before Algebra 2....

Clippers Blog Q: How good is Eric Bledsoe?

[IMG]http://ukbigbluenation.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/eric-bledsoe.jpg[/IMG] ClipperBlog.com answers a question from a Los Angeles fan: [I][B]Q: How good is Eric Bledsoe? And is he our projected point...

Cal Visits 102 Year Old

Coach Cal recently visited a Kentucky fan who just celebrated his 102 year old birthday. This from ESPN.com: [QUOTE] Kentucky coach John...

Dirk Minniefield Dunk Wildcats Play of the Day

Dirk Minniefield will always be haunted by the drug and alcohol abuse throughout his life. But he will never be forgotten as...