Basketball - Nation of Blue

Media Opportunities Announced for Wall and Patterson

[IMG]http://www.nysportsjournalism.com/storage/nba_draft_logo.jpg[/IMG] The University of Kentucky has announced media opportunities for John Wall and Patrick Patterson. Wall will meet the media tomorrow at...

Jarrod Polson Highlights

All Stater Jarrod Polson had a terrific run in the Sweet 16, which could have been what propelled him into Kentucky’s radar....

Quinn Cook to visit Kentucky First

[CENTER][IMG]http://images.maxpreps.com/site_images/editorial/article/f/0/1/f01239c5-4e5c-de11-a973-001cc494dda6/3a9baec0-505c-de11-a973-001cc494dda6_original.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [LEFT]2011 point guard, [URL=”http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Quinn-Cook-86958″]Quinn Cook[/URL] announced on his [URL=”http://twitter.com/QCook323″]Twitter[/URL] that Kentucky will be his first collegiate visit.[/LEFT] Cook (6’1 180lbs) plays...

Kiel Turpin Gets Visit from Thad Matta

Kiel Turpin, son of Kentucky great Melvin Turpin, has been getting more and more attention over the last couple of weeks. The...

Calipari to Visit Terrence Jones and Other Recruiting News- Updated

[IMG]http://blackchristiannews.com/news/TJ.jpg[/IMG] Here are a few midday UK recruiting notes: – Marc Maggard of Truebluekentucky.com is reporting that John Calipari and other members...

Coach Cal’s Lexy Post – Out On The Recruiting Trail

Coach Cal is out on the recruiting trail as he reloads for next season. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]

View from Section 137: Patience is a Virtue

Patience is a virtue because it makes us better people. The definition of the word patience is to tolerate delay. This implies...

20 Year Fans-Choice Team – Point Guard

The Nation of Blue is helping UK fans to put together the 20 Year Fans-Choice UK Team. Over the next few weeks,...

Kentucky Coaches Will Visit 2012 Star Today

[IMG]http://media.varsitykansas.com/smedia/2009/11/27/23/111909Basketball_group_th1.standalone.prod_affiliate.161.JPG[/IMG] Members of the Kentucky coaching staff will attend an open gym tonight to watch 2012 superstar Perry Ellis. Ellis, a talented...

Antoine Walker Loses Job in Puerto Rico

[B][IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2005/writers/drew_packham/03/14/starting.five/p1_antoine-getty.jpg[/IMG][/B] [B]Former Kentucky Wildcat Antoine Walker[/B] has been waived by a team in Puerto Rico after only 8 games. The former NBA...

Another Roster Spot Open?

If you watched the Jordan Brand Classic last night you got to hear Jimmy Dykes use his lingo and excitement to describe...

Mike Rosario chooses Florida

Mike Rosario who decided he was going to transfer from Rutgers, has decided to play for Billy Donovan at Florida. Rosario was...

Terrence Jones to visit Kansas

Terrence Jones, prized recruit from Oregon, has apprently added another team to his list of possible college destinations. This is from the...

Doron Lamb Commits to UK

Moments ago during the 2nd half of the Jordan Classic Doron Lamb committed to Kentucky. Tonight’s announcements follow what was widely expected,...

Coach Cal’s Lexy – New York

Here is Coach Cal’s newest lexycast. Cal let’s us know that we can expect some good news tonight during the game. It’s...

Josh Selby Commits to Kansas

In the first half of the Jordan Classic, Josh Selby committed to Kansas. This was not a big surprise and is what...

Kentucky Going Forward

With all of the talk of Kentucky not getting CJ Leslie or Terrence Jones, I thought I would take a look who...

Knight Financial Aid Offer vs. Letter of Intent

Brandon Knight is coming to Kentucky and will play the 2010-2011 season under the expert guidance of Coach John Calipari. He’s committed...

Refuse to Lose Rewind: Kentucky vs. UMASS 1996 Final Four

14 years ago in what today seems like a strange match-up, the Kentucky Wildcats led by Rick Pitino faced the University of...

Kentucky Flavor in Jordan Brandon Classic Tonight

The Jordan Brand Classic all-star game on ESPN2 tonight will be[B] must-see television for Kentucky fans. [/B] The game, which begins at...