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UK Basketball: John Calipari will be the keynote speaker at the Henry Iba Citizen Athlete Awards on June 3
larry@amnews.comKentucky coach John Calipari will be the keynote speaker at the Henry Iba Citizen Athlete Awards on June 3 in Tulsa. “We have had the big names of college basketball as well as baseball and football here,” said Greg Kach, chairman of the...Tags: John Calipari, College Baseball, Sports, Swin Cash, College Basketball
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UK Hoops brand starting to expand worldwide; recent Team USA trial invites are latest example
It’s called “Big Blue Nation” for a reason: Kentucky basketball fans are everywhere. But women’s basketball has traditionally been a smaller pool of fans, even in the basketball-crazed commonwealth. Coach Matthew Mitchell, the...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Southeastern Conference, Basketball, College Basketball, Universiade
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Mathies, Riley Set to Graduate Sunday
Kentucky women’s basketball senior A’dia Mathies and former Wildcat and current student coach Crystal Riley are set to participate in commencement exercises Sunday, May 5 in Rupp Arena. Mathies, a 5-foot-11 guard from Louisville, Ky., will...
Tags: Los Angeles Sparks, Southeastern Conference, Basketball, College Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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New assistant Jeff House brings boatload of experience, innovation to UK Hoops
UK Hoops has a new assistant coach in Jeff House, after former assistant Matt Insell took the head coaching job at Ole Miss last month. House has a world of experience in the women’s basketball world. His last two seasons were spent on the bench...
Tags: Basketball, College Basketball, New York Knicks, Rutgers University, National Basketball Association
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House Named UK Hoops Assistant Coach
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Former Women’s National Basketball Association assistant coach Jeff House has been hired as an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky women’s basketball program, UK head coach Matthew Mitchell announced...Tags: Washington Mystics, Houston Rockets, National Basketball Association, UMass Minutemen, Miami Heat
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Mathies Selected 10th Overall by LA Sparks in WNBA Draft
LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky women’s basketball senior standout A’dia Mathies (pronounced AH-dee-uh MATH-is)was the 10th overall selection in the 2013 Women’s National Basketball Association Draft as she was chosen by...
Tags: Southeastern Conference, NBA Draft, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Ole Miss Rebels, College Sports
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Mathies Named Finalist for State Farm Wade Trophy
LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the second straight season, University of Kentucky women’s basketball standout A’dia Mathies has been named one of 12 finalists for The State Farm Wade Trophy, as announced by The State Farm Wade Trophy Committee,...Tags: Carol Blazejowski, Southeastern Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports, Sports
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2011 YEAR IN REVIEW: University of Kentucky sports
The Winchester Sun1: The Kentucky men’s basketball team returned to the forefront in college basketball and dominated headlines in 2011. The Wildcats defeated Princeton, West Virginia, Ohio State and North Carolina to reach the Final Four for the first time since...Tags: NBA Draft, Southeastern Conference, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Ole Miss Rebels, Tennessee Volunteers
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Prominent women's basketball official calls Nicholasville home
jstark@jessaminejournal.comThe story goes that one day the devil and St. Peter decided they were going to have a basketball game. St. Peter said, “There’s no way you can beat us; heaven has all the best players.” And the devil said, “I’m not the...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Southeastern Conference, Geno Auriemma, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Sports
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UK Basketball: Calipari talks about new recruits, ESPN visit and UK's time in New York
marsee@amnews.comKentucky’s recruiting class of 2012 is far from complete, but John Calipari likes what he has so far. The Kentucky coach spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about the three players who signed national letters-of-intent with the Wildcats...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Mohegan Sun Casino, John Calipari, Madison Square Garden, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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UK Basketball: John Caliapri honored to be part of ESPN's town hall on race
larry@amnews.comLEXINGTON — Since John Calipari was part of a national town hall meeting Friday in Atlanta that focused on the topic of the current image of the black athlete as a part of ESPN's celebration of the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his...Tags: Southeastern Conference, African Americans, John Calipari, Sports, Randy Shannon
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WNBA to disappear by next year? A financial website says yes
The WNBA is riding high these days, eagerly awaiting the debut of college megastar Brittney Griner in her first pro game Monday. Then it will fold in a handful of months. At least that's the thought process of financial website 24/7 Wall St, which...Tags: Basketball, Mitsubishi Motors Corp., David Stern, Adam Silver, National Basketball Association
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