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Calipari confident heralded recruits will mesh

The pending arrival of eight heralded newcomers has allowed Kentucky coach John Calipari to quickly move on after losing out on top recruit Andrew Wiggins.Calipari is confident his large recruiting class will mesh and have the Wildcats back in national championship contention.Calipari acknowledges the challenge of melding the skills of another talented group of freshmen, one featuring six McDonald's All-Americans. Kentucky's latest recruiting class is considered the best in school history, ratcheting expectations of a ninth national championship next season.Wiggins was considered the final piece for a Wildcats' title run, but the nation's top-rated player committed to Kansas Tuesday.Still, Calipari's believes his class will be successful because junior Kyle Wiltjer and sophomores Willie Cauley-Stein and Alex Poythress return to provide experience and leadership for the rookies....

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    Trae Golden had 24 points and eight assists Saturday as Tennessee rolled to an 88-58 victory over No. 25 Kentucky, giving the Volunteers their most lopsided win in t...

  2. No. 25 Kentucky throttled 88-58 at Tennessee

    If this is how Kentucky plays the rest of the season without Nerlens Noel, the NCAA tournament selection committee won't give the Wildcats a chance to defend their n...

  3. Golden leads the way as Tennessee hammers Kentucky

    Trae Golden poured in a game-high 24 points and dished out eight assists to lead Tennessee to an 88-58 rout of No. 25 Kentucky at Thompson-Boiling Arena.Jordan McRae...

  4. Full-Court Press: John Calipari and the wounded Wildcats

    Just before sustaining his season-ending injury, Nerlens Noel displayed tremendous athletic ability by chasing down Scottie Wilbekin on a fast break to block the Flo...

  5. Noel injured in No. 25 Kentucky's loss

    Kentucky's Nerlens Noel rushed back on defense, blocked Mike Rosario's layup from behind and then awkwardly landed on his left leg.He crashed into the basket support...

  6. Noel injures knee in No. 25 Kentucky's loss

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  7. Top-25 foes collide in SEC showdown

    SEC frontrunners are set for a Tuesday night showdown at the O'Connell Center, as the seventh-ranked Florida Gators entertain the 25th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats.Kentu...

  8. No. 7 Florida trying to reverse trend vs. Kentucky

    No. 7 Florida has mostly dominated the Southeastern Conference this season, winning nine of 10 games by double figures and most of those by lopsided margins.All that...

  9. Kentucky pulls away from Auburn 72-62

    Kyle Wiltjer's 14 points led five Kentucky players in double figures as the Wildcats outlasted Auburn 72-62 Saturday for their fifth straight win.Though tighter than...

  10. Canadian stars surfacing in the NCAA

    As Steve Nash nears the ultimate end to a storied career, there will soon be an opening for one of his fellow countrymen to become the new face of Canadian Basketbal...

  11. Kentucky beats No. 16 Mississippi 87-74

    Kyle Wiltjer scored a career-high 26 points and Nerlens Noel set a school record with 12 blocked shots as Kentucky beat No. 16 Mississippi 87-74 on Tuesday night.Ken...

  12. No. 16 Mississippi falls to Kentucky 87-74

    Mississippi wasn't shy about taking the ball to the basket Tuesday night, even with Kentucky's accomplished shot blocker Nerlens Noel roaming the paint.That confiden...

  1. Kentucky blows lead, holds off Vanderbilt 60-58

    Kyle Wiltjer's jumper with 1:57 left put Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats kicked off their Southeastern Conference schedule Thursday night by holding off Van...

  2. UK: Goodwin to enter NBA draft, 2 others staying

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

  3. Goodwin leaving Kentucky, Cauley-Stein and Wiltjer will return

    University of Kentucky freshman Archie Goodwin has decided to leave the program to enter the NBA Draft, while Willie Cauley-Stein and Kyle Wiltjer will return next s...

  4. Robert Morris stuns Kentucky in NIT, 59-57

    A down season for defending national champion Kentucky ended with one final disappointment.Mike McFadden hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds remaining and the Colon...

  5. Kentucky ousted in NIT by Robert Morris, 59-57

    John Calipari and Kentucky experienced an entirely different kind of "one-and-done" in the opening round of the NIT.A year after cutting down the nets in New Orleans...

  6. Gators close out season on the road against Wildcats

    With the SEC championship already firmly in hand, the 11th-ranked Florida Gators close out the regular season on Saturday afternoon, taking on the defending national...

  7. Kentucky hopes to continue mastery of Tennessee

    The oldest rivalry in the SEC adds another chapter on Saturday afternoon, as the 25th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats come calling on the Tennessee Volunteers.As the defend...

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