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December 12, 2011 5:01 PM
In Orlando the big news is about Dwight Howard and his future. Obviously, the super star wants to be traded.
But, for UK fans, it's all about DeAndre Liggins. As a second round draft choice, you have to earn your spot. For players like Liggins, getting with the right...
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July 30, 2011 6:46 PM
Two of Kentucky's former players have come away impressed after their first impressions of the group who will replace them.
DeAndre Liggins and Josh Harrellson have both had the chance to play in pickup games at UK this summer with their former teammates and the highly-touted incoming freshmen class....
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June 6, 2011 10:31 PM
Michael Jordan over the weekend.
Larry Bird on Monday.
DeAndre Liggins is on the grind, going from one NBA team after another - and recently one famous front office executive after another - in hopes of elevating his stock in the NBA draft.
"All these teams want...
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June 5, 2011 7:33 PM
DeAndre Liggins will learn exactly where he stands in the minds of NBA executives on June 23 when the league holds its draft. But for the moment, he is completely confident in his future and comfortable that he made the right decision to stay in the NBA draft.
Liggins...
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May 9, 2011 5:37 PM
DeAndre Liggins is confident. To make it in the NBA when you aren't Mr. Smooth, you better bring other things to the table. He does. Liggins isn't a good defensive player, he's a great defensive player.
"I'm confident in myself," says Liggins. "I'm a guy who will come in...
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May 8, 2011 10:17 PM
University of Kentucky junior DeAndre Liggins will forego his senior season and keep his name in this year's NBA Draft. Liggins, a 6-foot-6 guard from Chicago, served as the Wildcats' defensive stopper this season, consistently drawing the assignment of guarding the opposing team's top offensive threat. He averaged 8.6 points...
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May 8, 2011 7:15 PM
Multiple media outlets are reporting that DeAndre Liggins plans to stay in the NBA draft.
NBA and Big East reporter Adam Zagoria posted Sunday evening on his Twitter account that he received a text message from Liggins saying he planned to stay in the draft. Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com...
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April 30, 2011 3:48 PM
A former teammate of Terrence Jones and DeAndre Liggins say he would not be surprised if both players returned to play for Kentucky next season.
Three Wildcat players - Liggins, Jones and Brandon Knight - have entered the NBA draft but have not signed with an agent, leaving open...
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April 20, 2011 6:14 PM
With DeAndre Liggins, Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones declaring for the NBA draft, there is a perception among some True Blue fans that Cal just pushes his players out the door to the NBA. That isn't true. What he has done is push if he believes it the right thing...
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April 6, 2011 5:16 PM
He's 23. That's old for a college player. It's really old if you are 24 by NBA standards. I've never bought that, but that is how they think.
In the 1970's and I was doing play by play for a semi-pro baseball team that had some future major league...
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April 3, 2011 12:35 AM
HOUSTON (AP) - When it's win or go home, nobody's better than Kemba and the kids. Kemba Walker scored 18 points Saturday night to lift Connecticut to its 10th straight victory since finishing off a .500 Big East regular season, a 56-55 win over cold-shooting Kentucky that moved the Huskies...
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April 1, 2011 7:31 PM
HOUSTON (AP) - There have been some great nicknames given to the better defensive players over the years. Gary Payton was known as "The Glove." Others have had handles such as "The Sheriff," "The Secretary of Defense" or "Man of Steal." DeAndre Liggins doesn't have one of those catchy titles....
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March 27, 2011 10:01 PM
(AP) - Even in the unpredictable, anything-goes world of March Madness, this is a Final Four nobody saw coming. Kentucky, Connecticut, Butler and Virginia Commonwealth - the improbable, the implausible, the unthinkable and the downright unimaginable. In one game in Houston next Saturday, No. 4 seed Kentucky will play No....
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March 27, 2011 9:41 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Kentucky spent 13 straight springs watching other schools play in the Final Four, a destination college basketball's winningest program considers its birthright. At most places, that's hardly a drought. In the Bluegrass, it's a lifetime. Now coach John Calipari and the Wildcats - finally - are...
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March 27, 2011 9:15 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Maybe now, everyone understands why Kentucky coach John Calipari kept DeAndre Liggins around. The quiet, unassuming junior forward from Chicago has never been the star, even under former coach Billy Gillispie. Most critics wondered where he would fit into Calipari's system, one that seems to rely...
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March 26, 2011 7:31 PM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - John Calipari cringes when people bring up the subject of one-and-done players, those freshmen who use college basketball merely as a springboard to the NBA. He's certainly had his share of them, four last year alone. But every time newcomers Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb knock...
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March 26, 2011 1:15 AM
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Brandon Knight did it again.
Knight knocked down a jumper with 5 seconds remaining as the fourth-seeded Wildcats stunned top-seeded Ohio State 62-60 on Friday in the East regional semifinals. Senior center Josh Harrellson held his own against Ohio State super freshman Jared Sullinger, scoring...
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March 23, 2011 6:38 PM
(AP) - Until a week ago, Josh Harrellson's NCAA tournament experience consisted largely of towel waving. The Kentucky senior center admits he grew pretty good at it while spending most of last season on the bench watching soon-to-be NBAers DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall and Patrick Patterson revitalize the Wildcats. Harrellson...
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March 13, 2011 2:11 PM
A hot start and balanced scoring has Kentucky ahead of Florida 34-29 halfway through their matchup in the SEC Tournament Final.
Back to back three pointers by DeAndre Liggins and Brandon Knight put Kentucky ahead 12-5 at the 16:12 mark.
Florida answered with a hot shooting streak of...
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March 12, 2011 5:30 PM
ATLANTA (AP) - Kentucky looks very much like a young team peaking at just the right time. Except for one little issue. Do the No. 15 Wildcats have enough players heading into the Southeastern Conference title game and the tournament that really matters? Brandon Knight finally got rolling in Atlanta,...
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March 12, 2011 3:23 PM
Kentucky beat Alabama 72-58 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament but may be short handed in Sunday's final.
Doron Lamb and DeAndre Liggins both had to leave the game in the final two minutes with ankle injuries. Liggins was able to walk off the floor under his own...
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March 8, 2011 10:53 PM
They say defense wins championships. If UK's going to get one either in the SEC tournament or NCAA tournament, they have to be on their defensive game.
That means getting contributions from everybody. We know DeAndre Liggins can play defense and that's not going to change. The rest of...
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March 1, 2011 4:13 PM
Birmingham, Ala. -- In a continuing effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition, the SEC once again highlighted a Community Service Team for men's basketball for the 2010-11 season.
This marks the 13th year for the SEC Community Service Team for men's basketball as...
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February 26, 2011 2:57 PM
I never questioned that the Cats care, even when Cal is complaining about his team not playing hard enough.
Sometimes that extra fire in your belly helps push you to that next level.
"Me, myself, I'm pissed off," says DeAndre Liggins.
"I play to win. I make...
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February 23, 2011 10:35 PM
The Cats woke up starting the second half down 34-32, going on an 11-2 run. It included a strong drive by Brandon Knight who had no problem with contact. His three point play makes it 41-37 UK.
With the Cats up 43-37, Rotnei Clarke took over. He makes seven...
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February 17, 2011 3:06 PM
Twelve University of Kentucky student-athletes will be inducted into the Frank G. Ham Society of Character in a ceremony to be held Saturday, February 19, at UK's Center for Academic and Tutorial Services.
The Society of Character recognizes Wildcat student-athletes who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to academic excellence, athletic...
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February 16, 2011 9:20 PM
DeAndre Liggins has certainly come in to his own this year, doing the things True Blue fans always expected of him.
But some nights, it's just not your night.
Liggins played just 15 minutes in Kentucky's win over Mississippi State Tuesday night. He went 1-5 from the floor...
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February 12, 2011 8:36 AM
When your Cal, and you have only been around two years, and in year one your team only lost 3 games and you send 5 players to the NBA with guaranteed contracts, it's easy to compare and have high expectations.
Plus, every True Blue Fan is trying to figure...
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February 11, 2011 4:09 PM
It doesn't matter what I think or what you might be thinking. What matters is, the players seem to believe more than most True Blue Fans.
"We could be one of those teams coming into the tournament, we could," says DeAndre Liggins whose coming off his best game ever...
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February 9, 2011 4:31 PM
Before Tennessee Cal called UK's mess a crisis. UK still has to prove that they can win close games on the road in the SEC, even if it means hitting the punching bag before every game.
"Yeah, we were kind of confused because we were all like, what are...
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February 9, 2011 12:18 AM
DeAndre Liggins will remember the Tennessee game for a long time. Against one of your biggest rivals, in a game they needed to win, he led Kentucky on both ends of the floor.
Liggins finished with a career high 19 points and five steals. There's only one word to...
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February 8, 2011 11:12 PM
(AP) - DeAndre Liggins tied a career-high with 19 points and No. 18 Kentucky ruined Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl's return to the bench with a 73-61 victory on Tuesday night.
Josh Harrellson added 16 points as the Wildcats (17-6, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) broke a modest two-game losing streak by...
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February 8, 2011 9:58 PM
The Cats came out fast, but didn't finish off the first half. Kentucky leads Tennessee 35-28 at the break. DeAndre Liggins leads the way with 11 points. Doron Lamb has eight.
Kentucky went on a 11-2 run capped off by a Terrence Jones fast break to give the Cats...
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January 30, 2011 10:23 PM
DeAndre Liggins is not afraid to talk about where he came from anymore.
Before the season started, Liggins sat down with the media and talked about his rough upbringing in Chicago, about not having a father in his life, about the role his grandmother played.
That's why Saturday...
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January 21, 2011 6:54 PM
John Calipari had some natural born leaders on his team last year and, of course, Patrick Patterson. His guys led by example and vocally.
Halfway through this season, he's still searching for someone to lead and he's looking squarely at DeAndre Liggins, Darius Miller and Josh Harrellson.
"It's...
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January 15, 2011 9:04 PM
Every now and then in a blowout, there is a terrific story. Jon Hood, who hardly plays, got in for 20 minutes. Jon Hood played one of his best games.
But, it was his good friend DeAndre Liggins, who hit all three of his shots from downtown and scored...
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December 31, 2010 11:15 PM
If you didn't watch the game and you just looked at the box score, you might wonder why all the praise for DeAndre Liggins.
But check out Louisville's box score.
Cardinals' point guard Peyton Siva was 2-of-9 from the floor for just six points.
John Calipari said...
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December 11, 2010 7:37 PM
(AP) - Kentucky coach John Calipari's message to DeAndre Liggins was simple after watching the junior defensive stopper struggle at times during the opening weeks of the season. Calipari told Liggins if he didn't get out on the floor and do all the little things he did so well last...
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November 29, 2010 9:15 PM
You don't want to lose just to learn a lesson, but sometimes that's what it takes. In Kentucky's case, we'll see Tuesday night and especially on Saturday, if UConn taught them that lesson.
"We learned that we needed to talk on defense, and everyone was being selfish, trying to...
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November 29, 2010 5:31 PM
John Calipari joined his team shortly after they began practice Monday afternoon and is expected to coach Kentucky when they take on Boston University on Tuesday, according to officials from the university.
Calipari's mother, Donna Calipari, died Sunday following a long battle with cancer. She was 74. Calipari left...
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November 24, 2010 12:38 PM
When UK and UConn battle to see who goes to 5-0 and takes the Maui Championship, the most important Cat might not be Brandon Knight or Terrence Jones.
It's easy to make a case for DeAndre Liggins. It was be interesting to see if Cal does the obvious, put...
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October 29, 2010 3:55 PM
UK plays Pikeville in the first of two exhibition games next week. Calipari with some thoughts on the matchup.
"It's funny, I went with (UK) President (Lee) Todd to speak in Pikeville a couple of weeks ago and we walked into the convention center and in the arena, Pikeville...
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October 1, 2010 5:35 PM
To say the road has been rocky for DeAndre Liggins is the understatement of the year.
"Growing up in Chicago where I'm from, it was tough," said Liggins. "I stayed in projects my whole life. Just always did things my way. My way in high school. I was the...
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August 16, 2010 8:14 PM
The Kentucky Wildcats are still trying to find themselves, but it is only August. The Cats have a 48-37 lead over Western Ontario in Windsor, Canada. Once again, in front of a completely pro-Kentucky crowd. True blue fans have most definitely come out to support their team. DeAndre Liggins and...
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February 15, 2010 6:18 PM
How many of you thought DeAndre Liggins wouldn't even be on the team right now ?
After having a lot of problems with Billy G last year, and being in the dog house this year, and not playing in the first nine games, what True Blue fan was counting...
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