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• Jon Hood Scores For UK This Season

  February 13, 2012 6:17 PM

  The days can be boring. Shoot, lift, ice the knee and watch practice. A really good shooter before he ripped his knee, Jon Hood tries to make 500 to 1000 shots a day. Sitting out the season can drive you crazy. "It's a little much at times," says... more »

• Cal's Bench

  March 13, 2011 9:05 AM

  With about 6 minutes to go in the first half against Alabama, my thought process was it was time for Jon Hood. DeAndre Liggins, who was playing one of his best games just hit a free throw to make it 26-15 UK. Coaches like to say they never think... more »

• "Big Goofy Josh" And Having Fun

  March 1, 2011 5:08 PM

  Leave it to Jon Hood to sum up his friend with just a few words. "Big goofy Josh," says Hood. That's one of the reasons why True Blue Fans have taken to UK's center. But, inside that goofy guy is a caring Cat. He cares about people and... more »

• Where Is The Swagger?

  February 8, 2011 4:45 PM

  Things are tight at UK. That's normal. You have a UK team tied for last place in the SEC East, and if UK's perfect record at Rupp under Cal doesn't continue Tuesday night, UK will be in last place by themselves. No one feels good about what's happening with... more »

• Liggins Takes Credit For Hood's Improved Play

  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... more »

• UK Blows Out LSU 82-44

  January 15, 2011 7:51 PM

  Kentucky 82, Louisiana State 44 Team Records and Series Info • Kentucky is 14-3 overall, 2-1 in the Southeastern Conference. LSU is 10-8 overall, 2-1 in league play. • UK leads the series with LSU, 80-24. • UK is 472-115 all-time against teams from the SEC Western Division, including 119-28 since the... more »

• Jon Hood Really Wants To Play

  January 15, 2011 2:22 PM

  It's been the one of the big topics recently when you are talking about Kentucky basketball. Can Cal develop a bench? Everyone wants to play. But, for Hood, as a Kentucky boy, at times it has a different meaning. "That's what I see every night," says Jon Hood.... more »

• Sherlock Holmes Discovers It Was Stacey Poole

  January 12, 2011 5:27 PM

  The results so far are not positive. Cal has no problem admitting that what's happening. His bench needs a lot of work. "It's not working right now," says Cal about the four workouts he's put Eloy Vargas, Stacey Poole, Jon Hood and Jarrod Polson through. "My whole mindset... more »

• Hood Says Respect My Hops, I Can Jump Like Rex

  November 17, 2010 11:14 PM

  Apparently Jon Hood doesn't listen to Coach Cal's radio show. When asked Wednesday about Cal's comments that he looked like Rex Chapman in practice, he said this. "He said that?" Yes, Jon, he said that. Hood might not have heard his coach's compliment, but he knows where it... more »

• Jon Hood Is Rex Chapman?

  November 15, 2010 10:56 PM

  John Calipari had his first call-in radio show of the season Monday night and this is definitely what jumped out. "Jon Hood looked like Rex Chapman in practice yesterday." That's what Calipari said. He followed that up by saying both he and some of Hood's teammates had one... more »

• Josh Harrellson Is Really Excited

  November 6, 2010 12:13 AM

  It's always fun talking to a player who is really excited about two things, his game and the future. Put Josh Harrellson in that boat. 13 points and 7 rebounds in 22 minutes against a weak Dillard team in an easy 122-54 exhibition blow out of Dillard. For... more »

• Hood Needs To Believe In Hood More

  October 26, 2010 4:37 PM

  He's closer, which is what you expect from a sophomore. But, Jon Hood isn't there. It's a process. It's a battle. It's not easy. It has everything to do with his basketball future, which remains very bright. There is nothing negative here, but the truth is, Jon Hood's... more »

• Harrellson & Hood's Trip To China Meant Drinking No Blood

  June 9, 2010 7:14 PM

  You have to love the honesty. The refs told Sports Reach, a group that made their yearly stop in China, that the games had to be close, otherwise the fans would leave. So, the officials weren't fair. And the Chinese teams were shooting many more free throws to do... more »

• Harrellson and Hood Heading To China

  April 30, 2010 5:24 PM

  University of Kentucky basketball players Josh Harrellson and Jon Hood, along with other collegiate players, will travel with Sports Reach, to China May 14 through May 31 to compete in eight to nine games against local clubs, including the Bayi Basketball Club, traditionally one of the top teams in China.... more »

• Jon Hood Says "Put Me In Coach" Play Video

  March 2, 2010 5:59 PM

  He's thought about it, talked to those he's close to about it, and then decided to go for it. It isn't Jon Hood's style, but if you believe that college is a time for personal growth, Hood learned a great lesson while waiting his turn. Everyone wants to... more »

• Cal....Hood....Harrellson Pre-Georgia

  March 2, 2010 5:07 PM

  UK Head Coach John Calipari On Georgia... "From the tapes that I've watched the last two weeks, they are as good as anybody in our league, obviously. [They] just absolutely thumped Tennessee, who beat us. Vanderbilt, Florida... you can go right down the line, they have beat everybody on... more »

• Notes From Friday's Basketball Practice

  November 20, 2009 6:06 PM

  John Calipari met with the media Friday afternoon before his team's only practice between the win over Sam Houston State on Thursday and the matchup at Rupp Arena with Rider on Saturday. Here are a few notes from the press conference. - Calipari still was awfully upset about... more »

• Cal Getting Ready For Rider

  November 20, 2009 5:40 PM

  UK Head Coach John Calipari On the game against Sam Houston State... "We had no sense of urgency defensively. There was absolutely no communication on the court, which makes it hard. We stopped playing as much as any team I've ever coached. We just stopped. But, I've never coached... more »

• Cal With Tons Of Passion Pre-Sam Houston State

  November 18, 2009 5:26 PM

  Cal was on fire, yelling with passion a number of times during his meet the media on the day before UK plays. He watched his old team Memphis lose by two to top ranked Kansas. Then I see Kansas last night and I feel better, maybe we're not... more »

• Jon Hood On Why UK Struggles With Dribble-Drive

  November 6, 2009 3:56 PM

  Duke plays one way, Michigan State another way, Kentucky is different than the first two. They all are big time programs. There are plenty of ways to skin the cat. Many ways work. The dribble-drive is getting a ton of publicity in Kentucky because of Cal. "You still have... more »