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  • Josh Harrellson Breaks Wrist

    January 22, 2012 9:22 AM

    Josh Harrellson broke his right wrist during a game Saturday night with Denver. Harrellson suffered the injury when he fell to the ground at the end of the first overtime in the Knicks' 119-114 double-overtime loss to the Nuggets. Harrellson had 2 points and 6 rebounds in 17 minutes.... more »
  • Harrellson Has Big Game With Amare Out

    December 31, 2011 11:06 PM

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, Tyson Chandler had 18 of his 22 in the second half, and the New York Knicks assumed control early in beating the Sacramento Kings 114-92 on Saturday night. The Knicks didn't miss starting forward Amare Stoudemire, their leading rebounder and second-leading... more »
  • Rondo And Harrellson Meet In Thrilling NBA Opener

    December 25, 2011 6:50 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, including a pair of free throws with the game tied and 16 seconds left, and the New York Knicks survived a seesaw season opener Sunday to beat the Boston Celtics 106-104. Amare Stoudemire added 21 points and Toney Douglas had 19... more »
  • Jorts Compares His Game To NBA Great

    December 7, 2011 6:17 PM

    The good news for Josh Harrellson is he isn't your average second-round draft pick. The New York Knicks paid $1 million to New Orleans to get their selection. The more you have invested in a rookie, the better the odds are that you will make the team. Jorts... more »
  • Freshmen Stars Impress Liggins and Harrellson

    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.... more »
  • Harrellson Has High Hopes For Draft Night

    June 23, 2011 12:36 PM

    Relief that he will not have to get on an airplane for a few days is mixing with anxiousness as Josh Harrellson prepares to meet his NBA fate. "I'm just hoping late first through the second round. Anywhere in there and I'll be a happy camper," he said. ... more »
  • Calipari Has Big Hopes For Draft Knight

    June 20, 2011 5:22 PM

    Five first round picks led John Calipari to dub last year's NBA Draft as the biggest night in program history. Four picks this year may prompt him to do something even more over the top. "It would be a heck of a thing if all four got drafted," Calipari... more »
  • Could Josh Harrellson Be A First-Rounder?

    May 18, 2011 9:27 PM

    Could Josh Harrellson end up being a first-round draft pick? Most every mock draft doesn't list our boy Jorts as a draft pick at all in either round. But NBA analyst David Aldridge wrote a mock draft based on what he's hearing from personnel directors, general managers and scouts.... more »
  • Harrellson Thinks Liggins And Jones May Return To UK

    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... more »
  • Many Agents Want Josh Harrellson

    April 21, 2011 3:51 PM

    Ten to fifteen agents are calling. It's driving Josh Harrellson crazy, but it's a good thing. They all have a pitch. "They can make me move up in the draft, talk to a couple of teams and give me some workouts, make me better," says Josh Harrellson. The... more »
  • Harrellson Won't Play In Portsmouth

    April 5, 2011 10:00 AM

    Josh Harrellson won't be able to display his skills against other seniors who hope to get drafted by the NBA. The popular UK center has withdrawn from the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. UK medical staff recommended that Harrellson stay away from any physical activity for a week due to flu-like... more »
  • Final Four Season Was Special

    April 4, 2011 5:46 PM

    If you can take a step back and remember what it was like in February when True Blue fans were biting their nails four times down the stretch of games on the road when the Cats came up short. From the clueless Cats to the clutch Cats. It's not... more »
  • Cats A Part Of Unthinkable Foursome Heading To Houston

    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.... more »
  • Did The Players Believe On Both Teams?

    March 27, 2011 9:11 AM

    Both Kentucky and North Carolina have improved light years this season. Using a game that was played in December makes no sense. Once you get past the obvious, that both teams had enough talent to get to the point where on Sunday they play for the right to get... more »
  • One And Done? Not So Fast At Kentucky This Year

    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... more »
  • College Basketball Bluebloods Battle For Final Four Birth

    March 26, 2011 7:15 PM

    NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - In an NCAA tournament filled with stunning upsets and unlikely party crashers, the East region has provided an oasis of sanity. Kentucky. North Carolina. College basketball bluebloods whose gyms are ringed with national championship banners and whose fan bases are disappointed any time a season ends... more »
  • Knight Hits Game Winner But Veterans Carry Cats To Elite 8

    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... more »
  • Cats Win! Knight's Jumper Lifts UK To Upset Victory

    March 26, 2011 12:11 AM

    Brandon Knight's pull-up jump shot with 5 seconds to go lifted the Cats past No. 1 seed Ohio State 62-60. Kentucky advances to a regional final matchup against North Carolina. Josh Harrellson carried Kentucky for most of the game, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds and more than... more »
  • Harrellson Has Huge Half, Cats Tied 30-30 With Ohio State

    March 25, 2011 10:54 PM

    Kentucky and Ohio State are tied 30-30 at halftime of their sweet 16 matchup in the NCAA tournament. Josh Harrellson carried the Wildcats for the first 20 minutes, posting 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. Foul trouble plagued Kentucky in the first half. Five Wildcats have two fouls.... more »
  • Veteran Trio Key For Cats Against Ohio State

    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... more »
  • More UK Notes On Cats Comeback Win Over WVU

    March 19, 2011 7:08 PM

    More UK notes after Cats beat WVU 71-63. UK beat WVU 38-22 in the second half. #1 Darius Miller -- Hit huge 3-pointer with 4:11 remaining to give the Cats a five-point lead. #3 Terrence Jones -- Tallied 10 second-half points. -- Recorded his team-leading 12th double-double of the... more »
  • Game Notes UK 71 WVU 63

    March 19, 2011 3:00 PM

    Game notes with the Cats holding WVU to only 22 points in the second half and coming back to win 71-63. - Kentucky's appearance in the NCAA Tournament is its NCAA-best 51st, and the Wildcats now have an all-time record of 103-45. West Virginia was playing in its 24th tournament... more »
  • Kentucky 71 West Virginia 63

    March 19, 2011 2:30 PM

    Down 41-33 at the half, the Cats went to work in their second game of the NCAA Tournament against West Virginia. UK goes on a 13-2 run thanks to 6 points by Josh Harrellson, 5 by Brandon Knight and 2 free throws by Terrence Jones as the Cats grab... more »
  • Cal Isn't Surprised Knight Is The Hero

    March 17, 2011 7:47 PM

    Calipari's comments after Brandon Knight's shot beat Princeton 59-57 "I'm happy we won the game. There's my opening statement." Q. Josh or Darius, Brandon did not have a very good shooting night to say the least, had not made a shot until the final one. Describe the final... more »
  • Facts and Stats: Cats One Win Away From SEC Tourney Title No. 27

    March 12, 2011 4:09 PM

    Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky vs. Alabama March 12, 2011 SEC Tournament Semifinals Georgia Dome - Atlanta, Ga. -- Kentucky won its fifth-straight SEC Tournament game and improves to 24-8 on the season. Alabama falls to 21-11. --The Wildcats are 101-36 all-time against the Crimson Tide and 13-2 against Alabama... more »
  • SEC Tournament: Cats Lead Alabama 37-21 At The Half

    March 12, 2011 2:11 PM

    Kentucky leads Alabama 37-21 at halftime in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament in Atlanta. Similar to the first half of Kentucky's win Thursday in the tournament quarterfinals against Ole' Miss, Doron Lamb and Josh Harrellson carried Kentucky for most of the first twenty minutes. Lamb knocked down... more »
  • Kentucky Ahead Of Ole' Miss 36-29 At Halftime

    March 11, 2011 4:49 PM

    Kentucky leads Mississippi 36-29 at halftime of their quarterfinal matchup in the SEC Tournament. Kentucky raced out to a 10-2 lead to start the game and never trailed in the first half. Doron Lamb leads Kentucky with 13 points. But it was Josh Harrellson who was the sparkplug... more »
  • The Harrellsons' Great Night At Rupp Play Video

    March 2, 2011 5:16 PM

    His career at Rupp is history. It was a perfect ending for a young man who learned to overcome those who said he wasn't good enough. In his finest hour, Josh was Josh. He wasn't just thinking of himself while fans were cheering him on senior day before UK... more »
  • Josh Harrellson Is All Smiles After UK's 68-66 Win Over Vandy

    March 2, 2011 12:33 AM

    Cats hold on to beat Vandy 68-66 on Josh Harrellson's senior day. Comments from the players. UK Players #55, Josh Harrellson, F On his senior season ... "I am the first person in my family to actually graduate college. I am the first person in my family to... more »
  • Cats Lead Vandy 40-29 At The Half

    March 1, 2011 9:55 PM

    It started as a very special night for Josh Harrellson. The lone senior in the class was honored with raucous cheers from the crowd and a rendition of "My Old Kentucky Home" surrounded by his family and teammates. Then it was game on and Harrellson's special night continued. Harrellson... 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 »
  • Josh Harrellson: "I Think I'm A Little Kid" Play Video

    February 28, 2011 5:24 PM

    "My freshman year when I couldn't make a left handed layup and I used to have to stay an hour after practice just to learn how to do it," says Josh Harrellson. "And then I started making left handed layups, I forgot how to make a right hand layup."... more »
  • Cats Get Ready For Vandy Tuesday Night

    February 28, 2011 5:22 PM

    UK Head Coach John Calipari On the development of Josh Harrellson this season ... "He's (had), since the change, different habits, different body, different mentality, almost a fear of, ‘I've got to do this now.' He's a totally different player and I'm proud of him. He went from 35... more »
  • Hogs 77 Cats 76 OT Play Video

    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... more »
  • Cats Need To Just Play Ball

    February 19, 2011 2:31 PM

    Although it hasn't always led to losses, squandering late leads has been a season-long problem for Kentucky. Many True Blue fans enjoy a nice blowout on a pretty Saturday afternoon at Rupp. That's what many would want when last place South Carolina tips off with UK at 4pm. ... more »
  • Cal Calls Playing Florida A Bounce Back Game

    February 4, 2011 5:50 PM

    Florida leads the SEC East with a 6-2 record. UK is tied for third at 4-3. A must win for a UK team Saturday night that has lots of trouble on the road. UK Head Coach John Calipari On if anything stood out to him after watching tape from... more »
  • Darius, DeAndre, Josh, Where Are You?

    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... more »
  • Fast Starting Cats?

    January 18, 2011 3:31 PM

    UK faces an Alabama team that is perfect this season at home. 9-0 at Coleman Coliseum. Alabama is second in the SEC and 14th nationally averaging 9.7 steals a game. They are athletic. For the future, Alabama coach Anthony Grant has a top 20 class coming in... more »
  • Josh Harrellson Says He Will Stay Humble

    January 5, 2011 3:33 PM

    It wasn't that long ago when it seemed like Josh Harrellson would pick up his first foul while he was sitting at the scorers table waiting to come in. First of all, no one expected he would ever block 6 shots in a game like he did against Penn.... more »
  • Off-Court Work Making Difference For Harrellson

    January 4, 2011 8:55 AM

    He's a big man. And he's starting to play like it. For the second straight game, Josh Harrellson made his presence known on the hardwood. The 6-foot-10, 277 pound senior followed up his breakout 23 point game against Louisville with a solid performance in UK's 86-62 win over... more »
  • Cal Says Terrence Jones Should Be The Best

    January 3, 2011 11:32 PM

    Terrence Jones had a below average game. Not that there is anything wrong with 10 points 8 rebounds. After being down 32-21, with Tyler Bernadini, who shoots 18% from downtown and 7 points a game, going wild, the Cats settled down and blew out Penn as expected 86-62. ... more »
  • Calipari's Comments After UK Beats Penn 86-62

    January 3, 2011 10:46 PM

    Cal's comments to the media after beating Penn: Q. In the first half it seemed like you couldn't buy a basket. Was that their startling defense or do you think a little of a hangover? COACH CALIPARI: Well, you've got to give them credit for how they played... more »
  • Harrellson, Knight Receive SEC Player Of Week Honors

    January 3, 2011 1:29 PM

    The UK men's basketball team swept the Southeastern Conference's weekly awards for the second straight week as Josh Harrellson was named SEC Player of the Week and Brandon Knight was named the SEC Freshman of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday. Harrellson, a 6-10 forward... more »