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March 18, 2012 12:11 AM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Freshman Marquis Teague finally feels in step with Kentucky coach John Calipari's offense. Now, he's taking the Wildcats to the South Regional semifinals in Atlanta, and maybe a lot farther than that. Teague scored a career-high 24 points and top seed Kentucky put together another complete...
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March 18, 2012 12:00 AM
Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky vs. Iowa State March 17, 2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round KFC Yum! Center - Louisville, Ky. -- Kentucky moved to 34-2, while Iowa State dropped to 23-11. -- The Wildcats are 3-0 all-time against Iowa State and 2-0 against the Cyclones in the NCAA Tournament....
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March 10, 2012 6:31 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - If John Calipari's top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats encounter late-game adversity in the NCAA tournament, they'll know how to handle it. Anthony Davis had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Kentucky held off Florida 74-71 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament. "I've got this...
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March 10, 2012 6:10 PM
COACH CALIPARI: Well, again, Florida, they shoot 48 percent against us, which I don't know if it's happened all year. They shoot 50 percent, they make 11 threes. You look at Murphy, he has a career night with 24. Bradley Beal played as well as he's played in the last...
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March 10, 2012 3:07 PM
Kentucky battled back to beat Florida 74-71 Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament in New Orleans. Kentucky used a 14-0 run to take a 65-56 lead with 7 minutes to go but had to withstand a furious Florida comeback to advance to Sunday's final.
Marquis Teague...
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March 4, 2012 6:57 PM
Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky vs. Florida March 4, 2012 O'Connell Center - Gainesville, Fla.
-- Kentucky improves to 30-1, 16-0 in the Southeastern Conference, while Florida drops to 22-9, 10-6. -- The Wildcats are 115-25 all-time against Florida and 33-22 against Florida in Gainesville. -- UK is now...
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February 13, 2012 1:30 PM
Marquis Teague, who seems to be getting better every week, is the SEC Freshman of the Week.
The 6-foot-2, 189-pound point guard averaged 12.5 points, 9.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds in wins over 8th-ranked Florida and at Vanderbilt.
Teague had a big smile after he got his first-career...
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February 7, 2012 10:45 PM
Kentucky Men's Basketball Kentucky vs. Florida Postgame Quotes Rupp Arena - Lexington, Ky. Feb. 7, 2012
Kentucky Players
#23, Anthony Davis, F
On tonight's game... "We did a great job. They like to shoot 3's, almost thirty a game. We held them to 6. We did an...
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February 7, 2012 10:39 PM
Florida at Kentucky Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky., Feb. 7, 2012 Attendance: 24,389
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 78, Florida 58
Team Records and Series Notes
• Kentucky is 24-1 overall, 10-0 in the Southeastern Conference o The Wildcats have won 16 in a row. o UK is off...
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January 16, 2012 10:57 PM
UK Head Coach John Calipari
On Arkansas' fast tempo ... "When they speed you up they are getting in to you. They don't press like normal teams where if you complete a pass they get back, they come running at you and then they try to rotate and run...
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January 11, 2012 11:22 PM
Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky vs. Auburn January 11, 2012 Auburn Arena - Auburn, Ala.
-- Kentucky improves to 16-1, 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference, while Auburn fell to 10-6, 0-2. -- The Wildcats are 86-17 all-time against Auburn and 28-13 in Auburn. -- This was UK's first game...
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January 11, 2012 4:40 PM
His assist to turnover ratio, which is a big statistic if the ball is in your hand, is nothing to write home about.
The 6-foot-2 inch 189 pound freshman has 72 assists and 49 turnovers going into Wednesday nights game with Auburn. If Teague never gets to a 3...
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December 19, 2011 5:20 PM
UK men's basketball freshman Marquis Teague was named a Bob Cousy Award candidate as announced by The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
Teague, a 6-2 guard from Indianapolis, Ind., is averaging 10.8 points, 4.6 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.
There is a big...
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December 17, 2011 11:41 PM
Kentucky Men's Basketball UK vs. Chattanooga Postgame Quotes Rupp Arena - Lexington, Ky. Dec. 17, 2011
Kentucky Players
#25, Marquis Teague, G
On how he thought he played ... "I think I played pretty well and under control. I ran the offense and tried to get everyone...
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December 9, 2011 7:33 PM
Indiana fans have been nasty since Marquis Teague said he was coming to Kentucky which meant he wasn't going to Indiana. It should be really bad Saturday when undefeated Indiana and Kentucky play.
"I'm going to get a lot of boos, I already know," says UK's point guard who...
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December 9, 2011 5:29 PM
Kentucky Men's Basketball
December 9, 2011
Pre-Indiana Media Opportunity
UK Head Coach John Calipari
On the type of atmosphere for the game ... "It will be like the one we played in when North Carolina came here. It will be the same kind of environment. They...
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November 23, 2011 10:41 PM
2011-12 Kentucky Basketball No. 2 Kentucky vs. Radford Lexington, Ky. -- Rupp Arena Nov. 23, 2011 Post-Game Notes
Kentucky Players
#3, Terrence Jones, F
On how the team played tonight... "We did better than the game before. We are still improving. We showed a better effort on...
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November 22, 2011 1:00 PM
True Blue fans are upset over the combination of 18 and 11.
Freshman point guard Marquis Teague has 11 assists and 18 turnovers this season.
After four games last year, Brandon Knight had 18 turnovers.
After his first four games at UK, John Wall had 18 turnovers....
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October 13, 2011 11:14 AM
Marquis Teague knew in sixth grade he was going to be good.
He was holding his own against older players and then he threw one down. Teague become a man.
"I dunked in sixth grade," says UK's starting point guard.
12 years old and he was 5-feet-8...
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April 26, 2011 4:48 PM
With the prep basketball season in the rear view mirror, recruiting services have finalized their rankings and several UK signees can be found at the top.
Chicago native Anthony Davis is the top-ranked recruit in the country according to Scout.com and ESPNU recruiting.
Michael Gilchrist, of Somerdale, N.J.,...
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April 17, 2011 3:56 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - James McAdoo can't wait to move on from high school, North Carolina fans may be just as eager for his jump to the next level after his performance in Saturday night's Jordan Brand Classic. McAdoo had 26 points and 14 rebounds and hit the clinching free...
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April 16, 2011 3:37 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Austin Rivers insists he still loves North Carolina, even after the nation's most sought-after recruit shunned the Tar Heels for Duke. Rivers could change his mind once he's introduced to the fierce rivalry next season, but Saturday night he gets to be on the same team...
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April 7, 2011 8:34 PM
Anthony Davis is the number one player in the class of 2011 according to ESPNU's final rankings, which were released Thursday.
As you might imagine because it's been that way for months, Kentucky has the top-ranked class in America.
The three other Kentucky signees all finished in the...
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March 8, 2011 10:12 PM
Make that one for Duke over Kentucky. Austin Rivers beat out UK signees Michael Gilchrist, Anthony Davis and Marquis Teague for the Naismith High School Player of the Year award.
Rivers led Winter Park to its second straight 6A state title this year.
The 6-4 guard averaged 25.5...
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February 24, 2011 8:16 PM
Marquis Teague has the sort of lightning quick first step and speed in the open floor reserved for a one-in-a-million talent. That is unless you're discussing point guards for John Calipari, in which case it seems to be a prerequisite for the job.
The senior All-American at Indianapolis's Pike...
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February 23, 2011 6:20 PM
At 5:40 Wednesday morning, I received a text from Ramel Bradley. The former UK star says that things are going great for him playing in Israel. Bradley is playing for Maccabi Ashdod and says he's second in the league in scoring at 18 points a game, and sixth in steals....
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February 22, 2011 6:13 PM
It's been the hope of those who organize the Derby Festival Classic basketball game to get signees from Kentucky, Louisville and Indiana. No surprise, but if kids have other options, you can't blame them for taking those.
Such is the case with UK signees Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, Marquis...
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February 17, 2011 2:59 PM
UK men's basketball 2011 signees Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist and Marquis Teague were all selected as finalists for the 2011 High School Naismith Award.
The five finalists were chosen by leading basketball journalists from around the country who form the national voting academy and identify players and coaches under...
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February 15, 2011 1:48 PM
Look for many True Blue Fans to fill up hotel rooms in Charlotte, North Carolina after they file their taxes. Cal's great recruiting class were all picked to play in the 2011 Jordan Brand Classic.
UK men's basketball 2011 signees Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague and Kyle Wiltjer...
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February 10, 2011 5:33 PM
As expected, the McDonald's All-American rosters were announced today and all four of John Calipari's signees for the class of 2011 are on it.
Anthony Davis, Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague and Kyle Wiltjer are all on the rosters.
It's only the second time in history the four McDonald's...
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December 16, 2010 3:03 PM
The top 10 senior boys and girls playing high school basketball throughout the county have been named to the Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year watch lists, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.
Three of the top ten boys are Kentucky signees.
The watch list was...
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November 18, 2010 4:06 PM
Three of the four players signed last week by University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari have been named to the first-team preseason All-American team by High Potential Scouting Service.
Chicago forward Anthony Davis, Indianapolis guard Marquis Teague (photo) and New Jersey forward Michael Gilchrist were joined on the...
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November 10, 2010 3:55 PM
Indianapolis point guard Marquis Teague has signed his letter of intent to play at Kentucky.
Teague actually signed his letter at 10 am Wednesday morning, but faked it again later at a press conference at his high school.
The 6-2 point guard is a smooth ball handler with...
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November 9, 2010 8:47 PM
John Calipari will be a very happy man on Wednesday. Again.
For the third straight year, Cal will have the number one recruiting class in America.
All four commitments from the class of 2011 are expected to sign national letters of intent tomorrow, not scholarship agreements like some...
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August 24, 2010 3:34 PM
Rivals.com released it's new rankings for the class of 2011 today, the same day Scout.com released its rankings. Scout has Anthony Davis at number one, while Rivals puts Austin Rivers there. Rivals, however, lists Marquis Teague and Michael Gilchrist at two and three respectively, where Scout has them five and...
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August 24, 2010 1:22 PM
UK has a commitment from the new number one player in the country.
Overall, John Calipari has three of the top six players saying they want to play for UK.
Scout.com has Anthony Davis, who last year very few knew about, as the number one player in America....
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July 3, 2010 6:43 PM
Two future Kentucky players are getting some international seasoning playing in the FIBA Under-17 World Championships in Germany.
Michael Gilchrist and Marquis Teague helped the US team improve to 2-0 in the tournament with a 102-66 win over Lithuania on Saturday.
Both players came off the bench. Gilchrist...
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April 22, 2010 1:37 PM
Marquis Teague, a top basketball recruit from Indianapolis who will begin college play in 2011, announced Thursday that he has decided to attend Kentucky. Teague, a junior point guard considered one of the top three overall recruits in his class in the country by most scouting services, said in a...
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April 22, 2010 12:50 PM
Scout.com is reporting that Marquis Teague, a top basketball recruit who plans to announce where he will play later Thursday afternoon, has decided to attend Kentucky. Teague, a junior point guard out of Indianapolis, will hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. Draft experts Scout.com 's Evan Daniels says Teague's...
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