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• Jones Wants To Win For Calipari

  April 1, 2012 8:58 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - There's more to Terrence Jones than "The Rant." Most fans assumed the talented forward was off to the NBA after Kentucky coach John Calipari's withering, 30-second tirade filled with cringe-inducing expletives was caught by cameras in a game last season. Calipari apologized publicly, Jones stayed and... more »

• Kentucky Heads To New Orleans With Unfinished Business

  March 25, 2012 9:46 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Kentucky could've cut the nets down at halftime. Actually, the Wildcats probably would've been good skipping the ceremony altogether. A South Regional title is fine, but what matters to this bunch of future NBA stars is breaking out the scissors in the Big Easy. Top-seeded Kentucky advanced... more »

• Jones Ready For Personal Redemption Against IU

  March 21, 2012 8:12 PM

  (AP) - Kentucky forward Terrence Jones is playing good basketball heading into Wildcats' rematch with Indiana. The sophomore hit a bit of slump after the subpar performance against the Hoosiers in December. Jones was heavily criticized for his lackluster play after finishing with four points, one rebound and six turnovers... more »

• Jones And Lamb Put Tournament Experience To Use In UK Win

  March 15, 2012 11:19 PM

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb figured Kentucky's freshmen might have the jitters. Good thing the sophomores already have plenty of NCAA tournament experience to share. Jones had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Lamb scored 16 and top-seeded Kentucky began its quest for an eighth national title... more »

• It Hasn't Been Big Or Easy But Cats Keep Winning In New Orleans

  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... more »

• John Calipari And UK Players React To Beating Florida

  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... more »

• Facts And Stats: Kentucky Beats Florida In Semifinal

  March 10, 2012 5:54 PM

  Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky vs. Florida March 10, 2012 SEC Tournament Semifinals New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, La. -- Kentucky improves to 32-1, while Florida falls to 23-10. -- The Wildcats are 93-33 all-time against Florida and 12-3 against the Gators in the SEC Tournament. -- Kentucky... more »

• Cats Beat Florida And Advance To SEC Tournament Championship

  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... more »

• John Calipari And UK Players React To Beating LSU

  March 9, 2012 5:01 PM

  COACH CALIPARI : Hats off to Trent and LSU. I thought they played -- had a great game plan, played physical, did what they had to to give them a chance to win. It was a two-bucket game with probably five minutes to go, and they had a chance and... more »

• Cats Sought Pride - Not Perfection - Against Florida

  March 4, 2012 7:02 PM

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Kentucky coach John Calipari never mentioned perfection to his team before Sunday's game at Florida. He talked about pride. The Wildcats ended up with both. Freshman Anthony Davis had 22 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks, Terrence Jones added 19 points and the top-ranked Wildcats capped... more »

• Facts And Stats: Kentucky Beats Florida

  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... more »

• Kentucky Leads Florida 40-32 At Halftime Of SEC Finale

  March 4, 2012 12:59 PM

  Kentucky leads Florida 40-32 after one half of play in both team's regular season finale. A win would give Kentucky a 16-0 conference record. Only three SEC teams have run the table through the conference regular season since 1954. Terrence Jones played some of his best basketball of the... more »

• Players React To Victory Over Vanderbilt

  February 25, 2012 4:27 PM

  Kentucky Men's Basketball #1 Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt Postgame Quotes Rupp Arena - Lexington, Ky. Feb. 25, 2012 Kentucky Players #1, Darius Miller, G On if this team needs to lose a game before tournament time... "I still think the same way I'm not trying to lose. I... more »

• Davis's Bumps and Bruises Inspire Jones

  January 28, 2012 11:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Something clicked inside Terrence Jones when he saw teammate Anthony Davis lying on his back in pain after a hard collision under the LSU basket. "When stuff like that happens to one of your brothers, you don't like that," Jones said. "The only way we... more »

• Facts And Stats: Cats Dominate At LSU

  January 28, 2012 6:44 PM

  Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky vs. LSU January 28, 2012 Pete Maravich Assembly Center - Baton Rouge, La. -- Kentucky improves to 21-1, 7-0 in the Southeastern Conference, while LSU falls to 12-9, 2-5. -- The Wildcats are 81-24 all-time against LSU and 29-16 in Baton Rouge. -- UK... more »

• Kentucky 74 LSU 50

  January 28, 2012 4:52 PM

  LSU played host to UK already owning one more win that last year. Their problem is offense. 11 of their 12 wins came when they held their opponent under 60 points. UK came out firing. With Doron Lamb and Marquis Teague quickly hitting 3's out of the gate, the... more »

• Calipari And Players Discuss Georgia, Being No. 1

  January 23, 2012 4:06 PM

  Kentucky Men's Basketball January 23, 2012 Pre-Georgia Media Opportunity UK Head Coach John Calipari: On being ranked No. 1 ... "I was trying to get a hold of (Syracuse coach) Jim Boeheim, I was so mad at him. It's just an added thing. I just watched... more »

• Jones Believes Cats Are More Confident This Season

  January 17, 2012 4:52 PM

  So far, down the stretch in conference games on the road, this is a better team than last year. It's obvious. Being obvious to me or you, the True Blue fan is nice, what's important is, it's obvious to Terrence Jones "Yeah, I just think we play with a... more »

• Calipari And Players Discuss Tuesday Game With Arkansas

  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... more »

• Terrence Jones Update & SEC Players Of The Week

  December 19, 2011 12:52 PM

  No UK in the SEC players of the week. Cal says that he doesn't expect Terrence Jones with his bad finger to practice on Monday. His rule is, if you don't practice the day before the game you don't start. As far as Terrence playing tomorrow, Cal says... more »

• UK Players Discuss Chattanooga Win

  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... more »

• Facts And Stats: Kentucky Cruises By Chattanooga

  December 17, 2011 11:36 PM

  Portland at Kentucky Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky., Dec. 17, 2011 Post-Game Notes Attendance: 23,211 FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 87, Chattanooga 62 Team Records and Series Notes • Kentucky is 9-1 and Chattanooga is 3-8. • Kentucky leads the series, 12-0, and is 18-0 all-time against teams from the current configuration... more »

• Terrence Jones Isn't Happy

  December 16, 2011 6:44 PM

  Cal like many coaches likes to say he has a 24 hour rule. After you get beat by Indiana, you have to quickly move on and get over it. Sounds nice, but in reality, it's not how it works. You don't feel the same way all week after a... more »

• Terrence Jones SEC Player Of The Week

  December 5, 2011 1:08 PM

  Terrence Jones is the SEC player of the week. The 6-foot-8, 252-pound sophomore forward from Portland, Ore., averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 3.0 steals leading the Wildcats to wins over St. John's and fifth-ranked North Carolina. After scoring 26, getting 9 rebounds and blocking 4... more »

• Miller And Jones Lead Kentucky Past Portland

  November 27, 2011 12:14 AM

  (AP) - Darius Miller could rejoin Kentucky's starting lineup soon. And that's just fine with freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Miller scored 19 points and No. 2 Kentucky routed Portland 87-63 on Saturday night in the Wildcats' final tuneup before playing St. John's and No. 1 North Carolina next week. Terrence Jones... more »

• Kentucky Beats Portland 87-63

  November 26, 2011 9:08 PM

  Kentucky beat Portland 87-63 Saturday night at Rupp Arena in the final tune-up before a pair of games with major conference teams next week. Darius Miller came off the bench to score a season-high 19 points on 4-of-5 three point shooting. Terrence Jones also had 19 points. Anthony Davis... more »

• Players React To Beating Radford

  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... more »

• Facts And Stats: Cats Cruise Past Radford

  November 23, 2011 10:29 PM

  No. 2 Kentucky vs. Radford Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky., Nov. 23, 2011 Post-Game Notes Attendance: 21,302 FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 88, Radford 40 Team Records and Series Notes • With the win, Kentucky improves to 5-0, while Radford is now 3-4. • The meeting with Radford marked the first meeting... more »

• Darius Miller Not Listed As A Starter For Penn State

  November 17, 2011 2:23 PM

  Projected starters and who starts isn't always the same for Cal. But, for now, UK's notes has the same starting five going against Penn State on Saturday. That means Darius Miller will be coming off the bench for the second game in a row. "He played well," says... more »

• Questions Remain About Crash Involving UK Players Play Video

  November 11, 2011 11:40 AM

  Questions surround an accident involving two UK basketball players early Friday morning. Initially police said Stacey Poole was the only passenger in an SUV driven by Larry Warren. Police say around 2:30 a.m. a car driven by an alleged drunk driver crossed into the wrong lane of East High... more »

• Terrence Jones Also In SUV Involved In Crash

  November 11, 2011 9:40 AM

  UK basketball Coach John Calipari confirms Terrence Jones was also a passenger in an SUV when it was hit by a drunk driver along East High Street Friday morning. Police say Stacey Poole was a passengers in an SUV driven by Larry Warren. As the SUV approached Euclid Avenue... more »

• Is Doron Lamb This Years Josh Harrellson?

  November 10, 2011 5:26 PM

  Doron Lamb who will probably start when the Cats play in New York, has no trouble admitting that he didn't get it last year as a freshman. He didn't know how hard he needed to work. He promises that this year it will be different. He's acting like Josh... more »

• UK Tops Morehouse 125-40

  November 7, 2011 8:05 PM

  Cal was looking for the Cats to be aggressive and tough. Put a check mark next to both when they took on Morehouse. It has nothing to do with Morehouse, it has everything to do with how the Cats acted. Putting Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in the lineup made a difference.... more »

• Calipari And Players Discuss Exhbition Game With Morehouse

  November 6, 2011 7:21 PM

  UK head coach John Calipari On what he hopes to see in the second game as opposed to the first ... "A better start, when I watch that tape I want to see five guys playing, in a stance, bouncing, stunting, swarming and defensive rebound attempts. I want to... more »

• Player Quotes From The Blue/White Scrimmage

  October 26, 2011 10:32 PM

  Kentucky Men's Basketball Blue-White Game Postgame Quotes Rupp Arena - Lexington, Ky. October 26, 2011 Kentucky Players #1, Darius Miller, F On the performance of the freshmen ... "I think they did a great job for their first time out. It was more of a realistic game.... more »

• Cal Likes His Cats

  October 25, 2011 5:04 PM

  When you read Cal's thoughts about practice and what he thinks about this team as he gets ready for the Blue-White scrimmage Wednesday night, happy isn't too strong of a word to use. Many times Cal talked about how much he likes this team. He's just coaching. He doesn't... more »

• 5 Cats Make Top 69

  October 18, 2011 12:59 PM

  This makes for a fun debate. But when you take a step back and think about having 5 players in the Top 70, and I'm not sure that Darius Miller isn't getting a fair shake, it's another example of the talent Cal has put together. CBSSPORTS.COM has five Cats... more »

• "We Are Chasing Greatness"

  October 12, 2011 2:07 PM

  Cal wants to control the mindset of his players and True Blue Fans. And why not? It's working. Dreaming big for Cal became part of his life a long time ago. "It started with my mother," Cal told the Tip-Off luncheon in Louisville. "My mothers comment all the... more »

• Terrence Jones Makes Wooden Award Preseason List

  October 3, 2011 2:01 PM

  Terrence Jones as expected makes the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list. The 2011 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and SEC Newcomer of the Year averaged 15.7 points, and 8.8 rebounds per game, ranking seventh and first in the SEC respectively. Jones set the UK... more »

• Cal's Starting 5 Next Season?

  May 10, 2011 6:09 PM

  Coaches like to say that it doesn't matter who starts, but it does matter who finishes the game. Smart players will parrot that answer to the media, even if they don't buy it. You don't show up your coach to the media. But, there are egos when you recruit... more »

• Cal: Knight Gets Confirmation To Leave, Jones Doesn't

  May 4, 2011 3:38 PM

  John Calipari talked with ESPN's Andy Katz about the combine and said all four of his players were helped out in this process. Calipari told Katz that Brandon Knight got the confirmation he needed to stay in the draft. Cal also said this about Terrence Jones. "You had... 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 »

• Liggins, Knight, Jones Staying Or Leaving?

  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... more »

• Knight And Jones Staying? Play Video

  April 13, 2011 3:00 PM

  Are they staying or going? Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones have tough decisions. Become an instant millionaire or come back to Kentucky for your sophomore season. Cal has talked to both of his freshman and many in the NBA. " It's still too early to tell how... more »

• Will Cal Coach This Summer?

  April 12, 2011 4:28 PM

  Cal might end up having a busy summer. He says he's been asked by a couple of different countries to coach their teams. Cal believes that the experience of coaching in the NBA made him a better coach. "Maybe international experience will help me," said Cal on CoachCal.com. ... more »

• Cal Will Have Second Meeting With Knight & Jones

  April 11, 2011 2:18 PM

  Kentucky basketball was in great shape for next season with the number one recruiting class even before they tossed the ball up for the Hoop Summit in Oregon a few days ago. All four of Cal's recruits showed that they can not only help right away, but as expected,... more »