If you have a problem with Coach Calipari encouraging my teammates and me to vote, we have a problem with you coming to our games and supporting us during the 3 hour segments you choose.
Thank you to the Univ of Kentucky, Lexington, the state of Kentucky & BBN. I got to campus 19 months ago in search of a home & found that & more here. My only wish is that I could give as much to you as you have given to me. UK will always hold a special place in my heart 💙🤍
Leave Matt Ruffolo alone. He’s a college kid who had a tough night. I’m sure there is no one who feels worse than he does, if you have to turn to social media to bash a kid you need to reevaluate your own life choices.
If our players sucked this year, and we still won the SEC by 3 games, that says more about you as a coach than anything.
I’ve been around a lot of NBA players my whole life, our guys will fit right in at the next level.
The newest edition of the 2020 NBA Draft College Coaches Poll is here.
It features the prospects who declared out of Kentucky, including Maxey, Quickley, Richards, Hagans, Montgomery, and a couple on Whitney.
Clearly some polarizing prospects.
Super excited to announce the start of my new podcast with
@KentuckyMBB
&
@UKSportsNetwork
. There are so many special people on this team and in this program, so we started this project to give you guys a glimpse of what our guys are like beyond their athletic abilities.
Over the last two years Kentucky has become home. I couldn’t be more appreciative to begin the next phase of my life in basketball with the greatest program in college basketball. I’ll be a Cat for life, but I look forward to continuing to represent this great state & institution
Writing this helped me more than it could ever help anyone else, but I hope, even if just slightly, it can help others struggling as well.
I can’t thank
@KyleTucker_ATH
for partnering with me on this enough.
Can someone explain me the criteria used in the algorithm for the NET rankings? It doesn’t seem like it cares a whole lot about wins and losses from my uneducated perspective.
.
@Riley__Welch
, like his father, is a gym rat. Riley wants to get in the gym & work. He'll be a great addition to this group. I’ve known Riley & his family for a long time. Comes from a bball family that loves this game & loves challenges. Excited to have him part of our family.
Please take the time to read this.
@Riley__Welch
@KyleTucker_ATH
you two did a fantastic job. Riley, my man, I love you bro. I am so proud of you for sharing this 💙
Sad to miss out on senior day for
@Riley__Welch
. A great personality and a really great basketball mind. I feel confident that you will see him in some type of coaching position in the near future.
Took a lot of courage for
@Riley__Welch
to write this.
It's been a tough year no doubt.
@Riley__Welch
, like all of our guys, handled an unprecedented year with the heart and resolve of people well beyond their years.
We are proud of you, Riley.
#LaFamilia
💙
It’s crazy to me how people beg for coaches to get fired / cheer when they do as if that isn’t someone w a family doing their best to provide for them. People act as if those who work in sports are fictitious characters & not real people with the same struggles as everyone else.
You’re only as good as the situation you are in. Duncan Robinson didn’t start as a senior at Michigan and within 3 years has become a starter for a playoff team.
@KeionB_12
talks about his experiences at UK, his head start on adjusting to life away from home, and his relationship with his father.
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Episode 1: The first guest we had on today was one of my best friends,
@NateSestina23
. One of the truly special people in this world. Let me know what you guys think!
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@curtisburch
I believe I played 23 seconds, so that would put me at a hair under 3 a minute, about 100 per 40. Me &
@H23Ash
combine to form what could be the best defensive backcourt in the country.
EP 6:
@JohnnyJuzang
talks about adjusting to life in college, graduating a year early and why he chose to become Vegan.
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EP 2: The Newest Kentucky basketball player,
@ben3jordan
joins me to talk about joining the team, his experiences so far and how he plans to manage being a two sport athlete.
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If anyone knows a Philip C Spears from Connecticut that lost his wallet last night in Lexington, please let him know we found it so we can get it back to him.
EP 8:
@IQ_GodSon
&
@iamnickrichards
join for a special, socially distanced version of Players First. Hope you enjoy!
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There are a lot of things that aren’t great about our country currently, but the most disheartening and disappointing to me is that kids can’t even feel safe or be safe at school. What makes it worse is the people that hold power in this country have the ability to drastically
EP 13:
@NateSestina23
&
@IQ_GodSon
talk about life since leaving campus & preparing for their first year playing professional basketball.
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@ben3jordan
EP 3:
@iamnickrichards
stopped by to talk to me about his start to the season, his journey from Jamaica to the United States and which athletes he admires the most.
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EP 12:
@jpolson05
tells about getting to live his dream of playing basketball for Kentucky, the Geek Squad & ’12 national championship.
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Imagine if Sharks killed as many people as assault rifles. There would be no sharks left in the ocean. it’s okay when humans are killed as long as it’s by other humans with guns.
EP 4:
@IQ_GodSon
comes on to talk about his faith, what he wants to do when he is done playing, and why he chose UK.
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One of the nicest NBA players I ever got a chance to spend time with. Will always remember how well he treated me when I was just a kid and how much fun I had playing 1s and lifting weights with him.
Four-year NBA veteran Darius Morris has passed away at the age of 33. Morris played for the Lakers, 76ers, Clippers, Grizzlies and Nets from 2011-2015.