Terrence Boyd shockingly has cats first on his list

Terrence Boyd has the Kentucky Wildcats first on his list. Like Lance stevenson it is a shock that he has the cats first on his list. Nobody knew that Billy Gillispie was recruiting this guy. If cats land this guy they might be the best team in the nation no doubt.

Joe crawford interview

We’re almost 24 hours away from the NBA debut of former Cat Joe Crawford, and the Lakers website posted this interview about what he’s expecting of himself now that he’s a Laker.

Outside of turning Kobe into trade-bait of course.

Joe and the Lakers will take on Detroit at 8:00 pm Friday night. The game can be seen on NBATV.

Shocking News

I have found this clip on ESPN and I was shocked that I did not hear this as it came out a year ago. This is not only a interesting story but very sad to.

John Jenkins moved Up on Rankings

John Jenkins has moved up on Rivals.com from the top 50's to 32nd in the nation. Why am I making a post about him? Because this guy goes to my school and a good friend of mine. Jenkins commited earlier in the school year to Vandy. I have never asked him why not Kentucky but there is probably a good reason. I Joke with him at shootarounds some times of him going to vandy than kentucky. I push it sooo far that I where Kentucky stuff to school just to mess with him a bit. This guy for what I heard is kind of a kentucky FAN so I am wondering what Billy Gillispie was doing when he was recruiting John. All I know is this guy is special and Gillispie missed out on a great player and a great guy. Anyways this guy can fill it up. He was averaging almost 35 points a game this year in high school and he is a star on his AAU team and he is only a Junior. Not only that he won state Mr. Basketball in Tennessee. He is a great guy with a good attitude. If this guy keeps on moving up, there is a Mcdonalds all-american game for him in the future. Congrats John!!!!!!!

Here is a clip for what i am talking about.
Enjoy!!!!

NBA Summer Camp Beginning in Orlando

The NBA is going to start their first summer camp beginning today in Orlando. The summer leagues have been a showcase for UK players in year’s past as guys like Erik Daniels, Chuck Hayes, Kelenna Azubuike, Gerald Fitch, Randolph Morris and even Rajon Rondo have played well in their first games as professionals.

There won’t be much excitement for former Cats this year as Joe Crawford appears to be the only former UK player taking part in any of the leagues (he and the Lakers begin play Friday). The Celtics, who are one of the teams not participating in any of the leagues, have Randolph Morris in their camp as he takes on the daunting task of trying to fill the role vacated when Scot Pollard’s contract expired. I can't wait to see what happens.

Here is a roster from different leagues.

Orlando League July 7-11
- Earl Calloway (Indiana Pacers)
- Marco Killingsworth (Miami Heat)
- David Padgett (Miami Heat)
- Josh Duncan (Miami Heat)
- Ronald Dupree (Oklahoma City)
- D.J. White (Detroit Pistons)
- Courtney Lee (Orlando Magic)
- Joakim Noah (Chicago Bulls)

Vegas League July 11-20
- Shan Foster (Dallas Mavericks)
- Chris Lofton (Denver Nuggets)
- Sonny Weems (Denver Nuggets)
- Taurean Green (Denver Nuggets)
- Tamar Slay (Golden State)
- C.J. Watson (Golden State)
- JOE CRAWFORD (LAKERS)
- Juan Palacios (Sacramento Kings)
- Matt Walsh (Sacramento Kings)
- Chris Richard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Corey Brewer (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Filip Videnov (New Orleans Hornets)
- Derrick Byars (New Orleans Hornets)
- Jamont Gordon (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Mareese Speights (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Steven Hill (Portland Trail Blazers)
- A.J. Guyton (Washington Wizards)

New Scout.com Rankings Released

Nothing of note is really going on and the only news worth following is that the new Scout.com rankings were released for the AAU halfway point. Jon Hood was the big riser in the recent rankings, moving up from the 60s to #36. This means that Hood’s ranking is now closer to his Rivals placement (which was slightly high in my view) and puts him in contention for the McDonalds game if he has a good high school season. Hood is a player UK fans will love and the attention he is getting from the national services is great to see. In other news, John Wall came in at #3 and Daniel Orton at #10….high rankings for two guys UK is still hotly pursuing.

Wildcat and Card poem

I just found a poem online of the Kentucky Wildcats. I think it's Hillarious.

Enjoy.

Twas the night before game day,And all through the Ville,Willie Williams’ brain sputtered,“should I assault, kill, or steal?”;

The jerseys were hung by the Cards lockers with care,Coaches praying that come morning, bail bonds would be fair;The players were nestled, all snug in their beds,While visions of Woodyard pounded their heads;

My cooler filled with beer, my flask filled with Beam,My heart filled with hatred for the red and black teamTheir bandwagon fans, shouted out in a chorus,“Come on! You respect us! We drive a Ford Taurus!”

To the top ten in the nation, they arose like a flash,Hoping that no one would notice, their defense was trash.Just like all of their transfers, they don’t make a big fuss,Whether its IQs or points allowed, they accept forty plus.

They traveled to Lex town, from their hot ghetto mess,With B. Brohm, their leader, pounding his chest,His leadership in question, can he run the show?Will the team take his orders, from someone not their P.O.?

Kragthorpe and coaches and their fifteen minutes of fame,Whistled and shouted, and called plays out by name;”Now, Willie! Get the ball- it’s that thing that is brown!If they block you, just resist em’, like when the police take you down!”

Pursuit give em’ chase, don’t quit til they fall!Why does Willie keep screamin’, from the window to the wall!D-Backs go to man, Willie, watch the snap!,Does the director from Life Goes On have to deal with this crap!?!”

So to Commonwealth they came, fair-weather fans all in tow,With degrees they obtained, from driving by campus real slow.With Red on their sweaters, and shame underneath,They all missed their exits, for shame, they can’t read.

Brohm’s uni was all tattered, with mud, chalk, and turf;His face slightly less bloody, than when he came out at birthHis Heisman forgotten, his body in pain,At the end of his performance, Britney Spears felt ashamed.

When the final horn sounds, look for the Cats with a win,The Nation erupting, and Coach Brooks with a grin,He’ll have three TDs passing and Woodson runs for another,DLJ puts up two, and once with somebody’s mother.

Cardinals beware, you’re now in our sights,And ya better tighten up those chin straps, its gonna be a long night.

Rich Brooks having Boat Trouble

Rich Brooks was one of three people on a boat that capsized this morning on the McKenzie River in Oregon. Luckily, no one was hurt. No word yet on whether or not this daredevil stunt was a very sly way of landing yet another 2009 recruit.

Rivals changed rankings again

Rivals updated their top 150 players again today and a couple of UK recruits and commits saw their stock move a bit. Jon Hood moved down from the 19 to 24 in the overall rankings, but remained a 5-star player. The biggest dip, was from Shawn Kemp, Jr. who fell from a 5-star, 25th-ranked player in the last rankings to a 4-star and the 83rd player overall. I think this new ranking is much more indicative of the type of player that Kemp is at the moment, but he certainly has the potential to be a 5-star again. Right now, he just hasn’t played enough basketball up to this point to develop past a very raw stage. Point guard G.J. Vilarino remained unranked with three stars.

Here is what the list looked like back on May 14 when they were last updated. The following players are the guys showing interest in UK at that time. All players were 4-stars except those with asterisks, which were 5-stars.

*1. John Wall PG

*3. Derrick Favors PF

*8. Daniel Orton C

*17. Avery Bradley SG

*19. Jon Hood SG

*20. Peyton Siva PG

*25. Shawn Kemp, Jr. C

39. Mfon Udofia PG

47. Christian Watford F

51. Shawn Williams F

52. Ferrakohn Hall F

59. Ari Stewart F

60. Jeronne Maymon F

64. Darius Morris PG

70. Noel Johnson F

73. Richard Howell F

79. Mike Moser F

87. Reginald Buckner F

Here are the top 100 players interested in UK right now, according to the updated list:

*1. John Wall PG

*3. Derrick Favors PF

*10. Daniel Orton C

*24. Jon Hood SG

30. Mfon Udofia PG

36. Noel Johnson F

40. Christian Watford

59. Richard Howell F

60. Jamil Wilson F

67. Anthony Marshall PG

70. Darius Morris PG

78. Ferrakohn Hall F

83. Shawn Kemp Jr. C

85. Mike Moser F

91. Reginald Buckner F

So, what does this all mean to you? Well, probably not much, but it is a good indicator of what is happening on the summer circuit so far. Most importantly, it gives us an updated list to move through on our recruiting profiles. Please try to contain your excitment.

UK Basketball Musuem Shuts Down

In a story that has now been picked up by ESPN, today marks the end of the UK Basketball Museum in the Lexington Center as it was shut down for financial reasons. Ultimately the museum suffered from a lack of visitors and was unable to sustain itself financially. The University, which donates approximately $100,000 a year to the facility, will now use that money to pay off the debt for the museum and move the memorabilia to the Craft Center on campus. The University has said that it will not have a museum on campus, but will have displays of some memorabilia in public areas.

In the end, it is somewhat of a sad scenario as the UK basketball museum was an impressive creation and has been wonderful for all things, including recruiting. However ultimately it fell to the laws of the free market as not enough people wanted to visit to justify the cost that was required to maintain it in its current structure. The museum was a truly unique part of Kentucky basketball and its history, and it will be missed.