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Ladies and gentlemen, we have an NIT Champion. It is my least favorite school in the country...Penn State. Congratulations to the 754 Penn State basketball fans for your team's accompishment. They defeated Baylor 69-63 tonight at MSG.
Also, for you UK fans, Ashley Judd likes the Calipari hire...watch the video...
Michael Vick has a job lined up for when he gets out of prison. It's a $10 per hour job at his dad's construction company, W.M. Jordan Co. He plans on working 40 hours a week there. That's interesting.
In NCAA coaching news, Tim Floyd said, "No thanks" to Arizona and Bruce Pearl cashed in at Tennessee after reportedly being offered the Memphis job.
Showing posts with label John Calipari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Calipari. Show all posts
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
John Calipari introduced as Kentucky's coach
Here's the press conference held to introduce John Calipari as the new coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Kentucky fans looking at a door
This is crazy, UK fans are looking at the door of the Athletic Department at the University of Memphis, trying to spot Calipari leaving.
If you want to join in on the madness here's the link to The Door.
At 1:51 PM, there are currently 1400 people looking at this door.
If you want to join in on the madness here's the link to The Door.
At 1:51 PM, there are currently 1400 people looking at this door.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Calipari to Cats May Cause Top Recruits to Follow
Kentucky fans are dreaming about what's to come, and with their men's basketball program currently searching for a new head coach, they should dream big. Current Memphis coach John Calipari may be on the verge of signing a deal to be that new head coach at the University of Kentucky, a deal that would make Calipari the highest paid coach in the land of college basketball. Kentucky fans should be attentive to the possibility that members of Calipari's recruiting class at Memphis may follow suit and join the coach at UK.
One Memphis commitment, DeMarcus Cousins, is of particular interest. Cousins, who stands at 6'9 and weighs in at 250 lbs, is one of the top players in the class of 2009 according to nearly every major recruiting database, ranked the #2 overall player by Rivals and the #2 center in the class by Scout. He is a force on the low block offensively, extremely tough to score over on the defensive side of the ball due to his length and athleticism, and has a nice handle with the ball for a big man.
Cousins is big #0 in white
Xavier Henry is #1 in white for Putnam City(OK)
One more player to keep an eye on is the top overall prospect by both Rivals and Scout, 6'4 point guard John Wall, who has Memphis high on his list and could add Kentucky to that list if Calipari is hired. Freakishly long and gifted, this guy can flat out play. See for yourself:
John Wall - Nasty
DeMarcus Cousins is the most likely to make the move, as he has not yet signed his letter of intent to Memphis, and will be able to freely join Calipari at UK. The NCAA has a history of being lenient with signees wanting to get out of a letter of intent due to coaching changes, so Xavier Henry joining the Wildcats next year as well is not out of the question. Calipari still has some recruiting to do if he plans to land John Wall over the likes of Duke, Baylor, Kansas, Miami, and N.C. State, and Kentucky may be just the thing to sway him one way or another.
So in the event that two of these three (or even all three) players join Calipari at Kentucky, and he can convince current UK signee Daniel Orton to stick around, next year's Kentucky line-up could look something like this: (This is also assuming that Kentucky loses none of their current key players. In other words, this is a best-case scenario for UK fans)
Assuming all three players join the Wildcats
1) John Wall/ DeAndre Liggins/ Michael Porter/ Kevin Galloway
2) Jodie Meeks/ Xavier Henry/ John Wall
3) Xavier Henry/ Darius Miller/ Ramon Harris/
4) Patrick Patterson/ DeMarcus Cousins/ Perry Stevenson
5) Daniel Orton/ DeMarcus Cousins/ Patrick Patterson
Every position could potentially be filled with a future NBA player. Everything working out exactly this way is a long shot. It would require losing a few current players on the roster for this to take place, but it would immediately put Kentucky back into the championship picture, which would be a phenomenal turnaround over a period of just one off-season. Dream big Kentucky fans.
Additional Note:
Louisville signee Peyton Siva made #6 on tonight's "SportsCenter Top Plays" with his performance in the McDonald's All-American Dunk Competition.
Here is Peyton's dunk competition warm-up video:
Update:
Xavier Henry has just stated that should Memphis coach John Calipari leave for any reason, he would be able to get out of his LOI and re-open his recruitment.
One Memphis commitment, DeMarcus Cousins, is of particular interest. Cousins, who stands at 6'9 and weighs in at 250 lbs, is one of the top players in the class of 2009 according to nearly every major recruiting database, ranked the #2 overall player by Rivals and the #2 center in the class by Scout. He is a force on the low block offensively, extremely tough to score over on the defensive side of the ball due to his length and athleticism, and has a nice handle with the ball for a big man.
Cousins is big #0 in white
Also of interest is Memphis signee, Xavier Henry, another highly touted prospect in the 2009 class, rated as the #3 overall player by Rivals and the top shooting guard by both Rivals and Scout. A lefty and a prolific scorer from anywhere within 22 feet, the 6'6, 210 lb. wing out of Putnam City, Oklahoma has a pure jump shot with textbook form. Henry excels at slashing and finishing at the rim, using great body control and tremendous athleticism to impose his will.
Xavier Henry is #1 in white for Putnam City(OK)
One more player to keep an eye on is the top overall prospect by both Rivals and Scout, 6'4 point guard John Wall, who has Memphis high on his list and could add Kentucky to that list if Calipari is hired. Freakishly long and gifted, this guy can flat out play. See for yourself:
John Wall - Nasty
DeMarcus Cousins is the most likely to make the move, as he has not yet signed his letter of intent to Memphis, and will be able to freely join Calipari at UK. The NCAA has a history of being lenient with signees wanting to get out of a letter of intent due to coaching changes, so Xavier Henry joining the Wildcats next year as well is not out of the question. Calipari still has some recruiting to do if he plans to land John Wall over the likes of Duke, Baylor, Kansas, Miami, and N.C. State, and Kentucky may be just the thing to sway him one way or another.
So in the event that two of these three (or even all three) players join Calipari at Kentucky, and he can convince current UK signee Daniel Orton to stick around, next year's Kentucky line-up could look something like this: (This is also assuming that Kentucky loses none of their current key players. In other words, this is a best-case scenario for UK fans)
Assuming all three players join the Wildcats
1) John Wall/ DeAndre Liggins/ Michael Porter/ Kevin Galloway
2) Jodie Meeks/ Xavier Henry/ John Wall
3) Xavier Henry/ Darius Miller/ Ramon Harris/
4) Patrick Patterson/ DeMarcus Cousins/ Perry Stevenson
5) Daniel Orton/ DeMarcus Cousins/ Patrick Patterson
Every position could potentially be filled with a future NBA player. Everything working out exactly this way is a long shot. It would require losing a few current players on the roster for this to take place, but it would immediately put Kentucky back into the championship picture, which would be a phenomenal turnaround over a period of just one off-season. Dream big Kentucky fans.
Additional Note:
Louisville signee Peyton Siva made #6 on tonight's "SportsCenter Top Plays" with his performance in the McDonald's All-American Dunk Competition.
Here is Peyton's dunk competition warm-up video:
Update:
Xavier Henry has just stated that should Memphis coach John Calipari leave for any reason, he would be able to get out of his LOI and re-open his recruitment.
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