Posts Tagged ‘University of Kentucky’
Richmond beats Kentucky in Rupp Arena!
College powerhouse the University of Kentucky has suffered a loss to an unranked opponent at home early in the campaign. It was the University of Richmond who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in program history. Defeating Kentucky 76-64 in their own Rupp Arena on Sunday, Richmond stunned a blue blood program in Kentucky…
Read MoreNate Sestina moves to Russia
Nate Sestina (206 cm, F/C) moves to Russia, where he will play for Nizhny Novgorod. That team participates in both the VTB league as well as in the FIBA Championsleague. Nate Sestina was initially supposed to sign in the Ukraine with Kyiv Basket, but that didn’t work out, but he quickly found another club across…
Read MoreFive-star recruit B.J. Boston commits to Kentucky
The University of Kentucky just got a jolt of talent infused into their future roster with the commitment of five-star prospect B.J. Boston for the class of 2020. He was choosing between Duke, Florida and Alabama aside from Kentucky, but ultimately decided to pledge to the Wildcats. As a senior at Sierra Canyon, California, Boston…
Read MoreNCAA: Duke Smashes Kentucky, 118-84 in Opener
NCAA Men’s Basketball opened the 2018-19 season on November 6th with a massive lineup of games but no other game got as much attention and fanfare as the showdown between Duke (4) and the University of Kentucky (6). It was a highly anticipated game between two highly ranked teams. The debuts of Duke rookies Zion…
Read MoreNCAA: D.J. Jeffries Reopens Recruitment
Four-star recruit D.J. Jeffries has withdrawn his commitment to play for the Kentucky University basketball program in 2019 and has reopened the basketball recruiting process. Jeffries made the announcement via his Twitter account on July 31st. After careful consideration prayer and countless hours of consulting with my family I decided to reopen recruitment it was…
Read MoreIsaac Humphries pens with FMP
Isaac Humphries (216 cm, Kentucky’17) will continue his professional basketball career this 2018 as a new member of the frontcourt rotation of FMP Beograd (Serbia-KLS). Humphries is a 20-year-old Australian international player who was a former member of the U19 Australian National Team. This will be the first time that the Kentucky product will be…
Read MoreKentucky University has most active NBA players
Despite the growing influx of amazing talent from Europe flowing into the NBA, the NCAA remains the main source of young blood of the best and biggest basketball league in the World. The NCAA Division I alone is comprised of a large number of schools. Not all basketball programs, however, are created equal. Some are…
Read MoreIsaiah Briscoe goes pro with Kalev/Cramo
Isaiah Briscoe (191 cm, Kentucky’17) will begin his professional international basketball career this 2017-18 with a stint in Europe, signing with BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia-Alexela KML). The 21-year-old Briscoe was released by the Portland Trail Blazers in October 2017 has since opted to try his luck in Europe. He played 35 games for the University…
Read MoreDoron Lamb inks deal with GS Lavrio
Doron Lamb (193 cm, Kentucky ’12) is heading to GS Lavrio (Greece-A1). Playing in Greece will be a new experience for the 25-year-old guard. The team he is joining finished eighth in the A1 last season with an 11-15 record. They exited the A1 playoffs in the first round with a loss to PAOK (Greece-A1) in…
Read MoreDaniel Orton added by Champville
Daniel Orton (208 cm, Kentucky ’10) is on the move to Champville (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). The big man heads to the Pepsi LBL for the first time in his career after playing this season with GS Kymis (Greece-A1). In 12 games with Kymis, Orton struggled to get on the floor. The team decided to put him…
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