Kentucky Rumors & News

ESPN "For the second straight weekend, Kentucky has landed a top-50 commitment. This time around, the Wildcats picked up a pledge from four-star small forward Cam'Ron Fletcher. Fletcher arrived in Lexington on Thursday for his official visit, and announced his commitment shortly after..." August 04

SI "Five-star combo guard Cade Cunningham has narrowed his list of schools down to five on Thursday, announcing Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma State and Washington as his final contenders. Cunningham is the No. 2 recruit in the class of 2020, per 247Sports. The 6'6",..." August 02

The Spun "There’s no denying that programs all across the country have interest in Daishen Nix, but the five-star guard is currently keeping his recruitment in the dark. As of right now, only a few teams know where they stand with him. Nix is the No. 1 point guard and No. 15 overall..." August 01

CBS Sports "When the early session was completed on Sunday, the 70-plus players attending USA Basketball's Junior National Team Minicamp were dismissed for the afternoon -- at which point most of them drifted away from the courts here inside the United States Olympic & Paralympic Training Center,..." July 31

A Sea of Blue "Brandon Boston Jr., the No. 10 player in the 2020 recruiting class, according to the 247 Sports composite rankings, just committed to the Kentucky Wildcats, according to Evan Daniels. He is the first commit in UK’s 2020 class. Boston was on his official visit to Lexington when..." July 27

Cats Illustrated "Prepare to hear the term a lot during the 2019-20 season. John Calipari may have the most "positionless" team he has coached during his time at Kentucky. Calipari, who is entering his 11th season as the Wildcats' head coach, took to Twitter Sunday night to..." July 16

CBS Sports "Kentucky guard Brad Calipari, the son of Wildcats coach John Calipari, has found a new home. After a weeks' long exploration in the transfer portal, he announced Monday he'll finish out his career in the Horizon League with Detroit Mercy. "It's always been a dream of..." July 02

CBS Sports "Kentucky has all but guaranteed that John Calipari will hereby be synonymous with Big Blue -- and Big Blue alone. UK announced Thursday it signed Calipari to a lucrative 10-year, $86 million deal that will essentially keep him with the Wildcats until he retires. The..." June 14

SI "John Calipari's son, Brad, has entered the NCAA transfer portal with intent to leave Kentucky, Stadium's Jeff Goodman reported on Thursday. Calipari has been a walk-on at Kentucky since the 2016-17 season. The 6'0" guard redshirted his junior season after playing..." May 30

Bleacher Report "The Washington Huskies received excellent news Tuesday, as highly touted recruit Jaden McDaniels has committed to play college ball in Seattle: ?? May 22

Arizona Daily Star "Already with a highly regarded recruiting class boosting expectations next season, Arizona improved its long-term future Tuesday when former Kentucky guard Jemarl (‘juh-MALL’) Baker Jr. announced he would transfer to UA. A 6-foot-4-inch combo guard from Menifee,..." May 15

Kentucky Sports "Another commitment for next season means yet another talented option on the perimeter for John Calipari, who appears to be building a roster well-suited to the “positionless” brand of basketball that he’s been pitching for the past few years. Four-star prospect..." May 10

Bucky's 5th Quarter "The Kentucky Wildcats are still in the hunt for Jalen Johnson. The five-star small forward announced his final four on Saturday, and it includes Kentucky. Also making the cut were the Duke Blue Devils, Arizona Wildcats and Wisconsin Badgers. Though four schools..." May 05

Larry Brown Sports "One lucky college basketball program will likely be benefiting from the services of Johnny Juzang later this year. Juzang announced on Instagram Wednesday that he is reclassifying to 2019, which would make him eligible to play this year. He says he will make his college announcement..." April 25

A Sea of Blue "The Kentucky Wildcats have signed Bucknell Bison grad transfer Nate Sestina. The news came just an hour after the school signed five-star La Lumiere forward Keion Brooks, as the late signing period begins today. “It’s been an amazing ride from Emporium..." April 18

ESPN "Calling his freshman season at Kentucky "incredible," Wildcats guard Tyler Herro announced Friday that he will test the NBA draft process. "As Coach Cal and the staff promised, it was the hardest thing I've ever done," Herro said in a..." April 12

A Sea of Blue "Kentucky Wildcats freshman wing Keldon Johnson has declared for the 2019 NBA Draft. The 6-6 freshman joins a long list of one-and-dones under John Calipari. And he’s likely to join the list of those drafted in the first round. Johnson had a bit of..." April 10

ESPN "Kentucky was one of the finalists in Zion Williamson's recruitment -- but even John Calipari didn't expect this type of freshman season from the Duke star. "We recruited Zion. I probably missed him a little bit," Calipari said Friday on The Dan Patrick Show. "I..." April 06

Larry Brown Sports "John Calipari has a response for critics of his new lifetime contract with Kentucky. Calipari parlayed some interest from UCLA into a sweeter deal with Kentucky that is a lifetime contract. Some people aren’t too happy about that deal, and Calipari thinks those are just..." April 05

College Basketball Talk "After a breakout redshirt junior year, Bucknell’s Nate Sestina is headed to the big time. The forward from Emporium, Penn. will graduate transfer to Kentucky and finish his career with the Wildcats next season, he announced Thursday. “It’s been an amazing..." April 04

Bleacher Report "Kentucky has reportedly offered head coach John Calipari the equivalent of a lifetime contract in response to UCLA's offer of a six-year, $48 million deal, according to Seth Davis of The Athletic. " April 01

Kentucky Sports "John Calipari has agreed to terms on a long-term contract with the University of Kentucky and will finish his career as head coach of the Wildcats, UK announced Monday evening. Calipari, who completed his 10th season as Kentucky head coach with Sunday’s overtime loss to Auburn..." April 01

Louisville Courier-Journal "The sound of Auburn fans roaring as the final seconds ticked off in the Tigers’ Elite Eight 77-71 upset of Kentucky might have been confused for grumbles from the growing crowd of doubters questioning whether John Calipari’s system is broken. Had one of PJ..." April 01

ESPN "For someone who was questionable with a foot injury until shortly before tipoff, PJ Washington had a huge role for Kentucky in its Sweet 16 victory over Houston. Washington, Kentucky's leading scorer and rebounder in the regular season, didn't start but played 26 minutes and..." March 30

Larry Brown Sports "The saga of Brad Calipari has been one Kentucky fans have followed closely throughout the year, and it may have a big twist involved. Calipari, the son of Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari, played two seasons — 2016-17 and 2017-18 — for the Wildcats. He..." March 28

WKYT "PJ Washington’s cast on his foot was removed yesterday, according to a source familiar with the situation. This comes after Kentucky's top scorer and rebounder continues to recover from a foot sprain he suffered in the SEC Tournament. Washington was back in..." March 27

CBS Sports "Kentucky forward PJ Washington has been ruled out of the Wildcats' first-round game against No. 15 seed Abilene Christian due to a sprained foot, coach John Calipari announced on Thursday. Washington was listed as probable to play on Wednesday ahead of the game, but a trip to see..." March 21

Larry Brown Sports "John Calipari took to social media to seemingly respond to a report linking him with the UCLA head coaching job. A report surfaced on Wednesday that Calipari was showing interest in coaching the UCLA Bruins. Later that day, the Kentucky Wildcats coach took to his Twitter account to..." March 21

CBS Sports "Troubling news came down Tuesday that PJ Washington, Kentucky's leading scorer and rebounder, has been in a walking boot since Sunday. But the precautionary move, as it was determined, seems to be of muted concern for the No. 2 seed Wildcats. UK coach John Calipari provided an..." March 20

A Sea of Blue "Rumors started swirling earlier today that PJ Washington had suffered a lower leg injury during the SEC Tournament. Turns out, there is some truth to Washington having a minor foot injury, but it doesn’t sound serious. According to UK, “PJ has been..." March 19

Kentucky Sports "UK’s long courtship of five-star basketball recruit Keion Brooks is complete. The Indiana native will be a Kentucky Wildcat. Brooks — a 6-foot-7 wing from Fort Wayne, Ind. — committed to the Cats on Friday night, turning down a scholarship offer from the home-state..." March 16

Black Sports Online "When Brittany Renner shows up anywhere sports related many people are going to try to connect the dots to the athletes in the area. In this case, because she showed up at some UK games speculation was she was there to see someone. If she wasn’t there for PJ Johnson, he..." March 02

Dime Magazine "After two seasons at Kentucky, Sacha Killeya-Jones elected to pursue other opportunities, choosing to transfer to NC State to play for Kevin Keatts. However, the talented junior was forced to take his redshirt year in 2018-19 and, before ever playing for the Wolfpack, Killeya-Jones announced on..." March 01