NCAAM
Over 32 games this past season, the Wildcats forward averaged 16.5 points, 13.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
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John Calipari was determined to have his team play loose, and the Wildcats finally celebrated a NCAA Tournament win after 1,449 days.
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Kentucky's star ran into adversity after winning national player of the year, including an injury and new schemes to stop him.
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After Kentucky had gathered so much momentum, Wednesday's loss was a reminder of how narrow the distance is between dancing and disaster.
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Cason Wallace was the game changer against the Tigers, breaking out of his funk with 19 points, nine assists and four steals.
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The Cats picked up four Quadrant 1 wins in the course of eight days, despite being without two vets.
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The former McDonald’s All-American recorded his first double-double for the Wildcats in a 66-54 win over 10th-ranked Tennessee.
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Arkansas became the latest team to relentlessly attack the Wildcats on the pick-and-roll, and UK had few answers.
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So what changed? Only everything.
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For unranked, double-digit underdog Kentucky, which had not won a road game or beaten a top-50 team, it might’ve been a season saver.
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Purdue and UConn are an easy 1-2 atop Seth Davis' ballot, but things get murky after that.
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After an 88-72 loss at Gonzaga, Calipari and the Wildcats need to ditch the excuses and come up with answers.
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'We’ve got a good team,' John Calipari said, 'but you gotta finish people off. That means make free throws. That means total execution.'
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The death of one player's father, and lingering injuries to two other Wildcats have Kentucky uncertain about Monday's season opener.
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Can Oscar Tshiebwe repeat? Will Drew Timme cap his career with a trophy? Or will someone new emerge in a crowded field of candidates?
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The returning national player of the year had a minor procedure on his right knee on Oct. 13 after experiencing some pain and swelling.
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The reigning national player of the year had a procedure on his knee this month.
Tshiebwe averaged 17.4 points, 15.1 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game last season, shooting 60.7 percent from the field.
The Athletic Staff
A once-crowded national player of the year race has two front-runners: the Kentucky rebounding machine or the Wisconsin scorer.
Tshiebwe validated a promise to a fan with 27 points and 19 rebounds, and Kentucky overcame a scary TyTy Washington injury to win.
