Category Archives: UK History
Kentucky vs. Robert Morris History
Record: 1-0 (All Time)
Only Game Against Robert Morris: 12/30/1993 (W 92 – 67)
Highest Kentucky Scorer: Jeff Sheppard (2/2/1966) – 18 Points
- Current 1 Game Winning Streak against Robert Morris
- Not much else to say about this one…
Robert Morris History:
The Robert Morris Colonials men’s basketball team is the basketball team that represents Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The school’s team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. The team’s last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament was in 2010. After three years in charge and 73 wins, head coach Mike Rice Jr. left the program to take the head coaching job at Rutgers. After a short search, Robert Morris hired Rice’s associate head coach, Andrew Toole, as the program’s head coach. At 29 years old, Toole is the youngest head coach in Division I basketball.
Kentucky vs Robert Morris Rivalry Overview
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Kentucky’s NIT History
Record: 13-6 (All Time)
First Game Played in NIT: vs. Utah - 3/20/1944 W 46 – 38)
Last Game Played in NIT: vs. Notre Dame 3/25/2009 (L 67 – 77)
- 2 NIT Championships (1945-46 & 1975-76)
- Kentucky is 1-1 in NIT when playing at Rupp Arena
- Kentucky has had 9 bids to the NIT Tournament
- Southeastern Conference has had a total of 109 bids to NIT Tournament
- 2012 Champion: Stanford Runner Up: Tubby Smith’s Minnesota Golden Gophers
NIT History:
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a men’s college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (formerly the Preseason NIT), was founded in 1985. The second, the original NIT, is a post-season tournament played in March and April that is now called the MasterCard NIT; it was founded in 1938. In both cases, the final rounds of the tournament are played at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In both common and official use, “NIT” or “National Invitation Tournament” refers to the post-season tournament unless otherwise qualified. Both the pre- and post-season tournaments were operated by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA) up until 2005, when they were purchased by the NCAA.
Kentucky vs NIT Games Overview
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Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt History: SEC Tournament
We are set to play the Vanderbilt Commodores in the SEC Tournament today. We have 4 wins against them all time in the SEC Tournament. That is not a lot, especially since we have only played them 8 times. Let’s keep our winning streak going against Vandy by winning our 3rd in a row against them and get revenge for last year’s loss in the SEC Championship.
Record: 138-45 (All Time)
First Game Against Vanderbilt: 2/22/1912 (W 28 – 17)
Last Game Against Vanderbilt: 2/20/2013 (W 74 – 70)
Highest Kentucky Scorer: Louie Dampier (2/2/1966)
- Current 2 Game Winning Streak against Vanderbilt
- Calipari’s record vs Vanderbilt: 7-2
- 4-4 vs Vandy in the SEC Tournament
Vanderbilt History:
The Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have won three SEC regular season titles (1965, 1974 and 1993) and two SEC Tournament championships (1951 and 2012). They have competed in ten NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once (1965) and the Sweet 16 six times (1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, and 2007). Vanderbilt has played in nine National Invitation Tournaments, winning it in 1990 and finishing runners-up in 1994.
Kentucky vs Vanderbilt Rivalry Overview
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A Few Thoughts On UK’s 6-3 Win vs. Ohio U, March 12th 2013
Anyone who’s been paying attention to this year’s brand of baseball being played by our boys in blue knows that they’re seeing something pretty special.
These guys can play. You don’t need me to tell you that.
At second, JT Riddle keeps doing what he does best: flash the glove. Matt Reida is on the same agenda at short, and in my mind the Reida-Riddle combo is worth the price of admission. These two seem like they’ve played together since little league. Riddle is batting .400 in 16 games thus far, with 14 RBI and 15 runs scored. Perhaps more impressive that this: in 65 AB, he has struck out twice. Twice. Riddle has yet to make an error in the field, and Reida has made only two in 71 total chances. Both Riddle and Reida have excellent range, with Reida showing an ability to go deep in the hole or behind the bag at second for grounders. Riddle does an outstanding job of corralling grounders to either side, and pops up from sliding grabs as quick as anyone I’ve seen recently.
AJ Reed is continuing to rake, with 5 homers and 23 RBI in his 61 AB (16 games). So concerned with the consequences of throwing Reed a strike, Ohio U starter Sean Kennedy intentionally walked him twice in a row, starting with Reed’s very first at-bat. It didn’t matter much; RF Kyle Barrett went 2-4 with 2 runs, while LF Zac Zellers added a pair of hits himself, one being a two-run shot over the LF wall. It was his sixth career four-bagger.
C Zach Arnold was 1-2 with a run scored and one driven in, but it wasn’t his bat that caught my eye: to be honest, I was more interested in watching him throw to second before each inning started. He’s got a very good arm, and I recorded a sub-2.0 pop times at least twice for him. I’ll be watching him more closely.
Most notable was RHP Trevor Gott‘s 16th career save, breaking UK’s all-time record of 15 set by Lorhn Frazier, who pitched for the Cats from 1990-93. He also set the single-season mark for saves with 9 in 2012. Gott has pitched 17 1/3 innings in his 16 career saves, striking out 25 and allowing a measly 4 hits and two walks. Gott was ranked the 41st best prospect in the Cape Cod League in 2012 after having made the Cape’s All-Star Team in 2011. He was also on USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award Watch List, last year.
UK’s starter LHP Ryne Combs went 4 innings (a career high) in what was his second career start, allowing one run on five hits, walking one and striking out three. Freshman righty Tyler Cox relieved him and added three Ks but gave up two runs on three hits. Cox spun an outstanding breaking ball that seemed to drop so much that he had trouble commanding it, at times. I look for him to be a key reliever at UK, in the future. Fellow freshman RHP Zach Strecker went 2 1/3 shutout innings, allowing only one hit in picking up his first career win. Strecker will likely add velocity by the end of the year, since he still has room to grow at 6’4”, 225.
UK hits the road to start off conference play with a three-game series at Florida on the 15th, but return home on the 19th to take on WKU at The Cliff. They also face off against Mississippi State, Marshall and Georgia this month, so 9 of the 11 games remaining in March will be vs. SEC opponents. UK is now 14-2 overall, 9-1 at home. And the best is yet to come.
SEC Tournament History(Nashville)
#WeAreUKinNashville
The SEC Tournament has been around a while now, actually a long while. It started way back in the year of 1933. We all know Kentucky has dominated the tournament, but this post is determined to tell you some history facts about the rest of the tournament and it’s teams. Below is a breakdown of many different facts about the gracious SEC Tournament.
Facts:
- This is just the 6th time the SEC Tournament has been in Nashville over the last 70-80 years.
- Last Winner in Nashville: Kentucky over Miss. State in OT March, 2010 – (Demarcus Cousins last second tap-in to tie and put game in OT)
- Team Winners in Nashville: Alabama(1991), Florida(2006), & Kentucky (1984, 2001,2011)
- Tournament MVPs in Nashville: Charles Barkley(1984), Tennessee(1991), Tayshaun Prince(2001), Taurean Green(2006), & John Wall(2011)
| School | # of Tournament Championships | Last Tournament Championship |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 27 | 2011 |
| Alabama | 6 | 1991 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 1979 |
| Florida | 3 | 2007 |
| Georgia | 2 | 2008 |
| Mississippi State | 3 | 2009 |
| Vanderbilt | 2 | 2012 |
| Georgia Tech |
1 | 1938 |
| LSU | 1 | 1980 |
| Ole Miss | 1 | 1981 |
| Auburn | 1 | 1985 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 2000 |
| Missouri | 0 | - |
| South Carolina | 0 | - |
| Texas A&M | 0 | - |
The SEC tournament will also be back in Nashville in 2015 and 2016. We will look forward to those short drives again in those years.
Kentucky vs. Florida History
This sure would be nice to see.
Our record says that we are good against Florida, but this year we aren’t doing a great job in proving history correct. Lot’s of streaks have been broken. Let’s hope we play better and start some sort of new streak today.
Record: 93-34 (All Time)
First Game Against Florida: 1/3/1927 (W 44 – 36)
Last Game Against Florida: 2/12/2013 (L 52 – 69)
Highest Kentucky Scorer: Dan Issel (Twice) - 42 Points
Florida Information:
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball. The Gators compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games in the O’Connell Center on the university’s Gainesville, Florida campus, and are currently led by head coach Billy Donovan.
The Gators have won two national championships, the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Tournament championships. The Gators are the only team to ever win two NCAA championships with the same starting line-up.
Kentucky vs Florida Rivalry Overview
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Kentucky vs. Georgia History
Tonight is our last real away game of the season against the Georgia Bulldogs. Good thing we do pretty good against UGA as far as history goes.
Record: 115-25 (All Time)
First Game Against Georgia: 3/1/1921 (W 20 – 19)
Last Game Against Georgia: 3/1/2012 (W 79 – 49)
Highest Kentucky Scorer: Melvin Turpin (3/8/1984) - 42 Points
- Current 3 Game Winning Streak against Georgia
- Former NBA star Dominique Wilkins is considered the greatest player in school history. However, in one of the great coincidences of college basketball history, Wilkins never played in the NCAA tournament; the Bulldogs made their first NCAA appearance in 1983—which would have been Wilkins’ senior year had he not opted for the NBA. The 1983 team made it to the Final Four of the NCAA Championshipbefore being eliminated by eventual champion North Carolina State.
Arkansas Information:
The Georgia Bulldogs basketball program is the men’s college basketball team representing the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Established in 1891, the team has competed in the Southeastern Conference since its inception in 1932. Though it has been historically overshadowed by the school’s football program, the Bulldogs’ basketball squad has had its share of successes, including a trip to the NCAA Final Four in 1983 under head coach Hugh Durham. The school has also produced a number of basketball greats, notably Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins.
The team’s current head coach is Mark Fox. In just his second season, Fox coached the Bulldogs to a 21-11 record, including a 9-7 record in conference play, and their first at-large NCAA Tournament bid since 2002.
Kentucky vs Georgia Rivalry Overview
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Kentucky vs. Arkansas History
Record: 25-8 (All Time)
First Game Against Arkansas: 12/18/1945 (W 67 – 42)
Last Game Against Arkansas: 1/17/2012 (W 86 – 63)
Highest Kentucky Scorer: Jodie Meeks (2/14/2009) – 45 Points
- Current 1 Game Winning Streak against Arkansas
- Ronnie Brewer may be the most famous Arkansas Alum
Arkansas Information:
The Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team represents the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States in NCAA Division I men’s basketball competition. The school’s team currently competes in the Southeastern Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2008. They lost in the second round to the University of North Carolina.
The basketball team plays its home games in Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus. The Hogs under the coaching leadership of Nolan Richardson won the NCAA tournament in 1994 defeating Duke University, and appeared in the championship game the following year, but were beaten by UCLA. The Razorbacks have been among the NCAAFinal Four in 1941, 1945, 1978, 1990, 1994 and 1995.
Kentucky vs Arkansas Rivalry Overview
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Kentucky vs. Mississippi State History
We are playing the Bulldogs of Mississippi State. They have struggled this year and well they always struggle against Kentucky. They have won less than 20 games against all-time, enough said. #WeAreUK
Record: 81-18 (All Time)
First Game Against Mississippi State: 2/28/1933 (W 46 – 27)
Last Game Against Mississippi State: 2/21/2012 (W 73 – 64)
Highest Kentucky Scorer: Jim Andrews (1/10/1972) - 34 Points
- Current 4 Game Winning Streak against Missouri
Mississippi State History:
The Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball program represents Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS in men’s NCAA Division I basketball. The Bulldogs play in the Southeastern Conference. On April 1, 2012, Mississippi State named Clemson assistant coach, Rick Ray as its 19th head basketball coach and the first African-American head coach in the history of MSU Men’s Basketball.
The Bulldogs have been to the NCAA Tournament ten times, the first time in 1963 and the most recent being 2009. Six of the ten NCAA appearances have been earned in the past 10 seasons under former MSU Head Basketball Coach,Rick Stansbury. They have won 10 conference championships, 4 as a member of the now dissolved Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1916 in addition to 6 SEC titles in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1991, and 2004. The Bulldogs have won 4 conference tournament championships, one as a member of the Southern Conference in 1923 and three SEC Tournament titles in 1996, 2002, 2009. Mississippi State has several notable alumni including NBA Hall of Fame Forward Bailey Howell and current Miami Heat Center Erick Dampier. Mississippi State also has several NBA stars who committed to MSU but joined the NBA instead of heading to Starkville for a college career. Some of those names include Forward Jonathan Bender, Forward Travis Outlaw,and Point Guard Monta Ellis.
Kentucky vs Mississippi State Rivalry Overview
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Kentucky vs. Missouri History: College GameDay Edition
Today is ESPN College GameDay and it is being hosted at Rupp Arena! We are set to face the Tigers of Missouri on our home court. We have never lost to Missouri in our history.
Today is a must WIN if Kentucky wants to solidify there chances at getting in the NCAA Tourney, barring an SEC Tournament Championship. This WIN will be key to Kentucky getting an at large bid to the tournament. Below is a breakdown of our history with the Mizzou Tigers.
Record: 4-0 (All Time vs MIZZOU)
Record: 3-4 (All Time Record Playing in College GameDay)
First Game Against Missouri: 12/31/1960 (W 81 – 69)
Last Game Against Missouri: 12/30/1999 (W 70 – 53)
Highest Kentucky Scorer: Bill Lickert (12/31/1960) – 29 Points
- Current 4 Game Winning Streak against Missouri
- First time playing Missouri as an SEC opponent
- Kentucky’s 8th appearance in College GameDay, 4th to host the game.
- 2-0 versus Mizzou at home
- Current - Linas Kleiza, Toronto Raptors; DeMarre Carroll, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz;
- Kim English,
- Detroit Pistons
College GameDay History:
College GameDay is an ESPN program that covers college basketball and is a spin-off of the successful college football version. Since debuting on January 22, 2005, it airs on ESPN Saturdays in the college basketball season at 11am ET and 8pm ET at a different game site each week. One difference between the two versions is that the college basketball version always appears at the ESPN Saturday Primetime game location, which is the ESPN college basketball game of the week and appears at 9pm ET Saturdays on ESPN. This program has also appeared at the site of the Final Four. The first two years of the show, it went to seven sites in seven weeks, but starting in 2007, it has been expanded to eight sites in eight weeks. The official name of the show is College GameDay Covered by State Farm.
In 2005, the host of the show the first four weeks was Rece Davis, but then the last four weeks Chris Fowler hosted the show, but since 2006, Rece Davis has been the exclusive host of the show. Since the show debuted, Davis has been joined by Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas and since 2007, Hubert Davis has been on the team on the set with Dick Vitale contributing. In 2008 during Championship Week, Bob Knight joined the cast, where he remains to this day. Andy Katz has also served as a feature reporter giving up to the minute news and reports. Saturday Primetime is called by Dan Shulman and Dick Vitale along with TBA as sideline reporter.
College GameDay is broadcast live twice, both for one hour from 11am-noon ET and from 8-9pm ET, respectively. The series began its 6th season on January 16, 2010 from Storrs, Connecticut, where, for the first time ever, it was on site for a women’s college basketball game. On March 9, 2013 College GameDay will have a men’s doubleheader from two different sites, the first time in the show’s history.
When College GameDay tipped off its 7th season on January 15, 2011, the show expanded to two hours, with the first hour airing on ESPNU, followed by the second hour on ESPN. The first game of the 2011 schedule marked the first time the show has originated from a site that has featured a men’s and women’s game played in the same day.
The Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have won three SEC regular season titles (1965, 1974 and 1993) and two SEC Tournament championships (1951 and 2012). They have competed in ten NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Elite Eight once (1965) and the Sweet 16 six times (1965, 1974, 1988, 1993, 2004, and 2007). Vanderbilt has played in nine National Invitation Tournaments, winning it in 1990 and finishing runners-up in 1994.
Missouri History:
The Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the SEC. They joined the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2012. The Tigers are located in Columbia, Missouri. The team last played in theNCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2012. The Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena (15,061) and is currently coached by Frank Haith. The Missouri’s men’s basketball program was a charter member of the Big 12 Conference, formed from the Big Eight Conference in 1994. Following the 2011-12 season, the Tigers had an all-time record of 1,530–1,047 and a winning percentage of .589. In 2005, Street & Smith’s Annual ranked Missouri number 38 on a list of the 100 greatest college basketball programs of all time.
Kentucky vs Missouri Rivalry Overview
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