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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-22-2015, 07:30 PM:

That is one game that I will get to see God willing and know that ukcatfannfl will be there too. YES!!!

The Kentucky men’s basketball team will recognize a familiar face on the opposing bench when it plays South Florida next season in the inaugural Hoophall Miami Invitational in Miami.

UK will play former assistant coach Orlando Antigua’s South Florida Bulls on Nov. 27 in a doubleheader in American Airlines Arena, home of the Miami Heat. South Florida will return the trip and play the Wildcats in Rupp Arena during the 2016-17 season.

“The Hoophall Miami Invitational is yet another opportunity for us to reach the Big Blue Nation in another part of the country,” head coach John Calipari said. “We have the greatest fans in the college basketball, so to give our fans in Miami an opportunity to see us seemed like an easy decision for us. Not only is it a Hall of Fame event, we also get to play against Orlando, who played such an instrumental part in what we have tried to build here. We are looking forward to the trip to Miami and South Florida’s return visit in 2016.”

Antigua, the Bulls’ head coach, served as an assistant at Kentucky under Calipari for five seasons before leaving to take the head-coaching position at South Florida. In Antigua’s five seasons at UK, the Wildcats won a national championship, went to three Final Fours and guided 19 players to the NBA Draft.
The Hoophall Miami Invitational is the culmination of two separate multi-team events. Campus-round games will take place for UK, South Florida, Ohio State and Memphis in two brackets. A full schedule of those games and opponents will be released at a later date.

Tickets for the 2015 Hoophall Miami Invitational will go on sale to the general public on Jan. 31 at 10 a.m., via Ticketmaster.com.

The addition of South Florida adds to a strong nonconference slate for the Wildcats in the 2015-16 season, which already features Duke in Chicago in the Champions Classic, UCLA in Los Angeles in the first game of a home-and-home series, Louisville in Rupp Arena, and Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y.

In 2016-17, South Florida will join a nonconference schedule for Kentucky that includes Michigan State in New York in the Champions Classic, UCLA in the second year of the home-and-home series, at Louisville, and North Carolina in Las Vegas in the CBS Sports Classic.

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Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-23-2015, 09:24 AM:

SO this means you'll be required to give TCD a report of the experience when you get back, RIght?

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 01-23-2015, 09:42 AM:

IF WE GET ANY RECRUITS THIS WILL NOT BE A GAME, BUT MONEY FOR ANTIGUA, TEAM.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-23-2015, 09:51 AM:

Maybe coach is trying to recruit in Florida?

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-23-2015, 10:14 AM:

Cal just looks for the "best" players no matter where they live. [Smile]

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-23-2015, 10:36 AM:

He's got folks shaking the bushes everywhere .

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-23-2015, 10:50 AM:

He travels the world! [Wink]

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 01-25-2015, 06:30 AM:

HE MUST NOT TRAVELED TO FRANKLIN OHIO CAUSE HE DID NOT OFFER KENNARD A SCHOLARSHIP, BUT I KNOW WHY, I THINK, BUT HE WILL REGRET IT. HES MORE OF A DUKE PLAYER ANYWAY.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-25-2015, 10:40 AM:

Cal "did" offer Kennard and Kennard and his family were over-joyed with the offer but in the end they decided that Duke was the school that he wanted to go to. We can't get them all and it will be interesting to see how he performs at Duke.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-25-2015, 11:23 AM:

I think we will survive with out him and wouldn't be surprised one bit if we will find and play a better player at his position.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 01-25-2015, 01:28 PM:

I DONT THINK CAL OFFICIALLY OFFERED KENNARD, I DONT SEE ANYONE OUT THERE AT HIS POSITION THAT IS BETTER THAN HIM. JMO AND IVE SEEN HIM PLAY ABOUT 25 TIMES IN PERSON, BUT THAT DONT MEAN NOTHING, MY BROTHER LIVES IN FRANKLIN OHIO, I THINK SCWC HAS SOME INFO ON IT.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-25-2015, 01:56 PM:

G-B, here is what I found from a reliable UK site.

Luke Kennard and his family spoke glowingly of the University of Kentucky basketball program Friday afternoon, recounting the top recruit’s childhood spent as a Wildcats fan.

A little more than 48 hours later, Kennard and his parents were on the phone with John Calipari. The UK coach was calling with a scholarship offer.

“Luke was excited,” Mark Kennard, the player’s father, told the Herald-Leader on Monday. “It’s a great school. The tradition is unbelievable. Coach Calipari is a great coach, the way he develops players. It’s just an unbelievable opportunity.”

It was an unbelievable night for Luke Kennard, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Franklin, Ohio, who is considered the No. 18 overall prospect in the class of 2015.

Kennard and his family also talked to Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski, Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo, Louisville Coach Rick Pitino and an assistant from North Carolina on Sunday. Krzyzewski and Izzo were also calling to offer scholarships. U of L and UNC have yet to offer.

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-25-2015, 01:59 PM:

G-B, We just can't get them all but we sure get our share. Cal gets more of the best talent than anyone for most every year he has been at Kentucky.

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 01-25-2015, 02:11 PM:

Kennard was never officially offered a scholarship by Cal. I talked to Mr Kennard two years in a row here at the Beach Ball Classic in my area and he said his son wanted to go to UK but that Cal sort of had him on a holding pattern and even though the press were reporting Luke had a scholarship, none was ever offered by Cal to Luke, that is why he took a sure thing and , chose Duke. I don't think Mr Kennard, who is a rabid UK fan, would have had any reason to lie to me about it, we were just two UK fans talking basketball. Kennard family are rally nice people. You cannot always believe what you read in the media.

[ 01-25-2015, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: SCWC ]

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-25-2015, 03:01 PM:

Not sure with all of the guards we currently have in our stable and not knowing the status of any of them after this year. we very well could end up with all four of our guards returning for yet another year next year!

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 01-25-2015, 03:25 PM:

M Hamilton, that is very possible. If that does happen and with the top point guard already signed, we will be top heavy at the guard positions. Cal will have a tough time getting minutes for that many guards if he does indeed end up with 5 of the quality he would have if the four currently have do return. I would love to see that happen myself.

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 01-25-2015, 05:47 PM:

THE TWINS WILL NOT RETURN, IMO. NO MATTER WHAT DRAFTED OR NOT.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-25-2015, 07:04 PM:

Wow, I'm not sure wether the twins are gone after this year or not yet.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-25-2015, 07:06 PM:

What I could see happen though, with the size of some of our guards, IF the twins stayed next season, playing more three guard lineup than we have in the past!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-26-2015, 06:15 PM:

What would the Harrison's do if they left Kentucky and didn't get drafted? I think they are smart enough and would get there education and play for the Cats. They are probably bubble players now and it could either way on getting drafted. I also think if Andrew makes it in the NBA it will be as a 2 guard and not at the point.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-26-2015, 06:16 PM:

If the Harrison's stay next year we would be a awfully strong team again.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-26-2015, 06:17 PM:

Depth is becoming a trade mark for Kentucky basketball.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-26-2015, 06:43 PM:

It looks like the 2016 has already started to get a recruit or two.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 01-26-2015, 06:53 PM:

It doesn't matter if they stay or go to me. But if they stay newman will not be here.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-27-2015, 06:27 AM:

I agree a lot of these players are waiting to see if there is room or not on next years team for them!

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-27-2015, 10:34 PM:

I don't blame these recruits one bit to see who stays and goes.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-27-2015, 10:35 PM:

Cal is the kind of coach that will give these young recruits the best advice on their chances of playing for the Cats.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-28-2015, 06:29 AM:

Yeah, I don't think he will lie to them!