Alex Poythress

RICHMOND — It’s no secret Dominique Hawkins wanted to play basketball at the University of Kentucky. This morning, the Madison Central standout made it official after announcing his plans to sign with the Wildcats in front of his family,...

RICHMOND — It’s no secret Dominique Hawkins wanted to play basketball at Kentucky. This morning, the Madison Central standout made it official after announcing his plans to sign with the Wildcats in front of his family, friends and...

CHICAGO — While some have wondered how having so many talented freshmen on one team can work, Texas power forward Julius Randle said that plethora of talent in Kentucky coach John Calipari’s 2013 recruiting class is why he wants to play for...

For about 10 days, Antoine Poythress spent time gathering information and having discussions about what future opportunities might be there for his son, Kentucky freshman Alex Poythress. “We were trying to figure out the best decision and wanted to...

CHICAGO — It was a preview of what will come at Kentucky and has UK fans already dreaming of winning the 2014 national championship before this year’s Final Four even starts. Kentucky had six players in the McDonald’s All-American...

While many were expecting Alex Poythress to be a certain one-and-done player at Kentucky and likely NBA draft lottery pick, the UK freshman said that was never his expectation about his college career. He says that’s why he would not call his...

Alex Poythress has decided to return to Kentucky. The Kentucky sophomore forward announced his future plans Tuesday, one day after teammates Willie Cauley-Stein and Kyle Wiltjer announced they would be back with the Wildcats next season. Kentucky...

Kyle Wiltjer felt Kentucky’s season was an “eye-opener” for him and teammates following the national championship year when everything seemed to go right for the Wildcats. “It just shows us how much work we have to put in to get...

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball roster is looking clearer after three players announced their future plans Monday. Leading scorer Archie Goodwin declared for the June 27 NBA Draft, while Kyle Wiltjer and Willie Cauley-Stein plan to...

NBA draft analyst Ed Isaacson of www.NBADraftBlog.com has a feeling that not only will Nerlens Noel put his name into the draft but that at least one of Kentucky’s other three freshmen will do the same even though he would advise them not to make...

This could be the day that Kentucky’s 2013-14 basketball roster starts taking a more definite shape. From the time UK’s season ended with a NIT loss at Robert Morris, speculation has been rampant about who will — and who will not...

With speculation swirling about who will or will not be back on the Kentucky basketball team next year, ESPN’s Andy Katz recently projected what John Calipari’s 2013-14 roster would be. “If everyone returns and no one else arrives...