UK Basketball Notebook
Despite the hubbub about Kentucky players needing to adjust to the dribble-drive offense, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas says there's a bigger — and more important — adjustment the Wildcats must make for new coach John Calipari this season.
If UK's 102-92 win Thursday night over the scrappy visitors from Texas showed that the thrill is back in Rupp, it also showed something else just as dramatically.
Monday night's murderously close scare at the hands of the ravenous Miami RedHawks was the best thing that could have happened to John Calipari's collection of young Turks.
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With four starters returning from a team that won 19 games last season, Rider Coach Tommy Dempsey does not expect his team to be fazed by Kentucky mystique or Rupp Arena.
| 2009-10 UK MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE | ||||
| (Click on opponent to scout; click on result for game coverage) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2 | a-CAMPBELLSVILLE | 7 | Fox Sports South | W, 74-38 |
| Nov. 6 | a-CLARION | 7 | Fox Sports South | W, 117-52 |
| Nov.13 | MOREHEAD ST. | 6:30 | ESPNU | W, 75-59 |
| Nov.16 | MIAMI (Ohio) | 7 | Fox Sports South | W, 72-70 |
| Nov.19 | b-SAM HOUSTON ST. | 7 | Fox Sports South | W, 102-92 |
| Nov.21 | b-RIDER | 1 | Fox Sports South | |
| Nov.24 | c-Cleveland St. | 4:30 | CBS | |
| Nov.25 | Stanford/Virginia | 7/9:30 | TBA | |
| Nov.30 | d-UNC-Asheville | 7 | Fox Sports South | |
| Dec. 5 | NORTH CAROLINA | 12:30 | CBS-27 | |
| Dec. 9 | e-Connecticut | 9:30 | ESPN | |
| Dec.12 | at Indiana | Noon | CBS-27 | |
| Dec.19 | AUSTIN PEAY | 4 | Charter Sports Southeast | |
| Dec.21 | DREXEL | 7 | ESPNU | |
| Dec.23 | LONG BEACH ST. | TBA | Fox Sports South | |
| Dec.29 | HARTFORD | 7 | ESPN2 | |
| Jan. 2 | LOUISVILLE | 3:30 | CBS-27 | |
| Jan. 9 | GEORGIA | 4 | SEC Network | |
| Jan. 12 | at Florida | 9 | ESPN | |
| Jan. 16 | at Auburn | 4 | SEC Network | |
| Jan. 23 | ARKANSAS | 4 | SEC Network | |
| Jan. 26 | at South Carolina | 9 | ESPN | |
| Jan. 30 | VANDERBILT | 4 | ESPN | |
| Feb. 2 | MISSISSIPPI | 7 | ESPN | |
| Feb. 6 | at Louisiana St. | 4 | SEC Network | |
| Feb. 9 | ALABAMA | 9 | ESPNU | |
| Feb.13 | TENNESSEE | 9 | ESPN | |
| Feb.16 | at Mississippi St. | 9 | ESPN | |
| Feb.20 | at Vanderbilt | 6 | ESPN | |
| Feb.25 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 9 | ESPN/ ESPN2 | |
| Feb.27 | at Tennessee | Noon | CBS-27 | |
| Mar. 3 | at Georgia | 8 | SEC Network | |
| Mar. 7 | FLORIDA | Noon | CBS-27 | |
| Mar. 11-14 | f-SEC Tournament | TBA | SEC Network / ABC-36 | |
