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Male wins Derek Smith
06/22
In a preview of what should be the Seventh Region's two top teams next season, Male held on for a 68-66 win over Eastern in the finals of the Derek Smith Shootout at Hoops.
D'Carlo Hayes, who was named the 30-team tournament's most valuable player, scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in the first half to help the Bulldogs establish a 41-27halftime l...Full Story...
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Kentucky boys end skid
06/18
After falling 83-82 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis just two days prior, the Kentucky All-Stars bounced back with a dominating performance to claim its first victory in the annual home-and-home series since 2004, a span of eight games.
After Kentucky narrowly missed stealing the first game Friday night, the 95-78 win marked the largest margin of victory since a...Full Story...
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UK kicks off Elite Camp
06/09
Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie kicked off the University of Kentucky's Elite Camp this past weekend, and there were plenty of in-state talents on campus showcasing their skills.
The Elite camp, which Gillispie was adamant about starting when first accepting the Kentucky job, serves as a recruiting tool, a way to develop relationships with recruits w...Full Story...
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KY All-Stars get first test
05/29
The Kentucky All-Stars, who will renew its annual rivalry with the Indiana All-Stars June 13 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and June 15 at The Gardens, will get a stern test from some of the state's top juniors.
In a tune-up for the real deal, the Kentucky All-Stars, led by University Heights' McDonald's All-American and Tennessee signee Scotty Hopson<...Full Story...
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LexCath's Novosel honored
05/23
Lexington Catholic senior Nathan Novosel was honored by the Lexington Rotary Club with the Tommy Bell Award Thursday, given annually to Lexington's outstanding student-athlete.
Novosel averaged 13.7 points and 6.8 rebounds for the Knights, who reached the semifinals of the Sweet 16 last season while carrying a 3.9 grade-point average through four yea...Full Story...
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Mullaney, Melloan to Centre
05/17
DeSales senior guard Jeff Mullaney and center James Melloan have committed to play for Centre.
Mullaney, who averaged 20 points and five assists per game for the Colts (22-6) this season, chose the Centre over Fort Hays State, one of the top Division II schools in the country located in Hays, Kan. Mullaney had also been offere...Full Story...
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Games move to Knights Hall
05/13
Starting next season, Knights Hall on the campus of Bellarmine University will replace The Gardens as the venue for Louisville high school basketball tournaments.
Jerry Wyman, director of athletics and activities for Jefferson County Public Schools, confirmed that both the boys' and girls' Louisville Invitational Tournaments and Sixth and Seventh Reg...Full Story...
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Hood makes it official
05/08
The Cat's out of the bag, so to speak.
Jon Hood, Bluegrass Insider's top player in the class of 2009, made it official yesterday by commiting to Kentucky, weeks after initially sititng down with UK boss Billy Gillispie on his way to the King James Shooting Stars Classic in Akron, Ohio.
The Madisonville shoot...Full Story...
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BGI News and Notes 5/8
05/08
June Buchanan guard and first team all-state selection Clark Stepp has committed to play basketball at Austin Peay.
Stepp, whose family has a rich basketball tradition in Kentucky, averaged 25 points and seven assists per game for the Crusaders (18-8) last season.
Stepp became the first player in Kentucky high school basketball history to ...Full Story...
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Shanklin gets first offer
05/06
If it seems that recruiting is starting earlier and earlier these days, it's only because it is.
Add Warren Central 2011 point guard Jordan Shanklin to that list. Shanklin, one of Kentucky's top rising sophomores, recently picked up his first scholarship offer from the hometown Hilltoppers.
"It's pretty big getting an offer at such a...Full Story...
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Edmonson chooses St. John's
05/01
University Heights' Tyshwan Edmonson, one of the most underrated players in the state this season, has signed to play at St. John's.
The lightning quick Edmonson chose the Red Storm over Dayton and Western Kentucky.
"It came down to three quality choices," his coach Randy McCoy said. "It was a tough de...Full Story...
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Setty signs with Georgetown
04/29
Trevor Setty, a key cog in Mason County's run to the Sweet 16 title this season, has signed to play basketball at Georgetown College.
A 6-8 sharpshooter with unlimited range, averaged 14 points per game for a very balanced Royals (34-4) squad this season.
"I think he has huge upside," Mason County coach Chris ...Full Story...
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Guyn emerging as top talent
04/25
Perhaps no player in Kentucky shot up the ranks last season faster than Scott County guard Ge'lawn Guyn.
So much so, that Kentucky assistant coach Jeremy Cox was at Scott County high school to watch Guyn in open gym earlier this week.
"He told me how much I've improved," Guyn said. "He was telling me he...Full Story...
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Cosby re-opens recruitment
04/24
Aaron Cosby, a 6-foot-3 guard from Jeffersontown High School who gave an oral commitment to the University of Massachusetts last December, has re-opened the recruiting process, his family announced yesterday.
The decision was prompted when former UMass coach Travis Ford was named Oklahoma State's new boss last week.
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KY All-Stars announced
04/23
University Heights' McDonald's All-American Scotty Hopson and Kentucky Mr. Basketball Darius Miller headlined the list of 2008 Kentucky All-Stars in its annual border war with the Indiana All-Stars.
2008 Kentucky All-Stars
Scotty Hopson (University Heights) (Tennessee)
Darius Miller (Mason County...Full Story...
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