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The 2012-13 Basketball Season Has Come To A Merciful End
The Season Came Up Well Short of Expectations
But, Expectations For Next Season Are Already Soaring
On The Wings Of Perhaps
The Best Recruiting Class Of All Time

02 Julius Randle
03 Aaron Harrison
04 Andrew Harrison
10 Marcus Lee
11 James Young
13 Dakari Johnson
76 Derrick Willis

Word Around the Big Blue Nation Is That Calipari Is Not Finished Building This Class. Jarrod Polson Graduates and
Appears Ready To Surrender His Scholarship If Needed, and
Willie Cauley-Stein Seems Ready To Play For Pay Next Year
Leaving Room For 2 More If

01 Andrew Wiggins or 07 Aaron Gordon
Cast Their Lots With Calipari and UK

And, Some Say The Star of the 2013 Sweet 16 From Madison Central May Also Be Asked To Join The Party
Dominique Hawkins

Cats Fall To Robert Morris In NIT First Round
2012-13 Season Ends Without Any Pride
21-12; 12-7

Cats Not Invited To Big Dance
Will Play at Robert Morris in NIT First Round Game

Cats Lay An Egg In SEC Tournament Opener
Fall To Vanderbilt by 16
21-11; 12-7

Cats Dig Deep-Beat #1 Florida by 4 On Senior Day
21-10; 12-6

Cats Fall Again On Road
Georgia Hands Cats 10 Point Loss
20-10; 11-6

Cats Forget To Take Game On Road
Fall At Arkansas by 13
20-9; 11-5

Cats Take Care Of Business
Send Mississippi State How With 30 Point Margin
20-8; 11-4

Cats Need Overtime To Send Missouri Packing
Beat Tigers by 7
While Strutting Their Stuff For National Audience
19-8; 10-4

Cats Get Back On The Winning Side of Ledger
Beat Vandy by 4 At Rupp
18-8; 9-4

Cats Unable To Compete With Vols Without Nerlens
Fall by 30, But Cats Never Really In the Game
17-8; 8-4

Cats Fall To #1 Gators In Gainesville By 17
Biggest Loss Not the Game But Nerlens Noel For Season

17-7; 8-3

Cats Unimpressive in 10 Point Win Over Auburn At Rupp
In Slugfest Some Still Call Basketball
17-6; 8-2

SEC Mid-Term Evaluation

Cats Return Home, Defeat South Carolina
To Reach Mid-point of SEC Season
16-6; 7-2

Cats Need Overtime To Avenge Rupp Loss To A&M
15-6; 6-2

Cats Gut Out Huge Upset Road Win
Over #16 Ole Miss by 13
14-6; 5-2

Oh My What A Wonderful No Call

Cats Top LSU At Rupp
But Let Another Lead Slip Away
13-6; 4-2

Cats Blow Large First Half Lead
Fall To Alabama
12-6; 3-2

Cats Overpower Auburn At Auburn by 22 Points
Get Second SEC Road Win Of Season
12-5; 3-1

Cats Hold Off Pesky Tennessee With Late Rally
Now It Is On The Road For 4 Of Next 5 Games
11-5; 2-1

Cats Fail To Hold Serve In Rupp
Second Home Loss This Season,
First SEC Home Loss in Four Years
10-5; 1-1

Cats Open With SEC Road Win Over Vanderbilt
Hold On At End After Wasting a 16 Point Second Half Lead
10-4; 1-0

Cats Close Out Non-Conference Schedule
With a 52 Point Drubbing of Eastern Michigan
90-38
9-4; 0-0

Cats Rally From 17 Down In Second Half
Falls 3 Points Short. Cats Fall To Cards 80-77
8-4; 0-0

Cats Give Another Strong Effort
For A 28 Point Win Over Marshall
Will The Effort Be Strong Enough In A Week?
8-3; 0-0

Cats Give Strong Effort To A 38 Point Win Over Lipscomb
7-3; 0-0

Cats Give Effort for about 30 of 40 Minutes
Best Portland 74-56
Move to 6-3; 0-0

Cats Use Strong First Half To Overcome Samford 88-56
Playing Even With Samford
In Second Half Displeases Coach Calipari
5-3; 0-0

Cats Lose Back To Back
Home Winning Streak End At Hands Of Baylor 64-56
4-3; 0-0

Cats Fail First Road Test of Year
Fall At Notre Dame 64-50
4-2; 0-0

Cats Outgun Long Island 104-75
Shoot 70% For Game

Move To 4-1; 0-0

Cats Use Second Half 16-2 Run
To Put Down Physical Morehead
Cats Move To 3-1; 0-0

Cats Finally Release Pent Up Frustrations On LaFayette
Second Half Explosion Delivered 52 Point Knockout

Cats Move to 2-1; 0-0

Cats Show Improvement, But Not Enough To Get the Win

Loss To Duke, 1-1; 0-0

Cats Manage To Snatch Victory From Jaws Of Defeat
Walkon Jarrod Polson Makes Big Plays in 22 Minutes

Beat Maryland 72-69
1-0; 0-0

Cats Bring Out New Uniforms To Open Season

Kentucky will commemorate its eighth national championship with new,
specially made uniforms for Friday night's season opener
at the Barclays Center Classic.

Designed by Nike, the all-white, HyperElite 2.0 uniforms feature
eight stars on the back neck to represent UK's eight national titles.
The belt-buckle patch includes the number 12 for the 2012 national championships, filling in the “Pattern Excellence” box that was left open for years.

Cats Show Typical Improvement Between Exhibition Games
Destroy Transylvania 74-28

Coach Still Has Plenty Of Work For This Team

Cats Have Typical First Night Outing Against Northwood
Plenty For Coach To Work With in 32 Point Win

To Last Game's Box Score

Even before the 2012-13 Kentucky Wildcats
officially begin preparations for the coming season,
Coach Calipari is preparing for the 2013-14 season with a "double your pleasure" commitment from the Harrison twins, Andrew and Aaron.
Andrew Harrison is the #1 Point Guard in the 2013 class.
Aaron Harrison is the #1 Shooting Guard in the 2013 class.

Here they are making their choice official.

2012-13 News Index

MEET THE 2012-13 WILDCATS

The Seniors:

Twany Beckham and Julius Mays

The Junior:

Jon Hood

The Sophomores:

Kyle Wiltjer and Ryan Harrow

The Freshmen:

Willie Cauley-Stein and Alex Poythress

Archie Goodwin and Nerlens Noel

The Walkons:

Jerald Polson and Brian Long and Sam Malone

Since Coach Calipari Arrived at UK in April 2009
He Has Recruited the #1 Classes for 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012

2012-13 Basketball Fact Book Cover

POMEROY SCOUTING REPORT
KENTUCKY 2013

GAMER PREDICTIONS For 2012-13 Kentucky Wildcats

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