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Kentucky back in the Final Four,
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Aaron Harrison's Game Winning 3 Pointer
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Never-Say-Die Cats Advance To NCAA Final Four
- Kentucky improves to 28-10 overall while Michigan ends the year 28-9
- Kentucky leads the series 5-2 and 2-1 in NCAA Tournament action.
- The Wildcats lead the nation with a 115-46 all-time NCAA record .
- Kentucky is 5-1 in NCAA Tournament games played in Indianapolis.
- UK is 17-2 in NCAA Tournament games under John Calipari.
- Kentucky has advanced to its 16th Final Four.
- Kentucky has advanced to the Final Four three of last four years.
- Kentucky's 17 tournament wins under Calipari is the most since 2010. (Florida, Kansas and Louisville are next with 11 each. )
- Kentucky defeated three-straight top-10 teams to make the Final Four. (All three teams comprised a portion of the 2013 Final Four.)
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Cats Show Improvement In Their Game In a 30 Point Win
93-63
Over Northern Kentcuky
2-0; 0-0
Cats Open Regular Season with 32 Point Win in Foul-Fest Over UNC Ashville
89-57
1-0; 0-0
Cats' Exhibition Performances Less Than Anticipated
Absence of Andrew Harrison Plausible Explanation
Cats Beat Transy by 34, 76-42
Cats Beat Montevallo by 23, 95-72
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For the first time since the 1995-96 season,
when the Wildcats won the national championship,
Kentucky is ranked #1 preseason in the AP poll.
AP Preseason Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the preseason AP men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, Kentucky Opponents In Green
1. Kentucky (27)
2. Michigan State (22)
3. Louisville (14)
4. Duke (2)
5. Kansas
6. Arizona
7. Michigan
8. Oklahome State (tie)
8. Syracuse (tie)
10. Florida
| 11 | Ohio State |
| 12 | North Carolina |
| 13 | Memphis |
| 14 | VCU |
| 15 | Gonzaga |
| 16 | Wichita State |
| 17 | Marquette |
| 18 | Connecticut |
| 19 | Oregon |
| 20 | Wisconsin |
| 21 | Notre Dame |
| 22 | UCLA |
| 23 | New Mexico |
| 24 | Virginia |
| 25 | Baylor |
Others receiving votes: Tennessee 176, Creighton 145, Indiana 111, Iowa 83, Colorado 83, Harvard 46, Boise State 22, Villanova 14, Arizona State 11, Georgetown 11, UNLV 8, Washington 8, Stanford 6, LSU 6, Pittsburgh 6, Boston College 5, La Salle 4, Saint Louis 3, St. John's 3, Missouri 3, Cincinnati 1
Kentucky Is First Team Ever
To Finish Previous Year Unranked and
Start the Next Year Preseason #1
USA Today Preseason Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the preseason USA Today men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2012-13 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and final 2012-13 ranking: Kentucky Opponents In Green
Record Pts Pvs
1. Kentucky (16) 21-12 767 1
2. Michigan State (3) 27-9 749 13
3. Louisville (10) 35-5 741 1
4. Duke (3) 30-6 710 5
5. Arizona 27-8 637 14
6. Kansas 31-6 623 8
7. Syracuse 30-10 551 3
8. Florida 29-8 550 9
9. Michigan 31-8 548 2
10. Ohio State 29-8 533 6
11. North Carolina 25-11 494 -
12. Oklahoma State 24-9 462 -
13. Memphis 31-5 334 18
14. Gonzaga 32-3 270 12
15. VCU 27-9 258 23
16. Wichita State 30-9 233 4
17. Marquette 26-9 230 11
18. Oregon 28-9 175 15
19. Connecticut 20-10 167 -
20. New Mexico 29-6 153 19
21. Wisconsin 23-12 148 22
22. Notre Dame 25-10 128 -
23. UCLA 25-10 121 -
24. Indiana 29-7 118 7
25. Virginia 23-12 103 -
Others receiving votes: Baylor 102; Colorado 93; Creighton 87; Iowa 86; Tennessee 73; Georgetown 38; Harvard 28; Pittsburgh 23; California 16; Boise State 11; Saint Louis 8; La Salle 7; Missouri 4; Temple 4; Villanova 4; Kansas State 3; Arizona State 2; Illinois 2; Iowa State 2; LSU 2; Georgia 1; UNLV 1.
Calipari Q&A: 'Talent alone does not win; team has to play for each other'
A Pre-season Interview By Jon Rothstein | CBS Sports September 28, 2013 2:35 pm ET
Expectations will rise for Kentucky
once six star recruits arrive
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
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2013-14 Basketball Fact Book Cover
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