April 2014 Basketball Wiretap

Ivan Rabb Climbs To No. 1 On ESPN's List Of 2015 Recruits

Jan 29, 2014 1:49 PM

Ivan Rabb has moved up ESPN's rankings for the class of 2015 from No. 3 to No. 1. 

Malik Newman dropped from No. 1 to No. 2, while Ben Simmons moved up to No. 3.

Rabb is a 6'9 power forward out of Bishop O'Dowd in Oakland. 

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Kentucky Facing Challenge Of Whether Players Willing To 'Fight' For Wins

Jan 29, 2014 10:56 AM

Kentucky gave a poor effort in their 82-87 loss to LSU on Tuesday.

"We gave (the UK players) a game plan," said assistant coach Kenny Payne, who substituted for Coach John Calipari on the post-game radio show. "We didn't execute. More disappointing, we didn't fight.

"The games we face, it's all about fight. It's not strategy. Not Xs and Os. It's not who's got the better players. It's who will fight. And we didn't come out and fight tonight, and that's very disappointing."

James Young led Kentucky with 23 points.

Jerry Tipton/Herald-Leader

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Some Scouts Beginning To Prefer Vonleh Over Randle At PF

Jan 24, 2014 12:47 PM

Julius Randle entered the season as a candidate to go first overall in the 2014 NBA Draft, but he has seemingly dropped as scouts have taken a closer look.

Some scouts are beginning to prefer Noah Vonleh of Indiana as a better power forward prospect than Randle.

Vonleh doesn't have the same type of "star" potential, but he is bigger and longer than Randle. Vonleh also has a higher rebounding rate on the defensive glass.

Chad Ford, Kevin Pelton/ESPN

Tags: Julius Randle, Noah Vonleh, Indiana Hoosiers, Kentucky Wildcats, NCAA, NBA, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General, NCAA B-Ball IQ

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