Kentucky Wildcats WiretapMay 2013 Kentucky Wildcats Wiretap

Wiggins' Official Visit To Kentucky Begins Wednesday

Feb 26, 2013 1:19 PM

Andrew Wiggins will arrive in Lexington for his official visit at Kentucky on Wednesday.

Wiggins will visit Kansas and North Carolina next week.

Wiggins has narrowed his choices down to Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina and Florida State. Wiggins visited Florida State in December.

Wiggins attended Big Blue Madness last season, as well as that season's North Carolina game.

"He's excited, and he doesn't care who they're playing," Huntington Prep Coach Rob Fulford told the Herald-Leader. "I know it's probably not the greatest game in the world for Kentucky. But he was at the Carolina game last year, so he's seen the atmosphere when it's at its highest."

Wiggins will be accompanied by his parents, who are coming down from Canada for the visit.

Ben Roberts/Herald-Leader

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Noel's Brother Expects Him To Declare

Feb 15, 2013 3:55 PM

Nerlens Noel tore his ACL on Tuesday, which was discovered with an MRI on Wednesday.

"I'd be surprised if he comes back," his brother Rodman Noel said on Wednesday. "Right now people still say he'll be a top-five pick. It would only be smart to take it while you can."

Noel's rehab is expected to take six to eight months.

"What devastated him more than anything else was not being able to finish out the season," Rodman said. "Especially being his first year of college. He really wanted to play in the NCAA tournament."

Jeff Goodman/CBS Sports

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Source: Noel Has $10M Insurance Policy If He Never Plays Again

Feb 14, 2013 6:16 PM

Nerlens Noel has a $10 million permanent total disability policy, according to a source.

Noel tore his ACL on Tuesday, which is an injury he is expected to recover from.

Noel's injury would have to be career-ending to collect on the policy.

Noel's policy cost him between $40,000 and $60,000 to take out.

Darren Rovell/ESPN

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Noel Out For Season With Torn ACL

Feb 13, 2013 1:48 PM

Nerlens Noel will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL.

Noel suffered the injury on Tuesday in Kentucky's loss to Florida.

Noel has been widely expected to be one of the first players selected in the 2013 NBA Draft.

Noel was initially supposed to be in the incoming freshman class of 2013, but reclassified for 2012.

RealGM Staff Report

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Noel X-Rays Negative, MRI Scheduled

Feb 13, 2013 10:40 AM

Nerlens Noel suffered a knee injury on Tuesday.

X-rays were negative on Noel, but an MRI will still be performed to determine if there is structural damage to his knee.

Noel has widely been expected to be one of the top picks of the 2013 NBA Draft.

Andy Katz/ESPN

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Kentucky Has Five Players In Jordan Brand Classic

Feb 12, 2013 12:56 PM

Kentucky has five recruits in this year's Jordan Brand Classic.

The game will take place on April 13 at the Barclays Center.

"This year's roster could be one of the most talented in the 12 years of the Jordan Brand Classic," said Larry Miller, president of Jordan Brand.

Kentucky is sending Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, James Young, Dakari Johnson and Marcus Lee to the game.

The Harrison twins will be on separate teams.

Florida (Kasey Hill, Chris Walker), Kansas (Wayne Selden, Joel Embiid), Duke (Jabari Parker, Matt Jones) and Indiana (Noah Vonleh, Troy Williams) also have multiple recruits in the game.

Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle and Aaron Gordon will also participate in the game.

Dave Telep/ESPN

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Nerlens Noel On Pace To Break Anthony Davis' Blocks Record

Feb 2, 2013 5:53 PM

Nerlens Noel is on pace to break Anthony Davis’ single-season blocks record of 186 in a 40-game season.

Through 20 games, Noel has 95 blocks.

"I don't keep track, but some people tell me what the numbers are through (a number of) games or something," Noel said. "That's something I do want to break, but that's not really the focus of the season."

Noel blocked 12 shots, including two dunks, during the Wildcats’ 87-74 win over Ole Miss on Tuesday night.

"At the beginning of the season, I had a tendency to leave my feet, being too anxious to block shots," Noel said. "And that's when I was coming up with maybe only two, three, four blocks a game."

Noel is averaging 7 blocks in SEC play.

"A lot of people think it's about scoring, but every team is always going to have its given scorers, two or three guys that are always going to get the majority of the buckets," Noel said. "Defense is something that's undervalued on some teams. It can change the whole game in significant ways."

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