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Nov. 25-27

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INVITATIONAL
Nov. 25
ARIZONA ST.
(ESPN)

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SportsOaily Editor Travis Hubbard IS a journal-
ism senior. His views do not necessarily repre-
sent those of the Kernel.

 

 

Dec. 7

2 pm.
@NORTH
CAROLINA
(ESPN)

UK coach Tubby Smith
smiles as he escorts
point guard Cliff Hawkins
to the bench. Smith
escorted several players
oil the team at the end
of last season and
recruited players this
ottseason that he said
are more committed to
the program. Hawkins
must sit out the first
semester because of aca-
demics. hut Smith antlci-
pates the junior rejoining
the team tor games lay
mid-December.

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4 pm.
MICHIGAN
STATE
(CBS)

   

By Chris Fisher

~\INlRI8UYIN i WREYIR

l'lx' l‘t).ll'Il 'i‘iililn Siiiilli \\'lIIi1t)l IN‘Itii‘t‘t'tIlil\liii'l :lIi'tNIl
iii;iii lhi~ ~t".t.\(lll. Illll hilk JIIN) not :ili‘:iiil to rely till I'{l'illlI(‘I\'\".\
l‘i'iglllll; Mr. ll t‘I\t‘Il)£iII (is his llooi' gt‘lll‘l :il

Wit 1\tni'tiii:point~gii:ii'(i('lii'l' I‘I1l\\l\iil\‘Sitiltli‘lllh‘lllll in
I‘IILLIIJIt’ iiii‘ ihw luli \i'iniwti'i: ti‘iii- Ii't‘\lllll.’til Iii llillltlll Shirk
ion i-oiilii \t‘t‘ ~\igiiilimiit plot in; Illlll'
zit point guard tor the (Kin t‘ili'IV ill
the non ("tillll‘l‘t’ill‘i‘ \t'lIMIll

”Stiii‘kliili \\lll I)t‘ lll‘t'lIl‘lI l‘lL’lil
mutt.“ Siiiiih .\.'t‘itI. “illuiiilliiii hux
lweii getting liltii't' i‘I‘I)_\ :ii the iiiiint.
We lll‘t‘tl his point LLIIZIHI :iliiiity he
is (‘Illmhlt‘ iit' knocking, tIt)\\l] the out
\ltlt‘ shot and stretching the defense"

Stockton liiiliiws Stil)ll()llltil't‘ .losh
(Eii'i'iei‘ :is the St‘(‘t)ll(I consecutive .\li:
Basketball to :ittenil li'lx'i I)lll his size
ill:l(It’ him :i Iiini‘uiiinl l‘t't‘i'llll

The .it'iiiii I) lltuii ”4- net il li'iiiii
Illilhitflk who l‘Ullliilillt (I to I l\' iliii'

I’m more
concerned
with the
heart than

the iiiii Ill> junior iviiiiiigiion in high
.‘~(‘Il()(iI. .‘l\'(’i‘.'lLZ“(I iiezii'lx 26 [Nililivpt'l'

game his M‘illtii' }»'t‘tli‘.

Stockton \\'1i_\ llflliit‘tl til the lien
lll(‘I\'_\‘ \ilStiii‘ ll‘Illll :iiirl (Il'xillit' he
iilglllvxlllllllt‘fili)l(i\t'1‘i'llYIlt‘llHlli'fll
lIlt‘ Kentucky Derby i’immuzi (‘lzmir

height."

— Tubby Smith.
UK basketball Leach

on freshmanBrandon 5(‘()l‘t‘(l 17 [)tillll>. ;’.i‘£iI)I)l‘(I \i\ i'iu
Stockion’s Slit? liiiitiiils. tllltl IliItI Il\t‘ \II‘.II\

Iii’lilil 'l‘hiii‘iiieiii (ll) \llSljt‘

l'i'eshninn \I'It‘t‘lltill illitl \‘iiiiiliii'iiili

fiii'u'ni‘ii Iil\l ‘\t’-t$l’ll. tin'iiiietl Willi Stockton in \.\l'
iltlll tor the initim illt"I)tI\(‘(I Iii-i‘ek Smith .\lli\tiii1\
“Riziiitiiin :\ on outstanding l)(lll liziiiilliiix“ 'l‘hiii'iitiiii .‘m’tltl

i'iimpt'il

Dec. 30

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Dec. 21
5 pm.

INDIANA

(@LOIIISVILLE)
(CBS)

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I)I(‘ to pl‘tNx (Ill iwi-i'i lit... 1[.. h is ,,i
iiiws (UNI :i sii‘i-;iI\'\' \hiuil ll ”c-Hif'

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Smith All Sl;1i\ tliltl 1;: .w ' ':i~ ' ‘
High St‘liiml Ill Illill wi'l» ‘ixil' - -
htiicktoii.

"Brandon 1\ .lii «an ~l: wing: iiii
nzii‘) IJJIII handling slxiil- /.it‘:u-ii3
the hull His height isixi win: to Hi

mustiiuit hix \Iltil till iii trill mil - g 2 ~t 3,
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Stockton bristles :it the ii i'i‘ll-iil til ‘ ‘ ‘

"It hasn‘t I)t‘t‘ll .i liti-tiii'miiil ii 1‘ HF i in '
Smith. who I‘Xiii'ixxt‘x iiii- tiny .v i.

.‘lI)lIil}. (It)t‘>Il‘l Illillh it \\ ill iiinlu- will" my
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minutes .‘ll point filliii‘tl an "ill
\ZII(I hi- i':iii iiiziki- :i iiiziirii' i’tliili‘llll”

"The new ()IIt‘ll‘t‘ is Mini-2 2 3
less pressure on me It) him; Iil‘ iviii xii
(um lisiiiillo Illt‘ linii \himi iz' il' 'M i
iI(‘II‘Il_\t‘, I feel I t-ziii Iii ii.._ .!
:inil illli)ltl\t' t \'t‘ ‘l\llI3' i\‘

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hlllt‘l‘l til I'I\h\ will} \|‘ Hill; ii
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~ 1 i i.23 lip and under between Chuck Hayes (44) and
l . Blue White game Nov. 2. Stockton, a 5- foot- 9
35m; gm is expected to fill in at point guard.

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SEC gets turned upside

I just l1()l)t‘ we can survive.”
A TUBBY SMITH, UK COACH 0‘1 THE CHALLENGE 0F PLAYING IN THE SEC

 

Florida coach Billy Donovan
directs senior guard Justin
Hamilton between plays last
season. Hamilton returns to a
Florida team that expects to
contend for another share of the
SEC Eastern Division title and
Coach: Jim Harriclt (43-45. 3 years) ,_ . " f ”9‘5“" an outright conference
last year's record: 22-10 (SEC East: 10-6/Tlst) ‘ , ' . . . . . . .. , title. The Gators finished 10'6 ill
mgcfisfig‘itlfif‘gmm e .. r ' I, g » , ~ ' - ’ the conference last season tor a
Returning starters: Chris-Daniels (11.3 ppg., 8.0 l , g ,, ., , ”7 ‘ . * - ' ~ , ' three-way he With 6.0"" ind
rpg.), Jarvis Hayes (18.6 ppg., 5.2 rpg.), Steve ' ' . . . _. ,. .. , UK in the "Stem “Vision. The
ihomas (6:4 rod). Ezra Williams (165 one. 5.4 rpo.) * " ’ . ‘ : ‘ “ Gators lost All-SEC center Utlo-
iiiwtirlilie‘ii'ligig's’n c . , . . ‘ » . . . ‘ - nis Haslem. but return super
Outlook: Hayes and Williams, form one at the best j . _ ' . . ,. .. .. .. sophomores James White and
scoring combos in the league. ihe Bulldogs need - , David Lee in the frontcourt and
offensive balance to prevent single~game collapses. . g g ‘ , . . .., » .. . "ammo“ u". “no" senior Brett

Nelson in the hacltcourt.

 

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Coach: Billy Donovan (124~65, 6 years)

Last year's record: 229 (SEC East: 10-6/Tlst)
Postseason: NCAA first round

Prediction: 23-7 (SEC East: ll-S/Tlst)

Returning starters: Matt Bonner (15.6 ppg., 7.2
rpg.), Justin Hamilton (3.8 apg.), Brett Nelson (14.6
090-. 3-3 and).

Piayer to watch: Nelson, Sr., 6

Outlook: The Gators struggled at times last season.
But this year, sophomores James White and David Lee
must step up to fill the void left by Udonis Haslem.

 

 

 

Coach: Tubby Smith (132-43, 5 years)

Last year's record: 22-10 (SEC East: 10-6/T1st)
Postseason: NCAA Sweet 16

Prediction: ”’9 (SEC East: 11-5/Tlst)

Returning starters: Keith Bogans (11.6 ppg., 4.3
rpg.), Jules Camara (4.0 rpg.), Gerald Fitch (5.4 rpg.).
Player to watch: Chuck Hayes, 50., F

Outlook: The league might have caught up with the
dynasty. but the the SEC has not surpassed the Cats.
Smith must develop a lew young freshman last, and
Bogans must play to his potential.

 

Coach: Dave Odom (22-15, 1 year)

Last year's record: 22-15 (SEC East: 6-10/15th)
Postseason: Nil runner-up

Prediction: 17-10 (SEC East: 8-8/1 4th) . .
Returning starters: Chuck Eidson (3.5 apq.) " ,

Rolando Howell (9.9 ppg., 6.0 rpg.) Marius ' . . -

Petravrcius (4.0 rpg.) ' »- ,_ , .

Player to watch: Howell, Jr,, F ‘ t ’ . m
Outlook: Odom has a veteran team, espectally in the
irontcourt. Eidson could move to point guard or

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Barbour' s UK wait finally ends tonight

Back at home: Former Elizabethtown high school star returns to his home state

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after academics forced him into a two- year stint at Wabash Valley Junior College

By Alex Williams
STAFF WRITER

It will be a long-time coming for Antwain
Barbour tonight when he takes the court for
the first time as a member of the UK basket-
ball team.

The last time Barbour walked off the Rupp
Arena hardwood he was celebrating a state
championship victory with Elizabethtown as
the Sweet Sixteen MVP in 2000.

Coach Tubby Smith feverishly recruited
Barbour after his Sweet Sixteen performance
and offered him a scholarship. It set up the
perfect marriage for Barbour and Smith, but
there was one glitch — academics.

Barbour failed to meet NCAA academic
requirements and enrolled at Wabash Valley
Junior College in Carmel Ill. His two- -year
stay at the junior college proved beneficial on
the court and in the classroom.

picked up a lot of other players."

Smith knows Barbour was worth the wait.
After dealing with player turmoil the past two
seasons Smith is happy to have him and ( ited
his leadership and matui ity as leading
characteristics.

“That 3 why we recruited him. for his ex-
perience and leadership," Smith said. “He
brings that experience factor we need to the
backcourt."

The “experience factor" Smith alluded to
was the versatility Barbour possesses. Incum-
bent starting point guard Cliff Hawkins is sus
pended for the fall semester because of poor
academics and Barbour will be called upon to
fill in that role until Hawkins returns.

Barbour 5 size (6 5" 195 pounds) and ath-
leticism allows him to play either guard posi-
tion or small forward His style of play 15 simi-
lar to former UK player Derek Anderson and
Barbour is at his best in the open court. But he

5"" “P I" “"3 Cats Barbour was initially upset about going to is a humble player and will pass personal ac—
EOHIQIIT ”IIIISE Wabash Valley, but later said he accepted the compljshments for team-oriented goals.
Athletes In Action Challenge 0f postponing his UK career. “I feel like I can come in and play hard.“
after a two-year “It’s always going to be disappointing HOt Barbour said. “I just want to contribute any
wall. Smith lauds coming to Kentucky right away, but I think It way I can and help this team be successful_ I
Barbour's physical really helped me going to a junior college to just need to do the roles I'm asked to do by the
versatility and get better." Barbour said. coaches because the they know best."

maturity. On the court Barbour led Wabash Valley When he arrived on campus in June. his

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to the 2001 the National Junior College Athlet-
ic Association Championship while earning
tournament MVP honors.

His performance lead to an invitation to
the WorldvUniversity Games, representing the
United States as the only junior college player
on the roster. Barbour, Jay Williams and Juan
Dixon helped the United States to a bronze-
medal finish.

Barbour expressed thanks to Smith for
waiting an extra two years and acknowledged
that Smith could have pursued other players.

“It was great to know that Tubby was go-
ing to stand by me.” Barbour said. “The two
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teammates knew they had a NBA prospect on
their side. Senior center Marquis Estill said he
will have an immediate effect on the team.

“Antwain is going to be a big impact com-
ing in," Estill said. “He can do a lot of differ-
ent things. and I think he’s going to surprise a
lot of people.”

The short time Barbour has been on cam-
pus can be overwhelming for a 20year-old at a
hoops-crazed college. but he said when he
takes to the court tonight he will know it was
worth the wait.

“I don’t think it has really hit me yet." he
said. “but this is big-time basketball and I
know I can perform at this level."

that Tubby was going to stand by me.”

- ANTVIAIN BARBOUR, JUNIOR GUARD ON THE COMMITMENT COACH TUBBY SMITH MADE TO HIM

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