WBN Nightcap: This Year’s Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Team Getting good Reviews

Kyle Wiltjer, Willie Cauley-Stein, and Nerlens Noel were college counselors at this weekend’s adidas Nations camp and were given the oppurtuinty to play against other college players while being evaluated by various NBA scouts. John Calipari said he talked to some of these NBA scouts, and here’s the feedback he received:

 

Kyle Wiltjer (8.75 ppg on 13-of-46 total shooting, 2.75 rpg): “They said Kyle looks stronger, quicker and more explosive. I’m told he missed some shots in the first games, but I’m not worried about Kyle missing. Just like last year — and like he did Sunday — he’s going to hit a lot of big shots for us.”

Willie Cauley-Stein (4.5 ppg on 8-oJohn Calipari Getting Good Reviews on his Catsf-20 total shooting, 4.75 rpg): “They told me Willie, like he’s been in practice this summer, was an absolute beast. He was aggressive, extremely coachable and played with confidence.”

Nerlens Noel (7.5 ppg on 6-of-10 total shooting, 3.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg): “Of course, I was really interested to hear about Nerlens because we haven’t had a chance to work with him yet. My question was, was he one of the best prospects there? They said absolutely. We haven’t had the chance to add anything to his game yet — no conditioning, no weight training, no individual attention — but they loved him because he was so coachable, so smart and picked up everything in a short period of time. In Willie’s case, we’ve (had) 16 one-hour workouts with him, so we’re seeing a different Willie than the one we saw in high school. Wait until we get Nerlens on campus to do the same thing.”

Nerlens Noel has a message for his critics: ‘I’ll Play My Own Game’

John Calipari’s next Kentucky team practiced 16 times this summer and Cal has been raving about 7-foot freshman Willie Cauley-Stein.

Could Central Florida’s Keith Clanton end up at Kentucky? 

ESPN officially announced the tip for Kentucky’s Big East/SEC challenge game at Notre Dame. The time is set for 7 p.m. est on November 29 on ESPN2, and will prove to be a very good early test for a young UK squad.

UK releases information for single-game football ticket sales.

Eloy Vargas is getting a shot to play professional basketball, as he is playing with Caneros De La Romana,  a pro basketball team in theDominican Republic.

Five Star Basketball has a great video feature on the Houston Defenders and UK recruits Andrew and Aaron Harrison.

Marquis Teague is offically a member of the Chicago Bulls as he finally signs his contract. Now that he’s finally a pro and living out his dreams of playing in the NBA, here’s what he had to say:

It feels good to finally get it out of the way. I just want to get in the gym and start working out.