Facing Kansas State Wildcats a bittersweet thing for Aaron Harrison Sr
By Paul Jordan
Mandatory Credit: Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports
Kentucky fans will overlook Kansas State and look ahead to Wichita State and that’s OK. It’s what fans do. We can rest assured the John Calipari is overlooking no one.
"On the K-State matchup: “I watched some tape and I’ll tell you what, they’re a veteran, physical, great defensively, motion offense, really different kinds of motion. They try to beat you on the dribble and they’re physical. A lot like the teams – LSU, Georgia and Florida – like the teams we just played. We had to give our kids a day off today after the week we went through Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday to get ready for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, the wars we played in. But it seems like they’re in a great frame of mind right now.” On Kansas State guard Marcus Foster: “Oh, he’s been outstanding. Again, they have perimeter guys that can really play and shoot it and have the freedom to go do their thing. They have big guys – now their big isn’t 7-foot, but he’s that wide. I mean, he’s a big body, angles to the rim, puts his body on you on drives, just put hands up and put a chest on you. You know, they’re good. And their perimeter guys are good. Foster’s outstanding. Makes big shots, not afraid to score. They’re good. They’re really – for a first-round game, I’m not sure a team with a strength of schedule of two, an RPI of 15 or 16, that’s a tough first game. For both of us, Kansas State and us.” On whether he’s looked ahead to Wichita State at all: “No, no, no. Hahahahaha. No. I’ve done this 20 years. You worry about what’s in front of you”."
And just like the Wildcats, UK Hoops is going dancing and find themselves in a loaded bracket. Good thing, they play at home to start, so after a late night of watching the Wildcats advance, make sure you set the alarm to head over to Memorial to support the UK Hoops.
"The No. 10/11 University of Kentucky women’s basketball team earned its school-record fifth straight bid to the NCAA Tournament, and 11th overall, with a No. 3 seed in the Notre Dame Regional. The Wildcats (24-8) will face 14-seeded Wright State in the first round Saturday, March 22 in Memorial Coliseum. The game will air live on ESPN2 at 11 a.m. ET. For the first time in program history, Kentucky has been selected to host the First and Second Rounds of the 2014 NCAA Tournament in the storied Memorial Coliseum. The games will be held Saturday, March 22 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. ET and Monday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. ET. The No. 3 seed is the second in school history for the Wildcats, and first since 1983. The other first-round matchup in Lexington features No. 6 seed Syracuse (22-9) and No. 11 seed Chattanooga (29-3)."