Former UK Basketball Coach - Billy Gillispie Arrested for DUI

Former Kentucky head basketball coach “Billy Gillispie” was arrested and charged with DUI early morning on Thursday at 2:47 a.m.  He was charge with DUI after refusing to take a sobriety test after police said they smelled wine on his breath.  A passenger was also arrested for alcohol intoxication.

Gillispie was pulled over in Anderson County while heading toward Frankfurt and later charged with DUI.  He was arraigned early this morning and pleaded “Not Guilty” to the DUI charge.  Police stated that he told them he was playing golf earlier that day. 

Gillispie’s right to drive in Kentucky was suspended for 120 days by the Judge that arraigned him.  He was released from jail this morning and his next court appearance is on September 23rd, 2009.

Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Roster for 2009-2010 Season

With Mark Krebs earning the 13th and final scholarship for the 2009-2010 season, we have been able to produce a mock roster for the 2009-2010 Kentucky Wildcats basketball season.  This may or may not change before the start of the season and that is why we are calling it a mock roster for now.  View the roster below:

No.	Name	Position	Height/Weight	Year	Hometown
24	Eric Bledsoe	G	6-1/190	FR	Birmingham, AL.
15	DeMarcus Cousins	F	6-11/260	FR	Mobile, AL.
3	Darnell Dodson	G	6-7/215	SO	Greenbelt, MD.
55	Josh Harrellson	F	6-10/265	JR	St. Charles, MO.
5	Ramon Harris	G/F	6-7/218	SR	Anchorage, Alaska
4	Jon Hood	G	6-6/195	FR	Madisonville, KY
12	Mark Krebs	G	6-5/208	SR	Newport, KY.
34	DeAndre Liggins	G	6-6/202	SO	Chicago, IL.
1	Darius Miller	G	6-7/223	SO	Maysville, KY.
33	Daniel Orton	F	6-10/255	FR	Oklahoma City, OK.
54	Patrick Patterson	F	6-9/235	JR	Huntington, WV.
21	Perry Stevenson	F	6-9/207	SR	Lafayette, LA.
11	John Wall	G	6-4/195	FR	Raleigh, NC.

 

Head Coach - John Calapari
Assistant Coach - John Robic
Assistant Coach - Orlando Antigua
Assistant Coach - Rod Strickland
Strength Coach - Todd Forcier
Director of Basketball Operations - Martin Newton
Athletic Trainer - Chris Simmons

Mark Krebs Earns 13th and Final Scholarship

Kentucky Wildcats’ basketball Senior “Mark Krebs” has earned the 13th and final scholarship for the 2009-2010 season.

Mark Krebs had been a walk-on the previous 2 seasons at UK and has seen action in a total of 17 games at Kentucky.  Krebs is a native of Newport, Kentucky.

Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Schedule, 2009-2010

The 2009-2010 Kentucky Wildcats basketball schedule is finally out.

Right now, we have the dates and the opposing teams information.  View the entire schedule below.

vs. = Home Games  at = Away Games

Note:  Some basketball games are played at neutral sites.

2009-2010 Wildcats Basketball Schedule:

Non-Conference Schedule:
vs. Morehead State Eagles (November 13)
vs. Miami (Ohio) Redhawks (November 16)
vs. Sam Houston State Bearkats (November 19)
vs. Rider Broncs (November 21)
vs. Cleveland State Vikings (November 24, Cancun - Mexico)
vs. Stanford Cardinals or Virginia Cavaliers (November 25, Cancun - Mexico - Cancun Challenge Final)
vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs (November 30, Louisville, KY)
vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (December 5)
vs. Connecticut Huskies (December 9, New York, NY)
at Indiana Hoosiers (December 12)
vs. Austin Peay Governers (December 19)
vs. Drexel Dragons (December 21)
vs. Long Beach State 49ers (December 23)
vs. Hartford Hawks (December 29)
vs. Louisville Cardinals (January 2)

SEC Schedule:
vs. Georgia Bulldogs (January 9)
at Florida Gators (January 12)
at Auburn Tigers (January 16)
vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (January 23)
at South Carolina Gamecocks (January 26)
vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (January 30)
vs. Ole Miss Rebels (February 2)
at LSU Tigers (February 6)
vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (February 9)
vs. Tennessee Volunteers (February 13)
at Mississippi State Bulldogs (February 16)
vs. Vanderbilt Commodores (February 20)
vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (February 25)
at Tennessee Volunteers (February 27)
at Georgia Bulldogs (March 3)
vs. Florida Gators (March 7)

Non-Conference Home Games = 10
Non-Conference Away Games = 1
Non-Conference Neutral Site Games = 4

SEC Conference Home Games = 9
SEC Conference Away Games = 7
SEC Conference Neutral Site Games = 0

Kentucky has put together a decent (not great) Non-Conference schedule for this year’s basketball team.  The games that stand out to me are the North Carolina, Connecticut, Stanford/Virginia, and Louisville games.  Don’t count the smaller teams out though.  Most of them had winning seasons last year and have the potential of giving the Wildcats a run for their money.

Early Prediction for Non-Conference Schedule: 12-3 or 13-2 (best guess)

Kentucky’s SEC Conference schedule usually looks the same, year in and year out…minus a few teams re-arranged on different dates.  I think Florida, LSU, Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi St,  and Vanderbilt will be among the front runners in the SEC (including Kentucky of course).

Early Prediction for SEC Conference Schedule: 12-4 or 11-5 (best guess)

If my predictions were to hold up, we could be looking at a 24-7 season or maybe even better, which would be a big improvement from last year!  Of course, John Calapari said he expects to go 40-0, run through the SEC tournament, and eventually become National Champions (Yes, he was joking).