The NBA regular season doesn’t begin until the end of this month, but a trio of former Kentucky stars got a taste of their first NBA action Sunday in the NBA preseason.
The centerpiece of Kentucky’s 2012 class was named a preseason All-American by College Basketball Talk, NBC Sports’ basketball college basketball website. Noel was named a preseason third-team All-American by the website.
The great debate for an NBA team in Louisville continues to roll on, but consider John Calipari a supporter of the idea. With the KFC Yum! Center in place, Calipari believes it’s a no-brainer to sign off on an NBA team if one is interested in moving to the Derby City. Freedom Hall is also an option.
If you haven’t gotten your fill of college basketball previews yet with everything the local media is releasing, John Calipari had more on a podcast Tuesday with ESPN’s Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg.
Sporting News revealed its preseason top 25 on Tuesday, placing John Calipari’s Kentucky team at No. 4. A season after winning the national championship but losing six of their top players, Sporting News predicts that the Cats will once again be in the hunt for a national championship.