– Patrick Patterson, who I profiled Sunday in a pre-draft piece, talked with the media after his workout with the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. Video (as if you couldn’t see) is above.
– Men’s basketball head coach John Calipari announced the dates for UK’s Pro Camp this summer. The camp will take place July 29-31 is open for kids ages 7 to 18. Kids between the ages of 7-11 will go from 9 a.m. to noon each day and ages 12-18 will go from 1 to 4 p.m. all three days. The cost for the camp is $199 and several pros are expected to be in attendance. I’ve been told the three pros that will be in attendanec (unfortunately I can’t give who they are away), but believe me, you’ll want to be there. Also, we now have photo galleries from the first six satellite camps on ukathletics.com.
– A lot of chatter going on right now about where DeMarcus Cousins will go in Thursday night’s NBA Draft. One day after video aired in which Cousins told ESPN’s Andy Katz that he was the best player in the draft, his stock is apparently rising. After ESPN’s Chad Ford said Derrick Favors has been “getting his butt kicked” by Cousins in the latest pre-draft workouts, there are rumors circulating that Cousins could go as high as No. 3 to the New Jersey Nets. Then there is a report from Brett Dawson of The Courier-Journal in which ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said he wouldn’t take a chance on Cousins as a top pick if he was a general manager. Whatever the final case may be, it’s become a compelling storyline as we lead up to draft night. Stay tuned over the next few days for additional draft coverage.