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Highly touted recruit

Andrew Wiggins

still considering

reclassification,

college decisions

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ANDREW WIGGINS, GUARDED BY NERLENS NOEL, IN THE ELITE YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE

ON APRIL 9, 2011. PHOTO BY ANDREW SHURTLEFF

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A YOGA NICHE FOR GUYSWhy is yoga more popular among women

in the U.S.? The colorful, rolled-up mats andskin-tight pants may be to blame. Perhaps it’sthe sitting in peace without beating each otherup that turns men off of the exercise, butdon’t be quick to judge this ancient practice.The leaders of the pack are often men. Readthe full health column online.

ANNUAL MOON FESTIVALThe Kentucky Chinese American Associ-

ation will host a Moon Festival Celebrationon Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Moon-Dance Amphitheater, 1152 Monarch St., in-side Beaumont Centre Circle.

“The event will have traditional Chinesefood, musicians, artwork, and language activ-ities,” KYCAA Vice President Bill Jing said.Read a full story online.

TALLYCATS USERS INCREASEThe TallyCats program saw a 71 percent

increase in uniques users during K Weekcompared with last year.

A unique user is considered as one swipeper person, said Karah Brown, the TallyCatsdirector.

During K Week, there were 2,964 uniquesusers, compared with the 1,733 users from KWeek 2011, Student Government Vice Presi-dent Mary Katherine Kington said.

“We are a little surprised by the out-come,” she said. Read a full story online.

NATICAKES FUNDRAISERStudents poured into Naticakes on Thurs-

day to receive free frozen yogurt and makedonations to a charity that aims to benefitchildren around the world.

The small sweets shop brought in a crowdwith the promise of free treats and many tookadvantage of the opportunity to donate to theNatalie Wynn Carter Foundation.

Ten percent of every purchase made atNaticakes on a normal day goes toward thefoundation that funds the building and renovat-ing of playgrounds. Read a full story online.

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Disney Trivia Night. 8 p.m. StudentCenter Cats Den. Free. Prizes for winners. (859) 257-2017.

UK Basketball Alumni CharityGame. 2 p.m. Rupp Arena.$20-$100. All proceeds go tocharity. (859) 233-3535.www.rupparena.com.

Andrea Gibson, spoken wordartist. 7 p.m. Memorial Hall.Free. (859) 257-8868.www.uksab.org.

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PHOTO BY BRANDON GOODWIN | STAFFUK tailback Josh Clemons celebrates his touchdown in UK’s 2011 sea-son opener against Western Kentucky in Nashville, Tenn., last fall.

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Standing 6-foot-8, 195 pounds, there is not much An-drew Wiggins can’t do on the basketballcourt.

The high-school junior has elite athleticability.

In fine-tuning his skills, he has be-come a prolific scorer, whether that iswith his much-improved jump shot ordriving ability. In addition, his length pro-vides vast opportunities to break downhis defender.

All that considered, his head coach atHuntington Prep, Rob Fulford, summedthings up: “There is no question college isa waste of time for him.”

Essentially, he is correct. Wiggins end-ed this summer as the top player in Ameri-ca regardless of class, despite hailing fromToronto.

“It is an honor that people are recog-nizing someone from Canada, anothercountry, being named the best player in thenation,” Wiggins said.

Being such a highly rated prospect, he

excels in dealing with all the media andthe attention that comes with it.

“He’s a good kid. He hates this stuffbut he’s good at it,” Fulford said. “That’sthe funny part about it.”

Wiggins suggests that he still needs toimprove on a few things, notably gettingstronger and working on ball handling.

“I mean, his game is at an extremelyhigh level and he’s on an entirely differentlevel than anyone at his age right now,”Fulford said. “I think it’s just kind of fine-tuning things at this point.”

But, Fulford said, “he could start for anNBA team tomorrow.”

Andrew is not only an unbelievable tal-ent, but a great leader on and off the court.

“He’s just a good kid, so people wantto be around him. And people want to bearound him, not just because he’s AndrewWiggins, but because he’s a likable guy,”Fulford said. “You know, people at schoollike him, teachers like him and that’s atribute to his character.”

The big question is whether he willmake the jump to the 2013 class or stay inhigh school an additional year, something

his coach said he is ready to do.“Selfishly for us, if we’ve got him here

for another year that’sbetter for us, but that’snot what’s best for him,” Fulfordsaid.

But there may be more that factors intothe decision other than what is best for hiscareer as a basketball player. Fulford addeda twist to his player’s recruitment thatcould play a factor into his reclassification,and it doesn’t involve his Florida Statealumni parents.

“He’s got a girlfriend,” Fulford said.“She’s top 25 in the country and she goesto the school he goes to and she’s in thesame class he is. So this (2013 or 2014)decision has a lot to do with that, too.”

Ultimately, family may make thatchoice, though, his coach said.

“I have the feeling that if the deci-sion is solely his he will be back. Hewill be in ’14,” Fulford said. “If his dadsays ‘you are going,’ then obviously hewill go, but that hasn’t happened yet, sothat’s what I tell everybody — until itcomes out of his dad’s mouth, it is justrumor.”

One of those rumors has it that Wig-gins’ recruitment is down to the likes ofUK, FSU and North Carolina.

“Obviously, Kentucky will be in it inthe end,” Fulford said. “I wouldn’tsay Florida State has an edge, butobviously Mom ran track there,Dad played there, so they’re goingto be in it.”

Recruiters from North Carolinawere scheduled to be in town tospeak with Wiggins on Thursday,Fulford said.

As strange as it may seem, UK headcoach John Calipari didn’t make a stop inHuntington during his cross-country re-cruiting trip, despite previous reports.

“Cal was supposed to be here to meetwith him on Sunday morning, but wedidn’t get back until Sunday evening froma game and (Calipari) had to go on toTexas,” Fulford said.

Wiggins said he wouldn’t mind playingwith other elite talent, which is a probableoccurrence for Calipari’s 2013 recruitingclass.

“If that school offers me the bestchance and the best opportunity and othertop players are on their team, I wouldn’tmind playing with them,” he said.

No particular timeframe is being con-sidered by the star recruit for his decision.Wiggins said when the time comes that hemust pick a school, he will do so.

Eventually, he will step foot on a col-lege campus as a freshman, be it next fallor in 2014, but the question of if he’ll be aone-and-done is a laughable one, at best,for his coach.

“He better be.”

NICK JONESnjones@kykernel.com

Cats’ offensehas the edge

But D-line might not stop WKU runCharity game brings basketball alumni back

UK offensive line vs. Western Kentucky pass rush

The Cats feature an offense noth-ing like the one Western Kentucky sawwhen these two teams squared off tobegin last season. With then-starterMorgan Newton at quarterback, UK’soffense was predicated on an inconsis-tent rushing attack behind a banged-upoffensive line, and a vanilla passinggame that heavily relied on safe but in-effective screen passes.

Now UK features a wide-open of-fense that utilizes the shotgun formation,and at times, a no-huddle tempo. Quar-terback Maxwell Smith has passed theball 89 times in the Cats’ first twogames, and the confidence betweenSmith and his receivers is only growing.

But the Hilltoppers’ defense is notgoing to roll over without a fight. Oneweek ago, WKU recorded six sacksagainst defending national championand No. 1-ranked Alabama. Despitelosing 35-0, the Hilltoppers held theCrimson Tide to just 328 total yards.

For a point of comparison, UK’s de-fense has allowed 875 total yards in itsfirst two games, allowing more than400 yards in each game.

If WKU can apply the same typeof pass rush against UK, the Cats’ of-fense could be in for a long evening.As much as UK likes to pass in itsnew offensive system, it is critical thatSmith be given time to find his re-ceivers. Against Kent State, Smithcompleted 30 passes to 10 different re-ceivers, accumulating 354 yardsthrough the air and four touchdowns.

Edge: UK offensive lineThe offensive line for the Cats has

allowed just three sacks so far this sea-son, and is getting better each and everyweek. Unlike last season, the line hasmanaged to remain healthy and in tact,allowing UK’s linemen to build chem-istry and gain confidence in themselvesand one another. WKU has an excellentdefense that won’t make anything easyon the Cats’ offense, but expect the of-fensive line to respect the Hilltoppers’

ETHAN LEVINE elevine@kykernel.com

Star recruit mulls class, school choices

Wiggins in UK’s future?

Fans will get their first chance tosee basketball this year at the UKalumni charity game at Rupp Arenaon Saturday.

A collection of former UK play-ers, including Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Anthony Davis, DeMarcusCousins, Randolph Morris and sev-eral players from the 1996 champi-onship team will be in Lexington forthe charity showcase.

“There’s no other scale like this,”said Derek Anderson, who playedfrom 1995-97 for UK. “This is aprogram that is beyond touchable foranybody.”

UK head coach John Caliparisaid he hopes to donate more than$300,000 to charities such as Samar-itan’s Feet, 4 Paws for Ability, theWest Liberty Recovery Fund andEverFi Financial Literacy.

“This is a neat thing,” Caliparisaid. “I want the players who are

there to give away the checks. Bycoming together, we can have an im-pact on these organizations.”

The 1996 team will take on anall-star team from the John CalipariFantasy Experienceat 11 a.m., followedby the featurealumni game at 2p.m.

Members of the’96 team in atten-dance will be An-derson, AnthonyEpps, Walter Mc-Carty, Jared Prickett,Jeff Sheppard, Wayne Turner andAntoine Walker.

“It’s awesome that we can getguys back that played from ’96 -’99,” Turner said. “For Coach Cal toget us all together is an honor for us.This is my second home.”

Calipari said members of the ’96team will play together as well aswith the younger pros in attendance.

“When you’re sitting in the seat

I’m in, you’re the keeper of tradition,”Calipari said. “You reach back andbring people in and let them knowthat this is their program.”

And for those guys, it’s great tofeel that recognitionagain.

“It’s good to beback involved in theprogram,” Andersonsaid. “We had thosetimes when we weren’table to come heresometimes, but nowCoach Cal has openedthe doors to us.”

Calipari announced Monday thatlower-level tickets, originally $40,would be cut in half. Now, everyticket in the building is $20 besidesthe premium lower-level seating,which is still $100.

To get the half-price ticket deal,fans can use the code “TWENTY”at the Rupp Arena box office, Tick-etmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.

DAVID SCHUHdschuh@kykernel.com

Pros return to Rupp

UK women’s soccer opens SECplay this weekend against Florida andMississippi State, coming off its onlymisstep of the season: Sunday’s 3-1loss to Samford.

Prior to the loss, the Cats (5-1-0)were undefeated and coming off a 2-0 win at No. 12 Louisville (5-1-0).UK had conceied only one goal inits opening five games. The NCAAwomen’s soccer polls show UK re-ceiving votes for the Top 25, but the

Cats are not yet ranked.With momentum carrying the

Cats, bolstered by the big win overtheir in-state rival Cardinals, wasslowed down by the speed-bump lossto Samford. The youth has broughtnational attention to the Cats this sea-son, with four goals coming fromfreshman, two off the foot of CaraLedman. Kelli Hubly and Cailin Har-ris both picked up the first goals oftheir college careers in last weekend’sCardinal Classic in Louisville.

A big part of the Cats’ scoringthis season has come from set

pieces, as they’ve amassed 55 totalcorner kicks on the season. On threeof those occasions, senior NatalieHorner has scored on corners fromjunior Danielle Krohn. The duo’sthree goals lead the team this season,all of them credited to Horner. JuniorAshley VanLandingham also hasscored on two free kicks this season.Each player has credited team effortand offseason practice with creatingstrong set-piece scoring. SophomoreArin Gilliland also has scored for the

BOYD HAYESbhayes@kykernel.com

Women’s soccer opens SEC play after Samford loss

UK men’s soccer travels down I-64 totake on the Louisville Cardinals on Friday.

Head coach Johan Cedergren and hissquad look to bounce back from a 1-0 lossto No. 4 Charlotte on Sunday.

Following the loss, Cedergren alludedto how important this game is on theschedule: “I hope we can move on and geta big result on Friday.”

Louisville is 3-2 on the season, includ-ing a 3-2 upset over No. 15 Wake Forest in

double overtime. After beginning the year ranked No. 3

in the country, two early losses have theCards ranked No. 14 heading into Friday’smatch.

The Cards are returning seven seniorsfrom last year’s team, including three sen-iors who are on the Major League Soccerwatch list to begin the season.

The Cats look to upset Louisville andget started in the right direction after a 1-4start. A positive for UK is that even thoughit has lost four of its first five, all of thelosses have been against ranked opponents.

The game is slated for a 7:30 p.m. startat Cardinal Park in Louisville.

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PHOTO BY GENEVIEVE ADAMS | STAFFSenior midfielder Charley Pettys plays against Charlotte in Sunday’s loss.

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PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFFLinebacker Bud Dupree tackles Senorise Perry in Sunday’s loss to Louisville.

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Game InfoWho: UK Alumni CharityGameWhen: Saturday at 2 p.m.Where: Rupp Arena

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Cats this season, but last season’s leadingscorer, Caitlin Landis, has yet to pick up agoal.

On the other side of the ball, the Cats’starting back line of Horner, VanLanding-ham, Gilliland, and senior captain AlyssaTelang has been a force this season, playingfast and physical defense. Keepers KaylaPrice and Kayla King also have proventhemselves brick walls in the box, with Kinghaving a phenomenal showing in theLouisville win. She saved a PK and someother threats on goal to keep the Cats ahead.

UK’s first opponent this weekend is No.22 Florida (3-2-1), whom the Cats will playat 7 p.m. Friday at the UK Soccer Complex.The Gators’ losses this season came at thehands of No. 1-ranked Florida State (6-0-0),after FSU scored in the 10th minute and heldon to win 1-0, and Miami (4-2-1). TheGators are the only SEC team to have ever

won a NCAA National Championship inwomen’s soccer, and they progressed to thesecond round of the tournament last season.Leading scorers for Florida this season aresenior Erika Tymrak and sophomore HavanaSolaun. The Gators are +1 in their goal dif-ferential for the season.

On Sunday at 1 p.m. on the same field,UK will play Mississippi State (7-0-0). TheBulldogs have seen prolific scoring this seasonfrom eight different players, totaling 19 goals.They are +16 in their goal differential this sea-son, allowing three goals thus far.

This is the first weekend of conferenceplay, and it should be exciting as major teamsclash for position at the top of their respectivedivisions.

UK was projected in a preseason NCAACoaches Poll to finish fourth in the SEC East.Head coach Jon Lipsitz has continually statedthat he, his staff and his team do not pay atten-tion to season predictions and long-term plan-ning, instead opting for everyday excellence.

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UK defensive line vs. WKU rushing attack

Former WKU star running back BobbyRainey graduated, but the UK defense isn’texactly off the hook. The Hilltoppers’ offenseis still very dependent on the run, no matterwho is carrying the ball.

Two games into the season, one of whichwas against a stout Alabama defense, WKUhas four players averaging more than fiveyards per carry, including freshman runningback Leon Allen, who has 24 carries for 119yards and a touchdown in his young career.

Quarterback Kawaun Jakes is back forhis senior season and provides a threat to op-posing defenses both through the air and onthe ground with impressive mobility.

Defensively, UK has simplified its pack-ages and shifted players around to help com-pensate for an overwhelming amount ofyouth in the starting lineup (which of coursecomes with an underwhelming lack of expe-rience). The Cats have moved edge rusherBud Dupree to weakside linebacker, replac-ing him on the defensive line with seniorTaylor Wyndham. Wyndham and fellow sen-ior defensive end Collins Ukwu have said theshift makes the defense much bigger. Facinga power running team like WKU, the added

size and versatility should work in UK’s fa-vor. But if the Cats are unable to stop the run,expect WKU to become UK’s third straightopponent to rack up a ton of total yards onoffense.

Edge: WKU rushing attackDon’t expect Allen or any of the Hilltop-

pers’ other backs to put up career numbers,but expect the run game to be effective. Notonly does UK lack experience on defense, butwith Wyndham moving into the starting line-up, the Cats also lack depth. If WKU elects tostick with the run, it is going to wear the UKdefense down. It may not be flashy, but theHilltoppers’ ground game could be the key tokeeping up with UK on the scoreboard overthe course of four quarters.

Overall Edge: UK While the WKU defense deserves a ton of

credit for what it did against Alabama lastweek, the Cats’ offense is also dangerous.Starting senior running back CoShik Williamsreturns this week after sitting out with a backinjury, adding to the list of weapons Smith willhave against the Hilltoppers. Expect Smith tospread it around and get the ball out quick totry to neutralize a dangerous defensive front.from WKU. Final score: UK 24, WKU 14.

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