#CvilleEagles
š¦ ā¦Former College Player & Coachā¦ā93 KY St Champ, ā96 NCAA Champion, ā13 KY Girls State Champ (Coach), ā24 GUAA National Champ (Coach)
#ThunderFam
I went to KY, lead my team to a state championship and didnāt win Mr Basketball. The best player, Jason Osbourne, won the award that year. I ended up winning KY Gatorade Player of the Year. We both went on and had successful college careers. Moral of the story, KEEP BALLING!
Sports is NOT an Equal Opportunity activity. If you donāt like how things are going start putting the work in. Just because the coach kept you on the team doesnāt mean you get equal playing time. If you want more go EARN IT. GET BETTER! Point Blank Period š¤·š¾āāļø!
Sahvir Wheeler great job last night, 9 assist, 1 turnover! Way to be ready when called upon and lead the Cats to victory! From one PG to the next, job well done in a must-win situation on the road!
If youāre playing AAU and worried about scoring points, youāre playing for the wrong reasons. Your number 1 goal should be to catch the eyes of College Coaches by doing the small things that will make you stand out! JMO, but what do I know!
Barren County girls basketball team has brought the largest crowd of any boys or girls teams that made it to state. Unbelievable following. Thatās what making it to the state tournament is all about. Bringing the COMMUNITY together
All the naysayers can keep talking, but this kid can flat play. Power 5 talent! I donāt care if he plays for a county school or not. There are ballers all over the state of KY and he is at the top of the list with all the others! Keep grinding young man!
Joshua Moore ā”ļø (pre-order Morphenomenal now!)
The powers to be need to figure out how to move UK/UL game back to Saturday. That game use to be a Holiday for the State with watch parties and all! Cmon Man!
Winning Conference Tourneys do not matter in the eye of the committee. Arizona (4 seed) and UK (5 seed), but North Carolina loses in the finals and has 10 loses on the year (2 seed). LOL
Passing to the post is a lost art at all levels SMH. If the post players is working on position and the guard can see his numbers on the front PLEASE throw them the ball. Itās not that hard of a pass š¤·š¾āāļø
Say what you want about the calls Duke got down the stretch, but UCF hurt themselves by not completing the lob play that wouldāve put them up 6. That mightāve been the dagger that couldāve knocked Duke out the tourney.
#MarchMadness
#SurviveAndAdvance
Everybody has a speculation who the next coach at UK is going to be. Only one person holds that information for now and thatās Barnhart. Heās making the hire! Everybody just enjoy your day/days and let it play out. Jeez!
On the bus ride home after a loss and have a serious question for all basketball players past and present! How did/do you feel after losing a game? I just feel that MOST in todays generation could care less. It doesnāt bother them either way.
Why are so many talented kids in the state of KY being overlooked by colleges? I am an advocate for all kids deserving to play at the next level and just want some insight. Does what you do in High School matter anymore or just what you do during AAU?
As a coach is it just me that feels lost as you walk into the office the day after your season just ended? Like something has been taken away! Sitting here reflecting on the season, doing stats and laundry; I totally feel lost because our season ended. I miss my team already!
Whatever happen to basketball players going to the local parks or neighborhoods to play ball? Playing against older people in Dirt Bowls or just playing pickup in general! That is how we grew up and got better!
Itās tough to beat a team 3 times in a season. Guard play was the key for Auburn as Harper/Brown had a day against us. Give Bruce Pearl and his team all the credit. We had opportunities to win today, but it just wasnāt meant to be.
Watched ā97 Championship game vs Arizona and was replaying possessions in my head before they happened. Great memories! Couldnāt watch OT though ššš
My take that some kids/parents need to hear about playing high level AAU basketball. You donāt have to score a zillion points to be a good player. Find your role on the team and do it well. If you communicate, rebound, defend and assist youāre just as valuable to the TEAM!
I have now entered the Transfer Portal for coaches. Ready to get a chance on someoneās bench at the next level. Letās see if I get the same interest as these players. LOL
The ups and downs of being a fan of a college team. Earlier this week so many on my timeline was bashing Cal & The Cats. Today those same folks are singing their praises. Sports is a funny game and lucky for Cal and those young fellas today was a new day. Keep grinding!
True UK fans knew it was going to be tough for us today in Knoxville against the Vols. Hopefully we can meet again in Nashville and settle the tie-breaker. Big Boy basketball at its finest.
Reed Sheppard, Kaleb Glenn, Gabe Sisk, Jamal Chambers & Turner Butry, just to name a few can all hoop! Stop the hate in KY on players not playing in your city or for your team. KY has a ton of talent across the state and we should enjoy ALL of them!
#KyBallers
I never have understood why you burn couches or anything for that matter after big wins. So confused, but enjoyed watching the huge UK win over Florida.
#BBN
Win or lose I commend these UK kids for their fight tonight at Texas Tech. They have logged a lot of minutes and have to be worn down mentally and physically. We must recruit more depth for our program in the future. Use those scholarships!
I wish all these college basketball fans would stop worrying about NCAA NET rankings. Your team will have to win 6 games in the tournament to be crowned champions!
When youāre physically and mentally exhausted you must find a way to keep going. The grind doesnāt stop just because youāre tired. Getting up and still attacking the grind daily speaks highly of your character. You got this!
#MotivationalMonday
#WinTheDay
The state of Kentucky needs a JUCO for our student-athletes as well. Could be a power on the national Level š¤·š¾āāļø. Need to open St Catherine back up and turn it into a Juco again!
Makayla Epps brought the š„ to
@KentuckyWBB
She led the Cats with 17.7 PPG her senior year & earned All-American status. She was the 2nd player in UK history to earn All-SEC 1st team honors for 3 straight seasons, and ended her career ranking top-10 in 5 different categories š¼
Off season workouts may not be MANDATORY, but neither is your playing time once the season comes. Put the work in during the off season and watch your skills improve. If your skills improve then your game improves; which in turn means your playing time will increase.
#FACTS
I am over all this Exposure basketball when parents want there kids to be stars on the team. This is not your high school team where you can do whatever you like and the coach is okay with it. If you plan on playing on the next level, you better become the ultimate teammate.
There isnāt anything wrong with dreams, but keep them realistic. Playing at the D1 level is not easy, so players/parents/handlers STOP with the D1 or bust philosophy. Stop worrying about what interest/offers the next person is getting š¤·š¾āāļø. Take care of YOUR GAME!
Kids donāt play like they do on their high school team (coaches fault), kids donāt make shots (coaches fault), kids donāt play defense (coaches fault) and coaches calls plays (coaches fault). New era of sports. No accountability whatsoever! Just SMH
If you dont know what it's like to make it to an elite 8 and lose you should save your comments for any player or coach that lost in it. Since when being
#Elite
didn't mean nothing
Today marks the last day of my 14th year in education as an Instructional Assistant/Certified SPED Teacher combined. What a great ride itās been and one that I enjoy doing daily. Love being in this profession with so many other great educators in the Bluegrass State!
I thought summer ball was about the team getting better, chemistry and building a culture. All I see is individual stats of players. My how the game has changed!
For all athletes and the sport(s) they play. Summertime/OFF SEASON workouts are not mandatory, but remember a coach having to play you is not mandatory either! If your skill set doesnāt improve, neither will your playing time. JMO!
#PutTheWorkIn
#GRIND
Great block by
#25
from Florida State and the announcers go MUTE. Every time Duke does something they go crazy. Bias to Duke is an understatement ššš
-Bad Body Language šš¾
-Not a Team Player/Selfish šš¾
-Thinking Score Score Scorešš¾
-Energy Givers for Your Team šš¾
-Winning 50/50 Balls šš¾
-Playing Hard on Defense šš¾
-Playing The Game with Passion šš¾
What are you doing to stand out? Do the little things! They Matter!
Available 2020 6ā5 SF/PF, Jamison Epps, is looking to play at the next level. The academic side of being a student-athlete: ACT Score (23), GPA (3.5) and a Student Ambassador at Marion County High School. š stats through 13 games: PPG (18.1) & RPG (13.3).
Coaching is a hard profession because youāll never make everyone happy, especially team sports. At the same time sports isnāt an Equal Opportunity Game either. Every game different players will step up and deserve that opportunity to play more! It is what it is!
Seeing all the regional brackets being posted is what makes this time of year SPECIAL in KY. The excitement of Regional Tournaments across the Bluegrass is second to none. I LOVE MY STATE. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!
#RoadToRupp
#OneChampion
As a coach of any sport/level you canāt be a yes man or woman. You must run your team how you see fit with ACCOUNTABILITY being at the forefront. It starts at the top, Head Coach, and trickles down! You must treat EVERY PLAYER the same from top to bottom for team chemistry!
A big āthanksā to my good friend
@epps_anthony
for sharing his life and UK career in a special 2-part Podcast that everyone will enjoy over next 2 weeks. What a wonderful and dedicated high school educator and coach Anthony has become. A tremendous role model for our society.
I would like to THANK the CISD students, teachers, board members, superintendent, administrators, alumni and community for their support tonight vs our crosstown rivals Taylor County. The atmosphere was electric! Letās keep this going.
#EaglePride
Two Kentucky young men on the biggest stage tonight playing for a College Football National Championship. Congrats to Damien Harris and Jedrick Willis Jr.
Kentucky State Tournament. Feels good to be back in Rupp Arena. A lot of memories have been made in this place for me: ā93 KY State Champ and ā96 NCAAā¦
I would never knock a kid who left our AAU program for another to a college coach. Is this action the norm by many or just a select few? Makes no sense. If the kid left your program you shouldnāt say anything, but tell the coach to contact their new team. JMO š¤·š¾āāļø
Anyone in the Lexington area looking for a new car, go check my son
@jaren_epps
out at Enterprise Car Sales in Nicholasville! He will take good care of you.
You can talk all you want about going to college to play this sport or that sport, but if your work ethic is suspect then the talk is MUTE. Even the great players had to put in the time and work to better their craft. No matter what sport you love, you must WORK at it!
In TEAM sports the mentality of WE must always be greater than ME if you expect success! Over the years teams that played together for each other are the ones who are usually SUCCESSFULL in the end. If you COMMIT to the TEAM you will rep your rewards!
#TeamFirstMentality
October 15th! Official Start of Basketball in the state of KY for High School Programs! Good Luck this upcoming season to all programs, Boys & Girls, across the Bluegrass State ššš
Offense is fun to watch and I get it, but DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP! Baylor locked Gonzaga up! Players wanting to learn how to play good D without fouling should watch Mitchell from Baylor!
#DefensiveDawg
Please open the offensive playbook up and let these kids have some fun. Why have receivers if we never use them? Donāt be predictable in the Bow Game!
Missed Big Blue Madness tonight because of my football coaching responsibilities. I missed not seeing all my UK Brothers, but Campbellsville got the huge W over Bethlehem to move our record to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the district.
#EaglePride
#BBN
My faith is not where it should be and I take full blame for that. I must start building a better relationship with God, believing that things will get betterā¦
Kentucky lost last night. Everyone has an explanation to why! The only reason we lost is because Kansas State scored more points than us. Nothing more nothing less. Life will go on.
#StillChasing9
Congrats to all players across the landscape of the girls/boys basketball scene getting offers to play at the next level. For those still waiting continue to grind and put the work in. Remember it only takes 1 offer to play at the next level. Be patient and stay the course!
When you get word from your child,
@ThatEppsKidd25
, that they have landed abroad you finally get a sense of relief come over. Been a nervous wreck the past 24 hours. From Lebanon, KY to Beirut, Lebanon.
Tom Crean to Georgia. I am available to be an assistant who wants to get into the college game and work my way up the ladder. Any coach for that matter looking for an assistant coach with a winning pedigree, I am available!
I love the coaching the game of basketball. Thankful for the opportunity to share my knowledge to the next wave of talent. The ride is not always smooth, but I truly care for all the players I coach. Itās a TEAM thing with me and will always be. Together we ACHIEVE MORE!
Class of 2020: these NTI Days are not VACATION DAYS! School is not out yet, so PLEASE take care of your schoolwork to be ready for graduation. Donāt be that student who complains when the time comes because YOU havenāt taken care of what you should have been doing!
Just need to share something for all student-athletes. Youāre a student-athlete year round not just when your sport is in season. Donāt let a slippage of grades out of season come back to hinder you in the long run.