We all doubted that anyone could truly rival Anthony Davis as a shot blocker, let alone surpass him. Somehow, Nerlens Noel is on his way to doing just that. And as far as single game performances, Nerlens delivered the sort of defensive domination last night that was truly superior (in every way but the size of the stage) to even Davis's superb national title game in 2012.
With 12 blocks, Noel:
- broke the UK single-game record of 9 (held by Andre Riddick and Sam Bowie)
- tied the SEC single-game record of 12 (held by Shaquille O'Neal)
- utterly demoralized every member of the Rebel opposition.
Somehow, Nerlens managed five of the blocks AFTER his fourth foul. During the first half, when he was bricking free throw after free throw, it was difficult to imagine him earning forgiveness. Instead, he rendered Kentucky's continuing charity stripe struggles temporarily moot, and had the first game by a 2012-13 UK player truly worthy of national praise.
Remarkably, Noel is now ahead of Davis's BPG pace - 4.75 to 4.65. With just six more blocks, he will become the 18th Wildcat with 100 for his career.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
2012 Kentucky Wildcats - Records and Accolades
This post is meant simply to list the most important accomplishments of this incredibly special team. I'll be adding to it.
TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (our 8th title, won by five different coaches)
FINISHED #1 IN BOTH MAJOR POLLS (stayed #1 the final 8 weeks of the season)
PERFECT 16-0 IN SEC (only third time in history - all by UK)
CONTINUED NATION'S LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK (currently 52 games)
WON 24 CONSECUTIVE GAMES
NCAA RECORD FOR TEAM BLOCKED SHOTS (335 in a single season)
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
ANTHONY DAVIS - NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR (our first ever AP, Naismith or Wooden winner)
ANTHONY DAVIS - FINAL FOUR MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST - NCAA TOURNAMENT SOUTH REGION MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
ANTHONY DAVIS - SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ANTHONY DAVIS, MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST - ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
ANTHONY DAVIS - NCAA FRESHMAN RECORD FOR BLOCKED SHOTS (186 - also our new single-season school record)
ANTHONY DAVIS - UK FRESHMAN RECORD FOR REBOUNDS (415)
DARIUS MILLER, TERRENCE JONES, DORON LAMB - ALL JOINED 1000-POINT CLUB
DARIUS MILLER - MOST GAMES PLAYED IN UK HISTORY (152 in his career)
TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (our 8th title, won by five different coaches)
FINISHED #1 IN BOTH MAJOR POLLS (stayed #1 the final 8 weeks of the season)
PERFECT 16-0 IN SEC (only third time in history - all by UK)
CONTINUED NATION'S LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAK (currently 52 games)
WON 24 CONSECUTIVE GAMES
NCAA RECORD FOR TEAM BLOCKED SHOTS (335 in a single season)
INDIVIDUAL HONORS
ANTHONY DAVIS - NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR (our first ever AP, Naismith or Wooden winner)
ANTHONY DAVIS - FINAL FOUR MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST - NCAA TOURNAMENT SOUTH REGION MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
ANTHONY DAVIS - SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ANTHONY DAVIS, MICHAEL KIDD-GILCHRIST - ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
ANTHONY DAVIS - NCAA FRESHMAN RECORD FOR BLOCKED SHOTS (186 - also our new single-season school record)
ANTHONY DAVIS - UK FRESHMAN RECORD FOR REBOUNDS (415)
DARIUS MILLER, TERRENCE JONES, DORON LAMB - ALL JOINED 1000-POINT CLUB
DARIUS MILLER - MOST GAMES PLAYED IN UK HISTORY (152 in his career)
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