Answer

Sorry BIG BLUE NATION, I have been business. I didn't post the answer yesterday so I will give it to you today. Here are all 13 players that played for UK and went on to win a NBA Championship:
 1. Paul Noel- Rochester Royals 1950-51
 2. Lou Tsioropoulos- Boston Celtics 1956-57, 1958-59 
 3. Frank Ramsey- Boston Celtics 1956-64
 4. Cliff Hagan-St. Louis Hawks (?)
 5. Pat Riley- LA Lakers 1971-72
 6. Larry Steele- Portland Trailblazers 1976-77
 7. Kevin Grevey- Washing Bullets 1977-78
 8. Rick Robey- Boston Celtics 1980-81
 9. Tayshawn Prince-Detroit Pistons 2003-04
 10. Nazr Mohammed- San Antonio Spurs 2004-05
 11. Antoine Walker- Miami Heat 2005-06
 12. Derek Anderson-Miami Heat 2005-06
 13. Rajon Rondo- Boston Celtics 2007-08

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The Hosscat20 has a trivia question for you BIG BLUE NATION.  There are 13 Kentucky players who went on to win NBA championships.  BIG BLUE NATION, can you name 6 out of  those 13 players? The Hosscat20 will post the answer Friday afternoon. Let's go Big Blue!!!!

BIG BLUE NATION! Two things I have to talk about. First, John Wall first game as a Wizard; 24 points, 8 assists. Not bad for a rookie huh. Wall hasn't played a game since UK, so that is a positive start for the young man, a real confidence builder. He also had 8 turnovers which makes his assist to turnover ratio even, but he is just a rookie in his first game. He will be a great NBA player. The second thing I want to talk about is the loss of one of our ex-cats who was one of the greatest big men in UK history. RIP Melvin Turpin, a great player and great person. I watch him play as a kid and the thing I remember the most was his soft little jump shot around the basket. His jump shot was beautiful for a big, back when big men could shoot free throws. Good bless his family.

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Lets make one thing crystal clear BIG BLUE NATION, we are going to be under the spotlight no matter what happens with UK basketball.  Be prepared for this kind of scrutiny for as long as Coach Cal is head coach of the Cats.  The players he goes after are the most talented, and high profiled players in the nation.  If we get 5 out of the top 10 to commit to UK, then everyone is going to assume we are cheating.  So, whether or not Coach Cal is guilty of anything illegal, BIG BLUE NATION should be prepared to hear the rumors and allegation, because they are going to be out there, always.  I 'm not really happy with it.  I personally think it makes the program look bad.  Even though this last allegation is bull. Wall, Cousins, Bledsoe, and Ortan  having agents before the 2010 season began is just plain stupid.  If those players had any involvement with agents prior to the season starting, how would UK know anything about it. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the agents got in touch with those players not the other way around. Regardless, UK doesn't have a thing in the world to do with that.  They did not hire agents because they didn't have any money, and at the time, any promise of a NBA career.  John Wall was the only one projected to go high in the NBA draft during that time. Rumors and allegations are just some of the things that the University of Kentucky and its' fans are going to have to put up with every year Coach Cal is coach.  My question to BIG BLUE NATION, is it a small price to pay or a big price that we can not afford?  Will all these allegations and rumors come back to bite the University of Kentucky in the long run?