2006-2007 Season Kentucky Men’s Basketball Gallery
March 30, 2007
View basketball slideshows from the 2006-2007 season for the University of Kentucky Wildcats.
Coaching change
March 22, 2007
As the smarty pants in the Bluegrass analyze the departure of UK coach Tubby Smith, let’s take a look at at least one set of coaches from Kentucky who haven’t changed much over the last three years.
photo by David Stephenson/staff
March 18, 2004. Former UL coach Denny Crum shared some popcorn with former UK coach Joe B. Hall while watching the Boys’ Sweet Sixteen tournament.
Fast-forward to today, March 22, 2007.
photo by David Stephenson/staff
Looks like the only thing to change was Denny’s sweater. You can’t make this stuff up.
-David
Happy Birthday Mr. Bertram!
March 18, 2007
Being on the road often takes you away from family and friends on important days. Such was the case on St. Patrick’s Day, which also was Charles Bertram’s birthday. I’m sure part of Charles wishes UK had lost its first game and he could have gotten home for his birthday. But his "photo" family made sure he celebrated with good food and good friends.
Charles, who turned 51 on Friday, has been at the paper for 30 years. We benefit from his work ethic. Thirty more years coming up Charles!
OSU rocks, Texas A&M rolls on
March 18, 2007
This week, I’ve been holed up in Rupp Arena covering the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament. I thought I’d post some photos from the Saturday games here, most of which didn’t get published due to space restrictions.
First the Ohio State game:
That Greg Oden rocks. He won’t be playing college hoops long. He could be Robert Parish’s son.
OSU coach Thad Matta. He thinks Greg Oden rocks, too.
Ron Lewis’ buzzer-beating three-pointer, which sent the game into OT.
Same moment, same photographer, same position. Different camera, different lens. This photo was triggered by my foot with a switch connected to a 30D with a 16-35mm f2.8 lens resting on the floor in front of me.
We’re always looking for good action from a game, but often we’re looking for any kind of emotion that reflects the outcome of the game. Even better when both teams are in the photo.
Now, for the second game, Louisville vs. Texas A&M:
How do you spell ally-oop? That would be Terrence Williams on his way to a dunk.
UL’s Edgar Sosa, left, and Texas A&M’s Acie Law IV duked it out the entire game; both had incredible performances.
But, someone had to win, and someone had to lose. Sorry Edgar.
And now it’s time to celebrate and head to the Sweet 16.
I’m sure there are a lot of people in Texas who would like to hug Billy Gillispie.
Not Terrence Williams, though.
The end. There is always football.
-David Stephenson/Staff
The “OFF” day
March 18, 2007
During the NCAA Tournament, the day between games is known as the off day. In some cases, we shoot fans enjoying the city in which their team is playing, and we get to do some exploring ourselves. During such exploration, we Kentucky photographers practice an art form we call "snappers". Snappers are fun photos. Sometimes they are photos of us in cool cities doing tourist things, and other times the images are intended to be funny.
Photo by David Coyle
This photo above is Charles, Bill Luster, and myself shot by David Coyle. Luster, Coyle, and Charles all have a knack for the snappers so I was just along for the ride.
