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WILLIAMS, from B1 “I think Coshik, after play- around and stuff like that. I ing last year, understands think a lot of my players and Kentucky’s Davis receives weapon we need him to be that he had to take his condi- teammates look at me as a as a pass-receiver. He does a tioning level to a much leader like that this year that good job running the ball, higher level than what it was. didn’t last year,” Williams Wooden Award in L.A. did a good job picking up You can’t survive at that po- said. blitzes and things like that. I sition being in the same “I would not say I feel a lot think there is more opportu- shape as everybody else. You more pressure, but I do feel Calipari called Davis “a By BETH HARRIS COLLEGE nities for him in the passing have to be beyond that. He some pressure. ere is al- AP Sports Writer guard in a big man’s body. I game than what we got out understands that now.” ways going to be some. I do said, ‘If you come back next of him last season,” Sanders Williams says a year ago feel some pressure, but it’s LOS ANGELES — An- year, you can start at point said. he had to think about how to not a whole bunch. I am not thony Davis of national Davis, a freshman, col- guard.’” “It is amazing for running do things like picking up a guy that worries about champion Kentucky ac- lected the last in a slew of Davis, the first Kentucky backs. I have always said blitzes. Now he says he numbers. I am just trying to cepted the John R. Wooden player of the year awards he player to win the Wooden they have to be genetically knows immediately what to play and enjoy and do what Award on Friday night, and earned while helping the award, had an eventful visit superior because anybody do. is best for the team.” Brittney Griner of unde- Wildcats to their eighth na- to the West Coast, with one else that gets hit low from “Being the No. 1 guy is not However, the former feated champion Baylor tional title. Davis was a pop- of his suitcases getting lost behind, they call clipping. easy. You have a lot of re- walk-on won’t deny it would won the women’s award for ular target for autograph on his way from Lexington Running back gets hit low sponsibility, so it is a lot dif- be a team come true if he’s the nation’s top college bas- hunters before the event at and meeting with Los Ange- from behind, they call it a ferent than last year for me,” still No. 1 and gets to start the ketball player. the Los Angeles Athletic les Lakers star Kobe Bryant tackle. Somebody grabs he said. “I wouldn’t say the season-opening game Davis received 3,350 Club, where he was accom- earlier Friday. them high and hits them coaches treat me different. I against Louisville. points in voting by national panied by coach John Cali- Davis told the audience low, everybody else on field would just say they look at “I always had the dream media — 333 more than pari. He received the trophy how he grew from 6-foot-2 that is a chop-. For me more as a leader, some- of starting at a big-time runner-up Thomas Robin- from Wooden’s son, Jim. to 6-10 in a year’s time. running back, that is a body that is supposed to school, and this (would) be son, a junior from Kansas. “When he won the first “I had no growing pains tackle. You have to be genet- know what to do, know their my first opportunity to start Senior of player of the year, he called whatsoever,” he said, recall- ically superior just to hold job, know the opportunity an opening game if it Michigan State finished his teammates together and ing how his parents needed up. ahead.” comes, and Louisville on third with 2,825. Sophomore said, ‘I want to thank you to buy him new clothes “After guys play and they He says a lot of teammates top of that would be great,” of Ohio State, guys.’ They all went over and every two or three weeks. play week in, week out and now consider him a team Williams said. “I give noth- a finalist last year, was hugged him,” Calipari said. “They spent a lot of money.” they understand the pound- leader. ing but 100 percent for this fourth. “I absolutely had a ball Davis has a twin sister ing the body takes, they un- “Especially a lot of the opportunity. I am blessed Davis and Green were the coaching this team and this who is 5-8 and doesn’t play derstand how they have to young guys coming in. Some for the opportunity I am re- only men’s finalists in atten- young man.” any sports. condition their body to get of those guys, I try to lead ceiving and everything that dance. Calipari saluted Davis’ “I love her to death. She is ready for a season. them and show them goes with it.” For the first time in the family, and offered a hint my best friend,” he said. “We award’s 35-year history, the about the freshman’s imme- do everything together.” men’s winner was an- diate plans. Griner, who wasn’t pres- nounced during the Final “Their son is going to be ent, received 1,424 points in Arkansas AD: Petrino review ongoing Four last weekend in New the No. 1 pick in the draft if voting — 308 more than Orleans instead of at the cer- he goes. I’m hoping he runner-up Elena Della FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Thursday that he wasn’t. emony. stays,” the coach said. Donne, a junior at Delaware. — Arkansas athletic director COLLEGE As Long’s investigation Jeff Long made it perfectly FOOTBALL continued Saturday, so too clear what he expects from did the speculation sur- his staff as he put coach Saturday that he continues rounding the exact nature VIEWS, from B1 right. with two very talented “at 2011 class had sophomores. ere’s not Bobby Petrino on leave for to work on the review of and timeframe of Petrino’s short amount of time that winning resumes. I said I anything like that next year keeping him in the dark Petrino’s conduct through- relationship with Jessica have NBA talent and normally don’t make pre- if everybody saying they about a sordid-looking rela- out the weekend and likely Dorrell, the football depart- squeeze the most out of it is dictions, but I went out on a could go to the NBA actu- tionship with a female em- into Easter Sunday. ment employee who was very appealing to kids that limb and said that was Cali- ally goes.” ployee. Long didn’t offer a riding with the coach. are talented,” Biancardi pari’s best class in terms of Biancardi says Kentucky “It’s difficult any time that timetable for the conclusion Petrino, who is married said. “He is just not after winning a championship,” signee Willie Cauley “needs we have a coach, an em- of the review, which is ex- with four children, was no- talented kids, but kids that Biancardi said. time to develop and could ployee that makes a misstep, amining a variety of issues ticeably vague in his state- really want it. ere are a He did, and he was right. be special” in the middle, it’s disappointing to me,” surrounding Petrino’s mo- ment on Thursday — saying lot of talented kids out “With that said, this year but since he has also played Long said. “We have high ex- torcycle accident last week- only that he had acknowl- there that don’t want to they also had a very good football he’ll need time for pectations. I think every end. Most notably, edged a “previous inappro- work hard and be chal- senior in and Calipari to develop and coach and every administra- Thursday’s revelation priate relationship” without lenged in practice. If that’s two really special sopho- likely will make his biggest tor and every staff person through a police report that naming Dorrell as the other the case, John and Ken- mores in jump from his freshmen to knows we have high expec- the 51-year-old Petrino was party in that relationship. tucky are not the place for and ,” Bian- sophomore season. He says tations. Certainly, I’m disap- riding with a 25-year-old fe- Messages for the former you, because he won’t play cardi said. “Next year they UK’s other two signees, pointed.” male employee at the time Arkansas volleyball player favorites. really won’t have anybody Alex Poythress and Archie Those expectations are of the wreck. and Razorback Foundation “Some talented guys for the freshmen to look to. Goodwin, are “big-time squarely in the spotlight at Petrino initially said he was fundraiser, who was hired by want to play a lot and ey’ll have , players who can both step Arkansas and for Long, who alone during the accident be- Petrino on March 28, have score, but they do not who played sparingly, and in and play immediately.” told The Associated Press on fore admitting to Long on yet to be returned. want to challenged in Ryan Harrow, who has But will Calipari add practice and play against never played at UK after Muhammad or Noel? Or at great players daily because transferring from North least Bennett? Or could he they don’t have the confi- Carolina State. get two, or even all three? dence to do it. Super-con- “I don’t want to dampen “You have got to believe fident and super-talented expectations, but it’s hard based on his track record, players are guys he targets. to expect that same kind of he’s in position to get He wants guys that em- greatness out of what likely someone at least. Which brace talent around them, will be Cal’s youngest ros- one or ones, I have no but do not run away from ter. at first year he had idea,” Biancardi said. “But I competing with that talent Patrick Patterson with ex- just have a hard time be- RELIVE daily.” perience. e second year lieving he’ll come up empty Noel would seem to be a he had Miller and DeAndre based on what he’s done KENTUCKY’S likely replacement for Liggins, a good role player. the last three years in terms Davis, the nation’s top shot- is year he had Miller and of winning and get guys blocker. 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