Tristan Pharis
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Keep on keepin’ on | Sports Media/Photography | Founder of @KyInsider and Editor for @ASeaOfBlue
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NEW: Kentucky has contacted 21-year-old Russian big man Gleb Firsov. Firsov has great size (6-10), is efficient around the rim, and has good rim protection instincts. Plays for Parma Perm in the VTB United League, the top league in Russia. 10.6 PPG 58% FG 5.3 RPG 1.1 BPG 18.2 MPG Set a league record 46 PIR (performance index rating) earlier this season. Multiple schools linked, including Alabama and Arkansas.
Tristan Pharis122,445 views • 23 days ago
Seeing the social media reaction, well deserved, to Braylon Mullins’ game winner against Duke has me wondering. Can you imagine, in this age of social media, the reaction to Aaron Harrison, who hit three consecutive game winning 3Ps from the Sweet 16 to the Final Four?
Tristan Pharis322,608 views • 2 months ago
Kentucky broadcaster Dick Gabriel says John Calipari asked Kentucky to counter Arkansas’ offer. Calipari holds a lifetime contract and is second highest paid coach in college basketball. “Calipari, as I’m told, said, ‘Here’s what it’s going to take to keep me’ and UK said, ‘I don’t think so’.” (KET)
Tristan Pharis3,607,792 views • 2 years ago
Mark Pope tells the story of trying to convince Reed Sheppard to return after he took to the Kentucky job. His pitch, per Jeff Sheppard, “Reed, the fans are not gonna stand up and cheer for you, they’re going to stand up and cry for you.” “I was bringing all the goods. I was crying. I was yelling. I was screaming over the phone… I’m like this is happening, Reed Sheppard is gonna announce his return as I’m giving this recruiting speech of all time.”
Tristan Pharis449,328 views • 5 months ago
Brandon Garrison got a tech toward the end of Kentucky’s win over Mizzou, after getting the biggest defensive stops of the game against Mizzou’s Mark Mitchell. “Obviously I got the stop, and some words were said. Even though he had 30 I was just saying, ‘you had 30 in a loss.’”
Tristan Pharis193,761 views • 2 months ago
Alabama coach Nate Oats talks about their gameplan against Kentucky, identifying they don’t move the ball. “When I watched them play, I didn’t feel like they moved the ball great. You look and their assist rate is pretty high. Do a deeper dive, 27 assists, 27 assists, against bye games that play a lot of zone. When they played high major teams that were really good their assist rates were very low… They throw it into the bigs, they’re not really passing.”
Tristan Pharis317,113 views • 5 months ago
Seth Greenberg who is a longtime friend of John Calipari, with some harsh truth today. “He’s been behind the curve… Swaggy Cal needs to go. Old school Cal needs to come back. With old school Cal, you defended, You rebounded. You were physical. You were tough… That’s John Calipari in his early Kentucky years.” (ESPN First Take)
Tristan Pharis1,378,239 views • 2 years ago
Kentucky has their first commitment of the 2026 class. Four-star PG Mason Williams picks Kentucky over Ole Miss, Texas Tech, and Washington. A 6-2, 185-pound guard that likes to get downhill and has good vision. Son of former NBA Champ Mo Williams, which could be something to monitor with UK's assistant opening.
Tristan Pharis120,078 views • 2 months ago
Collin Chandler noted postgame that he wanted to talk about this season, but says he is motivated to get back and make some noise in the NCAA Tournament. “I’m hungry to come back. To be back in March Madness, to win more. Right now the loss stings, I’m motivated to get back to a game like this.”
Tristan Pharis124,515 views • 2 months ago
Mark Pope's full comments on Kentucky's pregame experience against UofL and keeping emotions focused. "I'm not ready to tell the story yet, but at some point, we will talk in detail about our pregame experience at Louisville. It was out of character for us... I don't want our guys to be run by their emotion; I want them to be able to focus their emotion."
Tristan Pharis282,480 views • 6 months ago