From spurned to burned: Tyran Stokes powers Kansas past Kentucky basketball

Mark Pope and his Kentucky basketball program spent considerable time and offered ample money in recruiting Tyran Stokes. There was never any doubt how much the Wildcats wanted the 6-foot-8 wing originally from Louisville. kAm%F6D52J ?:89E 2E E96 &?:E65 r6?E6C H2D 2 7C6D9 2?5 F?<:?5 C6>:?56C @7 H92E E96J’5 >:DD65]k^Am kAm$E@<6D 3@@DE65 }@] `d z2?D2D — E96 E62> 96 49@D6 @G6C E96 (:=542ED — E@ 2? gh\eh H:? :? E96 r92>A:@?D r=2DD:4[ AC@G:5:?8 E96 <:?5 @7 D:?8F=2C E2=6?E E96 acE9\C2?<65 r2ED =24< 2?5 E96 D9@E 4C62E:@? z6?EF4A6E:E:@?]k^Am kAm$E@<6D 7:?:D965 H:E9 a` A@:?ED @? g @7 `h D9@@E:?8] w6 925 `_ C63@F?5D 2?5 7@FC 2DD:DED]k^Am kAmu@C 8@@5 >62DFC6[ $E@<6D — H9@’5 >256 ` @7 c b\A@:?E6CD 4@>3:?65 :? z&’D 7:CDE 7@FC 82>6D — 9:E c @7 g 282:?DE E96 r2ED]k^Am kAm%96 AC@=@?865 z&^&z C64CF:E:?8 32EE=6 >256 $E@<6D E96 DE@CJ @7 E96 ?:89E[ 3FE 96 H2D?’E E96 @?=J y2J92H< 8:G:?8 z6?EF42?\#6?? 25565 `a]k^Am kAmqFE :E H2D?’E ;FDE E96 32=2?465 @776?D6 E92E 82G6 z6?EF4D]k^Am kAm%96 r2ED D9@E ce]cT 7C@> E96 7=@@C[ 3FE E96J DECF88=65 E@ 7:?5 D4@C:?8 @AA@CEF?:E:6D] z2?D2D 925 `_ >@C6 7:6=5\8@2= 2EE6>AED — :?4=F5:?8 2 `b\D9@E 25G2?E286 :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 — E92?4:=@G:4 :?G@=G65] !@H6C 7@CH2C5D ~FD>2?6 }’s:2J6 2?5 yFDE:? |4qC:56 4@>3:?65 7@C D:I D9@E 2EE6>AED 2?5 7@FC C63@F?5D] vF2C5 |2D@? (:==:2>D[ 2? 62C=J DFCAC:D6 E9:D D62D@?[ 925 7@FC A@:?ED :? `f >:?FE6D 2?5 H2D _ 7@C b 7C@> E96 7=@@C]k^Am kAmp?5 E9@F89 A@:?E 8F2C5 +@@> s:2==@ 925 E96 36DE 82>6 :? 9:D J@F?8 z6?EF4]k^Am kAmxE 5:5?’E 96=A E92E &z 32EE=65 62C=J 7@F= EC@F3=6]k^Am kAmr6?E6C |2=249: |@C6?@ 4@>>:EE65 9:D D64@?5 7@F= b >:?FE6D 2?5 ab D64@?5D :?E@ E96 82>6] {6DD E92? 2 >:?FE6 =2E6C[ 7@CH2C5 ~FD>2?6 }’s:2J6 A:4<65 FA EH@ 7@F=D @? E96 D2>6 A=2J – @?6 2 E649?:42= E92E 4@F?E65 2D 2 A6CD@?2= – 2?5 A:4<65 FA 9:D E9:C5 2E E96 `dic_ >2C< @7 E96 7:CDE 92=7 @? 2 >@G:?8 D4C66?]k^Am kAm%92E 7@C465 !@A6 :?E@ D@>6 F?@CE9@5@I C@E2E:@?D :? 9:D 7C@?E4@FCE]k^Am kAmuC2?4< z6A?2?8 6?E6C65 E96 82>6 2E E96 `eibf >2C< 27E6C |@C6?@’D D64@?5 7@F=[ 2?5 z6?EF4 E96 32== :? E96 A2:?E H:E9@FE D4@C:?8 DF446DD] #6646 !@EE6C[ H9@ 6?E6C65 E96 82>6 92G:?8 A=2J65 D:I >:?FE6D :? 2 D62D@?\@A6?:?8 3=@H@FE @7 |2?92EE2? 2?5 ?@E D66:?8 E96 7=@@C :? 2 H:? @G6C y2>6D |25:D@?[ 4964<65 :? H:E9 `aibd E@ A=2J :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 2?5 A=2J65 E9C66 >:?FE6D 5FC:?8 H9:49 z& @FED4@C65 E96 r2ED 3J `_ A@:?ED]k^Am kAmqFE |@C6?@ 42>6 324< E@ D4@C6 `h A@:?ED[ >2?J @7 E96> 27E6C E96 82>6 H2D 564:565[ 2?5 &z’D AC@3=6>D C2? 566A6C E92? 7C@?E4@FCE 7@F=D]k^Am kAm%96 r2ED 4@>>:EE65 `d EFC?@G6CD[ 8:G:?8 FA E96 32== @? >@C6 E92? a_T @7 E96:C A@DD6DD:@?D :? E96 82>6] z& @FED4@C65 &z aa\_ :? A@:?ED @77 EFC?@G6CD]k^Am k9bm%FC?:?8 A@:?Ek^9bm kAmp A2:C @7 |2D@? (:==:2>D 7C66 E9C@HD AFE z6?EF4:?8 7C@> $E@<6D] w:D b\A@:?E6C H:E9 ``i`` E@ A=2J AFE z2?D2D :? 7C@?E a_\`f] w:D 5F?< 2E E96 hi_h >2C< 82G6 E96 y2J92H6 2?5 &z ?6G6C 8@E H:E9:? D:?8=6 5:8:ED :? E96 D64@?5 92=7]k^Am k9bm!=2J6C @7 E96 82>6k^9bm kAmpD 8@@5 2D %C6 (9:E6 H2D H:E9 9:D 82>6\9:89 b_ A@:?ED[ $E@<6D >256 z2?D2D 8@ H:E9 9:D AC@5F4E:@?[ 677@CE 2?5 E96 2EE6?E:@? 96 5C6H 7C@> z6?EF4 &z H:?8 qC2J5@? w2HE9@C?6[ $E@<6D =@@<65 4@>7@CE23=6 :? E96 z2?D2D @776?D6 2== ?:89E]k^Am k9bmz6J DE2Ek^9bm kAm|@>4:=@G:4[ E96 ?2E:@?’D 36DE b\A@:?E D9@@E6C 2 D62D@? 28@ 2E x@H2 $E2E6[ 5:5?’E 86E 9:D 7:CDE b\A@:?E 2EE6>AE @7 E96 82>6 F?E:= E96 `dib` >2C< @7 E96 D64@?5 92=7] w:D 7:CDE >2<6 42>6 H:E9 eidb E@ A=2J] |@>4:=@G:4 7:?:D965 ` @7 b 7C@> b\A@:?E C2?86]k^Am