Randolph Morris

Two of Kentucky's seniors think the Wildcats can have an even better season next year, especially if center Randolph Morris returns. "I think this team will be fine. We still have a great coach and we have a lot of players returning," said senior Bobby Perry. "With Ramel (Bradley), Joe (Crawford) and Randolph, that is a great nucleus for any team to have coming back. I think this team will be very successful next year. " Kentucky has not been "successful" by its own high standards the last two years.

Two of Kentucky's seniors think the Wildcats can have an even better season next year, especially if center Randolph Morris returns. "I think this team will be fine. We still have a great coach and we have a lot of players returning," said senior Bobby Perry. "With Ramel (Bradley), Joe (Crawford) and Randolph, that is a great nucleus for any team to have coming back. I think this team will be very successful next year. " Kentucky has not been "successful" by its own high standards the last two years.

CHICAGO - Perhaps it was only fitting that as soon as Kentucky's perplexing season ended, there were already more questions than answers about next year. The Wildcats slowed Kansas down temporarily here Sunday before the Jayhawks took off the way a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament should. Kansas went 18-for-28 from the field in the second half, including 5-for-6 from 3-point range, to end UK's season with an 88-76 victory. While the Jayhawks head for the Sweet Sixteen, Kentucky headed home with a lot of questions to answer after a 22-12 season that did not include a Southeastern Conference regular-season or tournament title for the second straight year.

CHICAGO - Perhaps it was only fitting that as soon as Kentucky's perplexing season ended, there were already more questions than answers about next year. The Wildcats slowed Kansas down temporarily here Sunday before the Jayhawks took off the way a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament should. Kansas went 18-for-28 from the field in the second half, including 5-for-6 from 3-point range, to end UK's season with an 88-76 victory. While the Jayhawks head for the Sweet Sixteen, Kentucky headed home with a lot of questions to answer after a 22-12 season that did not include a Southeastern Conference regular-season or tournament title for the second straight season.

CHICAGO - Randolph Morris doesn't have any good memories of Kansas. Kentucky lost 65-59 at home to the Jayhawks in 2005 when Morris was a freshman. "I didn't have a good game against them. I think I was 1-for-10 from the field, so that is definitely ingrained in my mind," he said. Last year, the Jayhawks beat Kentucky 73-46 and held the Wildcats to 15-for-62 shooting from the field, including 3-for-20 to start the game, handing coach Tubby Smith his worst loss in 10 years at Kentucky.

CHICAGO (AP) - Tubby Smith was walking off the floor when a fan called out, "Yeah, Tubby! You rock!" Nothing like another Kentucky win in the NCAA tournament to get the critics off of Smith's back. For one day, at least. Randolph Morris finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and eighth-seeded Kentucky flexed its muscle in the second half for a 67-58 victory over ninth-seeded Villanova in the West Regional on Friday night. Jodie Meeks (12), Ramel Bradley (11) and Joe Crawford (10)

CHICAGO - Randolph Morris has heard enough about how he should have his way inside tonight against Villanova. "They play good help defense. They pack it in on big guys and make you force the ball back out," said the Kentucky junior center. "They switch defenses a lot and try to really help out inside. They try to make their size disadvantage work in their favor. " The 6-11 Morris has 11 double-doubles this season and played two of his best games of the season in last week's Southeastern Conference Tournament.

CHICAGO - Randolph Morris has heard enough about how he should have his way inside tonight against Villanova. "They play good help defense. They pack it in on big guys and make you force the ball back out," said the Kentucky junior center. "They switch defenses a lot and try to really help out inside. They try to make their size disadvantage work in their favor. " The 6-11 Morris has 11 double-doubles this season and played two of his best games of the season in last week's Southeastern Conference Tournament.

ATLANTA - What's next for Kentucky? The Wildcats came here intent on proving that a series of late-season losses would not prevent them from having a strong postseason. They intended to show they had learned from narrow losses during the season and could make game-winning plays in March. Instead, the same mental and physical flaws that contributed to Kentucky's 10 losses during the season surfaced again Friday when the Wildcats lost 84-82 to Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

ATLANTA - What's next for Kentucky? The Wildcats came here intent on proving that a series of late-season losses would not prevent them from having a strong postseason. They intended to show they had learned from narrow losses during the season and could make game-winning plays in March. Instead, the same mental and physical flaws that contributed to Kentucky's 10 losses during the season surfaced again Friday when the Wildcats lost 84-82 to Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.