Darnell Dodson Departs from Cats

The back-and-forth rumors of Darnell Dodson leaving the Cats came to an end today. Coach John Calipari announced via his Facebook page that Dodson won't be playing for Kentucky in 2010-2011.

Practice is underway as we prepare for our Canada trip & I'm pleased with the energy everyone brought. I do want to let you all know that junior Darnell Dodson will not be playing for UK this season. If Darnell, who is academically eligible, decides to return, he could practice with the team if he meets our standards.

Calipari shared other news via Twitter about the teams first practice of 2010-2011:

Glad 2 get started today. There was an adjustment period w/ all the normal things that freshmen don't do, but they all had a skill level that I'm pleased with. Eloy is not here yet, but the returning players (all four of them) were so much better than a year ago. They responded great without me saying anything when they didn't do things right. They knew they needed to do it again.

It was a great lesson for the young guys, watching that. I'm seeing a vast improvement in DeAndre's shooting already this year and Darius has really impressed with his athleticism. Jon Hood looks more comfortable on the floor and I think he's grown an inch.

Josh is lighter on his feet & w/ the way we are gonna play it was good to see him run the floor. We went about 1:40 in both sessions today.

Looking forward to seeing how they bounce back tomorrow.

So that's it. Look for more information from 2010-2011 practice #2 tomorrow and week 2 of the Pitino sex scandal.