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It’s officially March, and the madness is just about here. With the Round of 64 tipping off Thursday, the NCAA Tournament is set to take over the sports world once again. Brackets are being finalized, upsets are being debated, and fans everywhere are trying to find that perfect path to the Final Four. Now it’s […]
It turns out 5-star small forward prospect Christian Collins isn’t going to play his college basketball career anywhere in the entire state of Kentucky, not just the University of Kentucky. Collins has announced his decision to attend USC, deciding to take his talents to Southern California over both Kentucky and Louisville. Kentucky was the favorite […]
If nothing else, the new landscape of college basketball is producing a push for more transparency within the sport. As it remains a challenge to discern what’s real and what’s fabricated, at least we’re given the opportunity to hear more about what supposedly goes on behind the scenes. On Monday, an interesting story broke concerning […]
Now that the bracket is officially set, Kentucky Basketball knows what its potential path through the NCAA Tournament could look like. Is it an easy road? Not even close. Is it a realistic expectation after a disappointing regular season? Probably not. But this is March, and strange things tend to happen this time of year. […]
Today at noon, Vanderbilt plays for the SEC basketball championship, tournament edition. This is actually only the third time Vanderbilt has ever made it to the championship game, and the Commodores have never lost — beating Kentucky in the final in both 1951 and 2012. So for the first time, Vanderbilt will play somebody other […]
Happy Selection Sunday, everyone! Today, Kentucky Basketball will learn its fate for the men and women’s NCAA Tournaments. We have a pretty good idea of where Kentucky will be seeded in each tournament, but their opponents and where they’ll be playing remain up in the air. On the men’s side, it is generally believed Mark […]
Kentucky men’s basketball has won 32 SEC Tournament titles. People called it the “Kentucky Invitational.” Now you have punks like Dan Dakich taking pot shots at the program for being “irrelevant,“ and Todd Golden proving he is the most annoying winner in college basketball at the expense of the Cats. It’s not been a good […]
Kentucky will not host in this year’s NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. ESPN announced the top 16 seeds Saturday, and Kentucky was not included in that group. The top 16 included 5 teams from the SEC: LSU, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Vanderbilt. Louisville was also included among the top 16. The top 16 reveal does […]
When Missouri briefly took the lead on a Mark Mitchell fadeaway jumper with just over 2 minutes to play in the game, it marked the full comeback from a dejecting 16 point deficit. They overcame a non-goaltend call on an obvious goaltend, they overcame a ‘neutral site’ crowd full of Big Blue Nation, they overcame […]
Kentucky Basketball fought hard, but Florida just had slightly more muscle. In a game where neither team got into an offensive rhythm, Florida used another 13-0 run in the first half to get far enough ahead to outlast the Cats 71-63 in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals. Florida was relentless on the glass, out-rebounding the Cats […]
Throughout the season, Kentucky Basketball was primed for a higher seed in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. However, after stumbling down the stretch of the regular season, they wound up having to play on Wednesday with real pressure on their team to win a couple of games to at least make it to the Friday slate. […]
Kentucky Basketball has survived and advanced again, this time holding off a tenacious and vampire-like Missouri Tigers team 78-72 Thursday afternoon in the Second Round of the SEC Tournament. Now, they will get a third shot at the SEC’s top seed, the Florida Gators, on Friday afternoon in the Quarterfinals. Game time is at 1:00 […]
Kentucky Basketball survived and advanced again, beating Missouri 78-72 Thursday afternoon in the Second Round of the SEC Tournament and advancing to the Quarterfinals against Florida on Friday afternoon. It took a team effort to outlast the Tigers on Thursday afternoon. Here are the Stars of the Game from Kentucky’s thrilling win over Missouri. Stars […]
Did you expect Kentucky Basketball to coast against the Missouri Tigers? Up 16 with 14:33 remaining, Missouri somehow battled all the way back to take the lead with just over two minutes remaining. Thankfully, Kentucky’s defense clamped down, and its offense did just enough down the stretch to hold on for a 78-72 win. Everybody […]
Kentucky Basketball got the revenge they were looking for on Thursday, defeating the Missouri Tigers 78–72 in the second round of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Kentucky entered the matchup playing its second consecutive day after defeating LSU in the opening round, while Missouri was playing its first game of the tournament. […]
Final Score: Kentucky 78 – Mizzou 72 Second Half First Half Pregame Info Game Info When | 11:30 a.m. CT Where | Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, MO TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 32.8% chance
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about postseason Mizzou Basketball Missouri’s matchup in the 2nd Round of the SEC Tournament has been set. As expected, it’s 8-seed Mizzou vs 9-seed Kentucky with an 11:30 a.m. CST tip-off on the SEC Network (though, UK didn’t make it easy in an 87-82 win over LSU). […]
Kentucky Basketball survived and advanced on Wednesday afternoon, outlasting LSU 87-82 in the First Round of the SEC Tournament. In a game that featured 15 lead changes, Kentucky used a 15-6 run to mark the difference in the first game of the SEC Tournament. Now, we’re onto the Second Round, where the Cats will face […]
In March, it’s just about surviving and advancing. That’s exactly what Kentucky Basketball did Wednesday afternoon in the First Round of the SEC Tournament, outlasting LSU 87-82 to advance to the Second Round Thursday afternoon against Missouri. Several players stood out for the Cats on Wednesday. Let’s highlight them in our Stars of the Game. […]
It was never going to be easy. Kentucky Basketball didn’t get the lead to double digits until late in the second half Wednesday afternoon against LSU in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Heck, it took a signature performance from Brandon Garrison of all players for the Cats to create some separation. Garrison’s 17 […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as March Madness is here…and it is spectacular. Today, the SEC joins the Champ Week action, as the 2026 SEC Tournament tips-off in Nashville at 11:00 AM CST with 9th-seeded Kentucky playing 16th-seeded LSU. CB covered the overall schedule for the week the other day, and I’ll […]
As if this strange season needed another strange development, Kentucky Basketball opted not to practice at Bridgestone Arena Tuesday. For the teams that play Wednesday in the SEC Tournament, seeds 9-16, they are given the option to practice at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday. Seven of these eight teams did. The only one that didn’t? Kentucky. […]
Well, we made it. It has not always been pretty or fun, but Kentucky Basketball is now in the postseason and looking to make an impact. After the Florida loss, Mark Pope said, “We are heading down to Nashville to win… We can’t wait to get to it.“ The Cats are getting to it a […]
Daily updates begin today, even though this is going to be a quick one (for migraine-related reasons). The biggest changes since Friday … NOTES: (1) East (Washington, D.C., Fri./Sun.) Greenville (Thurs./Sat.) (1) Duke (ACC)(16) UMBC (AE) (8) Kentucky▲(9) TCU San Diego (Fri./Sun.) ▼(5) Texas Tech★(12) NORTHERN IOWA (MVC) ▲(4) Vanderbilt★(13) Hofstra (CAA) St. Louis (Fri./Sun.) […]
Kansas Jayhawks News The KC Star takes us through what we learned from KU beating down KSU Melvin Council added some drip to his look for senior day on Saturday 247 brings you a look at the path Kansas will face in the Big 12 Tournament Links! Dick Vitale feels like Kentucky did a poor […]