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The Red Storm can kiss the number next to their name goodbye. St. John’s went unranked in the latest AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll released on Monday following their 78-66 loss to Kentucky over the weekend that dropped them to a record of 7-4. This is the first time St. John’s has been left […]
From Rumble In The Garden | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Kentucky Basketball just emptied the tank to smother St. John’s in Atlanta, and now comes the game that can sneak up on you if you let it. A weekday afternoon tip, the last game before the holiday break, and a Bellarmine team that is just dangerous enough to make things uncomfortable if the Cats come […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
It’s been an emotional season for the Kentucky Basketball program, considering the calendar has yet to strike 2026. The Cats’ matchup with St. John’s in Atlanta was always expected to produce an extra level of juice the moment the game was announced. The biggest question on the minds of Kentucky fans was wondering what version […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup versus Kentucky. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of today’s game. If you haven’t already, check out our game preview here. You can follow updates of Saturday’s game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account […]
From Rumble In The Garden | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Indiana men’s basketball (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) is set to take on Chicago State (2-10 [oh no], 0-0 NEC) in its return to action this coming weekend after a week off from basketball. The Hoosiers’ last outing was a 72-60 defeat at Kentucky that featured a second half scoring margin straight out of a nightmare. […]
From The Crimson Quarry | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Saturday’s meeting with the Wildcats has been almost two years in the making. The seed was planted at Kentucky head coach Mark Pope’s introductory press conference in April of 2024, when the former National Champion proposed scheduling a game against his former college coach, Rick Pitino, and the St. John’s Red Storm to 20,000 attentive […]
From Rumble In The Garden | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The debut of Jayden Quaintance is finally here. According to KSR’s Jack Pilgrim, Quaintance will make his Kentucky Basketball in Atlanta on Saturday for their CBS Sports Classic matchup vs. Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm. This makes the long-awaited return of one of the best defensive big men in college basketball after […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Mark Pope did not come to Kentucky Basketball to win 63–58 rock fights. He talked about threes, tempo, analytics, and an offense that would feel like a track meet. Eleven games in, though, the version of Kentucky that actually looks the most dangerous is something else entirely: a group that turns games into a fistfight […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Are we finally about to see the Kentucky Basketball debut of Jayden Quaintance? On Wednesday, The Field of 68 reported that there was a chance Quaintance would play Saturday when Kentucky faces Rick Pitino and St. John’s in the CBS Sports Classic. Now, head coach Mark Pope is leaving the door open for Quaintance to […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
This is a poignant time for UK Athletics. Men’s basketball finally got a win against a Power Four team Saturday night against Indiana, the football program just introduced Will Stein as its new head coach, and the volleyball team is playing in the Final Four Thursday night against Wisconsin. Overshadowing it all, though, is the […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope has poured every ounce of energy into guiding this year’s team after not having a major win through their first four major games they played, but after the challenging stretch, they got a win against Indiana, and now his voice is paying the price. Pope revealed on his radio show […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Before Kentucky tipped off against Indiana on Saturday night, Mitch Barnhart addressed the growing conversation surrounding NIL at UK Athletics, with much of the focus centered on basketball and the program’s lack of commitment in the 2026 recruiting class. Barnhart emphasized that Kentucky’s NIL model is built around long-standing partnerships that help fund everything from […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Mark Pope isn’t panicking about Kentucky basketball’s offense, even if the results haven’t fully shown up yet. Instead, Pope remains confident that patience and adjustments will pay off as the season moves along. Pope acknowledged this week that Kentucky has tweaked its style of play to better suit its current personnel, focusing on creating space […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
We’re officially in the endgame now of Jayden Quaintance’s return to live basketball games. During his Monday call-in show, Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope announced that Quaintance’s return is coming very soon. “We’re worked up to days and hours, maybe a week or so. Not weeks or months,” Pope said of Quaintance’s return timeline. […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The latest round of top 25 polls has Kentucky men’s basketball still on the outside looking in, while the women are moving on up. The AP Poll has the men getting the fifth-most votes of teams outside the top 25, while the Coaches Poll has them getting the sixth-most votes. All four of Kentucky’s losses […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
For most of this season, Mark Pope has leaned hard into the numbers. Lineup data, substitution patterns, analytics-driven decisions, even when the eye test and fan base hated it, he stuck to the spreadsheet. Against Indiana, something changed. Down seven at the half and staring at another brutal night, Pope quietly broke his own pattern. […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Darian DeVries paced towards the end of his bench, scratching his head in bewilderment. The roar of the 20,061 fans inside Rupp Arena reached a fever pitch as forward Sam Alexis motioned toward the bench, frustrated. Kentucky’s ... The post “We didn’t respond well enough”: IU basketball undone by second-half collapse at Kentucky appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Kentucky basketball finally delivered its first major win of the season Saturday night, riding standout performances from Mo Dioubate, Jaland Lowe, and Brandon Garrison to a 72–60 victory over Indiana at Rupp Arena. The night began with the return of Dioubate, who hadn’t played since suffering an injury in the 83–66 loss to Michigan State […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
Quick thoughts on a 72-60 loss at Kentucky: How it happened Indiana played far from its best half of basketball in the opening 20 minutes at Rupp Arena. The Hoosiers shot just 9-for-22 from the field and only 3-for-14 on ... The post At the Buzzer: Kentucky 72, Indiana 60 appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
Mark Pope is juggling the same impossible job description every high-major coach is living with right now. He’s supposed to build a roster, manage egos, scheme up wins, recruit high schoolers, re-recruit his own locker room every spring, and somehow keep up with a rulebook that changes by the week. On Friday, he basically admitted […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
When Indiana and Kentucky announced that they’d be reviving a rivalry series, back in 2023, the teams were led by Mike Woodson and John Calipari, respectively. A lot has changed for both programs since then. For starters, the ground has even shifted for each program dramatically since the Week 4 AP men’s basketball rankings came […]
From The Crimson Quarry | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
IU basketball is back on the road on Saturday evening as the Hoosiers take on Kentucky at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats are 6-4. Saturday’s game will tip at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN: For the first time since the 2011-12 ... The post What to Expect: IU basketball travels to Kentucky appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | about 2 months ago | 8 reads
Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries addressed the media on Thursday afternoon ahead of Saturday’s matchup against Kentucky at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Asked about the history between the two programs and how important it is for the Wildcats to be on the Hoosiers’ schedule, DeVries implied that he’d like to keep it that […]
From The Crimson Quarry | 2 months ago | 6 reads
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with host Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. On this episode, Bozich is joined by Cameron Drummond, a writer for Inside the Hall during the 2019-20 season and now of The Lexington ... The post POTB 550: Kentucky’s early season struggles and the IU-UK matchup with Cameron Drummond appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis | 2 months ago | 6 reads
With SEC basketball play set to tipoff in less than three weeks, game times have been updated for several conference games, including two Kentucky basketball games. Both changes are less than three hours’ difference from their original times, so nothing too significant, but are more inconvenient for those planning on attending. The Alabama game, formerly […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 2 months ago | 4 reads