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Kentucky Wildcats News: Tyler Fryman Watch
Good morning, BBN! Kentucky Football’s final weekend of official visits is underway, and while the Wildcats have a loaded group of prospects on campus, one visitor stands out above the rest: in-state wide receiver Tyler Fryman. The Fort Mitchell (Ky.) Beechwood standout is someone Kentucky continues to heavily recruit and looks like the team to […]
NBA Mock Draft roundup for Jayden Quaintance and Otega Oweh
With Kentucky’s roster essentially set for the upcoming season, many fans have turned their focus to the 2026 NBA Draft. Two former Wildcats, Jayden Quaintance and Otega Oweh, are hoping to hear their names called next week. Where Experts Predict Jayden Quaintance Will Be Drafted Despite playing only four games at Kentucky because of a […]
Mark Pope and Will Stein welcome J Batt to UK
The University of Kentucky officially has its new athletic director, as they’ve hired J Batt. He will start his campaign as AD in the next month, as Mitch Barnhart will be retiring on June 30. A couple of coaches, including men’s basketball head coach, Mark Pope, and head football Coach, Will Stein, took to social […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Milan Momcilovic Changing UK Culture
Kentucky Basketball is off and running for summer practice, and to no surprise, new transfer Milan Momcilovic is impressing early on. Not only is he a lethal long-range shooter, but he’s also making a positive impact on the culture of the team. The team reportedly can’t get enough of practice and being together, building chemistry on […]
Malachi Moreno is seeing a different side of Mark Pope
One of the best traditions of the summer returned on Thursday as Kentucky Basketball once again made players available to the media during offseason workouts. The first group to speak included rising sophomore center Malachi Moreno, veteran big man Reece Potter, and incoming freshman guard Mason Williams. While each player provided insight into the team’s […]
Kentucky Basketball team visits UK Children’s Hospital
This year’s Kentucky Basketball roster arrived on campus earlier this month. While summer practice has started as the Cats are getting acclimated to the program, they are also getting acclimated to the community. As a basketball player at Kentucky, you are more than just an athlete; you are someone many young people around the state […]
J Batt meets the Kentucky Basketball team: “I’m going to be your biggest fan”
At a place like Kentucky, basketball tends to come first. A blue-blood program in Lexington, UK, with the most wins and the second most championships all-time, is a program that has always been treated with a ton of respect. With the recent hiring of the school’s new athletic director at the University of Kentucky, many […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Jayden Quaintance Stock Dropping Ahead of NBA Draft
We’re just a few days away from the NBA Draft, and there are multiple storylines headed into Monday. Will AJ Dybantsa go #1? What will the Oklahoma City Thunder do with two picks in the top 20? Will one of the teams in the top 5 trade out? But another notable storyline headed into the […]
Why Milan Momcilovic is Mark Pope’s biggest recruiting win with Kentucky Basketball
Plenty of people have been following the Milan Momcilovic sweepstakes since he withdrew from the NBA Draft, and that watch officially came to an end when the Iowa State transfer committed to the Kentucky Wildcats. With that commitment, it could go down as the biggest recruiting win of the Mark Pope era, and there are […]
Kentucky’s momentum for Nikola Kusturica hits pause as recruiting expert pulls prediction
Kentucky Basketball appeared to have all the momentum needed to complete its roster for the 2026-27 season. With one scholarship spot remaining, many believed the Wildcats were closing in on 17-year-old Serbian standout Nikola Kusturica. That confidence grew on Tuesday when 247 Sports recruiting analyst Travis Branham logged a crystal ball prediction for Kentucky to […]
J Batt contract details revealed with University of Kentucky: How would you grade the hire?
Greetings, BBN! After a long and extensive search to find Mitch Barnhart’s replacement, the University of Kentucky seemingly pulled a rabbit out of the hat last week when they landed Michigan State athletic director J Batt to take the same position in Lexington, while also being named CEO of Champions Blue LLC. And now, we […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Will Stein is fixing the UK Football gameday experience
Good morning, BBN! Kentucky Football is entering a new era under head coach Will Stein, and he’s already exploring ways to reshape the gameday experience for Big Blue Nation. Following traditions established by past coaches such as Hal Mumme, Guy Morriss, and Mark Stoops, Stein is considering new traditions, including a different team walkout song […]
Kentucky saved millions on J Batt thanks to a weird buyout with Michigan State
When Kentucky hired J Batt to come from Michigan State, everyone knew that it would come at a price. But it turns out, it’s not going to be nearly as much as expected. Thanks to Michigan State’s former president, Kevin Guskiewicz, that number is halved. Because Guskiewicz decided to leave East Lansing to become Clemson’s […]
Kentucky Basketball gets recruiting prediction to land Nikola Kusturica
Kentucky Basketball may be on the verge of one more big-time recruiting win to cap off the 2026-27 roster. The BBN learned recently that Kentucky was making a push for international prospect Nikola Kusturica, a 6-foot-9 wing from Serbia who is already firmly on NBA radars. While the Wildcats are in the mix, Gonzaga was […]
Kentucky Wildcat News: UK Baseball Transfer Portal Tracker
Good morning, BBN! The focus of the last few days has been the introduction of the new AD, J Blatt, alongside the start of offseason practice for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats. All the while, Nick Mingione and the Kentucky Baseball team have built a solid incoming transfer class. Headlined by RHP PJ Craig […]
J Batt’s first comments showcase what kind of AD he is going to be
How to be good in modern college athletics is constantly changing. What worked 5 years ago will not work now, and what works now probably won’t work in 5 years. Bogged down by a Final Four drought stretching back to 2015, handcuffed by restrictive long-term contracts, and frustrated by a slow crawl into the NIL […]
J Batt says UK is his destination job: “This is where our boys will graduate high school”
As the month of June rolls along, the University of Kentucky has made a hire as athletic director. Over the weekend, the school announced they’ve hired J Batt, who’s got a stacked resume with a lot of experience at many different schools. Batt, who’s just 44 years old, is a rising star in the industry. […]
Kentucky Basketball offers Erick Dampier Jr., the son of an SEC legend, as summer recruiting heats up
Mark Pope has been on a tear this past month, landing his first top-10 high school recruit (Ryan Hampton) and a consensus top-three transfer portal player in Milan Momcilovic. That momentum is carrying over into the summer basketball circuit, and Kentucky Basketball just offered a really familiar name: Erick Dampier Jr. That’s probably going to […]
Kentucky Basketball practice notes and highlights from opening week
The Kentucky Basketball team officially began summer practice on Monday, but fans got an early preview of the Wildcats’ new-look roster thanks to videos posted by the program over the last two days. On Sunday, Kentucky’s social media team shared footage of players going through various athletic tests, including agility challenges and vertical jump measurements. […]
Twitter reacts to Kentucky landing J Batt as new AD
As Mitch Barnhart prepares to retire at the end of June following a 24-year run as Kentucky’s athletic director, Big Blue Nation has now found his replacement. J Batt, who was the vice president and director of athletics at Michigan State, has now been hired as the next UK AD, while he will also hold […]
Kentucky Basketball announces 7 non-conference games, including opener
The 2026-27 Kentucky Basketball schedule continued to come into focus Monday, as the school announced seven home non-conference games for the season, including the home opener. The Wildcats will begin the 2026-27 season at home with Manhattan on November 3. The school also announced the following matchups: This will be Kentucky’s first all-time meetings with […]
J Batt officially hired by University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky announced on Monday that J Batt has been named the Chief Executive Officer of Champions Blue LLC and the new UK Athletics Director. Batt comes to UK from Michigan State, where he serves as Vice President and Director of Athletics. Previously, he served as Director of Athletics and Vice President at […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: UK Basketball practice begins
Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope and his team will start their journey to what they hope is a chance at title No. 9 as they begin practice today. The Wildcats are all living in The Lodge on campus, building team chemistry and connecting on a personal level to jumpstart their season. Pope’s first season […]
Kentucky AD target J Batt helped turn around Alabama Basketball
When news broke that Kentucky president Elip Capiluto had found his Mitch Barnhart successor, fans immediately began to search out all the information they could find out about Michigan St. AD Jason “J” Batt. After doing a little digging of my own, I gotta be honest, you should be ecstatic Batt started as an NCAA National Champion […]
Knicks win NBA Finals, and Karl-Anthony Towns is a champion
The NBA Finals have officially wrapped up, and the New York Knicks are NBA champions once again. After a 53-year drought, and a total of 19,312 days since the Knicks last hoisted the trophy, they can do it now. The city that never sleeps will certainly not rest after this historic playoff run. With only […]
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