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This year’s Sweet 16 is unlike any other in the last 72 years
This year’s Sweet 16, which is now underway, is unlike any other in the last 72 years of college basketball. This is the first Sweet 16 since 1954 that does not include Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, or UCLA. It was a rough year for those four blue-blood college basketball programs, with a lot of ups […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: New Age of UK Athletics and NIL Edition
There’s been a lot of talk over the last year about UK Athletics when it comes to the new world of college athletics in general, meaning NIL and revenue sharing. Yesterday, The Athletic released an in-depth look at Kentucky’s new model in this new era. In it, reporter Justin Williams spoke to multiple people at […]
NCAA Tournament SEC Sweet 16 Update
The first weekend of the 2026 NCAA Tournament is in the books, and the field has shrunk from 68 to 16. The SEC led all leagues in bids with ten, and four of them are still around, making up a quarter of the Sweet 16. Alabama pulled away from Hofstra before cruising past Texas Tech, […]
Key dates and a possible sneak peek for Kentucky Basketball fans
Mark Pope hired Keegan Brown to fix Kentucky’s roster analytics and saw Jason Hart depart for SMU, but the head coach is still actively evaluating exactly how the rest of this critical offseason will unfold. During his recent radio show, Pope offered a sobering reality check regarding the timeline for the rest of his staff […]
How would you grade the 2025-26 Kentucky Basketball season?
The 2025-26 season is finally over for Kentucky Basketball following a blowout defeat to 2-seeded Iowa State in the Round of 32. It was about as rocky of a season as one could possibly imagine, as the Wildcats had to overcome a mishandled roster, multiple significant injuries, Jayden Quaintance’s mysterious knee swelling that never seemed […]
UK Athletics streamlines NIL, prepares for bigger spending
Kentucky is taking steps to make managing athlete payments and outside funding more efficient, a move that could give the Wildcats a competitive edge in recruiting, according to Justin Williams of The Athletic. The athletic department’s new system allows private dollars, sponsorships, and other revenue streams to be combined in one process, making it easier […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Basketball Coaching and Front Office Moves
Good morning, BBN! The offseason is just getting tipped off, and the Kentucky Wildcats already have plenty of rumors swirling around the program. With Assistant Coaches rumored to be heading to other programs and roster conversations already started, the front office becomes majorly important as we head into transfer portal season. Well, the fanbase can […]
Jason Hart news may nuke any hope of getting Tyran Stokes or Dink Pate to Kentucky Basketball
Just days after the season ended, the Kentucky Basketball offseason has already been hit with some unexpected news. With Mark Pope entering a make-or-break third season, the Wildcats are now expected to lose assistant coach Jason Hart, a key recruiter, to SMU. The move comes as a surprise to many who believed Hart, a West […]
2026 PG Mason Williams, son of Mo Williams, will visit Kentucky this week
Kentucky Basketball is continuing to evaluate high school talent as the staff hits the recruiting trail. Now, Kentucky is looking to add a player from the class of 2026 with point guard Mason Williams set to visit campus on Wednesday, according to Jacob Polacheck of KSR. Williams, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound point guard from Tennessee Collegiate […]
Jason Hart leaving Kentucky Basketball for SMU Mustangs
Kentucky Basketball’s offseason shakeup continued Tuesday night with news that assistant Jason Hart was leaving the program to join the SMU Mustangs coaching staff. KSR’s Jacob Polacheck broke the news first. Hart, who came to Kentucky as part of Mark Pope’s first coaching staff in Lexington, was working on a two-year contract that will expire […]
Keegan Brown hired by Kentucky Basketball, per report
Keegan Brown is officially joining the Kentucky Basketball program. According to KSR’s Jack Pilgrim, Brown will be Kentucky’s associate director of player development. On3’s Joe Tipton previously reported that Brown was expected to join the program in a front-office role. Brown previously served on Mark Pope’s staff for five seasons at BYU as the director […]
Kenny Brooks and Tonie Morgan explain just how big West Virginia win was for Kentucky
The Kentucky Wildcats didn’t just win a basketball game on Monday night. They stepped right into the center of a national movement that continues to grow. While the box score will forever show a 74-73 Kentucky victory over West Virginia to send the Wildcats to their first Sweet 16 in a decade, the postgame press […]
Tuesday Headlines: Kentucky Basketball Assistant Coach Watch
Good morning, BBN! Now that the offseason has officially begun, all eyes will now turn to roster stay or go decisions as well as potential transfer options for the Kentucky roster next season. However, it sounds like we would also be smart to watch some assistant coach movement as well. KSR’s Jack Pilgrim reported on […]
UK Booster asks President Eli Capilouto to reverse Mitch Barnhart’s new role
Outside of the NCAA Tournament, a major talking point around the BBN has been about the search for a new Athletic Director in Lexington. With plenty of names being brought up, unfortunately, it is not new candidates that are making the headlines. With Mitch Barnhart announcing his retirement as UK AD, it also comes with […]
Collin Chandler is motivated to make a deeper March Madness run with UK next year
Kentucky Basketball sophomore guard Collin Chandler may be disappointed after the Wildcats’ Round of 32 exit, but he’s already focused on the future. During postgame interviews, Chandler emphasized his motivation to return to March Madness and make a deeper run come this time next year. “I’m hungry to come back. To be back in March […]
Kentucky takes down West Virginia, will face Texas in Sweet 16
West Virginia is a team that Kentucky was designed to beat, but that doesn’t always happen. The Mountaineers are small, ferocious, and force turnovers at an elite rate. Kentucky needed to counter that with the size West Virginia just doesn’t have. Early on, they did just that. 1st half showcases the size difference West Virginia’s […]
Mark Pope makes his claim for how Kentucky is doing better than the end of John Calipari era
For the sixth straight year, Kentucky Basketball has failed to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament after getting blasted by Iowa State in the Round of 32. Mark Pope has been responsible for two of those seasons, while John Calipari was responsible for the previous four. And while Calipari is now having success […]
Mark Pope calls $7-$9 million offer to Yaxel Lendeborg “100% false”
Remember when Yaxel Lendeborg claimed Kentucky offered him $7-to-9 million in the last transfer portal cycle? And that he turned it down for way less to play for Michigan? It turns out that everyone with any sense who thought ‘that’s probably not true’ was correct. During his Monday radio show, Mark Pope denied the claim […]
Kentucky Basketball hits longest Elite Eight drought in program history
Kentucky Basketball is known for its March Madness success, but since the start of the new decade, it has been a challenging period for the program. Kentucky has now missed the Elite Eight in six straight appearances from 2021 to 2026, which is the longest drought in program history since the tournament began in 1951. […]
Monday Headlines: Disappointing season ends and Mark Pope is now on the clock
Kentucky basketball saw their season come to an end on Sunday when they were quickly blown out by the Iowa State Cyclones, 82-63. Despite leading for a decent portion of the first half and only trailing by one point going into the second period, it took hardly any time at all for the Cyclones to […]
Andrija Jelavic: “This program will be back at its full name”
Kentucky Basketball is in a rough six-year stretch by their standards. The Cats have only been to the Sweet 16 in one of the last six NCAA Tournaments, and they missed the NCAA Tournament altogether in 2021. In addition, the Cats haven’t been to the Elite Eight since 2019 or the Final Four since 2015. […]
Kentucky seniors Otega Oweh and Denzel Aberdeen reflect on their final season of college basketball
No. 7 Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament run came to an end Sunday in St. Louis with an 82-63 loss to No. 2 Iowa State. The Wildcats jumped out to a 20-11 lead early, but Iowa State responded with a strong run and never looked back, ultimately dominating the second half. Kentucky only had two players reach […]
Mark Pope stresses finding players who want Kentucky culture
Head coach Mark Pope, who also played for the Kentucky Wildcats under Rick Pitino from 1994-1996, understands what it means to have ‘Kentucky’ on the front of his jersey, and he wants to find players who can represent his alma mater with authority. After the Wildcats loss in the Round of 32 to Iowa State, […]
3 keys for Kentucky Women’s Basketball to survive West Virginia, and a prediction
The sting of the men’s tournament exit is still fresh. A turnover-fueled, 19-point loss to Iowa State is a tough pill for the Big Blue Nation to swallow. But in March, the page turns quickly. Now, the ladies have everyone’s undivided attention, and they should. They have been tremendous this year. Kenny Brooks and company […]
Kentucky Basketball suffers one of its worst NCAA Tournament losses of all time
The Kentucky Wildcats’ season has come to an end as they were throttled by Iowa State by a final score of 82-63. A terrible second half resulted in a historic loss for Mark Pope’s squad. The Wildcats suffered their worst NCAA Tournament loss since 1971 (107-83 vs. Western Kentucky) and their second-worst in program history. […]
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