Online Home of the Big Blue Nation: Kentucky Wildcats Sports for the Discerning Fan
Good morning, BBN! After one of the crazier weeks I can remember watching Kentucky Basketball, the vibes are back with BBN. Two straight comebacks from the Cats, paired with a hard-fought, heated win against their rivals in Tennessee, it looks like this team has found its heart. Just take a second and imagine how you’d […]
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We have talked about the biggest issue facing Kentucky Basketball right now: the slow starts. It happens nearly every game. The Wildcats find themselves down 10 points or more way too often. In the last two games alone, they fell behind by 18 to LSU and 17 to Tennessee. While they were able to pull […]
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Will Stein is excited to work with his new quarterback, Kenny Minchey. Minchey chose Kentucky in the transfer portal after opting to leave Notre Dame. He initially committed to Nebraska, but about 24 hours later, flipped to Kentucky after Will Stein and Co. pivoted from Sam Leavitt. Minchey battled CJ Carr at Notre Dame for […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats return to Rupp Arena tomorrow night as they look to keep their winning streak alive against the Texas Longhorns. Texas comes into Lexington playing some good basketball in their own right, as they look to pick up a signature win for their tournament resume. Meaning, Sean Miller will have his squad ready […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats have won three straight games in SEC play and are now 3-2 in league play. Last week, they earned hard-fought road wins at LSU and Tennessee. Kentucky is now 29th in the AP Poll, having received the fourth-most votes of teams just outside the Top 25. Unfortunately, the Wildcats will have to […]
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Week 11’s college basketball action thinned the ranks of the unbeatens even more. It began in Allen Fieldhouse last Tuesday when the Iowa State Cyclones got run out of the Phog 84-63. The Cyclones made it to 16-0 before the run ended and promptly lost again over the weekend at Cincinnati. Vanderbilt similarly got thumped […]
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Good morning, BBN! We are coming up on another weekday SEC matchup at Rupp Arena as the Kentucky Wildcats welcome the Texas Longhorns to town. In what is another good opportunity to pick up two big conference wins, all eyes will once again be on the availability of projected lottery pick, Jayden Quaintance. After debuting […]
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It was a very big week for the Kentucky Wildcats as they mounted not one but two double-digit comeback victories on the road over the LSU Tigers and the #24 Tennessee Volunteers, which might’ve saved the Cats’ season. Despite coming back from back-to-back early big deficits, I think BBN would love to see the Cats […]
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Kentucky Basketball guard Otega Oweh didn’t have the prettiest day statistically in Knoxville, but he delivered when it mattered most. Oweh finished with 12 points on 3/11 shooting and 1-for-5 from three, adding two rebounds, two steals, one block, and one assist. The numbers weren’t flashy, but his impact was undeniable in the final minute. […]
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Kentucky Basketball has been nothing short of resilient in SEC play this season. After a shaky start with losses on the road at Alabama and at home to Missouri, the Wildcats have rattled off three straight SEC wins to climb back onto the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. Up next is a home […]
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Kentucky Football head coach Will Stein has been non-stop since becoming the Wildcats’ head coach in early December. On top of assembling his coaching staff in Lexington, Stein was also leading the Oregon Ducks’ offense through the College Football Playoff until early January. The latest from Kentucky’s coaching staff assembly comes in the form of […]
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Kentucky Football is not finished reshaping its roster through the transfer portal, and its latest move shows a continued focus on building strength up front. On Monday, On3 reported that the Wildcats added edge rusher Tyler Thomas, a transfer from South Alabama, giving head coach Will Stein’s staff another piece for a rebuilt defense. Thomas […]
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Kentucky Football has landed another wide receiver through the transfer portal, adding Southern Utah standout Shane Carr after a recent visit to Lexington. Carr, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound receiver from Bakersfield, California, entered the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining. Despite not being ranked as a high school recruit and still holding no rating […]
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As expected, the Kentucky Wildcats did not crack the latest AP Top 25 Poll. However, they did receive 20 votes while also knocking Tennessee out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since March of 2021. The Coaches Top 25 Poll has Kentucky receiving just five votes. As for Kenny Brooks’ squad, they […]
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For the second straight game, it was a Collin Chandler pass that led to the game-winning basket for Kentucky Basketball. Saturday in Knoxville, Chandler found Otega Oweh for a game-winning lay-up with 34 seconds to play to give Kentucky a 78-77 lead. Three days prior, he threw a nearly full-court pass to Malachi Moreno for […]
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On Monday night, Mark Pope broke the news that Kentucky point guard Jaland Lowe would be done for the season, as he’s opted to have surgery on his shoulder. That the news might not come as a shock to many, but it does impact this team substantially this season. Despite that fact, it was fairly […]
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Coming into the season, this Kentucky Wildcats team had talent. This is a roster that came into the season with expectations of being more athletic and versatile than last year’s team. The one concern was this team’s ability to shoot the ball. Saturday in Knoxville, this team showed that it can shoot. Kentucky made 11/24 […]
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Will Stein continues to impress the college football world since taking over the helm as Kentucky Football’s head coach a few weeks ago. It’s not only signing talented players that’s catching eyes; Stein is also perfecting his recruiting pitch to lure other coaches away from their current programs to work alongside him in Lexington. On […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats went on the road yesterday and picked up another win in Knoxville, despite most people thinking they were going to get run off the court in the first half. The Cats fell behind 41-24, trailing by 17 with about 3 minutes remaining in the first half. The Cats cut it to 11 […]
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Tensions flared briefly during Kentucky Basketball’s road matchup at Tennessee, but head coach Mark Pope made sure it never crossed the line. After the game, cameras caught Kentucky guard Otega Oweh exchanging words with Tennessee forward Jaylen. What started as trash talk quickly escalated when Carey gave Oweh a shove. Brandon Garrison immediately stepped in […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are trying to get familiar with the No. 1 prospect in the class of 2027. CJ Rosser, a 6-9 power forward from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, will make his first unofficial visit to Lexington on Wednesday, February 4th, per On3’s Joe Tipton. The 5-star forward is ranked No. 1 overall by 247 […]
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Have we seen the last of Jayden Quaintance in a Kentucky Basketball jersey? When Quaintance was recently revealed to have swelling in his surgically repaired knee — leading to him missing the last three games — it didn’t sound like something that could knock him out for ‘too’ long. However, Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman […]
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Mark Pope and the Kentucky Basketball team pulled off a comeback victory over Tennessee on Saturday, winning 80-78 in Knoxville. The Wildcats found themselves in a hole early, falling behind by as many as 17 in the first half. However, a collective effort at both ends of the court led to the comeback victory. One […]
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After not leading until 34 seconds remained, Kentucky Basketball closed the game by making three straight shots and holding the Tennessee Volunteers to no baskets in the final 5:38 remaining. It was a gritty effort in an 80-78 road win for the Wildcats. This is the kind of win Kentucky needed. Forget they trailed by […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats (12-6) came back down 17 points on the road at Thompson-Boiling Arena to knock off the No.24 Tennessee Volunteers (12-6) by a final score of 80-78. The Wildcats came out on top, but after the buzzer, things got a little heated. The Volunteers couldn’t capitalize on the purposely missed free throw with […]
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