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There was basketball news happening on and off the court Wednesday afternoon. Joe Tipton of On3 reports that the Kentucky Wildcats are now targeting Keegan Brown to join the coaching staff in what is expected to be a front-office role. A deal is expected to happen in the near future. It’s unclear if this will […]
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 […]
No. 9 seed Kentucky Basketball opened SEC Tournament play Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with a tightly contested matchup against No. 16 seed LSU. In a game that featured several momentum swings, Kentucky leaned on senior guard Otega Oweh to pull away late and secure a much-needed 87-82 victory over the Tigers. The Wildcats […]
It is finally SEC Tournament time, and the Kentucky Wildcats will tip things off in the opening game as they face the LSU Tigers. Game time is set for 12:30 PM ET on SEC Network. Emotions of the BBN are all over the place, as on one hand, it is finally one of the best […]
Good morning, BBN! March Madness officially kicks off today for the Kentucky Wildcats with the start of the SEC Tournament. This team is making history by becoming the first Kentucky team to ever play on Wednesday of the Tournament in the modern era. While the vibes aren’t the best, everything is still in front of […]
The tall task that the Kentucky Wildcats face going into this week’s SEC Tournament begins Wednesday afternoon in Nashville. Kentucky needs to win five games in five days to win the SEC Tournament, a tournament they haven’t won since 2018. It’s a daunting task. So daunting that only two teams have accomplished it in the […]
The Kentucky Wildcats began this season projected as a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament in Joe Lunardi’s ESPN Bracketology before the season began. That feels like a lifetime ago. Since then, the Cats have been slipping in Lunardi’s Bracketology. Right now, they sit as a No. 7 seed in the West Region (San […]
You would be hard-pressed to find any Kentucky Wildcats fan who thought the Cats would play in the very first game of this year’s SEC Tournament. The expectations were so high in the Preseason, Mark Pope was beaming with confidence, and the roster oozed with stacked talent. Unfortunately, a rollercoaster regular season ensued, featuring injuries […]
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. […]
He didn’t quite get to 100, but Bam Adebayo just did the best Wilt Chamberlain impression the NBA has ever seen. In the Miami Heat’s 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, Adebayo racked up 83 points on 20/43 shooting (7-22 on 3s and 36/43 on free throws), marking the second-most points ever scored […]
The Kentucky Wildcats are set to get Kam Williams back on the court when they face off with the LSU Tigers on Wednesday, the opening day of SEC Tournament play. On Tuesday, Kentucky released its injury report for Wednesday’s game, and it has Williams listed as probable, indicating that he’s expected to play. Now, how […]
It’s postseason time for the Kentucky Wildcats, who are set to open SEC Tournament play in hopes of boosting their seeding for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. With that in mind, we wanted to ask fans where they believe the Cats will be seeded come Selection Sunday. As of now, Kentucky is getting a lot of […]
Kentucky missed out on another key recruiting target in the class of 2026 on Tuesday when five-star shooting guard Caleb Holt announced his commitment to Arizona during an appearance on ESPN’s First Take. Holt, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard from Florida, had been one of the top prospects on Mark Pope’s recruiting board. The Wildcats hosted […]
Good morning, BBN! The Kentucky Wildcats will kick off the SEC Tournament in Nashville on Wednesday afternoon as Mark Pope and his squad look to pull off the impossible and make a run to the weekend for the first time since 2019. What are the chances of the Cats doing that? Slim to none, it […]
The first spring football under Will Stein is here, and just before it starts on Tuesday, two more pieces have been added to the staff. Eli Wicklund and Adam Kleffner would be joining the staff as analysts. Wicklund, who is originally from Nicholasville, comes from D-III program Christopher Newport University, with prior stints at Bucknell, […]
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 […]
Greetings, BBN! The SEC regular season is complete. Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, and Vanderbilt clinched the double-byes, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Georgia, and Missouri snagged the singles, and everybody else will be battling on Wednesday. Conference expansion has made the SEC Tournament bigger than ever before, and the first of 15 games tips off Wednesday at 12:30 […]
It continues to look like the return of Kam Williams is imminent for the Kentucky Wildcats. With SEC Tournament play set to begin Wednesday, head coach Mark Pope has a new update on his sophomore forward. Williams, who returned to practice last Thursday, continues to practice without any setbacks. “Kam actually practiced some limited today, […]
Well, here we are: the end of the regular season. It’s conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament from here on out, and at the end of the 31-game march, there’s a trio of 29-2 teams at the top. Duke, Arizona, and Michigan all ran through their conferences with relative ease. The Blue Devils lost to […]
Recruitment is heating up, as many recruits start to schedule official visits this Spring, some are already committing. That is what Kentucky Football saw over the weekend, as they lost 4-star TE Seneca Driver to Oklahoma, and most recently, Bryan Station 4-star defensive back Jordan Haskins, who has committed to Louisville, giving the Cardinals another […]
Kentucky Basketball freshman forward Braydon Hawthorne has confirmed that he plans to return to Lexington next season after spending the current year developing as a redshirt. During an interview with Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Hawthorne was asked if he expected to be back with the Wildcats next year. The freshman responded confidently. “Yeah,” […]
The Kentucky Wildcats are nowhere to be found in the college basketball top-25 polls and are dropping in the analytics. Kentucky is no longer receiving votes in the men’s AP Poll or the Coaches Poll. The women’s basketball team is up to No. 16 in the latest AP Poll. BartTorivk has Kentucky at No. 33 […]
Kentucky Basketball’s coaching staff continues to explore new recruiting avenues, and one potential addition to the roster in the future is G League guard Dink Pate. According to Jacob Polacheck of KSR, Pate is expected to have a Zoom meeting with the Kentucky staff within the next week. The meeting comes after head coach Mark […]
Belief is a powerful thing in sports. Listen to Miami head coach Travis Steele talk about it with his Miami RedHawks being 31-0. If you have belief, you can do anything. That’s why UK Sports Network color analyst Jack “Goose” Givens’s comments about Kentucky during Saturday’s game against Florida are glaringly concerning. That’s not something […]
Look, Florida was the better team yesterday, and until right up until the end, it really wasn’t that close. The Gators came into a rocking Rupp Arena and broke Kentucky’s will in the first half. To the Cats’ credit, they did fight back and get back within 5. They should have had a possession there […]