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Class of 2026 4-star small forward Maximo Adams is set to announce his college decision on Friday, November 14, according to ESPN’s Paul Biancardi. The 6-foot-7, 205-pound wing from Chatsworth, California, will choose between Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan State, and Texas. Adams has been a major recruiting target for Mark Pope, who first offered him […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 2 hours ago | 0 reads
Now that we’re over 24 hours past the Louisville game, a lot of people are examining this Kentucky team and where they stand right now. Former Wildcat Travis Ford offered his thoughts on the team, and said the team is still developing its chemistry. “I think the thing Kentucky is searching for more than anything […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 9 hours ago | 0 reads
The most alarming part of Kentucky’s 96-88 loss to Louisville wasn’t just the 14 turnovers; it was the complete and total defensive meltdown against the Cardinals’ guards. Mikel Brown Jr. (29 points) and Ryan Conwell (24 points) looked unstoppable. When Mark Pope was asked about his team’s inability to create any defensive pressure (Louisville had […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
Mark Pope began his press conference with congratulations for Louisville, but quickly turned to a brutally honest assessment of his own team, calling the performance “extremely poorly” and an “incredibly disappointing” product for Kentucky basketball. But the entire game —and Kentucky’s core issue —was summed up by one stat line. Louisville had 20 assists and […]
From A Sea Of Blue | about 19 hours ago | 0 reads
Tuesday night was the first truly loaded slate of high-major basketball … but it also provided plenty of gems in the mid-major world. Here’s what you may have missed if you were watching Louisville/Kentucky or Texas Tech/Illinois. Yale is pounding teams The two-time reigning Ivy League NCAA Tournament representative has gotten off to a scorching […]
From Mid-Major Madness | 1 day ago | 0 reads
I guess I really didn’t mean what I said. Sorta. To one and all in extremely anticipation for this edition of U of L vs. UK, I was adamant. I wish they didn’t play the game. Too much emphasis is placed upon it. I am really looking forward to Wednesday morning when it will be […]
From Card Chronicle | 1 day ago | 0 reads
Class of 2026 5-star small forward Baba Oladotun will announce his college decision on Wednesday, November 19, at Blake High School, according to ESPN’s Paul Biancardi. The 6-foot-10, 195-pound wing from Silver Spring, Maryland, is choosing between Arkansas, Georgetown, Kentucky, and Maryland. Oladotun was originally part of the class of 2027, where he was ranked […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Whenever an outsider asks me to try and explain the significance of basketball in the state of Kentucky, there’s always one story that pops into my head before any other gets there. I was working at a law firm downtown in 2009, and on this particular day I was watching the front desk while the […]
From Card Chronicle | 2 days ago | 0 reads
The recruitment of class of 2026 5-star power forward Christian Collins continues to heat up, and Kentucky basketball is right in the middle of it. On Monday, 247 Sports recruiting analyst Travis Branham placed a Crystal Ball prediction for Collins to commit to Kentucky, giving it a confidence rating of 7/10. This comes after Rivals […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Kentucky basketball fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as head coach Mark Pope won’t be missing the biggest game of the early season. Just two days after announcing he might have to serve jury duty this week, Pope shared on social media Sunday that he’s officially off the hook. The news came after Pope […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Mitch Barnhart has built one of the longest-running tenures in college athletics. He’s made strong hires, Kenny Brooks, Nick Mingione, and John Calipari among them, and overseen major success across Kentucky’s athletic department. But his legacy isn’t spotless. The Kyra Elzy extension, NIL growing pains, Joker Phillips, and the Billy Gillispie fiasco all left marks. […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 6 days ago | 0 reads
The return of Jayden Quaintance is inching closer as Kentucky basketball awaits the debut of its star transfer from Arizona State. On Thursday, head coach Mark Pope revealed that Quaintance is now taking part in 5-on-0 work during practice. ”He’s unbelievable,“ Pope said of Quaintance. He’s been increasingly ahead of schedule, and he’s now jumping […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 7 days ago | 0 reads
Ohio State women’s basketball returned five players from its 2024-25 season roster. The player from that group with the longest tenure in the Buckeyes’ program is guard Kennedy Cambridge. After sitting the 23-24 season, after Cambridge transferred from Kentucky, the guard brought energy off the bench and moments of brilliance on the court. Now, in […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land | 7 days ago | 3 reads
For head coach Mark Pope, the true measure of his Kentucky team won’t just be the points they score, but the possessions they stop. “It’s really important. It’s going to determine how good we are this year,” said Pope, emphasizing the role of defense in shaping his team’s potential. The coach recently pointed to a […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 8 days ago | 0 reads
Update: Well, it looks like Trent Noah is ok after that first-half scare! However, Noah did not play in the second half, hopefully for precautionary reasons. After the game, Mark Pope said Noah was “good to go,” so it seems like he’s not in danger of a prolonged absence. ————- It took all of one […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 9 days ago | 0 reads
I mean we knew that right? It kind of reminds me of guards that played for John Calipari at Kentucky. They were talented recruits, had pretty good college careers but then exploded when they got to the NBA. It makes you wonder how we laid an egg against Kentucky and Florida with a talent like […]
From Red Cup Rebellion | 9 days ago | 0 reads
Mark Pope was so distraught after Kentucky lost 84-70 to Georgetown in their second exhibition game that he resembled Coach Herb Brooks in the movie “Miracle,” after Team USA lost 10-3 to the Soviet Union in a friendly prior to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. That’s how much he cares about this team, […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 9 days ago | 0 reads
Kentucky basketball finds itself in an enviable position, named as a top-three finalist for two of the most dynamic forwards in the 2026 class: No. 1 prospect Tyran Stokes and 5-star athlete Christian Collins. With both players listed as power forwards, the natural question is: can they actually play together? After a deep dive into […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 10 days ago | 0 reads
Christian Collins, a 5-star small forward from St. John Bosco in California, has trimmed his list to three. Collins, who is the No. 12-ranked player in the 2026 class at Rivals, has included Kentucky, USC, and UCLA in his final schools, according to Joe Tipton. The California native has included two top-tier programs in his […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 11 days ago | 0 reads
Kentucky’s 84-70 exhibition loss to Georgetown was a jarring reality check, but the most concerning part wasn’t just the final score. It was the admission from head coach Mark Pope afterward that his team was completely unprepared for a defensive scheme he knew was coming. ‘I just did a poor job’ After the game, Pope […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 13 days ago | 1 read
Just one week after Kentucky basketball looked like world-beaters in a physical, dominant win over No. 1 Purdue, the hype train came to a screeching halt. Friday night’s 84-70 exhibition loss to the Georgetown Hoyas wasn’t just a loss; it was a blaring, five-alarm warning sign about this roster’s most significant potential weakness. It reminded […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 14 days ago | 1 read
As the 2025-26 college basketball season kicks into gear, Kentucky basketball is still waiting for its first commitment in the high school class of 2026. Granted, Kentucky has focused heavily on the transfer portal since Mark Pope arrived, while his current team is full of guys who could return for next season, including Jaland Lowe, […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 14 days ago | 0 reads
If you want to understand the subtle but significant shift happening within Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope, don’t just watch the ball. Watch the bench. Watch the huddles. Watch the reactions after a missed shot or a bad call. A meticulous focus on body language, spearheaded by assistant coach Alvin Brooks III, is quietly reshaping […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 17 days ago | 1 read
Lexington native Reece Potter missed Friday night’s Exhibition game vs. Purdue with an illness, according to a Kentucky spokesperson. Thankfully, Kentucky was still able to make easy work of Purdue, winning 78-65. It’s an unfortunate setback, as this was a game Kentucky had 10 players log double-digit minutes, so it stands to reason he would […]
From A Sea Of Blue | 20 days ago | 0 reads
It’s hard to believe we are finally here. It’s back, well sort of. Sure it’s an exhibition game and it doesn’t count, and the game is on a weird network where most of you might not be able to watch but hey it’s still basketball right!?!? Purdue comes into this one as the preseason #1 […]
From Hammer and Rails | 20 days ago | 1 read