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 […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| about 7 hours ago
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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 […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| about 15 hours ago
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The BBN is still celebrating an awesome comeback victory over LSU on Wednesday night, but now we are less than 24 hours away from the first Kentucky Basketball vs. Tennessee matchup of the basketball season. Knoxville has been kind to UK the last several seasons, as they have won five of their last six games […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 1 day ago
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Kentucky Basketball’s comeback win at LSU will be remembered for the ending. The Cats erased an 18-point second-half deficit in Baton Rouge and stole a 75–74 victory on a last-second bucket from Malachi Moreno. It was chaotic, dramatic, and exactly the kind of win Kentucky desperately needed. But the most important development from the night happened well before […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 3 days ago
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For most of the night, it looked like Kentucky Basketball was heading toward an awful SEC loss on the road at LSU. Kentucky scored just 22 points in the first half, and LSU took a 16-point lead into the break, but the Cats battled back and gave themselves a chance. Welcome Malachi Moreno to the […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 3 days ago
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Sometimes, you end up in the right place at the right time. That was the case for Malachi Moreno Wednesday night in Baton Rouge. Moreno’s buzzer-beater jump shot gave Kentucky Basketball a much-needed 75-74 win over LSU, evening Kentucky’s record at 2-2 in the SEC and improving its overall record to 11-6. The crazy part […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 4 days ago
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That shot may have saved the season. Malachi Moreno is becoming a star, and someone Kentucky Basketball can go to in crunch time. Moreno’s buzzer-beater on a long inbounds pass from Collin Chandler gave Kentucky a 75-74 win, after being down by as many as 18 points. Kentucky scored 53 points in the second half […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 4 days ago
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Kentucky Basketball traveled to Baton Rouge looking to carry over some much-needed momentum after a blowout win against Mississippi State on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the idea of the Cats turning any type of figurative corner quickly disappeared. If you sat down on Wednesday night, excited to watch some quality SEC hoops, you most certainly didn’t […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 4 days ago
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Good morning, BBN! We finally have some positive momentum heading into a Kentucky Basketball game. The Cats looked like they may have found a working system in the second half of the Mississippi State Game. Really, they snapped into it being down 16-6 to start that game. One of the main reasons: Malachi Moreno. He […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 4 days ago
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Kentucky Basketball fans are suffering from injury PTSD right now. The Cats can’t seem to catch a break for the last 3 or 4 years. One guy goes down and then another. Before the Mississippi State game, news broke that Jayden Quaintance was out with knee swelling, a terrifying phrase for a player recovering from […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 4 days ago
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The end is finally here for Jaland Lowe’s season. During his Monday radio show, Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope announced that Lowe will have surgery on his injured shoulder and miss the remainder of the 2025-26 college basketball season. The recovery timeframe is expected to be six months, putting him in line for a […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 6 days ago
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Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope provided a cautious update on Jaland Lowe’s shoulder after the junior point guard reinjured it during Saturday’s win over Mississippi State. “He was in some pain yesterday, and so we’re kind of doing consults, and I was hoping that he was going to wake up yesterday morning and just […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 6 days ago
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Otega Oweh is starting to look exactly like what he was billed as: The Preseason SEC Player of the Year for Kentucky Basketball. Over his last six games, Oweh has scored 20 or more points four times, becoming Kentucky’s most reliable offensive weapon. During that stretch, he posted 20 points in a win over St. […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 6 days ago
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Kansas has surged to the front of the race for the No. 1 overall recruit in the Class of 2026. On Friday, 247 Sports logged a Crystal Ball prediction of 5/10 in favor of Kansas for elite small forward Tyran Stokes, signaling a notable momentum shift. Stokes has maintained a top three of Kentucky, Oregon, […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 7 days ago
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BOOM! While Kentucky fans were enjoying the final moments of a blowout victory on the hardwood, it was the football program that stole the show by landing a monster commitment late on Saturday night. Texas Longhorns transfer freshman linebacker Elijah “Bo” Barnes has committed UK, per Hayes Fawcett of On3. The Texas native is ranked 89th among […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 8 days ago
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With a win in Oxford, Mizzou men’s basketball could’ve gone 3-0 in conference play for the first time in 25 years. Instead, shooting struggles plagued the Tigers on Saturday night. After knocking off Florida and Kentucky to start 2026, the MU fell to Ole Miss 76-69 in Oxford. The second half saw neither team have […]
From Rock M Nation
| 8 days ago
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Everyone knows the pressure of coaching basketball at the University of Kentucky. The Big Blue Nation has high expectations for the team year in and year out, and with such a passionate fan base, that means the pressure is on to perform. Coach Mark Pope knows what this program means to the fans due to […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 9 days ago
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As Kentucky continues to navigate turbulent waters in its two biggest revenue sports, a difficult and increasingly common discussion has emerged among fans: If you could fire either athletic director Mitch Barnhart or men’s basketball coach Mark Pope, who would you choose? It’s less about calling for immediate change and more about assessing where responsibility […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 9 days ago
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On Wednesday night, the Big 12 delivered the women’s college basketball drama. Thursday, it was the SEC’s turn. The second week of SEC action arrived with both expected and unexpected results that are certain to keep things interesting. Here are the four big takeaways from Thursday night’s results. Texas, South Carolina take care of business […]
From Swish Appeal
| 9 days ago
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When Mark Pope signed his contract at Kentucky in April 2024, it came with both optimism and significant financial commitment. Pope agreed to a five-year, $27.5 million deal, starting at $5 million in Year 1 with $250,000 annual raises through the 2028–29 season, when he would earn $6 million. The contract also included performance-based incentives, […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 9 days ago
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Mark Pope compared this Kentucky Basketball team to a Ferrari back in October. Fast-forward to January, and that Ferrari is sitting on blocks in the garage after suffering a Quad III loss (now Quad II) to Missouri in their home opener, where they had an eight-point lead with under five minutes to go. Expensive and […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 10 days ago
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Well, last night was pretty brutal. Kentucky took an 8-point lead with about 4:30 left in the game, and looked like they might pull out the win in the SEC home opener against Missouri. Although they hadn’t played well, it looked like Kentucky might escape with a win, and a win is a win at […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 10 days ago
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Well, let’s chalk up another brutal loss for Mark Pope and this Kentucky Basketball team as they dropped another game to the Missouri Tigers to start SEC play 0-2. Also losing their SEC home opener for the first time since 2013, things around the UK basketball program are not good. The offense is awful to […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 10 days ago
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I don’t know anymore, man. This Kentucky Basketball team has shown flashes, but they’re just not there when it comes to contenders. Heck, are they even an NCAA Tournament team after their 73-68 meltdown against a Missouri Tigers program that had NEVER won at Rupp Arena? Leading 66-58 with 4:34 to play, that’s a game, […]
From A Sea Of Blue
| 11 days ago
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Final: Mizzou 73 – Kentucky 68 First Half Second Half Game Info When | 6:00 p.m. CT Where | Rupp Arena; Lexington, Ky. TV | ESPN2 Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops Kenpom prediction | Kentucky -9 ESPN win probability | 20.2% chance Pregame Updates
From Rock M Nation
| 11 days ago
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