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Good morning, BBN! Surprise, surprise, Kentucky Basketball is engaged in a nationally aware race involving one of the top players in the country. Sarcasm aside, it is both fortunate that the Cats find themselves in this position again. It’s fortunate because Milan Momcilovic is the top player in the college basketball transfer portal right now, […]
It’s amazing that the 1992 Duke-Kentucky Elite Eight game is still talked about, but it was a phenomenal contest. Obviously, what people remember is Christian Laettner’s astonishing winning shot. It’s become legend, and rightly so. The whole play was incredible, from Grant Hill’s long, looping pass to Laettner, to his presence of mind to fake […]
In preparation for next season, many of Kentucky’s players are training with personal basketball trainers and have posted videos of doing so. Malachi Moreno, Braydon Hawthorne, Justin McBride, and Zoom Diallo are players who have posted training videos over the past two weeks. Incoming transfer guard Jerone Morton joined that list on Thursday, but instead […]
Iowa State transfer Milan Momcilovic has made his NBA Draft decision. On Wednesday, news broke that Momcilovic was withdrawing from the draft ahead of the May 27 midnight deadline. However, he has not yet made a college commitment. Shortly after the news broke, On3’s Joe Tipton reported that Kentucky and Louisville are viewed as the […]
This should make Big Blue Nation happy. The annual Kentucky Basketball vs. Louisville Cardinals game will be on Saturday, December 12. After being played on Veterans’ Day last year, the Bluegrass Rivalry is back in December, where it honestly belongs to stay. We don’t know the network and time of the game, but we do […]
IU basketball’s non-conference game against the University of Kentucky next season has been moved to Friday, November 20. Both programs announced the change today via social media posts. The contest was originally scheduled for Saturday, December 27. The game is ... The post IU basketball’s game against Kentucky at Lucas Oil Stadium moved to Friday, November 20 appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
When you talk about the NCAA tournament and you say The Shot, everyone knows what you mean: you mean the dramatic overtime-buzzer beater that Christian Laettner hit to beat Kentucky in 1992. Even now, it’s a standard part of March Madness. Duke fans obviously see it with pride and warm fuzzies, but can you imagine […]
Kentucky Basketball remains in the mix for Iowa State transfer forward Milan Momcilovic as he continues weighing his NBA Draft decision. Momcilovic currently has three options on the table: Stay in the NBA Draft, return to college and play for Kentucky, or return to another program. Regardless of the decision, the talented forward is expected […]
Malachi Moreno took the long weekend to let BBN know he would, in fact, be coming back to Kentucky. The Kentucky Basketball big man showed well in NBA Draft workouts and got some good feedback from a couple of teams in the back end of the first round. However, it wasn’t enough to get a […]
One of Kentucky’s biggest recruiting targets is five-star Ryan Hampton, a top-five prospect in the 2027 class. With several programs having an open roster spot for an elite wing, there have been rumors of Hampton reclassifying to the 2026 class after Peach Jam in July. If you want to take his own words, he will […]
Malachi Moreno announced he was coming back to Kentucky IF he was going to come back to college. When the NBA Draft process started, most people believed Moreno would be a late second-round pick or possibly go undrafted. He has all the potential in the world, but his stats show a player who is still […]
The University of Kentucky officially announced a major change in the structure of its athletics leadership search on Thursday morning, revealing that the school’s next leader will hold two titles: Chief Executive Officer of Champions Blue, LLC, and Athletics Director. The move comes as longtime athletics director Mitch Barnhart prepares to retire on June 30 […]
IU basketball is reportedly in discussions to join an eight-team event that could debut in 2027 titled the “Diamond Cup.” Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com reported that IU, along with Arizona, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina and UConn, are in ... The post Report: IU basketball in discussions to join eight-team “Diamond Cup” in 2027-28 season appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
The Kentucky Basketball staff has offered a number of prospects in the 2027 and 2028 classes after a busy recruiting weekend, including the No. 1-ranked player in the 2028 class, Adan Diggs. Now formally of the 2028 class, as the 6-foot-5 combo guard announced on Tuesday that he will reclassify to the 2027 class. With […]
The Jamal Crawford dream is alive and well for Kentucky Basketball. Back in April, it was reported that Mark Pope was pushing to add Crawford to the UK coaching staff. Some viewed it as a desperation play to help land Tyran Stokes, who played at Rainer Beach High School, where Crawford is currently an assistant […]
If someone asked you which college has produced the best NBA guards, which school would you choose? Most would choose Kentucky, some would choose Duke, or maybe even UCLA. While these schools have produced a plethora of elite NBA talent at the guard position, hardly any school has done it better as of late than […]
When Larry Bird was growing up in French Lick, Indiana, he loved listening to the Kentucky Wildcat radio broadcasts. He dreamed of becoming a Kentucky player, and that dream was close to becoming a reality. “I wanted to go to Kentucky, but Kentucky quit recruiting me,” Bird recalls. But why? Because Joe B. Hall drove […]
New Kentucky assistant coach Mo Williams made his rounds on FanDuel’s Run It Back this week, joining Chandler Parsons, Michelle Beadle, and Lou Williams for a wide-ranging conversation about his move to Lexington and what Mark Pope’s roster looks like heading into the 2026-27 season. When Parsons asked whether the Wildcats were loaded up for […]
Kentucky Basketball head coach Mark Pope and his staff continue to stay aggressive on the recruiting trail, extending an offer Friday to class of 2027 5-star small forward Demarcus Henry following a strong showing at Nike EYBL Session II in Memphis. Henry, a 6-foot-7, 190-pound prospect from Arizona, is ranked No. 14 overall nationally, the […]
Kentucky Basketball may be just one major addition away from finalizing its roster for the 2026-27 season, and one name continues to dominate the conversation: Iowa State transfer forward Milan Momcilovic. The 6-foot-8 sharpshooter is currently testing the NBA Draft waters while also exploring a potential return to college basketball, with Kentucky emerging as one […]
As Kentucky Basketball fans eagerly await NBA Draft decisions from Malachi Moreno and Milan Momcilovic, a bit of good news is coming out of the NBA Combine. On Wednesday, CBS Sports’ Isaac Trotter released an article in which he made predictions on who stays in the draft and who withdraws from it. You probably noticed […]
Did you see what former Kentucky great Dan Issel said the other day? In a nutshell, he said it was harder for Kentucky to win when everyone else could pay players, too. It was hilarious, brutally honest, and also completely lines up with what former Indiana player and coach Dan Dakich said about Wildcat basketball […]
When Mark Pope announced that he would be taking questions directly from BBN, we all knew things could get interesting. But honestly, it turned out pretty good; you had some honest questions and some good answers. Sure, there were sarcastic questions that just were never going to be answered, but Pope did address the GM […]
The Kentucky Basketball staff is trying to navigate the NIL era in the best way possible, having assembled a team of four minds to build the best roster possible. Mark Pope hired Keegan Brown, who’s a data analysis and roster construction expert, and the SoCal native took to social media to elaborate on his newly […]
It’s looking more and more like Kentucky Basketball freshman Malachi Moreno could remain in the 2026 NBA Draft. On Monday, The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor reported that Moreno will not take part in this week’s NBA Combine 5-on-5 scrimmages. That’s usually a sign that a player likes where his NBA stock is and doesn’t want to […]