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It may be July, but there are still plenty of options for Kentucky Basketball to fill that 15th and final roster spot. This is typically the time of the year when we see reclassifications happen now that the bulk of the summer AAU season is complete. International recruiting is another avenue Kentucky has used to land several […]
Kentucky head coach Mark Pope is still pursuing potential candidates to fill UK's final roster spot for the 2026-27 season. The post Mark Pope says Kentucky is still seeking to fill final roster spot for 2026-27 appeared first on Saturday Down South .
The injury bug is wasting no time in hitting the 2026-27 Kentucky Basketball team. On Friday, head coach Mark Pope announced that returning sophomore Kam Williams underwent a second surgery on his injured foot this offseason. Pope did express hope that Williams will be ready for the start of the season but did not give an exact […]
UK Sports Network’s Michelle Knezovic was able to take some time and ask Jack “Goose” Givens for a couple of updates on what he has seen from the Kentucky Basketball team thus far. Some of his responses will certainly make Big Blue Nation excited about this upcoming season. The first question presented was an overview […]
Tom Izzo and Michigan State are gaining ground with four-star 2027 point guard Jaxson Davis as Kentucky’s early recruiting momentum fades.
Mark Pope needs to make a statement with the 2027 recruiting class. After getting two homegrown, top-25 prospects in the 2025 class, and going o-fer on top-100 prospects in the 2026 class, Pope has already secured a commit from five-star Ryan Hampton and has cast a wide net to build the rest of the class. […]
Mark Pope and his staff are continuing to lay the groundwork for Kentucky Basketball’s future, and they just officially entered the recruiting race for one of the most uniquely gifted big men in high school basketball. Bamba Touray, a unanimous top-five player in the class of 2028, announced that he has earned an official offer […]
The Kentucky Basketball staff was busy this past week, making their rounds and evaluating prospects at the grassroots summer circuit championships in the last evaluation period of the year. Following that, the staff is extending offers to start this week, most recently to 2027 top-50 wing Howard Williams, he announced on social media. Mark Pope […]
Cayden Daughtry’s historic Peach Jam run has Kentucky and Louisville pursuing him, while Duke may be forced to enter the five-star guard’s recruitment.
IU basketball will take on John Calipari and Arkansas on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York, the program announced on Monday. This is Indiana’s fourth high major non-conference opponent on the 2026-27 slate. The Hoosiers will also face Kentucky and Syracuse in Indianapolis, and Missouri in Bloomington. IU is 2-3 all-time [...]
The Kentucky staff is on the road this weekend, splitting recruiting duties across the high school grassroots circuits in the last evaluation period of the year. On Saturday, Mark Pope was courtside in Rock Hill, South Carolina for the Adidas 3SSB Championships. While the priority is to evaluate the 2027 and 2028 recruiting classes, Mark […]
Kentucky Basketball fans finally got another look as they were back in action this week, as multiple practice highlight videos were released, giving Big Blue Nation an early glimpse of what Mark Pope’s 2026-27 squad is capable of. The first set of highlights came Thursday evening after Kentucky’s current roster squared off against La Familia […]
Kentucky’s loaded nonconference schedule featuring Kansas, Indiana, Virginia, Louisville and North Carolina could define Mark Pope’s third season.
Kentucky Basketball is getting closer and closer to having a final product when it comes to the schedule for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season. However, the final touches are still being worked on, and we’ve got a pair of new games confirmed. On Friday morning, KSR reported that Appalachian State and the University of Arkansas […]
Former Kentucky Basketball standouts Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo have found themselves in the headlines for an unexpected reason after reports surfaced of a physical altercation between the two former Miami Heat teammates in Las Vegas. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the incident occurred on July 10 after Adebayo confronted Herro over comments made on […]
The long-awaited decision of Jamal Crawford has now been made. The three-time sixth man of the year will not end up on the sidelines in Lexington after all. Crawford shared the decision with KSR to break the news on Thursday. Mark Pope has left an assistant coaching position open, and many believed Crawford might be […]
Jamal Crawford will not serve as a coach for Kentucky basketball next season. The post Jamal Crawford turns down Kentucky assistant job, cites timing: ‘I can’t do it right now’ appeared first on Saturday Down South .
It’s been a messy season in recent months due to the NCAA’s new “5 for 5” rules, which allow collegiate athletes to complete their journey at this level over 5 years. With that rule comes a lot of changes: No more redshirting for a future star to sit and learn, and no more medical redshirts. […]
Despite some early woes in the transfer portal, Mark Pope managed to assemble one of the best portal classes in the country. Along with key returners like Malachi Moreno and Kam Williams, Kentucky Basketball will now enter the 2026-27 season as a consensus top-25 team. However, few, if any, college basketball rosters are without question […]
To a certain generation of Big Blue Nation, the name Heshimu Evans will always be synonymous with one word: Warrior. Now, if you live in or around Lexington, that name carries a new title: Deputy. The former Kentucky Basketball national champion was recently introduced as a new sheriff’s deputy in Fayette County. It is a […]
Salvaging a questionable offseason, Milan Momcilovic becomes the most important piece heading into an important year for Kentucky basketball.
Milan Momcilovic was Kentucky’s biggest offseason addition, and arguably Mark Pope’s most talented addition of his tenure thus far. While his recruitment was filled with varying updates and suspense, he went in-depth with UK Sports Network about the process. “When I committed to Kentucky, I was on my driveway,” he said. “I don’t like talking in the house […]
Former SEC coach Tubby Smith is going into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. He led Kentucky to a national title in 1998. The post Tubby Smith to be inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame appeared first on Saturday Down South .
Former NBA All-Star Jermaine O’Neal recently revealed that he came close to committing to Kentucky following the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship before head coach Rick Pitino gave him advice that changed his life. Speaking on the Str8 to Da League podcast, O’Neal shared that Kentucky was his top choice coming out of high school and […]
Two years into his tenure, Mark Pope continues to embrace the unique pressure cooker that is Kentucky basketball. In a candid interview with KSR, Pope discussed his relationship with the fan base, the unavoidable nature of roster leaks, and his data-driven approach to keeping his team healthy after a rash of injuries in his first […]