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The Kentucky Wildcats are finally entering a game with an SEC win under their belts, as now they get prepared for a rivalry date with the Florida Gators under the lights of Kroger Field on Saturday night. With a tough season overall happening to this point, the Cats finally have some positive momentum as we […]
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Class of 2026 five-star small forward Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 overall recruit in his class, has officially withdrawn from Notre Dame High School, according to Andy Villamarzo of Rivals. Notre Dame athletic director Alec Moses confirmed the move in a statement, saying, “Notre Dame High School acknowledges Tyran Stokes’ decision to withdraw and explore […]
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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 […]
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Good morning, BBN! The Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Colonels 77-51 last night to start the 2025-26 College Basketball season 1-0. It was a lackluster first half. Kentucky came out slow and only scored eight points in the first eight minutes of the game. Ball movement was non-existent, and they were missing nearly every shot they […]
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Greetings, BBN! Georgia beat Florida in Jacksonville, Ole Miss took care of business against South Carolina, Texas edged Vanderbilt in a ranked-on-ranked battle, Oklahoma did the same against the other Tennessee school, and Mississippi State and Kentucky got their first league wins against Arkansas and Auburn. The total tally of fired SEC coaches has now […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats’ season-opening win over Nicholls certainly got off to a rough start. In addition to a painful offensive performance in the first half, Trent Noah went down with what looked like a serious ankle injury that led to him being assisted into the locker room. Thankfully, Noah was back out on the court […]
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Collin Chandler delivered the spark Kentucky basketball needed in Tuesday night’s 77-51 win over Nicholls. After a quiet first half, the sophomore guard erupted in the final 20 minutes to give the Wildcats the offensive lift they needed. Starting at point guard, Chandler managed just four points in the first half on 1/4 shooting, including […]
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It wasn’t the smoothest 40 minutes, but Kentucky basketball came out with a vengeance in the second half and cruised past Nicholls 77-51 on Tuesday night in the 2025-26 season opener. The Wildcats saw four players score in double figures, had 21 assists, and out-rebounded the Colonels 51-30. After a disjointed first half, where the […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats opened up their season tonight as they welcomed the Nicholls Colonels to Lexington and Rupp Arena. In what was a sub-par game from the Cats, they ended up knocking off the Colonels, 77-51. If you were expecting offense in the first half, well, you tuned into the wrong game. Similar to the […]
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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 […]
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The preseason is officially over, and it’s hard to know what to think. Kentucky looked like a world-beater in a 13-point win over No. 1 Purdue, only to follow it up with a disastrous 14-point loss to Georgetown. The blowout loss to the Hoyas was unacceptable, even for an exhibition. The team looked lost, turned […]
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Kentucky Wildcats fans have a packed week of sports, starting with basketball. The Wildcats face Nicholls State on Tuesday and Valparaiso on Friday, with both games only available via online stream through SEC Network+. Fans can access the games via the ESPN app on their computer or phone for live coverage. As the week continues, […]
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Expectations are sky-high for this Kentucky Wildcats team heading into the 2025-2026 season. So much so that, aside from the goal of winning the ninth national championship on program history, this Wildcats team is capable of winning 30 games. That’s according to ESPN’s Myron Metcalf, who believes Kentucky is one of 17 teams that can […]
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Kentucky basketball is back, baby! Mark Pope is entering Year 2, and expectations are sky-high. The Cats are taking on the Nicholls Colonels on Tuesday night in Rupp Arena. Game time is set for 7:00 PM ET on the SEC Network. Kentucky enters the new season as the preseason No. 9-ranked team. However, it should […]
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With the Wildcats tipping off their regular-season schedule tonight vs. Nicholls, Otega Oweh is feeling great after working through a turf toe injury this summer. In a recent interview with Goose Givens, Oweh admitted he had some rust to work out following a two-month layoff due to his injury. The good news is Oweh believes […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will kick off their 2025-26 season against Nicholls on Tuesday night inside Rupp Arena. Mark Pope’s squad has already dealt with a couple of key injuries this exhibition season, and they could linger into the season opener. Transfer PG Jaland Lowe, who got banged up in the Wildcats Blue-White game, has been […]
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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, […]
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Kentucky basketball officially opens its season Tuesday night at Rupp Arena against Nicholls State, but it may do so short-handed. Head coach Mark Pope said he’s still unsure if guards Jaland Lowe (shoulder) and Denzel Aberdeen (leg) will be available after both missed last week’s exhibition game against Georgetown. Even without those pieces, the Wildcats […]
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National college basketball writers are buying into the Kentucky Wildcats hype, and some believe this is the year the Wildcats cut down the nets. Across the country, outlets like The Athletic, CBS Sports, Yahoo, and ESPN released their preseason predictions, and Kentucky showed up on nearly every Final Four list. Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Eisenberg picked […]
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Greetings, BBN! Texas, our Top State last week, fared pretty well once again this week, with the Longhorns scoring a top-10 win over Vanderbilt, Baylor blasting UCF 30-3, and Texas Tech staying on top of the Big 12 with a Kansas State road win. Houston took a bad home loss to West Virginia, but overall, […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are gearing up for the start of their regular season, but that has not slowed Mark Pope and this staff on the recruiting trail. With no commitments in the class of 2026 at the moment, there are plenty of questions swirling around about who this class could potentially fill out. Luckily for […]
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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 […]
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As the Kentucky Wildcats prepare for Tuesday’s opener vs. Nicholls, Denzel Aberdeen and Jaland Lowe remain questionable to play. According to Jon Rothstein, head coach Mark Pope said that he’s unsure if Aberdeen or Lowe will be available for the first game of the 2025-26 season. Aberdeen is battling what’s believed to be a minor […]
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Kentucky basketball starts their 2025-2026 regular season tomorrow night against the Nicholls Colonels. Despite splitting their preseason exhibition games with a win over No. 1 Purdue and a loss to unranked Georgetown, the Wildcats are overwhelming favorites to win their season opener on Tuesday night. According to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, head coach Mark Pope […]
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Otega Oweh, a veteran leader of this Kentucky Wildcats squad, voices a loud opinion in the Cats’ locker room following the team’s embarrassing home loss to Georgetown. The preseason SEC Player of the Year didn’t have his best game on Thursday night, but he made sure to take accountability. Oweh wasn’t happy after the home […]
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