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The Kentucky Wildcats are getting geared up for the regular season tip-off next week, but first, they will host the Georgetown Hoyas in Rupp Arena for their final exhibition game of the preseason. After an impressive showing against Purdue last week, Mark Pope and his team will look to knock off Ed Cooley’s squad tonight. […]
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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, […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are back in action tonight as they host the Georgetown Hoyas at Rupp Arena for a 7:00 PM ET tipoff on SEC Network+. In their final exhibition game before the season gets rolling next week, Mark Pope and his staff will be looking for another solid effort from their squad. After knocking […]
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October is in the books. Texas A&M is still unbeaten and the team to beat, Alabama survived their closest conference shave yet, and three teams at the bottom are still looking for their first league win. The SEC championship spots are still up for grabs, though A&M and the Tide can also just win out […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats were unable to end their SEC losing skid in last week’s blowout loss to Tennessee. Now, the Wildcats get one of their most winnable games left on the schedule on Saturday when they travel to The Plains to face the Auburn Tigers. Ironically, this will be a battle of two head coaches […]
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It’s game day, BBN! The Kentucky Wildcats are in action tonight for their second exhibition game before starting the regular season next week, as they take on the Georgetown Hoyas. Kentucky will welcome the Hoyas, who were selected sixth in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll, to Rupp Arena tonight. Both teams were victorious in […]
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Kentucky basketball may not be playing the No. 1 team in the country Thursday night, but the Georgetown Hoyas are still a significant opponent for the Wildcats. Again, Thursday night may be “just an exhibition game” for the Wildcats, but to them, it still counts. Georgetown played at Rupp Arena in the legendary 1985 NCAA […]
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Mark Pope celebrates the fact that Kentucky had the most active players on NBA rosters to start the season, with 27 of them throughout the 30 NBA teams when the season tipped off on October 21st. One of those former Wildcats, Tyrese Maxey, is off to a prolific four-game start that has him in the […]
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Football might not be on many fans’ minds this week, but a major SEC road game is taking place for the Kentucky Wildcats this Saturday as they head to The Plains to face the Auburn Tigers. In what seems like a game in which both coaches are on the hot seat, a win for the […]
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Former Kentucky Basketball guard and current College Park Skyhawks player Lamont Butler announced Wednesday that he will miss the entire 2025-26 basketball season after suffering a torn meniscus and ACL. Butler, who joined the Atlanta Hawks’ G-League affiliate Skyhawks in July, shared the news on social media, expressing disappointment but gratitude as he begins the […]
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The 2025-26 college basketball season is almost here, and it hopes to be a special one for the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball program. Excitement for this team was already through the roof, but it managed to grow even further with Kentucky’s 78-65 win over preseason No. 1 Purdue. A driving force in that impressive win […]
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When Kentucky Sports Radio founder Matt Jones says anything about Kentucky basketball or football, it’s worth listening to. So when he predicted this week that there is an “85- to 90-percent chance” the Wildcats will have a new coach next season, that is worth noting. Here’s the segment where Jones made this claim. Andy Staples […]
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Recent months have seen eye-popping donations reshape major universities, like the $300 million gift from alumnus David Booth to the University of Kansas this summer. Now, the University of Kentucky is joining that list in a big way. Billionaire philanthropist Tom Golisano, founder of Paychex, announced a total donation of $253 million to six different […]
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With the 2025-26 college basketball season tipping off next week, there’s a real chance the Kentucky Wildcats will have starting point guard Jaland Lowe available. On Wednesday, UK held an open practice for local media, and the biggest storyline was that Lowe did practice, though it was only some light drill work and shooting. Head […]
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Kentucky football followed a heartbreaking overtime loss to Texas with a blowout loss to Tennessee to fall to 2-6. Next on the schedule, the Wildcats travel to take on the Auburn Tigers to fight for their first SEC win of the calendar year. Game time is set for 7:30 PM ET on the SEC Network. […]
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Good morning, BBN! As the season approaches, let’s take a look at all of the Cats who are getting some pre-season love. CBS Sports ranked their Top 100 and 1 Players entering the 2025-26 season, and here are the Cats that were listed: Otega Oweh: No. 9Jaland Lowe: No. 35Jayden Quaintance: No. 52 ESPN also […]
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Greetings, BBN! Texas A&M rolled past LSU in what turned out to be Brian Kelly’s last game in Baton Rouge, Alabama survived a scare from South Carolina on the road, Ole Miss bested Oklahoma in Norman in a battle of 6-1 records, Vandy did the same hosting 6-1 Mizzou, Texas survived Mississippi State in their […]
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In a wild sentence I am about to type, the Kentucky Wildcats are only two weeks away from their annual matchup with the Louisville Cardinals on the hardwood. After a win versus Purdue this past Friday, the trash talk is intensifying between the BBN and Cardinals fans as both fanbases think this could be the […]
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Greetings, BBN! Georgia, our Top State last week, sort of took a week off, with the UGA Bulldogs on a bye week and the Rambling Wreck, Georgia Tech, easily running past Syracuse at home. Wisconsin, our Bottom State last week, finally broke through in a massive way and ended a very long program drought: they […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats return to Rupp Arena for their final exhibition matchup on Thursday night, hosting Ed Cooley’s Georgetown Hoyas at 7:00 PM ET on SEC Network+. Fresh off an impressive 78–65 beatdown of preseason No. 1 Purdue. In Mark Pope’s second season, the Kentucky squad looks ahead of schedule, showing elite defensive energy, improved […]
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Good morning, BBN! We are only a few days removed from the Kentucky Wildcats taking the court again as they welcome the Georgetown Hoyas to Lexington for their final exhibition game. However, the excitement is still circulating around the Commonwealth after the beatdown of No. 1 Purdue last Friday night. The Big Blue Nation is […]
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Scheduling the nation’s No. 1 team for a preseason exhibition? For most programs, it might seem insane. For Kentucky? It’s just another ho-hum day at the office. Mark Pope knows this, and after his Wildcats impressed against Purdue, he couldn’t resist a playful jab at the fanbase he knows so well. A challenge BBN secretly […]
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After Kentucky’s 56-34 loss to Tennessee, the noise surrounding head coach Mark Stoops’ future has only grown louder. On Monday’s episode of Kentucky Sports Radio, host Matt Jones shared what he’s hearing, and his outlook for the remainder of the season isn’t optimistic for Stoops’ job security. “Here’s where we are for the future,” Jones […]
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Kentucky men’s basketball continues to climb the ranks after an impressive exhibition win over No. 1 Purdue, jumping from a preseason No. 9 to No. 2 in The Athletic’s latest poll, released Monday by CJ Moore. Only the Michigan Wolverines stand ahead of the Wildcats in the national rankings. The early signs of Kentucky’s potential […]
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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 […]
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