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Good morning, BBN! It is the final week of the regular season for the Kentucky Wildcats as the college basketball season is quickly coming to a close. With several SEC Tournament seeds still in play for UK, tonight’s game with Texas A&M is a big one. That is why we should be hoping for an […]
Mouhamed Dioubate is doing something surreal right now. He’s playing despite observing the Muslim holiday Ramadan. That’s when he fasts every day from dawn to dusk, an observance that started on February 17th and will end on March 19th. Dioubate is going so far as to not rinsing his mouth during games if they’re played […]
Former John Wall, who helped start the John Calipari era with a trip to the Elite Eight in the 2009–10 season, shared his thoughts this week on the current state of the Kentucky basketball program and second-year head coach Mark Pope during an appearance on Yahoo Sports Daily. Kentucky enters the final stretch of the […]
The recruitment of Tyran Stokes, the No. 1 overall player in the class of 2026, has been nothing short of an emotional ride for every fanbase involved. The five-star small forward, originally from Kentucky, played most of his prep career at Notre Dame Academy before transferring to Rainier Beach High School for the remainder of […]
The Kentucky Wildcats and Texas A&M Aggies have released their SEC Injury Report ahead of Tuesday’s clash in College Station. For Kentucky, the big (injury) three of Kam Williams, Jayden Qauintance, and Jaland Lowe remain out. There now appears to be a chance (insert Dumb and Dumber gif) that Quaintance plays again this season if […]
Kentucky Basketball ended a three-game slide with a massive revenge win over South Carolina on Tuesday, then followed it up with a revenge beatdown of Vanderbilt on Saturday. It was maybe the most complete 40-minute game we have seen from the Cats all season against a Power Five team. Behind a career night from Collin […]
Greetings, BBN! The weekend games concluded in February and brought the SEC to the greatest month of college basketball: March. Florida beat Arkansas by a really cool-looking score: 111-77. The win clinched the Gators at least a share of the SEC regular season title and the #1 seed in the SEC Tournament. Thus, there you […]
Following his firing by Kentucky Football, Mark Stoops has found his next job. According to Chip Brown of 247 Sports, Stoops is joining the Texas Longhorns Football coaching staff. Stoops will serve as a special assistant to the head coach. “Mark Stoops has been hired in a similar special assistant role that Paul Chryst and […]
No change in the top three, as Duke, Arizona, and Michigan had dominant 2-0 weeks where they beat strong competition. The Blue Devils rolled past Virginia, the Wildcats clobbered Kansas, and the Wolverines romped past Illinois 84-70 on the road. Below them, UConn and Florida impressed in the battle for the fourth 1-seed, with the […]
The Kentucky Wildcats might just be on the verge of getting Jayden Quaintance back at some point in the postseason. According to KSR’s Jack Pilgrim, there’s optimism at UK that Quaintance could return to practice soon if his upcoming strength test goes well. The test will gauge how healthy Quaintance’s surgically repaired knee is after […]
Kentucky Basketball freshman center Malachi Moreno has been named SEC Freshman of the Week, marking the first weekly honor of his young career. In last week’s wins at South Carolina and at home vs. Vanderbilt, Moreno averaged 9.5 points (66.7% shooting) and 8.5 rebounds per game. Against South Carolina, Moreno had eight points and a […]
Following a 2-0 week, the Kentucky Wildcats are back within striking distance of the top 25 polls. The latest AP Poll has the Cats earning the second-most votes of anyone outside the top 25. The Coaches Poll was not as friendly, as this has Kentucky earning the eighth-most votes of anyone outside the top 25. […]
When you do something for the first time in 36 years, it’s special. When you do something like that at the University of Kentucky, where history is etched everywhere, it’s even more so. That’s exactly what the Kentucky Basketball team did Saturday afternoon in the win over Vanderbilt. When Kentucky knocked off Vanderbilt 91-77, it […]
In a season marred by injuries to key players acquired through the transfer portal, Denzel Aberdeen has been an incredible bright spot. Aberdeen leads the Wildcats with 96 assists, and he has just 36 turnovers through 29 games. He’s also averaging 13 points per game and shooting over 37 percent from 3-point range. And according […]
I don’t think I have ever heard Historic Memorial Coliseum get as loud as it did today. No. 3 South Carolina was in town, 5 seniors were being honored, Marlana VanHoose sang the national anthem, and Red Panda performed at halftime. Kentucky started the game well enough, but they hit a really rough patch mid-way […]
Kentucky Basketball star senior guard Otega Oweh keeps rewriting the record book, and Saturday’s performance added another major milestone to his growing legacy. Oweh has now scored 20 or more points in an SEC game for the 20th time in his career. According to Matt Jones of KSR, it’s the most 20-point SEC games by […]
Following the conclusion of regular-season play in women’s basketball, the 2026 SEC Tournament bracket has been set. The Kentucky women’s basketball team finished 21-9 overall and 8-8 in league play, enough to earn them the No. 9 seed in the SEC Tournament. They will play 16th-seeded Arkansas (12-19, 1-15 SEC) in the first round (Game […]
It was barely over a month ago when Kentucky went to Nashville and was thoroughly embarrassed inside Memorial Gymnasium by the Vanderbilt Commodores. Kentucky scored a season-low 55 points in that game on January 27, falling 80-55 to the Commodores. A month later, it was the Wildcats who were dominant in Rupp Arena, defeating Vanderbilt […]
There is a moment in every season where a player steps forward and makes a claim about who they are and where they are going. For Malachi Moreno and Kentucky Basketball, that happened Saturday against Vanderbilt. Just a few weeks ago, Vanderbilt said they looked at the film and knew they could physically outmuscle Kentucky. […]
Kentucky Basketball senior guard Otega Oweh didn’t hesitate when asked about the Wildcats’ three-guard lineup featuring himself, senior Denzel Aberdeen, and sophomore Collin Chandler. In fact, Oweh gave the trio a nickname on the spot following Saturday’s 91-77 win over Vanderbilt. “Yeah, we’re the three-headed goat. That’s what we’re calling ourselves,” Oweh exclaimed. “But I […]
After getting embarrassed in Nashville earlier this season, revenge was firmly on the mind of Kentucky Basketball when the Vanderbilt Commodores traveled to Lexington. And revenge was served in a big way, as Kentucky raced out to an early lead and never looked back while crushing the Dores by a final score of 91-77. The […]
Kentucky Basketball forward Jayden Quaintance has become one of the most talked-about mysteries of the Wildcats’ season, and now, with new draft projections and comments from his father, the conversation has intensified even more. Quaintance’s recruitment was dramatic from the beginning. After reclassifying to 2024, he committed to Kentucky under John Calipari, only to reopen […]
That was exactly what the Big Blue Nation needed. In a game the home team dominated from start to finish, the Kentucky Wildcats had an outstanding offensive performance while leading by as many as 22 in a 91-77 win over the No. 25 Vanderbilt Commodores. Kentucky improves to 19-10 overall and 10-6 in conference play […]
Kentucky Basketball came into Saturday’s game against the Vanderbilt Commodores with their sights set on avenging an embarrassing 25-point loss in Nashville back in January. They did just that, dominating Vandy from the jump for a 91-77 victory. The No. 25 Commodores entered the matchup mirroring UK’s 6-3 conference record and looking to sweep the […]
The Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday afternoon in Lexington. Game time is set for 2:00 PM ET on ESPN. The Cats are 1.5-point favorites. Mark Pope’s squad is now 18-10 after snapping a three-game losing streak with a win over the South Carolina Gamecocks last time out. Kentucky is 9-6 […]