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Who in the transfer portal would be the best addition for Kentucky Basketball?
Greetings, BBN! Kentucky Basketball has one available roster spot entering the 2026-27 season, and there’s now a wave of newly available transfers thanks to a recent court ruling, which grants all class of 2022 players a fifth season. Among them are Auburn forward Keyshawn Hall, NC State forward Darrion Williams, Missouri forward Mark Mitchell, and Minnesota […]
Will Stein on injuries, trusting the “process,” and fall camp
The time has come once again. Football has arrived in the Bluegrass. Head Coach Will Stein took the podium on Monday to kick off 2026 fall camp, sporting a fresh haircut (and joking about his newfound resemblance to AD J Batt, which he actually really does). But beneath the lighthearted opening was a message that […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: August Transfer Portal Madness
Good morning, BBN! As football season quickly approaches, this offseason for college football and basketball has just gotten a whole new wild twist. After a ruling by a judge in Colorado that says players who are eligible for the 5-for-5 rule the NCAA has adopted are suddenly eligible, a plethora of options across all sports […]
Asia Boone is ready to pilot the Wildcats to new heights
Asia Boone knows what it feels like to kill the engine mid-flight; she knows what it’s like to splash a contested 3 in a hard-fought SEC game. With over 40 flight hours logged and simulated emergency landings already under her belt, the San Diego native has a different definition of pressure than most people her […]
Kentucky Football is battling injuries to key players heading into fall camp
We are now only 33 days out from the kickoff of the Will Stein era, and there is a ton of excitement around the Kentucky Football program, not only by Big Blue Nation but others as well. With the excitement, some reality has set in with the injury bug looming in Lexington. Most of the […]
Former All-Big 12 and All-ACC standout Darrion Williams is a name to watch for Kentucky
The transfer portal is back in style, and Kentucky Basketball is open for business. According to Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader, NC State forward Darrion Williams is a name to monitor for Kentucky. Kentucky has not officially reached out to Williams, who’s also previously played at Texas Tech, but he is someone the school would reportedly […]
All-SEC transfer Mark Mitchell drawing interest from Kentucky Basketball
It may be August, but thanks to a recent court ruling, there are now some big-name transfers available for Kentucky Basketball. One of the SEC’s best players from the past two years is among them. According to Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky is showing interest in Missouri Tigers forward Mark Mitchell, who is arguably […]
Will Stein is open to adding newly eligible 5th-year players
Kentucky Football could benefit from a recent court ruling that may grant an additional year of eligibility to some athletes from the high school class of 2022. After the NCAA adopted the “5-for-5” rule, allowing student-athletes five years to compete over a five-year period, many players from the class of 2022 have sought another season of […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: UK Football Media Day and La Familia Season Ends
We are less than five weeks from Kentucky Football’s season opener against Youngstown State. The Wildcats are beginning a new chapter for their program, changing leadership from Mark Stoops to Will Stein last December. While the schedule is beyond tough and it will undoubtedly take some time for an entire culture to be rebuilt, there is […]
Kentucky Basketball shows interest in Daniel Rouzan
Mark Pope left a roster spot open, and it looks like it might just be a genius move. With the NCAA getting sued and losing yet again, the class of 2022 is now looking more likely than not to head back to college. When will the madness really end? Nowhere in sight, and that means […]
Kam Williams believes Kentucky can reach the goal of 30 3s per game this season
When Mark Pope arrived at Kentucky, he wanted his teams to attempt at least 30 3-pointers per game, but that has not happened through his first two seasons. During the 2024-25 season, Kentucky averaged 25.3 3-point attempts per game, which ranked No. 78 nationally. This past season, the Wildcats averaged just 23.9 3-point attempts per […]
Keyshawn Hall drawing interest from Kentucky Basketball
In the midst of the chaos in this August transfer portal for college basketball, Kentucky Basketball has been linked to a name they faced off against last season: Keyshawn Hall. Hall last played for the Auburn Tigers, which was his fourth college in four years. He had stops at UNLV, George Mason, and UCF before […]
La Familia falls at home to Davis Steel in TBT Championship
It’s always tough to play your worst game in the most crucial game. That, though, is what happened to La Familia Sunday in the TBT Winner-Take-All Championship for $2 million, struggling to generate offense all afternoon in a 67-59 loss at Historic Memorial Coliseum. La Familia slogged their way through the first three quarters and […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: La Familia vs. Davis Steel TBT Championship Gameday
It’s The Basketball Tournament Championship game day! La Familia takes on Davis Steel today at Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington with $2 million on the line for the winner. Davis Steel has previously been known as Eberlein Drive in past years in the TBT, and knocked La Familia out of TBT last summer. Interestingly enough, […]
Kam Williams believes Braydon Hawthorne will make a big impact for Kentucky
In an interview with local media this week, Kam Williams was asked about Braydon Hawthorne, and his response is exactly what Kentucky Basketball fans have been craving to hear. Hawthorne was a 4-star prospect and spent his freshman year redshirting at Kentucky, which may not matter anyway now with the five-for-five. After not playing at […]
Kentucky Basketball showing interest in Michigan State standout Jaxon Kohler
Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler could become a name to follow after the recent court ruling granting an additional year of eligibility to eligible Class of 2022 athletes. According to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, Kohler plans to explore a return to college for a fifth season and is receiving interest from Kentucky, Kansas, and […]
Alex Afari considering return to Kentucky Football ahead of 2026 season
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Alex Afari, who became a star linebacker the last two seasons, could, in fact, return to school and play for Kentucky this season. Afari’s brother told On3’s Pete Nakos that the former Cat is exploring a return to college football, and a return to Kentucky is on the table. This […]
How to watch La Familia vs. Davis Steel in the 2026 TBT Championship
This is the one. La Familia, the Kentucky Basketball alumni team, has won four straight to reach the summit of The Basketball Tournament, and now only one game stands between the Cats and a $2 million check. They host Davis Steel on Sunday afternoon inside a Historic Memorial Coliseum that should be rocking with the […]
SEC and Big Ten agree to support the Protect College Sports Act
The last few years of college athletics have been chaos, with schools jockeying for position at the top as the structure of each sport is in flux. As of Friday night, we are one step closer to some structure coming to college sports thanks to the Protect College Sports Act. In what has been a […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: Mason Williams Hype Rising
Good morning, BBN! Kentucky freshman Mason Williams continues to build momentum heading into the 2026-27 season, and the latest summer practice competition only added more fuel to the growing hype train. After turning heads throughout the summer with strong performances in workouts and scrimmages, Williams backed it up by winning Mark Pope’s week-long three-point shooting […]
Jerone Morton is bringing a veteran mindset to Kentucky Basketball
Zoom Diallo and Alex Wilkins are expected to be Kentucky’s starting backcourt, but backing them up is senior guard Jerone Morton. Morton grew up in Winchester, less than an hour from Lexington, dreaming of one day being a Kentucky Wildcat. In fact, before he even started playing basketball, he says there was a Kentucky Basketball […]
A bombshell eligibility ruling just dropped on college sports
Every class of 2022 athlete is now being granted a fifth playing season, sending shockwaves across the college sports landscape. On Friday, Judge Charlotte Sweeney of the U.S. District Court of Colorado granted a class-wide preliminary injunction that requires the NCAA to declare eligible all high school class of 2022 athletes who exhausted four seasons […]
Mason Williams won a week-long 3-point shooting contest in practice
On Friday morning, Mark Pope took to Instagram to share an update with Big Blue Nation. The update came the morning of the final day of a week-long shooting drill that the entire team took part in. In not-so-shocking news, Milan Momcilovic was towards the top of the names when it came to the highest […]
Kam Williams expects to be on the court for the start of the 2026-27 season
One of the dark clouds that has hovered over the Mark Pope era in Lexington is injuries. Year one, year two, and now heading into year three, we hear that word floating and continue to hope for the best with these athletes and the injuries tied to them. One of the players that has unfortunately […]
Kentucky Wildcats News: The J Batt Era Begins
University of Kentucky athletic director and CEO of Champions Blue LLC J. Batt is officially on the job, and he is already making his vision clear for the future of Kentucky athletics. On Thursday morning, Batt joined Kentucky Sports Radio to speak directly with Big Blue Nation, discussing everything from football finances and basketball expectations […]
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