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Good morning BBN! It has been a news-heavy week for the Kentucky Wildcats, as the offseason has officially begun for the men’s basketball team. With two coaches now leaving in Jason Hart and Alvin Brooks, not only will Mark Pope have to worry about roster construction, he will have to replace two assistant coaches. That […]
It has been a productive week for Kentucky Basketball, the first week of the offseason following a crushing loss to Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament. Mark Pope has brought on Keegan Brown as the Director of Roster Management, a man Pope worked with closely at BYU. Then on Friday, Pope and the Cats finally […]
Kentucky Basketball point guard Jaland Lowe missed a majority of this past season with a shoulder injury. We’ve all known it was a big loss for the Cats this season, but just how crucial was his presence not being on the court? It wasn’t just the fact that Kentucky was without a true veteran point […]
The No. 1 overall player in the 2026 class, Tyran Stokes, may announce his college commitment at the McDonald’s All-American Game on Tuesday, March 31, in Glendale, Arizona, according to Joe Tipton of On3. Kansas is still viewed as the leader in the recruitment, though uncertainty surrounding Bill Self’s future with the Jayhawks could shake […]
After Arkansas’ Sweet 16 loss to Arizona on Thursday, John Calipari vented about what college coaches are facing in today’s world of NIL and the transfer portal. In the process, Calipari perfectly outlined what Kentucky basketball is facing. “There are a lot of people who have no recruits, no idea who’s coming back, who don’t […]
The Kentucky Basketball team is about to undergo one of its biggest offseason overhauls in recent memory, as Alvin Brooks III is reportedly the latest assistant coach to leave town. According to KSR’s Jacob Polacheck, Brooks is not expected to return to the UK coaching staff for next season. The associate head coach joins Jason […]
Kentucky Basketball fans took to Twitter on Friday to talk about head coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats landing their first commitment in the 2026 class. Mason Williams, the son of former NBA player and current Jackson State coach Mo Williams, officially committed to Kentucky on Friday, just two days after visiting campus. Many fans […]
Mason Williams has officially committed to Kentucky, according to Southside Hoops and League Ready, securing the Wildcats’ first commitment in the class of 2026. The announcement came Friday, two days after his visit to Kentucky’s campus on Wednesday, March 25. Williams, the 6-foot-3 son of former NBA player and current Jackson State head coach Mo […]
Mark Pope is knee deep in player meetings right now. All the players have already spoken about their plans directly after the Iowa State loss, but plans change. When the Transfer Portal opens up on April 7th, Kentucky could be getting as few as 3-4 players or as many as 10. This next week will […]
Surviving and advancing in March requires more than just heart. It requires mathematical execution. When Kentucky matched up against Texas earlier this season, the Wildcats found themselves trailing by just three points in the fourth quarter before the Longhorns ultimately pulled away for an 11-point victory. The blueprint for an upset was laid out on […]
When a college basketball fan thinks of the sport, it’s hard not to start with the Blue Bloods. Kentucky. North Carolina. Duke. Kansas. UCLA. All of these programs together — with possibly the recent surge from UConn — write most (if not all) of the history of college basketball. St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino […]
The Kentucky Wildcats’ season came to an end in the Round of 32 against Iowa State, so head coach Mark Pope gave a bit of a roster-needs update on his weekly radio show with Tom Leach. In Pope’s two seasons at the helm for the Wildcats, he’s dealt with a lot of roster challenges and […]
This year’s Sweet 16, which is now underway, is unlike any other in the last 72 years of college basketball. This is the first Sweet 16 since 1954 that does not include Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, or UCLA. It was a rough year for those four blue-blood college basketball programs, with a lot of ups […]
There’s been a lot of talk over the last year about UK Athletics when it comes to the new world of college athletics in general, meaning NIL and revenue sharing. Yesterday, The Athletic released an in-depth look at Kentucky’s new model in this new era. In it, reporter Justin Williams spoke to multiple people at […]
The first weekend of the 2026 NCAA Tournament is in the books, and the field has shrunk from 68 to 16. The SEC led all leagues in bids with ten, and four of them are still around, making up a quarter of the Sweet 16. Alabama pulled away from Hofstra before cruising past Texas Tech, […]
Mark Pope hired Keegan Brown to fix Kentucky’s roster analytics and saw Jason Hart depart for SMU, but the head coach is still actively evaluating exactly how the rest of this critical offseason will unfold. During his recent radio show, Pope offered a sobering reality check regarding the timeline for the rest of his staff […]
The 2025-26 season is finally over for Kentucky Basketball following a blowout defeat to 2-seeded Iowa State in the Round of 32. It was about as rocky of a season as one could possibly imagine, as the Wildcats had to overcome a mishandled roster, multiple significant injuries, Jayden Quaintance’s mysterious knee swelling that never seemed […]
Kentucky is taking steps to make managing athlete payments and outside funding more efficient, a move that could give the Wildcats a competitive edge in recruiting, according to Justin Williams of The Athletic. The athletic department’s new system allows private dollars, sponsorships, and other revenue streams to be combined in one process, making it easier […]
Good morning, BBN! The offseason is just getting tipped off, and the Kentucky Wildcats already have plenty of rumors swirling around the program. With Assistant Coaches rumored to be heading to other programs and roster conversations already started, the front office becomes majorly important as we head into transfer portal season. Well, the fanbase can […]
Just days after the season ended, the Kentucky Basketball offseason has already been hit with some unexpected news. With Mark Pope entering a make-or-break third season, the Wildcats are now expected to lose assistant coach Jason Hart, a key recruiter, to SMU. The move comes as a surprise to many who believed Hart, a West […]
Kentucky Basketball is continuing to evaluate high school talent as the staff hits the recruiting trail. Now, Kentucky is looking to add a player from the class of 2026 with point guard Mason Williams set to visit campus on Wednesday, according to Jacob Polacheck of KSR. Williams, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound point guard from Tennessee Collegiate […]
Kentucky Basketball’s offseason shakeup continued Tuesday night with news that assistant Jason Hart was leaving the program to join the SMU Mustangs coaching staff. KSR’s Jacob Polacheck broke the news first. Hart, who came to Kentucky as part of Mark Pope’s first coaching staff in Lexington, was working on a two-year contract that will expire […]
Keegan Brown is officially joining the Kentucky Basketball program. According to KSR’s Jack Pilgrim, Brown will be Kentucky’s associate director of player development. On3’s Joe Tipton previously reported that Brown was expected to join the program in a front-office role. Brown previously served on Mark Pope’s staff for five seasons at BYU as the director […]
The Kentucky Wildcats didn’t just win a basketball game on Monday night. They stepped right into the center of a national movement that continues to grow. While the box score will forever show a 74-73 Kentucky victory over West Virginia to send the Wildcats to their first Sweet 16 in a decade, the postgame press […]
Good morning, BBN! Now that the offseason has officially begun, all eyes will now turn to roster stay or go decisions as well as potential transfer options for the Kentucky roster next season. However, it sounds like we would also be smart to watch some assistant coach movement as well. KSR’s Jack Pilgrim reported on […]