Online Home of the Big Blue Nation: Kentucky Wildcats Sports for the Discerning Fan
The Kentucky Wildcats are now riding a five-game winning streak after defeating the Texas Longhorns and the Ole Miss Rebels this past week. The Wildcats are now 14-6 and have won their last five games in conference play after starting SEC play 0-2 for the first time since 2005-06. The Cats couldn’t have picked a […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats still aren’t in the men’s top 25 polls, while the women’s team took a tumble. Neither the AP Poll nor the Coaches Poll has the men’s team in them, but Mark Pope’s squad is among the top teams receiving votes in both rankings. Meanwhile, Kenny Brooks’ Wildcats fell to No. 18 in […]
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Otega Oweh has joined some elite company as a Kentucky Wildcat. After his most recent 23-point outing, Oweh has the fifth-most career 20-point games by a player over the last 20 seasons, per Corey Price. Some elite scoring has been on display from the New Jersey native. Oweh sits behind Antonio Reeves, Patrick Patterson, Jodie […]
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Two-thirds of the way through the season, Kentucky Basketball has had to battle as many injuries as any team in the country. Losing starting point guard Jaland Lowe and star big man Jayden Quaintance was the first blow, with rotational wing Kam Williams breaking his foot recently. Though Kentucky has been riding a winning streak […]
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Expectations were high for Collin Chandler coming into his sophomore season with Kentucky Basketball. With four games hitting multiple threes in his last seven last season, Chandler was expected to take on a much larger role this season. In his first three games, Chandler had four threes in each of them. Then, though, he only […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats have some momentum, which seems like a crazy thing to say after where this team was to begin conference play. The Cats have been playing well, and actually are tied for second in the league following a wild day of SEC basketball yesterday. However, the Cats will face a pair of big […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats came out on top in a sluggish Saturday game against the Ole Miss Rebels by a final score of 72-63. In a game that had 48 free throws between both teams, the Wildcats nearly got screwed in the final minutes by a controversial call on Otega Oweh. With 2:50 left to play […]
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Former Kentucky Basketball guard and in-state star Travis Perry returned to Rupp Arena on Saturday, but the homecoming was anything but friendly as the Wildcats took on Ole Miss. Perry, who spent his freshman season at Kentucky before transferring to Ole Miss, finished with zero points on 0-for-3 shooting in 10 minutes of action. He […]
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Kentucky Basketball made it five wins in a row on Saturday night, grinding out a 72-63 victory over Ole Miss in its first full game without Kam Williams, who remains sidelined with a broken foot. It wasn’t the prettiest offensive performance, but the Cats found a way to win, something this group continues to do […]
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After Kentucky Basketball’s 72-63 win over Ole Miss, head coach Mark Pope provided some clarity on the status of Braydon Hawthorne. With injuries piling up, the idea of pulling the freshman’s redshirt had been greatly speculated over the last few weeks. When asked after Saturday’s win over the Rebels, Pope acknowledged that he’s considered pulling […]
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Despite injuries to key players, the Kentucky Wildcats have won five in a row and are now 5-2 in SEC play after defeating Ole Miss 72-63. That’s one game better than they were through seven SEC games last year. After Saturday’s 72-63 win over Ole Miss at Rupp Arena, Kentucky head coach Mark Pope gave […]
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It was far from pretty, but the Kentucky Wildcats did just enough to score a 72-63 win over the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday, marking a fifth straight win for Mark Pope and Co. In a game that came down to the final minute, Collin Chandler’s 3-pointer with 47.7 seconds remaining extended Kentucky’s lead to […]
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Kentucky Basketball shook off another sluggish start and pulled away late to earn a Saturday morning win over Ole Miss at Rupp Arena, winning by a final score of 72-63. The first half was rough on both sides. Through more than nine minutes of game time, the teams combined for just 25 total points, with […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday in Lexington. Game time is set for 11:00 AM ET on ESPN. The Cats are now 13-6 on the season after winning their fourth straight game on Wednesday night over the Texas Longhorns. The winning streak marks the longest SEC win streak of […]
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Good morning, BBN! Before the snow gets out of control, we have a Kentucky Basketball game to take care of. The Cats take on the Rebels bright and early at 11 AM ET at Rupp Arena. You can watch the game on ESPN. Kentucky is riding a four-game winning streak after losing its first two […]
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Kentucky’s resilience and resolve were on display again Wednesday night against Texas. In a back-and-forth battle, where the Wildcats saw one of their best three-point shooters in Kam Williams go down with a broken foot, the Wildcats trailed for just 25 seconds in the second half and made six free throws in the final 1:19 […]
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If you feel that Kentucky Basketball has been just one big injury after another since Mark Pope took over, you’d be right. The injury report is becoming nearly as impressive as his 11 wins versus top-30 NET-ranked teams, something no other coach hired in 2024 can say. But despite the success on the court, Kentucky […]
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As the Kentucky Wildcats get set to host the Ole Miss Rebels, the SEC injury report is out for Saturday’s matchup at Rupp Arena. For Kentucky, Jayden Quaintance, Kam Williams, and Jaland Lowe have been ruled out as expected. Lowe remains out for the season, while Williams is on the mend after his foot injury […]
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Kentucky basketball has been bit by the injury bug this season and head coach Mark Pope is running out of options. First it was starting point guard Jaland Lowe — the only true PG on the team — injuring his shoulder multiple times throughout the first half of the season before shutting it down to […]
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It feels like with the recent additions of James Nnaji (Baylor) and Charles Bediako (Alabama), there are no longer clear rules in the college basketball landscape, and anyone can return to playing if they choose to. Now, it appears Kentucky Basketball might be going down a similar route, as the Wildcats have interest in G […]
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When Will Stein arrived in Lexington, he didn’t have the luxury of time. He was preparing his former team, Oregon, for a College Football Playoff run; he had to build a brand-new staff. The transfer portal window was open, the roster had holes to fill, and the SEC doesn’t wait for anyone to catch up. […]
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After starting 0-2 in SEC play, the Kentucky Wildcats are winners of four straight, Mark Pope’s longest streak at Kentucky and the second-longest winning streak in the conference, only behind Florida. They’ll look to extend that streak to five on Saturday as they take on the Ole Miss Rebels in Rupp Arena. Led by Chris […]
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In the midst of Kentucky Basketball’s valiant win over Texas Wednesday night, 85-80 in a game that, once again, went down to the wire, the devastation of Kam Williams’s injury is lingering into Thursday and for an indefinite period of time. Mark Pope said after the game Wednesday night that Williams has a broken foot […]
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When Kam Williams left Kentucky Basketball’s 85-80 win over Texas with a foot injury, it was a moment that could have swung the game in favor of the Longhorns. But when Williams went out with 18:11 remaining in the second half and Kentucky leading 46-42, Collin Chandler checked in, and the rest is history. Chandler, […]
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Kentucky picked up a big win at home last night over the visiting Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns entered last night with a record of 11-7, but have a pretty impressive set of wins, defeating Alabama on the road and beating Vanderbilt by 16 to go along with a win over NC State earlier in the […]
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