Online Home of the Big Blue Nation: Kentucky Wildcats Sports for the Discerning Fan
The recruitment of class of 2026 5-star power forward Christian Collins continues to heat up, and Kentucky basketball is right in the middle of it. On Monday, 247 Sports recruiting analyst Travis Branham placed a Crystal Ball prediction for Collins to commit to Kentucky, giving it a confidence rating of 7/10. This comes after Rivals […]
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Kentucky basketball fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as head coach Mark Pope won’t be missing the biggest game of the early season. Just two days after announcing he might have to serve jury duty this week, Pope shared on social media Sunday that he’s officially off the hook. The news came after Pope […]
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Update: The Kentucky Wildcats made a small move in the latest college basketball rankings. The Coaches Top 25 Poll has Kentucky up to No. 8 and the Louisville Cardinals at No. 12. The first AP Top 25 Poll of the regular season has Kentucky at No. 9 (nice) and Louisville at No. 12. Gary Parrish’s […]
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Mark Stoops and the Kentucky Wildcats have now won two straight SEC games as they look to continue to build on the positive momentum from the last few weeks. Which now brings us to a conversation I think we all thought was long past several weeks ago… bowl projections. Now, the Cats still have a […]
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Cutter Boley led the Kentucky Wildcats to a dominant home SEC football game over the Florida Gators with a final score of 38-7. Boley, a redshirt freshman QB, was asked about playing for Head Coach Mark Stoops in his post-game interview, and he was quick to back the veteran HC. Stoops, whose job security had […]
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Three weeks to go. The SEC and all its conference title and CFP contenders have just three more weeks to make or break their records and resumes. There were no big elimination games and top-15 vs top-15 clashes like in Week 10, but Week 11 saw the heavyweights take care of business. None of their […]
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The Battle of the Bluegrass is already heating up, days before the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats and No. 11 Louisville Cardinals tip off. Following Louisville’s win over Jackson State on Thursday, forward Kasean Pryor ended his press conference with a pointed message for his team’s cross-state rival. “We’ll see you guys on Tuesday. After a […]
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What a night last night! After trailing 7-3 at the end of the first quarter, the Kentucky Wildcats dominated the remainder of the game en route to a 38-7 win over the Florida Gators at Kroger Field, the first SEC win in Lexington since September 30, 2023. It was a much-needed win for Kentucky and […]
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Jaland Lowe came into the Kentucky Wildcats‘ 107-59 win over Valparaiso Friday night with 16:33 to play in the first half, and in the 18 minutes he played showed why he may be the Cats’ most valuable offensive player. The Wildcats’ offense flows much better with Lowe on the floor. There’s a pop when the […]
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The Wildcats’ offense was expected to be better Friday night against Valparaiso, but how many Wildcats fans expected that prolific and efficient a performance Friday night? From the starting gates, the Wildcats were in full command in every facet on the offensive end. It was beautiful to watch the flow Kentucky had on the offensive […]
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What a turnaround. Just one week after Kentucky football’s offense only scored one touchdown in a 10-3 defensive slugfest against Auburn, the Wildcats exploded for five offensive touchdowns in a statement win over Florida. Behind a breakout performance from redshirt freshman quarterback Cutter Boley, Kentucky rolled to a 38-7 victory at Kroger Field, which was […]
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Had you not seen a football game all season, you may not have believed the Kentucky Wildcats were a 3-5 team heading into a primetime kickoff with the University of Florida. The Cats punched early and often in a game that was never a contest, winning 38-7. Not only did Mark Stoops’ team come out […]
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Kentucky football is back on its home turf this weekend, where it’ll host the Florida Gators at Kroger Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 PM ET with coverage on the SEC Network and the UK Radio Sports Network. Head coach Mark Stoops and his Wildcats captured their first Southeastern Conference win in over a calendar […]
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Good morning, BBN! Now that is the Kentucky team we were waiting to see. Last night, the Cats took down Valparaiso 107-59. Jaland Lowe and Denzel Aberdeen in the lineup certainly showed why Coach Pope wanted them as their backcourt. A fun performance last night was seeing Malachi Moreno go off for 18 points and […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats captured their second win of the season over Valparaiso Friday night inside Rupp Arena, 107-59. Head coach Mark Pope spoke to the media after the Wildcats’ commanding victory and gave an interesting update to end his postgame radio show with Tom Leach. Coach Pope mentioned that he has been assigned jury duty […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats captured their second win of the season on Friday night by a final score of 107-59 over Valparaiso. The Cats were led by freshman Malachi Moreno, who recorded the first double-double of his college career, and it only took him two games to do so. Moreno, who came off the bench for […]
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Friday night was a fun one for the Kentucky Wildcats, who stormed past Valparaiso to a 107-59 win, highlighted by 11/28 shooting from 3-point range. It marked the sixth time the Cats have topped 100 points in the Mark Pope era. Kentucky did so without the services of sophomore forward Trent Noah, who was easily […]
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That’s more like it. This was the vision coming into the season for Kentucky basketball The No. 9 Wildcats were in full command on both ends of the floor from start to finish Friday night in a blowout 107-59 win over the Valparaiso Beacons. Building a lead as large as 48 points, the Wildcats overwhelmed […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats are 2-0 on the season after a dominant 107-59 win over Valparaiso tonight at Rupp Arena. The Wildcats jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, leading by 32 at halftime to cruise to victory. The Cats scored 58 points in the first half and dominated throughout, thanks to a […]
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We are less than 24 hours away from kickoff as the Kentucky Wildcats host the Florida Gators at Kroger Field Saturday night. A big game overall for the UK football program. Mark Stoops is in a position to string together two straight SEC wins for the first time in several seasons. Now the big question: […]
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Thursday was an interesting one surrounding the Kentucky Wildcats football program, as we all learned that quarterback Zach Calzada thought Garrett should be getting his money right. If you haven’t seen it yet, the Incarnate Word transfer QB had a video go viral of him flaunting his money and taunting a guy named Garrett. After […]
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The Kentucky Wildcats will look to open up the season 2-0 as they take on the Valparaiso Beacons on Friday night at Rupp Arena. Game time is set for 7:00 PM ET on SEC Network+. Mark Pope’s squad started off the campaign with a win over Nicholls State on Tuesday night by a score of […]
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The tension between the Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals is already boiling ahead of Tuesday’s highly anticipated rivalry matchup at the KFC Yum! Center. Following Louisville’s 106-70 blowout win over Jackson State Thursday night, Cardinals forward Kasean Pryor made headlines for his parting shot aimed directly at the Wildcats. As he walked out of the […]
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Before the 2024 season began, Kentucky football believed it had its quarterback future secured. Georgia transfer Brock Vandagriff was expected to hold down the starting job for two seasons, then redshirt sophomore Cutter Boley would take over for Vandagriff, but that plan quickly fell apart. Vandagriff’s lone season in Lexington ended in disappointment, with him […]
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Kam Williams was the talk of the town in the summer, with some even floating first-round NBA buzz. He came from Tulane, where he averaged 9 points on 48% shooting, 41% from 3, and 4.5 rebounds in 32 minutes. His numbers were expected to explode in Mark Pope’s modern offense, which, to be fair, hasn’t looked […]
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