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The University of Kentucky earned themselves the No. 3 seed in the Midwest bracket after a strong season going 23-11 under Mark Pope in his first year as head coach of the Wildcats. A team known for its depth, the Wildcats have seen success thanks to a handful of players, including sharpshooting guard Koby Brea. […]

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope has his first March Madness win with the Wildcats. Kentucky advanced after defeating Troy on Friday, 76-57. Pope made a joke after picking up the victory. “It means that Mitch (Barnhart) isn’t going to fire me until Sunday or whenever play again,” Pope said postgame, per 247 Sports. Pope is […]

In recent years, many fans have questioned whether Kentucky’s basketball program was prioritizing winning championships or developing NBA players. The 31 ex-Wildcats in the NBA are by far the most in college basketball, but the team hasn’t had a Final Four appearance since 2015 to show for it. The team still has the second most […]

Both college and professional basketball fans alike love March Madness. Every year, the selection committee seeds 68 teams for the NCAA Tournament, and that leads to the ensuing madness. Stars are born and legendary moments are created in the Big Dance, as the top teams from across the nation battle it out to become national […]

With 68 teams in the March Madness field, it takes a lot of talent to make it to the Final Four. It might take even more luck, though. Not all paths to the Final Four are made equal in the NCAA Tournament, and that is certainly the case this year. Some teams have a seemingly […]

Every team in college basketball has one grand mission every season, and that is to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament. We are down to 68 teams now, as the First Four for March Madness starts on March 20. This year’s tournament is expected to be one of the craziest ever, and the championship title is […]

If daylight savings, or the copious amounts of green shamrocks, were any indication.. That’s right, the Madness has arrived. (“Alexa, queue Future.”) After spending the last week or so fully immersed in the scouting of potential vanquishers of March, Selection Sunday revealed which teams made the NCAA Tournament, and the entertaining matchups throughout the 68-team […]

Kentucky basketball has had a few extra days off to rest before the NCAA Tournament after getting smashed by Alabama in the SEC tournament quarterfinals on Friday night by a score of 99-70. During that game, Mark Pope and company severely missed point guard Lamont Butler, who was out with a shoulder injury. Butler re-aggravated […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Alabama prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky Alabama. The SEC Tournament Friday slate concludes with a night game between Kentucky and Alabama. It’s a game Alabama has to have if it places importance on claiming a No. 1 seed in the […]

Otega Oweh continues to punch Norman, Oklahoma square in the face. Two weeks after sinking a game-winning bucket in Lloyd Noble Center, the Sooners transfer-turned-Kentucky star landed another knockout blow on his former team, recording the decisive score in an 85-84 victory. And for his encore, he did it on an even bigger stage. The […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Oklahoma-Kentucky prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Oklahoma-Kentucky. The Oklahoma Sooners came through on Wednesday night at the SEC Tournament. OU faced a massive first-round test at this conference tournament, knowing that if it lost, it would have no more than a […]

Entering the month of March, Missouri basketball looked like a much different team. They had defeated South Carolina by 30 points on February 25, with star players Mark Mitchell, Caleb Grill and senior leader guard Tamar Bates motivated for the toughest stretch of the season. Over the last three appearances, however, the performances have been […]

The first season under Mark Pope has been an odd one for Kentucky basketball. The Wildcats have dealt with injuries all while piecing a completely new roster together after the departure of John Calipari, but they are still headed for the NCAA Tournament. While Kentucky doesn’t have the same NBA talent on its roster that […]

SEC Newcomer of the Year Georgia Amoore had a historic performance in the Kentucky Wildcats’ quarterfinal matchup against the Oklahoma Sooners on Friday. In 38 minutes of action, Amoore finished with 29 points, seven assists, five rebounds, and a steal. She shot 12-of-27 from the field, including 3-of-8 from beyond the arc. With the stat […]

The college basketball season continues on Saturday with a matchup between Kentucky and Missouri. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Missouri prediction and pick. Saturday’s matchup between #19 Kentucky and #15 Missouri is pivotal for both teams. The Wildcats, fresh from a dominant win over LSU, seek to bolster their […]

The Kentucky basketball team played their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday night as they took down LSU in dominant fashion. The Tigers led 2-0 early in the game, and they would never see a lead again. The Wildcats went on a 15-2 run after that, and the game was pretty much […]

It is a Tuesday night SEC battle as LSU is visiting Kentucky. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a LSU-Kentucky prediction and pick. LSU comes into the game at 14-15 on the year, but just 3-13 in conference play. That places them in 15th in the SEC this year. They opened […]

Kentucky basketball guard Jaxson Robinson just received a very discouraging injury update. While the Wildcats’ second-leading scorer was already not set to play against No. 1 Auburn today, the latest news is a significant blow to head coach Mark Pope and his team’s quest for a national championship. The Wildcats are now a few games […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope already has the challenge of steering his squad through a prominent SEC field. But it appears that another topic has sparked discussion. In his media availability on Friday, Pope expressed his displeasure with the length of the regular season, and offered a thorough solution, via Tres Terrell of Cats […]

Kentucky basketball has been one of the most banged-up teams in the country this year as Mark Pope has been forced to tinker with different lineups throughout a brutal SEC schedule. The Wildcats have played through much of February without both Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson, but they have navigated that stretch nicely. The job […]

Top-ranked Auburn (26-2) returns to the road on Saturday in another top-25 matchup against No. 17-ranked Kentucky (19-9). It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Auburn-Kentucky prediction and pick. Auburn has embarked on another five-game win streak since suffering its first conference loss to Florida on Feb. 8. The Tigers have […]

The Kentucky basketball and Oklahoma game on Wednesday featured Wildcats guard Otega Oweh. After he left the Sooners for Kentucky, many of the fans were awaiting his return. When Oweh returned, he garnered many chants of traitor. However, Kentucky basketball fans went bonkers after Oweh’s second-half performance. He scored the final 18 points of the […]

After an up-and-down season, Kentucky basketball came into Wednesday night with a chance to rebound from a very disappointing loss on Saturday, but it didn’t look like it was going to be able to get the job done for most of the night. A desperate Oklahoma basketball team looked poised to defend its home court […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Oklahoma prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky-Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Sooners were perfect — 13-0 — in the nonconference section of this season. They were obviously in great shape to make the NCAA Tournament. This was a near-total repeat of what happened […]

Kentucky basketball is having a successful first season under Mark Pope, as the Wildcats are rolling towards an NCAA Tournament bid despite a year of transition. Kentucky has had to navigate a gauntlet of an SEC schedule despite dealing with a lot of injuries. Guard Kerr Kriisa has missed a large chunk of the season […]

Kentucky basketball fell short against Alabama once again on Saturday in another high-scoring affair. Despite a strong start by Mark Pope and the Wildcats, the Crimson Tide rallied back late in the first half and ran away with the game in a 96-83 win in Tuscaloosa. Kentucky is still fighting an uphill battle while they […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Alabama prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky Alabama. The SEC basketball Saturday slate has this early-evening game between Kentucky and Alabama. It’s a game Alabama really needs if it wants to get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Alabama […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope praised senior forward Andrew Carr for his performance in the win over Vanderbilt. The No. 17 Wildcats dominated what was supposed to be a close affair at home against their SEC rival. Carr, who was one of the best players on the team earlier this season, looked like himself […]

Two middle-of-the-pack SEC teams face off as Kentucky hosts Vanderbilt. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Vanderbilt-Kentucky prediction and pick. Vanderbilt is 17-8 on the year and 5-7 in conference play, good for tenth in the SEC. They also opened the year strong, going 13-1 to start the year. Since […]

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope is opening up about some of the things that went wrong for his team Saturday against Texas. The Wildcats dropped a close game, 82-78, to the Longhorns. Pope says his team just didn’t get the job done when it really counted. Kentucky had a late lead, but lost it in […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Texas prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky Texas. The SEC basketball Saturday schedule has this primetime game between Kentucky and Texas. It’s a huge chance for the Longhorns to bag a quality win, and they badly need one. Texas is right […]

Kentucky basketball is making its way through an absolute gauntlet of a schedule that features ranked matchup after ranked matchup. The SEC has been one of the best conferences in college basketball history this season, so it has been difficult for all of the teams in that conference to stack wins together. Kentucky gets a […]

Coaches and now announcers are falling victim to a viral joke about the SEC being .500 in basketball conference play. It’s the best conference in basketball this year, and when some people heard that stat, they failed to realize that it is quite literally impossible for a conference to not be .500 in conference play. […]

Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope is undefeated against Tennessee, per Kentucky Insider. Pope is now 8-0 against the Volunteers, after his team defeated Tennessee Tuesday 75-64. Pope is now 2-0 against Tennessee as a coach, and 6-0 against them as a player. That’s a pretty remarkable run for the Wildcats coach, who is in his […]

The injury report for No. 15-ranked Kentucky basketball got even longer during its clash against No. 5 Tennessee on Tuesday night. During the second half with the Wildcats holding onto a very small lead, point guard Lamont Butler went down with an apparent left arm injury while diving for a loose ball. Butler was playing […]

It is an SEC battle on Tuesday night as Tennessee faces Kentucky. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee-Kentucky prediction and pick. Tennessee is 20-4 on the year while sitting 7-4 in SEC play, which is good for fifth place in the SEC. They opened up the season 14-0 before […]

South Carolina looks to end their long losing streak as they face Kentucky. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a South Carolina-Kentucky prediction and pick. South Carolina comes into the game at 10-12 on the year, but 0-9 in SEC play, placing them in last place in the SEC. After opening […]

After the Kentucky basketball lost their second straight against the Ole Miss Rebels, 98-84, head coach Mark Pope would speak about his team’s performance. Coming off the loss where Arkansas Razorbacks’ John Calipari returned to face Kentucky basketball, the game against Ole Miss is significant as it proves to be a reality check for the […]

Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope did not hold back after his team’s 98-84 loss at No. 25 Ole Miss. The Wildcats’ second straight defeat comes after an emotional home loss to unranked Arkansas. The No. 14 team in the country is now 15-7 overall and a disappointing 4-5 in SEC play. Losing four out […]