25-11 Season Record
Kentucky
54
The Texas Longhorns secured a commanding 76-54 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats, fueled by a massive first-quarter run and superior offensive efficiency. Madison Booker and Jo...
Former Wildcat Jayden Quaintance underwent a successful procedure to clean up his right knee, the Spurs announced. The No. 20 overall pick will miss the start of the 2026-27 NBA season and isn't expected back until sometime in 2027.
Jamal Crawford has turned down an assistant coaching spot on Mark Pope's Kentucky staff, telling KSR the timing isn't right but that he expects to coach down the road. Director of basketball ops Nick Robinson is reportedly the likely candidate to fill the vacancy.
Kam Williams is back at Kentucky for his junior season, one of just five returners on Mark Pope's roster after a January foot injury cut his 2025-26 campaign short. He says a full healthy season is what he needs to hit his ceiling.
Kentucky is reportedly interested in Cade Tyson, a wing who averaged 19.6 points on 41% three-point shooting at Minnesota last season. Tyson is among a group of players suing the NCAA for a fifth year of eligibility, and Kentucky would pursue him for 2026-27 if he's cleared.
With Franck Kepnang held out, Reece Potter stands as Kentucky's lone backup center behind returner Malachi Moreno, and the starting power forward spot remains unsettled heading into summer workouts.
Kentucky opens 2026-27 as a consensus top-25 team behind Mark Pope's strong portal haul, but health is the worry: transfer center Franck Kepnang (knee) is sidelined for summer workouts and Kam Williams isn't expected to practice while rehabbing his foot.
Heshimu Evans, a key contributor on Kentucky's 1998 national championship team, has been sworn in as a Fayette County sheriff's deputy. The former 'Comeback Cats' forward returns to public service in Lexington after a 14-year pro career overseas.
Mark Pope and Kentucky are keeping tabs on 18-year-old French forward Cameron Houindo, a 6-foot-8 pro in Slovenia and 2027 NBA Draft prospect, following a recent Zoom call and an in-person meeting during an overseas trip.
Kentucky extended its first offer in the 2029 class to five-star guard JJ Crawford, son of longtime NBA veteran Jamal Crawford. Crawford recently won U17 World Cup gold with Team USA as a freshman.
Kentucky extends its first 2029 class offer to JJ Crawford, ESPN's No. 1 prospect in the class and son of former NBA star Jamal Crawford. The 6-foot-3 guard was the nation's only freshman to make Team USA's FIBA U17 squad this year.
Former No. 1 overall pick John Wall says he'll always support Kentucky and John Calipari, pointing to his surprise Midnight Madness appearance last season. Wall earned SEC Player of the Year honors while leading the Wildcats to the 2010 Elite Eight.
After injuries disrupted his first two rotations, Mark Pope says Kentucky has gone heavily data-driven — using blood work and targeted nutrition to reduce soft-tissue injuries — while building his third roster around size, rim protection, and positional versatility.
Kentucky coach Mark Pope says his much-debated deep rotation is deliberate, crediting developmental minutes for breakouts like Collin Chandler, who ranked among college basketball's most improved players. Expect extended benches in the regular season and a tighter rotation come postseason.
Former Kentucky standouts and longtime Heat teammates Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro reportedly got into a physical altercation at a Las Vegas hotel practice court, with Adebayo striking Herro after confronting him over critical social media comments.
Former Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart will receive a $3.2 million retirement settlement paid from private funds through 2029, with the school moving on to incoming athletic director J Batt.
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54 - 76
Texas
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74 - 73
West Virginia Mountaineers
Kentucky
64 - 87
South Carolina
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76 - 61
Georgia
Kentucky
93 - 73
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
84 - 83
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53 - 64
Texas
Ole Miss
57 - 74
Kentucky
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63 - 56
Auburn
South Carolina
60 - 56
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Arkansas
64 - 94
Kentucky
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79 - 81
Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
55 - 75
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Georgia
72 - 67
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