Dylan Ballard - A Sea Of Blue What a start to the season. The Kentucky Wildcats tipped off the 2024-25 season tonight as they welcomed the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers to Rupp Arena. In the first of two exhibition games over the next week, the Cats played about as well as you could hope, beating the Panthers 123-52. As the new Kentucky team took the court in the first … [Read more...] about Highlights, MVP and Twitter reactions as Wildcats race by Kentucky Wesleyan
Double-digit Wildcats named in first injury report for Saturday showdown with Auburn
Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The Cats will be down numerous key players. The Kentucky Wildcats will get to face the Auburn Tigers Saturday in hopes of returning to their winning ways after being slaughtered in The Swamp to the Florida Gators, who blasted the Mark Stoops-led side by 28. However, those hopes are currently low with how this Cats offense is … [Read more...] about Double-digit Wildcats named in first injury report for Saturday showdown with Auburn
Mark Stoops talks about the loss of Liam Coen
Brian Simms/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Coen came and went twice, and both departures were after just one season. The Kentucky Wildcats have had a different offensive coordinator every year since 2021 with Liam Coen being here in the 2021 and 2023 seasons, Rich Scangarello in 2022 before he got fired, and finally Bush Hamdan in … [Read more...] about Mark Stoops talks about the loss of Liam Coen
Hone-and-home between Kentucky and St. John’s is now off, per Rick Pitino
Matt Stone/Courier Journal/USA Today Network / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Bummer. When Mark Pope took over the job as the Kentucky Wildcats head coach, many were wondering whether there would be a rekindling between Kentucky and Rick Pitino. That rekindling happened two weeks ago at Big Blue Madness when Coach Pitino made his triumphant, surprise return to Rupp … [Read more...] about Hone-and-home between Kentucky and St. John’s is now off, per Rick Pitino
Thursday Headlines: Kentucky wins big in Pope’s debut and Mikkel Skinner commits
Jordan Prather-Imagn Images A big win on the court and on the recruiting trail What a debut for new Kentucky Wildcats basketball coach Mark Pope. It was just an exhibition game, so it won’t count on the official record, but the Wildcats looked strong from start to finish, jumping out to a 60-24 lead at halftime against Kentucky Wesleyan and finished it off in the … [Read more...] about Thursday Headlines: Kentucky wins big in Pope’s debut and Mikkel Skinner commits