Last game out against Indiana, the Wildcats were as healthy as they've been since the Louisville game, welcoming Mo Dioubate back from an ankle injury
The Kentucky Wildcats looked like a completely different team on Saturday against Indiana. The team was all smiles on their way to a 12-point win over the Hoosiers in Rupp Arena, in what was the biggest must-win game of Mark Pope's time at Kentucky.
The Kentucky Wildcats put together their best defensive performance of the season on Saturday night against the Indiana Hoosiers. In a game that, based
Kentucky basketball has gotten bashed lately for their lack of effort and even heart, as many criticized the way they were dismanted against Gonzaga in Nashville.
Kentucky's lack of effort in recent games been under a microscope, but especially lately after falling to Gonzaga in embarrassing fashion last Friday. Well, a week later, the effort from the Wildcats on the court looked completely different in front of their home crowd, and it showed.
The Kentucky Wildcats faced a pivital game in Rupp Arena on Saturday as the Indiana Hoosiers made their way into Rupp Arena, the first time the two have squared off in Lexington in 15 years, and the first time the two have played each other in general in nine years.
The Kentucky Wildcats (7-4) appeared to be lost through the first 10 games of the 2025-26 season, but a huge 72-60 win over Indiana (8-3) at Rupp Arena
Kentucky has had their fair share of injuries this season, with Jaland Lowe missing six games and returning against Gonzaga last week for the first time since Nov.
The No. 1 seed Kentucky Wildcats (28-2) will face the No. 3 seed Creighton Bluejays (28-5) in the Lexington Regional Final of the 2025 NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, December 13, at 5 p.m.
Kentucky is basketball is going to have plenty of nostalgia in Rupp Arena on Saturday when Historic border state rival Indiana comes to town to take on the Wildcats for the first time in nine years.
Kentucky's 2026 opponents have already been revealed, which was released back in September. The Wildcats will have three permanant opponents in the SEC over the next four seasons in Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina, with the other six games featuring rotating conference opponents in Kentucky's schedule over that span.
Kentucky has struggled lately, finding themselves in a very rough spot already this season. As they now sit at 6-4, all of their wins have came against teams ranked in the bottom half of D1, while all losses have come against more competitive, top 25-ranked teams.
Mark Pope has yet to land a big get on the recruiting trail, even just a 2026 commitment for that matter. By now, things were supposed to be much better than they are.
It's clear that this Kentucky team has some major issues, but it ultimately starts with their effort, and after showcasing a lack of that in their previous three games, and especially after last game's 35-point debacle against Gonzaga, it seems like Mark Pope is completely fed up about what this team has been showing on the court.
Kentucky basketball got a blowout win over NC Central on Tuesday night in Rupp Arena, but it was their offense that actually made it a blowout, because the defense was not on-par to the competition level of the team they were facing, to be honest.
Kentucky basketball entered Tuesday night's home contest against the NC Central Eagles, a game that the Wildcats really desperately needed, as they found themselves in a similar spot again like after the Michigan State loss, where they needed to look good after a very rough week, dropping two more quality non-conference games this time.
Mark Pope and his Kentucky basketball squad have found themselves in a hard place. As they sit at 5-4 on the season after losing every quality game they've played so far, everything has looked out of sinc in every one of those losses.
This Kentucky basketball team has had a lot to work on recently, and certainly as of late after putting together an embarrassing performance last week
Kentucky has obviously struggled with a lack of energy and effort recently, and a result of that is an offense that looks poor with minimal flow, and a defense that is lazy with no resistance.
Will Stein, the new head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, has been on the job for less than two days and is already making waves on the recruiting trail.
Through nine games, that $22 million roster has become more of a meme than a blueprint to be followed.
Stein, like many coaches, believes that even with the way things are going, it's not just about money on the recruiting trail.
Kentucky is hiring Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein as its new head coach, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports. An agreement is in the process of being finalized.
Kentucky is set to fire coach Mark Stoops on Monday, per multiple reports. Stoops, 58, has spent the past 13 seasons at Kentucky and is the program's winningest coach at 82-80.
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