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Kentucky's KenPom ranking shows why the Wildcats can win the NCAA Tournament

All college basketball fans are very aware of the importance that comes with the KenPom rankings. If a team is going to be really good, it needs to be ranked high in both offense and defense on KenPom.

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Texas vs. Kentucky odds: Opening point spread released

Texas travels to Kentucky for a Week 8 clash in the Southeastern Conference. With game day approaching, the opening odds and point spread have been revealed.

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Kentucky Coach Mark Pope discussed how he builds relationships in the transfer portal

With the new day and age of college basketball players are coming and going from one school to another all the time. This means that coaches need to do a good job of building relationships because you never know when a player is going to hit the portal.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 10

Deron Rippey Jr's father recaps Kentucky visit, discusses interest and pitch

Kentucky basketball has casted a wide net in the 2026 class, but only a handful have become priorities. One of those high-priority players is Deron Rippey Jr., who is widely seen as the best point guard in the class.

College Basketball News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 9

Mark Pope shares how his second year players have made massive jumps this offseason

Kentucky is welcoming in seven players from the transfer portal this season, as well as three freshman. With that, Kentucky needs it's veteran players to step up, and that goes for the returning players, as they already have a year under their belt playing in Mark Pope's system.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 9

One of the top players in 2026 is taking an official visit to Kentucky

Kentucky has hosted plenty of visitors in the class of 2026 on official visits, casting a very a wide net, and that's not stopping anytime soon. Along

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 9

Mark Pope explains why Kentucky is going to be a better rebounding team this year

Last season, there were two glaring issues for this Kentucky basketball team. The first issue was defense, with the second being rebounding. Kentucky had an elite offense in year one of the Mark Pope era, but these two things held the team back and ultimately led to the Sweet 16 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 8

One Kentucky player proved at Pro Day that he is due for a breakout season

Last night was the first time Big Blue Nation got to see the Kentucky Wildcats on the floor as the team had its Pro Day, which could be seen on SEC Network+.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 8

Mo Dioubate details how he can help Kentucky be great defensively this season

One of Kentucky's main points of emphasis this off-season has been defense, which is a big reason why Mark Pope and the Kentucky staff went and got players to help with just that in the portal.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 8

Jayden Quaintance looking forward to showcasing his playmaking at Kentucky

Jayden Quaintance has the highest potential of anyone on Kentucky's 2025-26 roster, and even though he is widely seen as a lottery pick for the 2026 NBA Draft, there's still one skill he hasn't been able to showoff yet.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 7

Three takeaways from Kentucky's annual Pro Day on Tuesday

Kentucky men's basketball held their annual Pro Day on Tuesday evening inside Historic Memorial Coliseum, where fans were able to get their first look at Mark Pope's 2025-26 squad as it streamed on SEC Network+.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 7

Mark Pope is a 'bozo' if he doesn't win a national title soon according to an anonymous college coach

There is no question that Kentucky has a lot of resources for its basketball program that should make it easy for the Wildcats to have an elite roster year in and year out.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / October 7

Mark Pope shares in what area his Kentucky team is behind last season's team

Media Day for Kentucky basketball was on Monday, and it was clear, hearing from Coach Mark Pope, that he is very excited about his basketball team. Coach Pope had a lot of great things to say about his players and explained why he believes this team is going to be special.