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2027 top 25 guard gives thoughts on his recent Kentucky offer

The Kentucky basketball staff is starting to ramp up the interest with a lot of their 2027 targets, including extending a couple of offers this week, one in particular to top 25 guard Beckham Black, who has been receiving a lot of interest from the Kentucky staff since the summer began.

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Kentucky could land the SEC's next Anthony Edwards in the 2027 class

Kentucky basketball has extended another offer in the class of 2027, this time to the top-ranked point guard in the class, Nasir Anderson. The top 10 overall prospect has been talking with the Kentucky staff for a few months and now has received a well-earned offer from the Wildcats.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / September 15

College basketball analytics predict Kentucky's top five offensive and defensive players

Last year, in year one of the Mark Pope era, the Wildcats were not a very balanced team, as they were elite on offense, but the defensive end was a big struggle.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / September 15

Analytics don't believe Kentucky's Collin Chandler is going to have a good sophomore season

Big Blue Nation is very excited to see Collin Chandler take the floor for his sophomore season. Many forget that Chandler was a highly ranked high school recruit, but he went on a two-year mission trip, so he was doing everything in his power to get the rust off last year.

College Football News / Stadium Rant / September 15

Kentucky Football Dominates Eastern Michigan 48-23 Saturday

Kentucky dominated Eastern Michigan 48-23 on Saturday night thanks to a powerful ground game led by Seth McGowan (104 yards, 3 TDs). Also, by an efficient passing performance from first-time this season starter quarterback Cutter Boley (240 yards, 2 TDs).

Otega Oweh News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / September 15

Analytics don't believe Kentucky's Otega Oweh is a top ten player in the SEC

Kentucky's star from last season, Otega Oweh, is returning to Lexington for another season playing for Mark Pope, and Big Blue Nation is fired up to see what Oweh can do in year two in this system.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Stadium Rant / September 14

Kentucky Volleyball Crowd Helps Overcome In Home Opener

No. 3 Kentucky defeated No. 10 SMU 3-1 (26-28, 25-22, 25-18, 25-23) in their home opener at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, with a crowd of over 3,000 fans.

Mark Pope News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / September 14

Father of five-star recruit shares how Mark Pope is revolutionizing recruiting

Mark Pope became a fan-favorite instantly when his first year began at Kentucky last season. The head coach put together a pretty good resume in year one, and off the court, his work in recruiting really showed.

Cutter Boley News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / September 13

What we learned from Cutter Boley's first start of the season

Kentucky football welcomed the Eastern Michigan Eagles to Kroger Field on Saturday in a game that, after not looking good against Toledo and collapsing against Ole Miss with an offense that never could find a consistent rhythm, fans were looking for a blowout win.

College Basketball News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / September 13

Kentucky basketball's success projection for the next 25 years will outrage Big Blue Nation

Without a doubt, Kentucky is the most successful and historic program in all of college basketball. It has obviously been over a decade since the Wildcats have won a national title, but things seem to be trending in the right direction under Mark Pope.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / September 13

According to a recruit's father Mark Pope isn't afraid to flaunt Kentucky's resources

Kentucky hosted a very important target on an official visit this past weekend in 2026 top five prospect Caleb Holt. The staff was hoping to make a good impression on Holt and his family, and it seems like they did that.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / September 12

Kentucky basketball posted a mysterious photo of Jayden Quaintance practicing

The number one question heading into the season for the Kentucky Wildcats is when star center Jayden Quaintance is going to be back on the floor. Last season, Quaintance went down with an ACL tear toward the end of his freshman season at Arizona State.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / September 11