Kentucky Wildcats: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Kentucky's win over Texas continues the upward trend for Mark Pope's Wildcats

This was setting up to be a very important week for Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats with two must-win home games against Texas and Ole Miss. Two teams that have picked up some impressive wins over the last few weeks in conference play.

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College basketball analyst names two Kentucky Wildcats who should be cut from the rotation

The Wildcats are inching closer to the midway point of SEC play, and Mark Pope is still figuring out who is going to be in his rotation for the rest of the season.

Mark Pope News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / January 20

Mark Pope says Jayden Quaintance will be OUT vs Texas, remains optimistic

Kentucky fans received bad news once again regarding star big man Jayden Quaintance. After missing three-straight games with knee swelling, the 6-10 big will not play on Wednesday against Texas as the Wildcats return home to Rupp Arena, Mark Pope confirmed on Tuesday.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / January 20

Kentucky frontcourt will continue being 'by committee'

The Kentucky Wildcats have gotten three-straight wins in large part due to the emergence of guys like Denzel Aberdeen and Jasper Johnson with Jaland Lowe now out for the season, but don't forget about the impressive play from the frontcourt, which has really helped the spacing on offense, leading to much more scoring opportunities.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / January 19

Kentucky football adds transfer WR from FCS

Will Stein and Kentucky football have added their fifth wide receiver from the transfer portal. On Monday, it was announced that Southern Utah WR Shane Carr had committed to Kentucky, according to CBS Sports.

Kentucky Wildcats News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / January 18

Kentucky best three-point shooting team among SEC in conference play

This Kentucky basketball team was searching for their identity in December and had to fall back on defense instead of three-point shooting, as they won games against Indiana and St.

Mark Pope News / Kentucky Wildcats on SI / January 17

Mark Pope on Kentucky's season: 'I hope people aren't missing it'

Kentucky basketball has had a true roller-coaster of a season, including a lot of bad moments, and now, they have three-straight wins in the SEC as the momentum looks to be building with the outlook of their season.

College Basketball News / The Spun / January 17

Benches Clear After Kentucky Upsets Tennessee On Saturday

We had fireworks in Knoxville after Kentucky knocked off No. 24 Tennessee this Saturday. The Volunteers jumped out to a 42-31 halftime lead over the Wildcats this afternoon, and yet, that wasn't enough for them to secure the victory.

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / January 17

Kentucky shocks No. 24 Tennessee with another second-half comeback

When the Kentucky Wildcats play this season, they have proven you can never count them out, even when the deficit seems insurmountable.

Wild scrum breaks out between benches after Kentucky beats No. 24 Tennessee

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College Basketball News / Yardbarker / January 17

Wild scrum breaks out after Kentucky beats No. 24 Tennessee

Wild scrum breaks out between benches after Kentucky beats No. 24 Tennessee

The Kentucky Wildcats rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit against No. 24 Tennessee to take an 80-78 win, but chaos ensued after the final buzzer.

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