Kentucky Wildcats

The South Eastern Conference opener for the #17 Kentucky Wildcats is going to be a sneaky tough match-up. As has been well-documented, UK's achilles heel this season has been three point shooting, and now they're going up against what is arguably the best defensive team in the SEC, the Missouri Tigers, colloquially known as Mizzou. Of the 351 teams in Division I, the Cats … [Read more...] about #17 Kentucky Wildcats vs Mizzou Tigers Preview, Prediction

Perhaps yesterday's dramatic overtime win, 78-70, over arch-rival and #3 team in the nation Louisville is exactly what the #19 Kentucky Wildcats need to kickstart their season. It's very rare for UK to have three losses (Evansville, Utah and Ohio State) by Christmas, but here we are. They narrowly avoided a fourth, and that should give them a lot of confidence and momentum … [Read more...] about Kahlil Whitney Has the Potential to Help Take #19 Kentucky Higher

Like any freshman, Tyrese Maxey is going to have his ups and downs. As the leader in minutes played and second leading scorer on #9 Kentucky, the Wildcats will sometimes see their fortunes rise and fall along with Maxey. In his very first collegiate game, Maxey put himself on the national map in the Champions Classic in New York, scoring 26 points the day after his 19th … [Read more...] about Kentucky Guard Tyrese Maxey Has High NBA Draft Lottery Stock

The shocking upset at the hands of unranked Evansville might be the headline story of this young Kentucky Wildcats basketball season. When the now #9 but then #1 Wildcats went down it made as much waves nationally as just about any college hoops story since season tip-off. For those much closer to and/or inside the Kentucky Wildcats program however, the REAL story is … [Read more...] about Nate Sestina Adds to Serious Injury Woes for #9 Kentucky Wildcats

Every season brings a ton of turnover at Kentucky; they're "young" every single year of the John Calipari era. Every spring sees a group of highly talented NBA draft early entrants depart Lexington, replaced by an incoming group of 5-star recruits, a new set of McDonald's All-Americans. Naturally, it takes time for the new group to gel and pick up the system. Quite often the … [Read more...] about #9 Kentucky Will Have to Rely on their Defense Until Offense Clicks

Kentucky Wildcats Head Coach John Calipari was asked about his new contract extension, and to hear him tell it, he’s coach for life (or at least wants to be). If Coach Cal has his way, then Lexington will be the final stop for him before he retires. It would make sense, given all the success he has had at Kentucky, and is expected to continue having. Kentucky is one of those … [Read more...] about John Calipari Gives Epic Rant on Big Picture of College Basketball

There are still a couple of major decisions yet to be made, but next year’s Kentucky Wildcats looks like a Final Four team, at least on paper. John Calipari returns a lot of talent from a team that went 30-7 and reached the Elite Eight before bowing out in overtime to a conference rival. Every year this week (the days that follow the national title game) brings a flood of way … [Read more...] about Kentucky Wildcats Early 2019-20 Season Outlook: Top Four Nationally