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Rick Pitino has big plans for his Iona basketball team. The new head coach of the Gaels is ready and willing to face off against Kentucky in a true road game provided the Wildcats return the favor and face Iona at Madison Square Garden as part of a …
The Kentucky fan who was caught on video using the N-word against a Tennessee fan at the end of Tuesday night’s game has been punished by the school. Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced on Twitter Thursday that fan Ashley Lyles …
For about 30 minutes of play on Tuesday night, Georgia looked like the more prepared and motivated team in its big game against Kentucky. Perhaps the Bulldogs should not have celebrated so enthusiastically after 20 of those minutes. Georgia took a …
Everything in college basketball changes when conference play begins. Those in power have done wonders to drum up interest in early-season action, with big name teams being featured in tournaments and showcases for the first few months of the season. …
Walter McCarty may have to step up to deliver a party for his players. McCarty’s Evansville Purple Aces beat No. 1 Kentucky 67-64 at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night despite being 25-point underdogs entering the game. McCarty, who played for …
Kentucky and Indiana used to match up in an annual rivalry game in college basketball, but the series stopped after 2011 (they have met twice in the NCAA Tournament since). John Calipari says don’t count on it coming back any time soon. SEC …
The Brad Calipari era at Kentucky could be coming to an end, as the longtime Wildcats coach’s son appears to have taken the first step toward leaving the program. Matt Zenitz of AL.com reports that Calipari has entered the NCAA’s transfer …
The 2018-19 college basketball season just ended on Monday night, and it took less than 24 hours for people to already look ahead to next season. Sportsbooks already are setting odds for next year’s title winner, and one has Kentucky favored to …
John Calipari is the subject of NBA coaching rumors seemingly every offseason, and a report this week claimed he was being heavily recruited to leave the Wildcats to coach at UCLA. Those rumblings can all stop now. On Monday, Calipari confirmed that …
College basketball, more than any other sport, seems to have a dichotomy about its championship contenders. Even at this point in the season, you could convince me that only two or three teams can really win it all. At the same time, I’d be willing …
LSU beat Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Tuesday night thanks to a controversial tip-in at the buzzer. LSU and Kentucky were tied at 71 after Keldon Johnson made a pair of free throws for the Wildcats. LSU had the ball and Skylar Mays drove all the way to …
Kentucky failed to cover the spread in their win over Texas A&M on Tuesday night thanks to an incredibly bad beat. The Wildcats were favored by anywhere from 12-15 points depending on where and when someone bet on them. They were leading 85-71 …
Kentucky had a surprisingly small crowd for their home game against North Dakota on Wednesday night. By the time the game was getting set for tip-off, there were several empty seats and even full sections that were empty. Jeff Drummond, who has been …
The University of Kentucky on Thursday announced that they have added some new games to their non-conference schedule in upcoming years. The Wildcats will face Utah in each of the next two seasons. The first matchup will take place on Dec. 15, 2018 …
The 2018 college basketball season is in the past, which means it’s not too early to look ahead to 2018-19. We have a pretty good idea of what recruiting classes will look like, and though some NBA decisions remain in the balance, we can make …
The FBI’s extensive probe into college basketball corruption has resulted in at least three criminal investigations and could have a devastating impact across the sport in the coming months and years. Hundreds of federal documents that were …
