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The Kentucky Wildcats are off to their worst start ever under John Calipari after an embarrassing loss on Sunday. Kentucky lost to Georgia Tech 79-62 on Sunday to fall to 1-3 on the season, which is their worst start since Calipari took over in 2009. …
John Calipari did not hold back after his Kentucky Wildcats lost 65-62 to the Kansas Jayhawks at the State Farm Champions Classic in Indianapolis on Tuesday night. Kentucky led 35-29 at halftime before being outscored in the second half and losing …
The 2020 NBA Draft was an unusual one, so it probably shouldn’t be too surprising that it produced some unusual results. One notable oddity was how little of a factor the “blue blood” programs from college basketball were in the …
Sports teams across the world are trying to find new ways to generate revenue amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the University of Kentucky is doing that with a new court logo. John Calipari this week shared a photo of the floor at Rupp Arena, which …
Chris Mack fired back at John Calipari on Tuesday about this year’s Kentucky-Louisville game. Last week, Mack expressed reservations about playing Louisville’s annual rivalry game with Kentucky. He said he wasn’t sure the game would …
Jacob Toppin, the younger brother of reigning National Player of the Year Obi Toppin, announced back in April that he is transferring from Rhode Island to Kentucky. However, Wildcats fans are not going to get to see him play during the upcoming …
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 …
