Kentucky’s John Calipari, Tre Mitchell, Adou Thiero celebrate homecoming ahead of NCAA opener
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today A visit to Pittsburgh to open the NCAA Tournament is more than just about basketball…
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Jamie Vaught: Experienced standouts give Calipari’s Wildcats a legitimate chance at return to Final Four
If your college basketball team is planning to be a major player in the March Madness sweepstakes, it better have…
Jamie Vaught: ‘Gentle giant’ Oscar Tschiebwe is talk of college basketball, having big impact for Wildcats
Just about everybody in college basketball is talking about Oscar — that Oscar who plays for UK. He is the…
Calipari adds graduate transfer Grady to UK roster; guard scored 2,002 career points at Davidson
By Eric Lindsey University of Kentucky Kentucky has added a high-scoring, experienced playmaker to its roster for the 2021-22 season…
Jamie Vaught: No invite for UK this season, but March Madness still has plenty of Kentucky angles
Over the years, the men’s NCAA Tournament party, popularly known as the Big Dance, usually has invited the Kentucky Wildcats…
Batte scores 24 points as Thomas More men post 68-55 win over Union (Ky.) in NAIA Tournament
NKyTribune staff Ryan Batte scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds while teammate Reid Jolly added 22 points as Thomas…
Allen has big day, but Kentucky drops 74-73 decision to Mississippi State in SEC Tournament
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today NASHVILLE — Dontaie Allen duplicated an earlier-season performance against Mississippi State, but it wasn’t enough…
UK’s Brooks: Wildcats all business going into SEC Tournament game against Mississippi State
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today John Calipari doesn’t lose very often in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. In his tenure as…
Oakland halts NKU’s two-year reign as Horizon League Tournament champions with 69-58 victory
By Don Owen NKyTribune sports editor INDIANAPOLIS — The goal of a Horizon League three-peat ended late Monday night for…
UK plays Mississippi State in SEC Tournament on Thursday; Cats enter postseason with 9-15 record
By Eric Lindsey University of Kentucky Kentucky will play Mississippi State on Thursday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament after finishing…
Don Owen: Unlike other 11-17 basketball teams, Oakland could be major trouble for NKU on Monday
Back in December, I called Oakland (Mich.) the best 0-9 college basketball team in the nation. I’m not joking. Why…
Kentucky riding high following 92-64 win over South Carolina in home finale on Saturday afternoon
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It felt old times for Kentucky. The Wildcats closed out the regular season with an…
Calipari, Brooks confident Kentucky can finish season on high note; Cats play South Carolina
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Keion Brooks isn’t ready to give up on the season. Although Kentucky’s only hope of…
Thomas More women to meet Olivet Nazarene/Union (Ky.) winner on March 13 in NAIA Tournament
NKyTribune staff The NAIA announced the 48-team field for its women’s basketball national tournament on Thursday night, and top-ranked Thomas…
Horizon League teams work overtime in tourney quarterfinals; NKU faces Oakland in semifinals
By Don Owen NKyTribune sports editor Northern Kentucky outlasted Detroit Mercy with a last-second 70-69 win to advance to the…
Kentucky gets shoved around, fails to fight back in 70-62 loss to Ole Miss on Tuesday night
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky got shoved around and didn’t fight back in a 70-62 loss at Mississippi on…
UK in ‘attack mode’ going into final week of regular season; Wildcats visit Ole Miss on Tuesday night
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today In the final week of a disappointing regular season, Kentucky senior Olivier Sarr said the…
Don Owen: Identity crisis aside, Detroit needs no Mercy from NKU in Horizon League Tournament
Talk about an identity crisis. Most people easily recognize the University of Detroit as a one-time power in college basketball….
Senior Day spoiler: Florida uses zone to snap Kentucky’s three-game win streak, 71-67
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky head coach John Calipari could have easily blamed his team’s 71-67 loss to Florida…
UK’s home game against South Carolina rescheduled for March 6; Wildcats host Gators on Saturday
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Kentucky will have one more home game following Saturday’s Senior Day game against Florida. The…
UK’s Mintz not looking at past, focused on helping Wildcats make late-season run in SEC
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Davion Mintz isn’t looking back. Although this season has been an adjustment on and off…
NKU’s Warrick earns Horizon League Freshman of the Week accolades for seventh time this season
NKyTribune staff Marques Warrick made it a magnificent seven on Monday as he earned Horizon League Freshman of the Week…