Barnhart: Elzy has ‘earned and deserved’ chance to lead UK’s women’s basketball program
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today University of Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart removed the interim tag from Kyra Elzy’s temporary…
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Serious injury, surgery force Matthew Mitchell to retire as UK women’s basketball head coach
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today Matthew Mitchell has stepped down as women’s basketball coach at the University of Kentucky. After…
A decade later, John Calipari says Kentucky still the “greatest of them all”
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today It’s been a decade since John Calipari made his first appearance at Big Blue Madness…
Former UK guard Amber Smith takes on new role with Wildcats
By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today The Kentucky women’s basketball team will have more stability in the future after two assistant…
Jamie Vaught: Kentucky Miss Basketball frontrunner Blair Green to follow in mother’s footsteps at UK
Blair Green is following her mother’s footsteps to Lexington. That’s where the Harlan County High School basketball star will be…
Jamie Vaught: On UK’s Maci Morris, the popular Calipari and a prediction on the UK-Tennessee game
It wasn’t that long ago when Bell County High School’s Maci Morris was burning the nets as one of the…
Let the Madness Begin: Tickets for annual tipoff to new Wildcats’ basketball season on sale Sept. 29
Tickets for the 2017 edition of Big Blue Madness in Rupp Arena will be available Friday, Sept. 29, at 10…
Akhator, Epps make UK Hoops history; both are selections in early rounds of WNBA Draft
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern With the conclusion of their basketball careers at the University of Kentucky, Evelyn Akhator and…
Jamie Vaught: UK Hoops season comes to a sudden, emotional end for seniors Epps, Akhator
After Kentucky women lost to Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA tournament in Lexington, finishing its remarkable…
UK Hoops season comes to sudden end with loss to Ohio State in NCAA tourney second round
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern UK Hoops second-half rally fell short in an 82-68 loss to Ohio State in the…
UK Hoops hold off resilient Belmont in opening game of NCAA Tournament, face OSU Sunday
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern UK Hoops began the NCAA Tournament in front of a home crowd with a 73-70…
Jamie Vaught: Lots of Bluegrass color in NCAA Big Dance field beyond just UK and UofL
There are lots of representatives from the state of Kentucky in the Big Dance beyond just UK and U of…
Staying Home: UK Hoops gets date with Belmont at Memorial Coliseum for NCAA Tourney opening round
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern UK Hoops will not have to travel at all for their first-round game of the…
Jamie Vaught: Keyed by talented seniors Epps, Akhator, UK women enjoying a season to remember
When you reflect about the current version of UK women’s basketball team, you’d think about its two senior stars –…
Senior Day Surprise: Epps, Akhator key No. 22 UK Hoops to upset of No. 3 Mississippi State
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern UK Hoops honored seniors Makayla Epps and Evelyn Akhator in the best way possible in…
Wildcat women ring up fourth straight SEC win, top Florida in annual Play4Kay Pink Game
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern UK Hoops is riding a four-game Southeastern Conference winning streak after defeating the Florida Gators…
Hall of Fame coach Lin Dunn thinks UK women’s basketball is on the right track
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team is nearing the final games of its season…
UK Hoops gets much needed win after two straight losses, defeats Vanderbilt; Epps moves up list
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern After losing back-to-back games on the road at Missouri and at home against South Carolina…
UK Hoops, Mitchell to host Commodores, honor legends on Sunday
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern Matthew Mitchell’s women’s basketball team enters its game Sunday, looking to end its two-game losing…
Short-handed Wildcat women shake off lineup losses to handle Ole Miss in home rout
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune intern Down three members of its bench, Kentucky Hoops filled its lineup with desire and effort…
Surging Akhator, UK defense too much for Georgia, as Wildcats roll to 82-61 victory
By Kindsey Bernhard NKyTribune Intern When most players have a career-high game in scoring, their next game isn’t quite the…
Cats can’t recover from slow start in 72-65 loss at Tennessee in SEC opener
The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team dropped its Southeastern Conference opener Sunday, falling 72-65 to Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena…