Calipari promotes Justus to assistant coach at UK, Robic becomes special assistant
Joel Justus, who joined Kentucky two seasons ago as the director of analytics and then special assistant to the head…
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Wildcats open Southeastern Conference play on Dec. 29 with matchup against Ole Miss
The 2016-17 Kentucky men’s basketball schedule is now complete as the league office announced the upcoming conference schedule on Tuesday….
Cats, Calipari ‘excited’ to be part of Champions Classic for additional three seasons
College basketball’s season-opening marquee event, the Champions Classic, which has pitted the best against the best for the last six…
Former Wildcat Josh Carrier added to women’s basketball staff at Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky University head women’s basketball coach Camryn Whitaker rounded out her coaching staff, announcing the hire of Josh Carrier…
Cats’ Murray drafted seventh by Denver; Labissiere the 28th pick, but traded to Kings; Ulis to Suns
It was another successful evening for the Kentucky men’s basketball program at the NBA Draft as Jamal Murray (seventh, Denver…
Q & A: Coach Calipari previews Thursday’s NBA Draft, talks Ulis, Murray, Labissiere prospects
Kentucky head coach John Calipari joined a teleconference on Tuesday to preview the 2016 NBA Draft, which will be held…
Former UK standouts Booker, Cauley-Stein, Randle chosen for USA Men’s Select Team
After tremendous NBA rookie seasons, former Kentucky men’s basketball stars Devin Booker, Willie Cauley-Stein and Julius Randle have been chosen…
Cousins, Wall and two other former UK standouts returning to Rupp Arena for exhibition game
By Keith Taylor NKyTribune senior sports writer The NBA is coming back to Rupp Arena next season. The Sacramento Kings…
Towns becomes first former Wildcat to earn NBA Rookie of the Year honors; choice was unanimous
Succeed and proceed. From NCAA All-American to NBA Rookie of the Year, former Kentucky men’s basketball player Karl-Anthony Towns has…
Date set for Big Blue Madness, exhibition schedule features Clarion and Asbury University
It’s never too early to get excited about next year. Next season officially begins Oct. 14 with the annual Big…
UK honors its top student-athletes in CATSPY Awards, Tyler Ulis named top male athlete
UK Athletics presented 38 honors at the 14th annual CATSPY Awards, held Monday at Memorial Coliseum to recognize athletic and…
Jamie Vaught: UK hoops past and present, former LSU boss Brown believes Hall deserved more credit
As you may recall, ex-LSU basketball coach Dale Brown discussed NCAA’s hypocrisy and the new book about the bureaucratic organization…
Jamie Vaught: Retired from coaching, Dale Brown still maintains fight against hypocritical NCAA
Dale Brown has fought against NCAA for a long time and still does. The former LSU basketball coach didn’t like…
Jamie Vaught: A legendary figure, Rupp deserved more balanced portrayal by national media
Over several decades, there have been many national articles about Adolph Rupp and his 1965-66 Wildcats, popularly called “Rupp’s Runts.”…
UK freshman Labissiere says he will hire an agent, declare for upcoming NBA Draft
Kentucky men’s basketball freshman forward Skal Labissiere has declared for the 2016 NBA Draft. Labissiere said Tuesday he plans to…
Reaching a Consensus: Wildcat guard Tyler Ulis sweeps first-team All-American recognition
It’s official: Kentucky men’s basketball point guard Tyler Ulis is a consensus first-team All-American. Ulis earned the honors Tuesday after…
Ulis one of five finalists for prestigious Wooden Award; Epps honorable mention All-American
Kentucky sophomore point guard Tyler Ulis added to his growing list of accolades on Monday night with his selection to…
Billy Reed: It’s springtime in Indiana as Crean gives Hoosiers a team even Knight should be able to love
When Bob Knight was fired at Indiana in 2000, nobody expected him to go gently into the good night. That…
Former Kentucky standout Allen Edwards named head basketball coach at Wyoming
Allen Edwards, a member of two national championship teams while playing at Kentucky, will be the 21st head basketball coach…
Murray adds another honor, earns spot on U.S. Basketball Writers Freshman All-American team
One of the best freshman and one of the most prolific scorers in the country, freshman guard Jamal Murray was…
Jamie Vaught: Looking forward to a potential UK-Indiana matchup? Not so fast my friends
Yes, everyone is talking about a possible second-round matchup between border rivals Kentucky and Indiana on Saturday in the Big…
Ulis earns U.S. Basketball Writers All-America team berth, AP SEC Player of Year accolades
With one dazzling performance after another – the latest of which was an all-time unforgettable afternoon in the Southeastern Conference…