BILLY DONOVAN:
🏀467-186 (overall), 42-14 (NCAA Tournament)
🏀2x National Champion (2006, 2007)
🏀4x Final Four (2000, 2006, 2007, 2014)
🏀4x SEC Tournament Champion
🏀3x SEC Coach of the Year
What do you think,
#BBN
? Could the former Pitino assistant be up next at Kentucky?
Remember when the Houston Rockets drafted Yao Ming - and they instantly added a billion fans in China?
They just basically did the same in Kentucky thanks to Reed Sheppard
(Give or take a couple hundred million 😉😉)
BIG recruiting note - as Mark Pope will visit 5-star former UK commit Jayden Quaintance tomorrow, per
@JamieShaw5
.
Remember - Quaintance chose UK over Missouri and G-League Ignite, which of course was coached by Jason Hart at the time.
Relationship is there. NOW, TIME TO CLOSE
Per
@jeffborzello
, Adou Thiero is down to five schools, with Kentucky making the final cut.
Would be a crucial add for the Wildcats and hope Coach Pope can get it done.
Adou could be an All-SEC forward in Coach Popes system
Our guy
@Aaron_Torres
with the heat:
Since 2012, John Calipari has the same number of titles, more Final Fours and fewer first weekend losses than Coach K.
Why is Cal always criticized for "underachieving" in March. And Coach K gets a complete pass? 🤔🤔
Let’s take a second to reflect - this time a year ago, Reed Sheppard was a 4-star recruit, ranked 23rd in the ESPN Top 100 at North Laurel High School.
Today he is the projected 5th overall pick in ESPN’s latest 2024 NBA Mock Draft.
Never count out a kid from Kentucky.
#BBN
So, just days after visiting Kentucky - five-star Caleb Wilson has decided to move up his commitment date.
Maybe it means nothing.
Or maybe.... LETS CLOSE THE DEAL
@CoachMarkPope
!!!
Koby Brea, a star at Dayton who hit 49 percent from three has committed to.... KENTUCKY.
MEGA pick-up for Mark Pope and staff, as Brea adds positional size, elite shooting and offensive firepower to next year's offense.
HOW ABOUT MARK POPE?!?!??!
Amari Williams, a 6'11 center who spent the last four years at Drexel will visit Kentucky, per
@TiptonEdits
.
Big, athletic rim protector with NBA upside.
Just a hunch, but this might be one of the kids who "wouldn't call Mark Pope back at BYU."
GO GET HIM
@CoachMarkPope
!
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named a Western Conference All-Star starter 🔥
SGA’s blossoming into a legitimate superstar has been incredible.
Reminder that this kid was a 4-star recruit.
#BBNBA
BIG day for Kentucky basketball, as Amari Williams, Lamont Butler and now Andrew Carr all announce they'll withdraw from the NBA Draft (Carr - per
@JonRothstein
.
The 2024-2025 Wildcats are officially coming together - with a few big pieces left.
LETS. FREAKIN. GOOOOOO
Can criticize Coach Cal for a lot - but he never stopped believing in this kid, and it paid off big-time tonight.
If we can get THAT Justin Edwards every night - brings UK to a whole other level 😤😤
📽️
@DylanBallard_UK
We are officially five - FIVE - Saturday’s away from
@UKFootball
!
To celebrate here is Benny Snell & Stephen Johnson absolutely dominating Tennessee 5 years ago 😼
Maybe it means nothing, but Adou Thiero posted this on Instagram shortly after Mark Pope's press conference.
Again, maybe it means nothing.
Or.... COME HOME ADOU!!!!
Pat Riley, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro are headed to the NBA Finals - where they'll face Jamal Murray and the Nuggets.
One way or another, at least one Cat will win another NBA title.
But safe to say, BBN will be VERY well represented in the NBA FInals
Tyrese Maxey just dropped 50 points - FIFTY! - in a win for the 76ers.
If the 2020 NCAA Tournament is played, Kentucky wins it all.
You'll never be able to convince me otherwise 😤😤
"'Mont is our PG1. 'Mont is going to set the tone for us for the whole season. He's going be the guy who needs to show up every day for us, and he's done it."
- Kerr Krissa with some HIGH praise for new teammate Lamont Butler 👀👀
Alvin Brooks III is a beast on the recruiting trail.
If UK finalizes that, as is currently being reported by
@JackPilgrimKSR
and others, with Jason Hart and Cody Fueger, that's in short conversation as "best staff in America."
PJ Washington with some great defense, several clutch buckets and foul shots down the stretch sends Dallas to the Western Conference Finals.
MONSTER series for the former Cat 🔥🔥🔥
And now we get to root for a gentleman, we've had a lot of great coaches here... but we get to root for one, that name 'Kentucky' he knows what it's what he's all about!"
Rick Pitino... BRINGING THE HOUSE DOWN!!! 🐱🐱
NEWS: 5⭐️ Karter Knox will announce his commitment tomorrow, March 9th at halftime of Game 2 live on the Overtime Elite broadcast, a source confirms to
@On3Recruits
.
Story:
Former Drexel big man Amari Williams is transferring to KENTUCKY.
Averaged 12.2 PTS, 7.8 REB, 1.8 BLK last season for the Dragons.
HUGE GRAB FOR POPE 😤😤😤
#HopeInPope
It's Friday, so you know what that means:
@CoachMarkPope
has some ELITE talent on campus.
Among the expected visitors:
5⭐️forward Chris Cenac Jr.
5⭐️guard Mikel Brown Jr.
SHOW THEM SOME LOVE, BIG BLUE NATION 😤😤
The good news keeps coming for the Cats.... as Karter Knox commits to.... KENTUCKY.
GREAT DAY TO BE A CAT.
GREAT MONTH TO BE A CAT.
ALWAYS GREAT TO BE A CAT.
Add Wake Forest wing Andrew Carr to the list of visitors this weekend for Kentucky this weekend, per
@TravisBranham_
.
13.5 points, 37 percent from three this year in the ACC.
Mark Pope and staff are earning their paychecks right now 😤😤
BIG recruiting news, as multiple outlets report five-star, 2024 VJ Edgecombe has cut his list to three: Kentucky, Duke and Baylor.
The 6'5 guard from New York is the No. 6 player in the class of 2024 per
@247Sports
and a priority for the Cats.
MAKE IT HAPPEN COACH CAL 😤😤
This season, Kentucky:
* Destroyed SEC Tourney champ (Auburn) on the road
* Beat two of the teams competing for the final No. 1 seed away from Rupp (Tennessee, UNC)
Friday was frustrating.
This team still has the potential to do ANYTHING it wants.
BRING. ON. THE. BRACKET.
Trent Noah flips his commitment to KENTUCKY!
Prior to last season, Kentucky had no players from the 13th region in 30+ years. Now the Cats will have 2 in back to back years.
That Perry-Noah duo is gonna look real nice to BBN 😏
FINAL: Kentucky 87, Florida 85
Games like these separate good teams from great teams.
Not the ideal showing from Kentucky but the Cats pull out an IMPRESSIVE W at Florida.
What a welcome to the SEC for these young Cats.
Karl Anthony Towns just had one of the most insane games we'll ever see.
62 points. 44 points in the first half. 10 three-pointers.
HAVE A NIGHT,
@KarlTowns
!!!!!
(This is the part where we ignore the fact the T-Wolves lost 😉😉)
For those not watching - PJ Washington is going OFF in the playoffs right now.
Twenty-seven points for the Mavs, and it's not even the end of the third quarter.
HAVE A NIGHT
@PJWashington
!!!!!!!