The Kentucky Kernel's special section, Big Blue Madness, is out and you can find it on newspaper racks around campus!
My first-ever feature, "MENTAL GAME: Otega Oweh brings grit and determination" is included on page nine!
Happy basketball season!
I may or may not have put
#Kentucky
over
#OleMiss
in this weeks
#SEC
AP Poll Ranking 👀 Special teams, a controversial call, and a fumble lost them the game. With that being said I still think UK is a better team. Full rankings are coming out soon though!!
#CollegeFootball
#NCAA
With all of the Kentucky basketball buzz swirling around right now, I think it is a great time to announce that I have accepted the role to be one of the men’s basketball beat reporters for the Kentucky Kernel!
@stnaismith
@GoodmanHoops
@TheFieldOf68
He brought back two programs that were floundering. Kennesaw State (brought them to tournament) and USF (got them ranked for first time in program history and almost made tournament.) Louisville is floundering right now. He knows how to build from the ground up. Just my take on
The Wildcats take down Morehead State by a score of 73-48. Maddie Scherr led the Cats with 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. The Cats are back at it on Sunday, 11/13 against Coastal Carolina in Memorial Colosseum.
@KYKernelSports
My sister’s Final Four because “she likes Drake (the person)” and “we live about 20 minutes away from Saint Peter’s.” I don’t think she knows the crime she’s committing…
Per
@PaulBiancardi
, Kentucky has been in contact with former Indiana commit Liam McNeely.
The five-star recruit was committed to Indiana but recently announced that he would be de-committing from the program.
CATS WALK IT OFF 🚨😺
Stephanie Schoonover shuts 'em down and Ally Hutchins comes up clutch in extras as
@UKsoftball
sweeps No. 3 Stanford!
#SECSB
x
#ItJustMeansMore
Breaking: Per
@TravisBranham_
, BYU’s Collin Chandler has committed to Kentucky.
Chandler was committed to the Cougars since 2022 but stepped away from basketball on a two-year mission.
He is set to make his debut next season with the Cats.
This past season, Williams averaged 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds (team leading) and 1.9 assists through 32 games. He also led the Dragons in blocks per game with 1.8.
Read my latest about new UK commit Amari Williams:
West Virginia transfer Kerr Kriisa has committed to Kentucky.
Kriisa averaged 11 pts, 2.5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists with the Mountaineers last season.
Second get of the day for Pope and co.
Kentucky women’s basketball gained its first addition of the Kenny Brooks era as 6-foot, 3-inch Australian forward Amelia Hassett announced via Instagram that she would be committing to Kentucky on Thursday afternoon.
My latest for the Kentucky Kernel:
Shaheen Holloway and Seton Hall Basketball added a big piece to its roster on Saturday afternoon as Bethune-Cookman transfer Zion Harmon committed to the Pirates.
My latest for
@BustingBrackets
:
Per
@KySportsRadio
, Kentucky has landed SDSU transfer Lamont Butler.
He averaged 9.3 pts, 2.6 rebounds, and three assists through 37 games with the Aztecs while shooting 42.1% from the field.
Kentucky women’s basketball was defeated the No. 9 ranked LSU Tigers on Sunday afternoon 77-56.
The Wildcats’ regular season comes to a close, with their 2023-24 overall record shaping up at 11-19.
Now, the Cats look forward to the SEC tournament which begins on March 6.
🚨Breaking: Kentucky women’s basketball just received two more transfers in guard Georgia Amoore and center Clara Stack, both from Virginia Tech.
Amoore averaged 18.8 pts, 3.6 rebounds, and 6.8 assists last season while Stack averaged 4.5 pts, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.7 assists.
@KYKernelSports
is on site for Kentucky women’s basketball’s (2-5) matchup against Boston College at the Clive M. Beck Center as part of the ACC/SEC challenge.
Follow me and
@ColtonJ358
for live coverage and updates.
We are 30 minutes away from tip-off.
Jay Bilas with a great analysis on Kentucky’s loss to Oakland.
“This wasn’t about being freshman or the construction of the Kentucky roster, it’s about a team that did not play well and did not execute in a first round game against a very good team. Jack Gohlke of Oakland came
Per
@PolacheckKSR
, Fairleigh Dickinson transfer Ansley Almonor is visiting Kentucky on Tuesday.
The 6’7” forward averaged 16.4 pts, 5.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists through 32 games on an average of 32 minutes.
The NY native had a Zoom call with the UK staff over the weekend.
I am extremely excited to announce that I am now one of the Women’s basketball beat writers for
@KYKernelSports
Follow me for all things UK Women’s basketball! 😼
Final: Kentucky takes down Arkansas 111-102 and moves to 21-8 overall and 11-5 in SEC play.
Funded by a 22-point performance from Antonio Reeves, the cats reached 100+ points in a game for the sixth time this season.
The Wildcats take their third game in a row, and look to
NEWS: Top Baylor assistant Alvin Brooks III is leaving the Bears to join Mark Pope's staff at Kentucky, sources tell
@CBSSports
. He spent the past eight years under Scott Drew and will be associate HC @ UK. Brooks is highly respected in the profession. It's a major coup for Pope.
Eastern Florida State College transfer Amelia Hassett has committed to Kentucky, per her Instagram.
The Australian becomes the first get for coach Kenny Brooks.
Last night Kentucky had six players score in double digits.
It may have been against Vandy but this team needed a game like this, especially in the thick of the season.
Edwards - 17 points
Reeves - 24 points
Ivisic - 11 points
Bradshaw - 12 points
Dillingham - 20 points
At Madison Central HS to watch Kentucky 4⭐️ commit, Reed Sheppard.
- Reed is wearing number 3 in blue.
- Before this video I watched Reed sink 9 straight three pointers from the corner in warmups.
#BBN
#Highschoolhoops
Kentucky women’s basketball (9-13, 2-6) is three minutes away from tip-off with the Georgia Bulldogs (10-11, 1-7) in Athen, GA.
Follow me and
@KYKernelSports
for live game updates!
Younger Tyler would be so fired up. Oregon was my dream school back in the day, until I realized it was 5 1/2 hour flight from New Jersey 😂 So, instead I switched to an 11 hour drive to Lexington.
For the first time since 2006, there will be an all-star game for women’s college basketball players.
Kentucky’s Maddie Scherr and Ajae Petty have been named on the 60 player watch list.
The event will take place on April 6, 2024 at Cleveland State University.
So, No. 13 Auburn beat the heck out of No. 11 South Carolina last night at home, 101-61. With the win, Auburn stays undefeated on its home court and is now 13-0 at Neville Arena. No. 22 Kentucky heads down there this weekend...
For those wondering what recruits BYU has coming that could potentially follow Pope to UK:
Brooks Bahr: three-star guard (No. 5 player in Texas, No. 109 in the nation).
Isaac Davis: three-star forward (No. 1 player in Idaho, No. 116 in nation.)
*All ratings are from 247Sports.
The Kentucky Kernel Sports SEC Poll is a weekly series that provides all members of the Kentucky Kernel Sports desk a chance to vote on how the SEC football teams stack up against each other similar to the AP Poll.
Kentucky women’s basketball and No. 9 LSU are about five minutes away from tip-off in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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@KYKernelSports
for live updates and coverage!
Per
@TiptonEdits
, Drexel transfer Amari Williams will visit Kentucky next week.
Williams averaged 12.2 pts, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists this past season.
The Nottingham, England native is listed at 6’10”, 265 lbs.
BYU transfer Aly Khalifa has narrowed down his list down to Kentucky, Louisville, and a return to BYU, per
@On3sports
.
Khalifa is 6’11” and averaged 5.7 pts, 3.7 rebounds, and four assists with the Cougars this year.
Kentucky womens basketball (4-5) faces Minnesota (7-1) on Wednesday at 7:00 P.M in Rupp Arena.
Through eight games, the Golden Gophers are yet to play on the road this season.
I am intrigued to see what kind of Minnesota team the Cats will receive.
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Kentucky women’s basketball earned its 900th career win today against Lipscomb, 87-80.
Maddie Scherr dropped 25 points while Saniah Tyler dropped 22.
This is Tyler’s second game in a row scoring double digits.
Kentucky now sits at 6-7 and plays Samford on Dec. 31.
Mark Pope is officially the next head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.
“The University of Kentucky is the pinnacle of coaching in college basketball. It’s the definition of blueblood program where hanging a banner is the expectation every year,” Pope said.
Kentucky women’s basketball (9-10, 2-3) heads south to Fayetteville to face Arkansas (14-6, 2-2) tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m.
Kentucky defeated Arkansas in its first tilt with the Hogs back on Jan. 4.
UK Last Five: 2-3
ARK Last Five: 2-3
UK PPG: 63.5
ARK PPG: 72.6
Karter Knox, the four-star recruit who was the most recent player to commit to Kentucky, has decided to reopen his commitment following the departure of John Calipari to Arkansas.
With only 23 points in 49 games, the Devils NEED Ondrej Palat to step up this postseason. This young Devils team is not familiar with the playoffs and as you all know Mr. Palat is. Palat has won 2 cups with the Lighting and played in 138 playoff games!
Catching up on some news here. Here is a long list of portal guys Kentucky has reached out to thus far:
Koby Brea - Dayton
Otega Oweh - Oklahoma
Andrej Stojakovic - Stanford
Aly Khalifa - BYU
Amari Williams - Drexel
Javon Small - Oklahoma State
Jeremy Roach - Duke
Cade Tyson
NC State’s nine game tear has propelled it to the Final Four.
In that span of the ACC tournament and the NCAA tournament the Wolfpack have taken down some notable programs in Duke x2, Virginia, North Carolina, Texas Tech, and Marquette.
#MarchMadness
#FinalFour
Next up, No. 17 Kentucky (16-6, 6-4) plays Gonzaga (16-6, 7-2) this Saturday at 4:00 in Rupp Arena.
Although the Zags aren’t having a “Gonzaga type year,” expect the Bulldogs to come prepared as this is their first non-conference challenge since Dec. 29.
On that day, the Zags