Shaedon Sharpe Says He’ll Be One of the Greatest NBA Players Ever The Kentucky commit elected to redshirt his lone season with the program prior to declaring for the draft in April. Sports Illustrated · Jun 18, 2022
John Clay: Will Kentucky use 2022-23 as a revenge tour for the Saint Peter’s loss? LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky basketball is moving on. Forget last season. Forget the abrupt and embarrassing end. That was last season. This is a new season. Or the summer before the new season. Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022
Kentucky finds itself in an odd place on the national basketball recruiting landscape LEXINGTON, Ky. — The basketball recruiting rankings for the class of 2022 have been finalized, and the Kentucky Wildcats are quite a bit further down the list than usual. Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022
John Clay: John Calipari wants a facilities upgrade. Is that where Kentucky’s money should go? LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari says he has some things he wants to discuss with Mitch Barnhart. One thing in particular. The Kentucky basketball coach says he wants to talk to the UK athletics director about a facilities upgrade. Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022
D.J. Wagner and the Fascinating Bluegrass Recruiting Battle It’s Louisville vs. Kentucky—and with personal ties on both sides, this one’s got a steep historical backdrop. Sports Illustrated · Jun 3, 2022
With Shaedon Sharpe off to the NBA, does Kentucky have enough for next season? LEXINGTON, Ky. — The writing has been on the wall for months, but now that Shaedon Sharpe is officially staying in the NBA draft, the Kentucky Wildcats can move on and look ahead to the 2022-23 season knowing for certain that they won’t have the star recruit. Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022
Is DJ Wagner to Louisville a done deal? ‘Kentucky is still very much alive in this.’ LEXINGTON, Ky. — Toward the end of his first game of the Nike EYBL stop over the weekend, DJ Wagner blazed down the court with the basketball, switching hands and directions, befuddling defenders and finishing the flash of a sequence with a beautiful left-handed layup at the basket. Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022
Jacob Toppin is heading back to Kentucky ‘with big goals in mind' LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball roster continued to take shape Tuesday evening with the announcement that forward Jacob Toppin would return for a third season with the Wildcats in 2022-23. Tribune News Service · Jun 1, 2022
Mark Story: Some things must change before Kentucky agrees to resume playing Indiana in hoops LEXINGTON, Ky. — Speaking to a gathering of Indiana fans this past Wednesday at Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Borden, Ind., Hoosiers Coach Mike Woodson said he has reached out to Kentucky’s John Calipari about restarting the dormant UK-IU men’s hoops rivalry. Tribune News Service · May 29, 2022
Mark Story: One thing keeps crushing John Calipari and Kentucky in recruiting It is a script with which Kentucky Wildcats basketball fans have become all too familiar. Tribune News Service · May 26, 2022
Top Storylines Entering Third Nike EYBL Session DJ Wagner's visit to the Bluegrass State will bring out Louisville and Kentucky fans in droves. Sports Illustrated · May 26, 2022
Game over? Louisville makes major move in pursuit of longtime Kentucky target DJ Wagner. LEXINGTON, Ky. — The latest development in the recruitment of star high school basketball prospect DJ Wagner is here, and it’s a big one. Tribune News Service · May 24, 2022
How a Louisville hire could steer the fate of DJ Wagner, the top basketball recruit in his class "It's DJ's decision." USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2022
John Clay: If done, Kentucky basketball’s 2022-23 roster looks promising, with one question The Kentucky basketball roster for 2022-23 is pretty much set. John Calipari said so a couple of weeks ago when appearing on a Louisville radio show. The UK coach said he expected to have 10 scholarship players for next season. No more than 11. Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022
Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022 Mark Story: For NBC’s Kenny Rice, Rich Strike’s Kentucky Derby is ’1 of top 5 races I’ve covered.’ LEXINGTON, Ky. — If you’ve watched NBC Sports broadcasts of major horse races like the Kentucky Derby, you know that Kenny Rice often interviews the winning trainer only seconds after a race is run.
Sports Illustrated · May 3, 2022 Inside the Highs and Lows of the Transfer Portal College basketball's infamous portal serves as a fun business for players, point of stress for coaches.
Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022 Jon Scheyer lands Kentucky assistant for his first Duke staff DURHAM, N.C. — Jon Scheyer ventured outside the Duke family, but still found someone with Durham roots, to round out his first Blue Devils coaching staff.
Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022 Mark Story: In 2021-22, the UK-U of L rivalry has heated up in a big way off the court For the second straight year, the coronavirus robbed sports fans in the commonwealth of prime-time Kentucky-Louisville rivalry competition.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 22, 2022 Calipari ‘Excited’ About Oscar Tshiebwe’s UK Return The reigning men’s National Player of the Year announced Wednesday he will return for his senior season.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 21, 2022 Calipari Issues Statement on Sharpe’s Draft Decision The Kentucky coach issued a statement on the decision of the highly-touted guard to enter the 2022 NBA Draft.
Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022 Mark Story: Three common gripes about John Calipari's UK basketball program that are off-base For Kentucky Wildcats basketball fans, this is the ultimate offseason of discontent.
Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022 Mark Story: Contrary to the narrative, John Calipari made a big change in 2021-22. Why didn't it work? LEXINGTON, Ky. — Contrary to the popular narrative among frustrated Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball fans, John Calipari is not resistant to all major changes.
Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022 'Chasing my dream': Kentucky's Keion Brooks testing his NBA draft stock LEXINGTON, Ky. — Keion Brooks plans to enter his name in this year's NBA draft while retaining the option of playing for Kentucky next season, the three-year UK player posted on social media Monday.
Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022 John Clay: The most important part of Kentucky's 2022-23 basketball season has already begun LEXINGTON, Ky. — As the Final Four in New Orleans this weekend closes out the 2021-22 college basketball season, the most important part of next season has already begun. It's transfer portal season.
Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022 Mark Story: Are Kentucky fans taking the wrong lesson from Saint Peter's loss? LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the aftermath of Kentucky's NCAA Tournament comeuppance at the hands of No. 15 seed Saint Peter's last week, John Calipari's offensive system has been roasted like a Sunday chicken.