Mark Pope is making a heavy push for players within the transfer portal, but that hasn’t stopped him from recruiting high school players as well. Top-15 recruit Will Riley was one of the Kentucky Wildcats’ early targets in the class of 2025 under John Calipari. It would appear Coach Pope is keeping Kentucky in the...
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Engineering firm welcomes rising star of UK basketball to its East Kilbride office – Scottish Business News
CLIFTON Moore Jr, 24, a stand-out member of Caledonia Gladiators, the professional basketball club based in East Kilbride, was given a warm welcome last week when he visited one of his sponsors, Dougall Baillie Associates, one of the largest independent engineering consultancy firms in Scotland. The Gladiators are the only Scottish team in the British Basketball League...
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Saturday Headlines: Preliminary buyout conversations on John Calipari?
Good Morning BBN! We are still recovering from a tough loss to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, but it appears there might be some quick motion in regard to John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. According to the latest report by Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader, it appears that there have been preliminary buyout conversations...
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Kenny Brooks is the top target for Kentucky Women’s Basketball opening, per report
The Kentucky Wildcats women’s basketball team has been in the thick of a coaching search after Kyra Elzy was let go from the position a few weeks back. During that time there have been several names emerge, including Louisville Cardinals head coach Jeff Walz. It appears that Mitch Barnhart has had a different ACC coach...
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Wednesday Headlines: Kentucky Basketball Managers Secure Hilarious NIL Deal
Good morning, BBN! Yes, you read that headline correctly; the Kentucky Basketball Managers, aka Waterboys, secured an NIL deal with Geddes Pool to encourage Lexington buyers to get a pool installed before the summer kicks off. It’s an absolute genius idea and it just shows another reason as to why Kentucky Basketball is what it...
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Kentucky Basketball, John Calipari Launching New NIL Fund
With the change in college basketball in recent seasons, Kentucky and many other programs have had to change their ways of recruiting. The Wildcats are in the mix for the top recruits every season and with the latest NIL news, they should continue to be. Kentucky understands that to stay at the top, they need...
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Monday Headlines: Kentucky in the College Basketball Rankings (UPDATE)
The Kentucky Wildcats are still a top-25 team, but barely. The AP Top 25 Poll has Kentucky checking in at No. 22. The Auburn Tigers are up at No. 13. The Coaches Poll dropped Kentucky to No. 20. Auburn is No. 12. The NET rankings have Kentucky ranked No. 25, while the Ole Miss Rebels...
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Thursday Headlines: Dick Vitale has Reed Sheppard among best PGs in College Basketball
Legendary college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale has some high praise for Kentucky Wildcats guard Reed Sheppard. Vitale recently put out his list of the six top point guards in college basketball and included the Kentucky freshman. Here’s what Vitale had to say about Sheppard. Sheppard is that rare combination of player who excels at both...
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Monday Headlines: Kentucky in the New College Basketball Rankings (UPDATE)
To no surprise, Kentucky Basketball took a major hit in the latest college hoops rankings. The AP Top 25 Poll still has Kentucky checking in at 17th overall. The Coaches Poll actually has Kentucky at 15th. That’s the same spot Kentucky sits at in the Andy Katz Power 36. However, Kentucky is not currently ranked...
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Caledonia Gladiators ‘have to beat best team’ London Lions to maintain trophy defence
Head coach Gareth Murray says Caledonia Gladiators will “have to beat the best team” if they are to keep their BBL Trophy defence on track. Gladiators take on league leaders London Lions in Saturday’s semi-final (15:30 GMT) at Arena Birmingham, with the final at the same venue the following day. Cheshire Phoenix meet Leicester Riders...