By ADAM ZAGORIA More than 60 NBA personnel from all 30 NBA teams have already been credentialed for the Champions Classic on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, a source close to the event told ZAGSBLOG. No. 9 Kentucky faces No. 17 Michigan State at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by No. 4 Duke against No. 25 Kansas at 9 (ESPN). Kansas features projected No. 1 overall NBA Draft … [Read more...] about More than 60 NBA scouts expected for Champions Classic; Darryn Peterson officially ruled out
Kentucky head coach Mark Pope still searching for his team’s ‘identity’ after blowoutloss to Michigan State
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ NEW YORK–Kentucky has not gotten off to the start many may have expected from the No. 12 team in the country. And certainly not with a reported $22 million NIL budget. “No hate but I’m pointing it out,” basketball analyst Terrence Oglesby Tweeted. “Kentucky has real problems. They paid a lot of money for those problems. After the Wildcats lost to … [Read more...] about Kentucky head coach Mark Pope still searching for his team’s ‘identity’ after blowoutloss to Michigan State
No. 1 Class of 2026 recruit Tyran Stokes withdraws from his high school
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ The No. 1 player in the Class of 2026 has withdrawn from his high school. Tyran Stokes will move on for his final high school season, Notre Dame (CA) High School announced on Wednesday. The 6-foot-7 prospect has yet to commit to a college. The final three schools still remaining in his recruitment are Kansas, Kentucky and Oregon. However, Kentucky … [Read more...] about No. 1 Class of 2026 recruit Tyran Stokes withdraws from his high school
Kentucky leads NBA rosters with 27 former players, Duke follows with 24
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ The NBA season is officially upon us, and even with basketball becoming an increasingly global game, the college Blue Bloods still lead the way on the opening night rosters. The Kentucky Wildcats lead all of college basketball with 27 former players representing the program on NBA rosters this season, with the Duke following closely behind at … [Read more...] about Kentucky leads NBA rosters with 27 former players, Duke follows with 24
6-foot-10 prospect has ‘elite’ visit to Kentucky
By ADAM ZAGORIA Baba Oladotun, the 6-foot-10 small forward from James Hubert Blake (MD) High School, had an “elite” visit to Kentucky this past weekend, his father told ZAGSBLOG. “The visit [was] elite for sure and [we are] just trying to figure out and understand how a 6-10 G/F will fit into the system and that will take studying of the films to see how similar players … [Read more...] about 6-foot-10 prospect has ‘elite’ visit to Kentucky