Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Pope drove to Nashville himself to bring the Carr family to Lexington. Mark Pope and his staff continue to construct the Kentucky Wildcats’ 2024-25 basketball roster. Pope has not slowed down his recruiting efforts in any way since arriving to Lexington and he has quite some stories over the past few weeks. Pope is a Kentucky basketball … [Read more...] about Mark Pope went above and beyond to land Andrew Carr
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Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham are almost certain to be top-10 draft picks
Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Sheppard and Dillingham have made a good impression on scouts. The Kentucky Wildcats had the best recruiting class coming in the 2023-24 season. Unfortunately, coach John Calipari, as had happened in several previous years, wasn’t able to turn those high-level prospects into a contending team. However, a few of … [Read more...] about Reed Sheppard and Rob Dillingham are almost certain to be top-10 draft picks
Monday Headlines: Kentucky Baseball takes down No. 2 Arkansas
UK Athletics Photo Huge win for the Bat Cats. No. 8 Kentucky Baseball silenced any critics they had this weekend when they beat No. 2 Arkansas, 11-3 & 7-4 to take the series two games to one. The Wildcats lost Friday’s opening game 3-10 but combined sound pitching with an uptick in offense to send Arkansas home with back-to-back Ls. Protected our castle … [Read more...] about Monday Headlines: Kentucky Baseball takes down No. 2 Arkansas
Gavin Wimsatt visiting Kentucky
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK Wimsatt could be a nice Wildcat QB option for the Cats. The Kentucky Wildcats are going to rely heavily on Brock Vandagriff as QB1 next season, while Beau Allen is likely going to be his backup. After that, Kentucky has true freshman Cutter Boley in case of an emergency. Judging by the team’s recent portal movement, it … [Read more...] about Gavin Wimsatt visiting Kentucky
Deivon Smith commits to St. John’s
Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Rick Pitino’s Johnnies are looking strong. There was a time it looked like Kentucky Basketball could land Deivon Smith. Now, the former Utah point guard is playing for Rick Pitino. On Monday, Smith committed to St John’s, he announced on Instagram. So he’s officially off the board for Mark Pope and Co. Smith began his collegiate … [Read more...] about Deivon Smith commits to St. John’s