BBN needs to show out for this year’s tournament.
The Basketball Tournament is coming back this summer, and it’s time for the Big Blue Nation to show out once again.
This year’s La Familia team is going to feature several favorite former Kentucky Wildcats, including Willie Cauley-Stein, Doron Lamb, and DeAndre Liggins. A couple of other fan favorites are expected to return from last year’s team that made it to the semifinals in Philadelphia as well.
TBT is utilizing a system called Home Court Advantage. Basically, regional hosts like La Familia will be ranked based on how quickly they can sell 4,000 tickets. As long as that regional host wins, they will play at home. However, when two regional hosts meet, like Kentucky and Louisville did last year, the game will be hosted by the team ranked higher in the Home Court Advantage Rankings.
If multiple regions sell 4,000 tickets during the pre-sale, a tiebreaker is triggered, and the region that has sold the most tickets by 11:59 pm on May 6th wins.
La Familia will play at Historic Memorial Coliseum, and it would be really cool if every La Familia game is played there. You can find ticket information here.
Tweet of the Day
Mark Pope hints that there is a significant non-conference opponent for Kentucky, but he’s not allowed to talk about it. “I’m handcuffed bro.” pic.twitter.com/rpOcmn18qx
— Rare Rookies #BBN (@rarerookies) April 30, 2025
Headlines
Pope is excited about next year’s roster – Cats Pause
A lot of pieces to work with.
Pope wants to hyper speed Jaland Lowe’s game – KSR
It’ll be interesting to see how Lowe plays with more talent around him.
Could Martels Carter be a two-way player? – Vaughts Views
He certainly has the athleticism.
UK Golfer headed to regional tournament – UK Athletics
Best of luck, Jack!
Rockets on the search for a star – ESPN
Could Giannis land in Houston?
Shedeur Sanders has top-selling rookie jersey – Bleacher Report
Probably rare for a 5th round pick.
Which draft classes have been best since 2010? – CBS Sports
That 2017 Saints class was impressive.
Andre Agassi notches win in professional pickleball debut – Yahoo
The all-time tennis great is making the transition to pickleball.
The Bill Belichick-CBS interview keeps getting weirder – SI
What do you make of it?