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Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari
8 months, 1 week ago

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Initially off the radar among Kentucky’s coaching targets, Mark Pope is now entrusted with maintaining the program’s gold standard. Kentucky hired the BYU coach to guide its men’s basketball program, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari. Saint John’s coach Rick Pitino, a Hall of Famer who led Kentucky …

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Scott Drew staying as Baylor’s coach after being mentioned as John Calipari’s successor at Kentucky
8 months, 1 week ago

Scott Drew staying as Baylor’s coach after being mentioned as John Calipari’s successor at Kentucky

Associated Press  

WACO, Texas — Scott Drew will remain as Baylor’s men’s basketball coach, stating his desire to “bring more championships” to the program on social media after being linked to the Kentucky coaching vacancy following John Calipari’s departure to Arkansas. Drew mentioned his Christian faith in a post on X and stated that he believed “God has called my family and …

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March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?
9 months ago

March Madness scores: Should Kentucky fire John Calipari after Oakland upsets him in the NCAA Tournament’s first round?

Slate  

Kentucky basketball’s latest NCAA Tournament humiliation is enormous, but it’s not the worst the program has endured in the past three seasons. It includes a national championship in 2012, when Calipari didn’t just assemble one of the best rosters in the country but got it to play well at the right time. Kentucky is the bluest of bluebloods, and three …

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NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Is Houston primed to return to the Final Four?
9 months, 1 week ago

NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Is Houston primed to return to the Final Four?

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in women’s Final Four today The South Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament features a number of top seeds that have been among the most successful programs in the sport the last several years. —Rob Dauster Team in 16 words: Shaka Smart hasn’t made the second weekend of the …

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Tyrell Ward’s last-second shot lifts LSU over No. 17 Kentucky 75-74
10 months ago

Tyrell Ward’s last-second shot lifts LSU over No. 17 Kentucky 75-74

Associated Press  

— While LSU’s Tyrell Ward was mobbed on the court by jubilant fans, including women’s basketball star Angel Reese, Kentucky coach John Calipari and the Wildcats could only watch the celebration while awaiting a brief video review of the frantic, last-second sequence that did them in. “I would definitely say we’re finding more ways to win.” The Wildcats nearly sealed …

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Kentucky’s Zvonimir Ivisic says he’s eligible to play, cleared by NCAA: What it means for Wildcats
11 months ago

Kentucky’s Zvonimir Ivisic says he’s eligible to play, cleared by NCAA: What it means for Wildcats

New York Times  

Big Z is free. Zvonimir Ivisic, the 7-foot-2 freshman center from Croatia who has spent months in purgatory — first waiting on the University of Kentucky to admit him and then on the NCAA to clear him — posted a video message on social media Saturday afternoon: “Hey, BBN, guess what: I’m free.” “See y’all tonight at the game and …

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Kansas coach Bill Self signs richest college basketball contract ever given by a public university
1 year, 1 month ago

Kansas coach Bill Self signs richest college basketball contract ever given by a public university

Associated Press  

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Bill Self signed a lifetime contract Tuesday that will pay him $53 million over the first five years, easily surpassing Kentucky coach John Calipari for the richest deal ever given to a college basketball coach at a public university. “Bill Self is undoubtedly the most consistent coach in college basketball, and a restructuring of his …

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Kentucky takes big lead, downs No. 10 Tennessee 66-54
1 year, 10 months ago

Kentucky takes big lead, downs No. 10 Tennessee 66-54

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Cason Wallace and Oscar Tshiebwe each scored 16 points and Kentucky rushed to a big lead and beat No. “He hasn’t been good in afternoon games, and I reminded him, this team needs everybody.” Chris Livingston added 12 points and completed a double-double with 10 rebounds. “I think it goes back, and I don’t understand, with as …

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Rebooted Kentucky rolls on with win over Texas A&M
1 year, 11 months ago

Rebooted Kentucky rolls on with win over Texas A&M

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Eleven days earlier, Kentucky’s season was on the brink. Afterward, Calipari said he still loves Wheeler and plans to lean on him more in certain matchups — like when the Wildcats need to play fast in an up-and-down game — but noted that Wallace at point “gives you more than one scorer on the court,” and succinctly …

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Tshiebwe leads the way for No. 16 Kentucky over Yale, 69-59
2 years ago

Tshiebwe leads the way for No. 16 Kentucky over Yale, 69-59

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON — Oscar Tshiebwe scored 28 points and had 12 rebounds to lead No. Kentucky coach John Calipari said Tshiebwe played a big role in his team’s ability to overcome the gritty Bulldogs. “He didn’t demand the ball,” Calipari said of Tshiebwe in the first half. I figured out they couldn’t guard me.” Earlier this week, Calipari said Tshiebwe was …

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2022 NCAA Tournament bracket: East Region analysis of No. 3 Purdue, No. 4 UCLA, No. 8 North Carolina and more
2 years, 9 months ago

2022 NCAA Tournament bracket: East Region analysis of No. 3 Purdue, No. 4 UCLA, No. 8 North Carolina and more

New York Times  

The East Region features last year’s national champion, Baylor, as the top seed, plus the two teams with most NCAA Tournament titles in history: No. 15 Saint Peter’s on Friday Record: 29-7 How they got here: Purdue secured early-season victories against ranked teams North Carolina and Villanova during the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament and kept winning. Spotlight on: Juzang …

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Oscar Tshiebwe backs up his words, basks in home crowd’s adoration as Kentucky rips Florida
2 years, 10 months ago

Oscar Tshiebwe backs up his words, basks in home crowd’s adoration as Kentucky rips Florida

New York Times  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Oscar Tshiebwe met with a 16-year-old Kentucky fan named Lauren on Friday and made her a promise about the game against Florida on Saturday: “We will win, and I will get 20 rebounds for you.” He came up one short, but 27 points, 19 rebounds and three steals in a 78-57 trouncing of the Gators should probably …

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Brooks scores 27, No. 12 Kentucky beats No. 5 Kansas
2 years, 10 months ago

Brooks scores 27, No. 12 Kentucky beats No. 5 Kansas

Associated Press  

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Keion Brooks scored 27 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had a double-double as No. He did all the other things, and then he made shots.” Tshiebwe had 17 points and 14 rebounds for Kentucky, which also got 12 points from Kellan Grady and 11 from Jacob Toppin. “When you get into a jumping contest with those dudes, we …

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No. 12 Kentucky needs OT to give Calipari his 800th win
2 years, 10 months ago

No. 12 Kentucky needs OT to give Calipari his 800th win

Associated Press  

LEXINGTON, Ky. — To John Calipari, his latest milestone only means he’s been coaching a long time. Kellan Grady scored eight points in overtime, including consecutive 3-pointers about a minute apart, and Sahvir Wheeler added two free throws to lift the Wildcats over Mississippi State 82-74 on Tuesday night. “I put my head down and drove and made the reverse …

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