‘Good and bad.’ Collin Chandler’s first UK basketball start was a mixed bag

In an exhibition loss, Kentucky basketball sophomore experiences growing pains while making first college start.

What's it like preparing for Kentucky basketball under Mark Pope? What SEC foes are saying

Kentucky basketball was a tough scout for opponents last season. Why? SEC coaches and players on what it's like facing Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats.

WKYT anchors’ daughter saves UK basketball players from running lines

So Lee K. Howard, WKYT’s sports director and anchor Kristen Kennedy’s husband, took their kids out of school to watch the team work at Rupp. Lee K said at the end of practice, Coach Pope picked two kids to come onto the floor to try to make a basket. If they did, the players wouldn’t have to run lines.

Kentucky basketball season preview: All about the Wildcats' drive for title No. 9

The expectations around this Kentucky basketball team were already high.They always are, of course. | Published October 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ben Roberts Mark Pope and Cody Fueger came to Kentucky last year with a reputation for relying on the numbers,

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, former Kentucky track star, inducted into UK Athletics Hall

McLaughlin-Levrone was one of six inductees in the UK Athletics Hall of Fame 's 2024 class. The other members included Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (women’s track and field; 2016-18), John Cropp (administration and coach; 1991-2013), Henrik Larsen (rifle; 2018), Jodie Meeks (men’s basketball; 2007-09) and Corey Peters (football; 2006-09).
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UK planning season of celebration for Wildcats' 50th year playing in Rupp Arena

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The University of Kentucky will spend the upcoming basketball season celebrating 50 years of play in Rupp Arena. UK Athletics said in a news release this week that the Wildcats will host celebrations all season, including in-venue ...

Catch up with the former Kentucky Wildcats who are still playing college basketball

Darbyshire spent three seasons at Kentucky as a walk-on, the final two seasons of Calipari’s coaching tenure and the first season of Pope’s. Darbyshire appeared in six games for the Wildcats and graduated from UK in May after only three years.
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