LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) - Nick Richards scored a career-high 27 points, Immanuel Quickley added 21 and No. 15 Kentucky beat Mississippi State 80-72 on Tuesday night for its 14th consecutive victory over the Bulldogs. Seeking to regroup after last…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky men’s basketball sophomore guard Ashton Hagans is one of 10 midseason finalists for the 2020 Bob Cousy Award, presented annually to the nation’s top point guard by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – University of Kentucky sophomore guard Rhyne Howard has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Late-Season Top 20 Watch List making her a candidate for the nation’s most prestigious national player of the year…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Chasity Patterson scored a career-high 25 points, but the 13th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team fell to Florida 70-62 on Sunday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum. The Cats, playing their third game in six days and their…
AUBURN, Ala. (UK Athletics)- Samir Doughty scored 23 points while making 14 of 15 free throws and No. 17 Auburn finished strong in a 75-66 win over 13th-ranked Kentucky on Saturday in an NCAA Tournament rematch. Isaac Okoro made a…
CHICAGO (UK Athletics) – Former Kentucky men’s basketball forward and budding NBA superstar Bam Adebayo will make his first NBA-All Star appearance in the league’s annual showcase on Feb. 16 in Chicago. Joining former UK star Anthony Davis, who was…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (UK Athletics) – Playing without leading scorer Rhyne Howard, the 13th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team beat Missouri 62-47 on Thursday night at Mizzou Arena. Howard, who averages 23.2 points per game, missed her first game of the season…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) - Tyrese Maxey scored 10 of his 17 points in the second half, and No. 13 Kentucky used a 23-12 run to rally past Vanderbilt for a 71-62 victory Wednesday night that dealt the Commodores their…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Sabrina Haines tied her season-high with 17 points as the 13th-ranked Kentucky women's team held off Auburn 68-61 on Monday night at Memorial Coliseum. Kentucky (16-3, 5-2 SEC) got a career-high tying 13 points and…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Establishing himself as a midseason frontrunner for Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, Kentucky men’s basketball junior forward Nick Richards raked in multiple awards Monday for his dominating performances in victories over Georgia and at…
LUBBOCK, Texas (UK Athletics)- While there were a lot of happy players in the Kentucky locker room, only Nick Richards got a kiss on the forehead from coach John Calipari. ''I said there are about three of you in this…
UPDATE: This article has been updated with the full release from UK Athletics. That release does contain a statement from Coach John Calipari. LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky men’s basketball freshman forward Kahlil Whitney announced Friday he is leaving…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – A week after being named one of 25 players to the 2020 Naismith High School Girls Trophy Midseason Team, University of Kentucky women’s basketball signee Treasure Hunt has been named one of 24 high school…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The Kentucky men’s basketball team’s 2020 signing class will be well represented at the 2020 McDonald’s All American Game. Fall signees BJ Boston and Terrence Clarke are the latest “burger boys” who will play in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Former Kentucky great Anthony Davis will make his seventh consecutive appearance at the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 16 in his hometown of Chicago. Davis, who led UK to the national championship in 2012, was…
ATLANTA (UK Athletics) – The reigning Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year is being recognized for his stout defense once again. Kentucky men’s basketball’s Ashton Hagans was one of 15 players to appear on the Atlanta Tipoff Club’s midseason…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) - Ashton Hagans scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half and No. 15 Kentucky used a 14-4 run to pull away and beat Georgia 89-79 on Tuesday night. The Wildcats (14-4, 5-1 Southeastern…
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The University of Evansville has fired men's basketball coach Walter McCarty after receiving additional reports of misconduct off the court. The former Kentucky star was placed on administrative leave December 26th amid allegations of sexual misconduct…
BATON ROUGE, La. (UK Athletics) – Rhyne Howard scored 26 points, but the 11th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team struggled from the field all day, as the Cats fell to LSU 65-59 on Sunday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. For…
LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ) - Baseball may have brought Freshman Pitcher Sam Wibbels to Lexington. It also may have saved his life. Wibbels was a star pitcher at Hastings High School in Nebraska was rated the best baseball player to come…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UK Athletics) - Nick Richards and No. 10 Kentucky could have wilted after coach John Calipari was ejected in the second half. They had another idea. Richards had 17 points and nine rebounds, and the 10th-ranked Wildcats held…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Coming off a fourth consecutive bowl trip and returning most of the contributors from a second straight bowl championship team, UK Athletics announced ticket information for the 2020 football season on Friday. UK’s goals in pricing season…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Rhyne Howard scored 24 points as the 11th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team topped No. 12 Texas A&M 76-54 on Thursday night at Memorial Coliseum. The game was the seventh straight in which Howard has scored…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (UK Athletics) - Freshman Jermaine Couisnard hit a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded and South Carolina rallied from 14 points down in the second half to stun No. 10 Kentucky 81-78 on Wednesday night. Couisnard had a career-high…