LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – University of Kentucky sophomore guard Rhyne Howard has been tabbed one of 30 players nationally to the John R. Wooden Award Women’s Preseason Top 30 Watch List. The John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s…
LOS ANGELES, Ca (UK Athletics) – Another day, another national player preseason watch list for Kentucky men’s basketball’s talented backcourt. Sophomore Ashton Hagans and freshman Tyrese Maxey were named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 on Tuesday,…
LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) - Over the weekend, Florida State Athletics decided to fire head football coach Willie Taggart. Now Coach Mark Stoops has been mentioned on the list of possible replacements. Before coming to Kentucky, Stoops was the defensive coordinator…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UK Athletics) – Already tabbed preseason All-Southeastern Conference by the league’s media, Kentucky men’s basketball’s Ashton Hagans, Tyrese Maxey and EJ Montgomery were named preseason All-SEC players by the league’s coaches as well. The coaches’ preseason All-SEC teams…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kentucky men’s basketball guards Ashton Hagans and Tyrese Maxey are among the early candidates for the 2020 Citizen Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year honor, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Monday. The duo…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – For the 11th time under head coach Matthew Mitchell, the University of Kentucky women’s basketball team will begin the season ranked or receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 and/or USA Today/Coaches’ Top 25.…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Kickoff times and television selections for Kentucky football’s final three games of the 2019 season have been announced by the Southeastern Conference. The Wildcats are slated to face Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee for their conference…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Rhyne Howard scored 17 of her 20 points in the second half as the Kentucky women's basketball team topped Southern Indiana 80-44 on Wednesday night in an exhibition contest at Memorial Coliseum. After being held…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – For the second time this preseason, University of Kentucky sophomore guard Rhyne Howard has been tabbed a Preseason All-Southeastern Conference First-Team honoree after an annual vote by league coaches last week. Kentucky was been tabbed…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – With the second-ranked Kentucky Wildcats soon to open the 2019-20 season, season tickets in Rupp Arena are sold out. Season tickets were first available to all season ticket holders from 2018-19 and later through a…
LEXINGTON, KY (UK Athletics) - Kentucky junior athlete Lynn Bowden Jr. has been selected to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for the third time this season after leading Kentucky to a 29-7 win over Missouri. The Hornung Award recognizes…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – A trio of University of Kentucky players earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors, it was announced Monday by the league office. Junior athlete Lynn Bowden Jr, was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week,…
LEXINGTON, KY (UK Athletics) - The Wildcats said they were eager for their first chance to face someone wearing colors other than Blue and White. When the tip went up for UK's exhibition against Georgetown College, they certainly played like…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) - Lynn Bowden Jr. is hard to stop on a dry turf. He proved to be even harder to slow down in a steady downpour. The Kentucky junior converted quarterback rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The Kentucky men’s basketball team will start at No. 2 in both major polls. After landing in the second spot earlier in the week in the preseason Associated Press Top 25, UK was also voted…
CHARLOTTE, NC (WTVQ) - On Wednesday night, former Cat PJ Washington had quite the debut for the Charlotte Hornets. https://twitter.com/hornets/status/1187184758649962497 Washington would finished with 27 points and 7-for-11 from three-point range. The seven made threes is a record for a…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – The No. 16 Kentucky Volleyball team’s dominating offense and another strong defense helped them to cruise past the Louisiana State University Tigers with a 3-0 sweep at home in Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday Night. Kentucky…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Some were certainly projected as can’t-miss NBA prospects. But others were supposed to take several years to get there. Some had NBA potential but developed and blossomed in college. And others learned how to grind…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – With a mix of talented newcomers and experienced veterans, the Kentucky men’s basketball team will begin the season among the preseason top five in the Associated Press Top 25. The Wildcats, the preseason Southeastern Conference…
ATHENS, Ga. (UK Athletics) – Playing in a downpour that created a slick playing surface, Kentucky fell to No. 10 Georgia 21-0 on Saturday night at Sanford Stadium. Lynn Bowden Jr. rushed for 99 yards in the slippery conditions, while…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – When fans tune in to the annual Blue-White Game on Friday night, they’ll notice a considerable new presence on the bench in the form of a 6-foot-9, 250-pound forward. The Kentucky men’s basketball team has…
SUN CITY, Ariz. (UK Athletics) – Ed Beck, a men’s basketball national champion, died Wednesday. He was 83. Beck was a two-year captain (1956-58) under legendary head coach Adolph Rupp and was a tremendous leader for the Wildcats, particularly for…
New Orleans, La (Sugar Bowl PR) - Lynn Bowden Jr., a junior from the University of Kentucky, has been selected as the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week for the seventh week of the season. He earns the title in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (UK Athletics) – Freshman forward Kahlil Whitney was tabbed to the 2020 Julius Erving Award Preseason Watch list, presented annually by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He is one of 20 players being considered for the…