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Kentucky Basketball unlikely to go on a summer tour this year, per Mark Pope
On Tuesday, head coach Mark Pope revealed that there will likely be no summer trip for the 2026-27 Wildcats.
“We’re probably a lean towards not going right now,” Pope told Darrell Bird of Cats Pause.
The NCAA recently adopted a proposal that will allow schools to take summer tours every year after the rules previously limited schools to one trip every four years. Even if it ended up being somewhere close by, this would’ve been a great experience for the Cats to get some exhibition games in, especially with the roster overhaul they’re going through.
Oh well. The good news is UK will still have plenty of summer practices to develop and build chemistry.
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Funeral arrangements announced for Eastern Kentucky man electrocuted while power washing building
MORGAN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – Funeral arrangements have been made for a Morgan County man who was electrocuted while pressure washing a building last Friday in Johnson County.
Services for 48-year-old Jonathan “Jon” Brown will be Sunday, May 31, at 2 p.m. at Jamie Ferguson’s Garage in West Liberty.
According to his obituary, Brown was a former Morgan County Fiscal Court magistrate, and the owner of Kentucky Pool Company and a power washing business.
Brown also helped out with radio broadcasts of Morgan County High School sports.
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Kentucky Horse Park honors Sgt. Reckless, the mare who served in the Korean War
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky Horse Park is honoring the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to their country this Memorial Day, while also reflecting on the legacy of one of the military’s most remarkable heroes — a horse.
Sergeant Reckless, a mare who served with the U.S. Marines during the Korean War, carried ammunition into battle and brought wounded soldiers to safety, becoming a trusted and beloved companion to those who served alongside her, Kentucky Horse Park described.
In recognition of her extraordinary courage, Sgt. Reckless was promoted to Staff Sergeant and awarded two Purple Hearts, along with numerous other military honors.
“Today, we remember and honor every hero,” a post from the park read.
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Kentucky Puts Three on All-NBA Teams
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Three Kentucky men’s basketball products were named to All-NBA teams on Sunday, marking the fifth-consecutive season in which the Wildcats have boasted multiple All-NBA selections.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (First Team), Tyrese Maxey (Third Team), Jamal Murray (Third Team) were all selected by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. It is the third time in the last four seasons that three Kentucky products were selected.
Named the NBA’S Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season last week, Gilgeous-Alexander was a unanimous selection to the first team, his fourth season in-a-row as an All-NBA First Team honoree. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard finished the regular season second in scoring with an average of 31.1 points per game while leading the Thunder to a league-best record of 64-18. He shot a career-high of 55.3 percent from the field, becoming the first guard in league history to average at least 30 points per game while shooting at least 55.0 percent. As part of his exceptional 2025-26 campaign, Gilgeous-Alexander set the NBA record for the most consecutive games scoring 20 or more points with 140, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s mark of 126, which had stood for more than 60 years.
In Lexington for the 2017-18 season, Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 14.4 points and 5.1 assists. He was named the MVP of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, helping the Wildcats to the title with a win over Tennessee in the championship game. That year, Gilgeous-Alexander was an All-SEC Second Team selection and an All-SEC Freshman Team honoree.
For Philadelphia 76ers’ guard Tyrese Maxey, this marks his first ever nod to an All-NBA team and comes on the heels of a season in which he averaged career highs in points per game (28.3), assists per game (6.6), rebounds per game (4.1), steals per game (1.9) and blocks per game (0.8). Maxey was fifth in the league in both scoring and steals, while also ranking 15th in assists per game. He was named a starter for the NBA All-Star game for the first time.
Maxey was the 21st overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft after earning second-team All-SEC and SEC Freshman Team honors for the Wildcats. He averaged 14.0 points per game and played a team-high 34.5 minutes per game. Maxey scored in double figures in 22 games and hit the game-winning shot in his collegiate debut to help the Wildcats defeat No. 1 Michigan State in the season opener.
Joining Maxey as a first-time All-NBA selection is Murray. The Denver Nuggets guard had a career year, setting career highs with 25.4 points per game, 7.1 assists per game and 4.4 rebounds per game. In his ninth NBA season, Murray also shot career-best marks from both the field (48.3%) and 3-point range (43.5%). He earned his first NBA All-Star bid as the Nuggets finished the regular season with a record of 54-28, third in the western conference.
While playing for the Wildcats during the 2016 season, Murray had a sensational freshman campaign which saw him average 20.0 points per game, the most by a UK freshman all-time. He was named an All-American and was tabbed to the All-SEC First Team. Murray’s 113 made 3-pointers stands as the second most in a single season by a Wildcat all-time.
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