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Kentucky hits a feat seen only by past national championship Wildcat teams
The Kentucky Wildcats couldn’t have ended the regular season on a higher note than taking down the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville on Saturday evening.
The Cats ended the 2023-24 regular season with a five-game win streak, taking down both Alabama and Tennessee in that span. If you go back further, they’ve won seven of their last eight games, including a monster win at Auburn, as well as a buzzer-beating victory at Mississippi State.
It has been somewhat of an up-and-down season for Kentucky, but this team is one of the most talented teams in the country. They’ve built quite a resume this season as well, for seeding purposes in the NCAA Tournament, taking down Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt all on the road.
This is just the fifth time in program history that the Cats have won those five true road games in the same season, according to Corey Price on Twitter.
This year is just the 5th time in @KentuckyMBB history that the Wildcats won true road games against Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt all in the same season. The previous 4 such occurrences:
– 2011-2012 (National Champions)
– 1997-1998 (National…
— Corey Price (@coreyp08) March 10, 2024
The previous four times the program achieved that feat all ended the same way: An NCAA National Championship banner being hung in Rupp Arena.
The four previous times, per Price:
- 1977-78 / National Champions
- 1995-96 / National Champions
- 1997-98 / National Champions
- 2011-12 / National Champions
Next up, Kentucky will look to win another SEC Tournament Championship next week.
Even in the era of the transfer portal and NIL, fans of a team will still focus on and care about recruiting. That’s especially the case with the Kentucky Wildcats. Fans are already up in arms about Kentucky’s recruiting for the class of 2026, or, in their case, lack thereof.
Only one player is signed for the class of 2026, after 4-star point guard Mason Williams announced his commitment to play for the Cats on Friday. On the board. Still work to do.
Chris Washington Jr., an Alabama decommit and top-35 senior prospect, is a new target for Mark Pope and UK ahead of the spring signing period in mid-April. The staff reached out to his AAU coach, Bobby Maze, to gauge the athletic wing’s potential interest. This is all according to Kentucky Sports Radio.
Washington is a 6-9, 195-pound forward who originally committed to Alabama, but decommitted in November. Kentucky is now included among the likes of Tennessee, Oregon, Oklahoma State, USC, and SMU that are interested in Washington.
“It’s a good program,” Washington said of Kentucky while adding, “Honestly, I just want to go where I’m wanted — and the play style. I got to go where I fit in and where the coaches really want me. (My recruitment is) open. Whenever the time is right.”
Only four players ranked ahead of him remain available in 2026, including No. 1 Tyran Stokes. That tells you just how big of a prospect Washington will be in the spring signing period.
Kentucky has swung and missed in recruiting a lot recently. But there is still time to get things moving in the right direction this spring on both the high school front and in the transfer portal.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WKRC) — A Kentucky man was arrested Thursday after police said he was riding a horse while intoxicated, reports WBKO.
Bowling Green police said they found 48-year-old Jorge Luis Hernandez on a horse, partially slumped over, as it walked along a road. He and the horse then began traveling on a sidewalk, according to an arrest record.
Police said Hernandez had a “strong odor of alcoholic beverage” and had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and delayed movements. Hernandez said he had just left the liquor store and had a liquor store bag tied to the horse’s saddle.
Hernandez was arrested and charged with operating a non-motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants.
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Kentucky Newsmakers 3/29: Senate Candidate Charles Booker; Kentucky League of Cities Pres. Mayor Paul Sandefur
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Senate candidate Charles Booker and Beaver Dam Mayor and Kentucky League of Cities President Paul Sandefur.
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