its formally basketball season whenever you begin listening to Ken Pomeroy’s identify.
The 2023 KenPom preseason faculty basketball scores have been launched, and it is the Kentucky Wildcats who open the season at No. 1.
Some notable scores of groups that the Wildcats will tackle this season:
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No. 3 Gonzaga
No. 4 Tennessee
No. 8 Kansas
No. 11 UCLA
No. 13 Auburn
No. 14 Arkansas
No. 18 Alabama
Right here is our males’s group introduction from Friday night time at Massive Blue Insanity:
It is yr 14 of the John Calipari period, and as soon as once more he is fielded a star-studded group thats anticipated to compete for that elusive ninth Nationwide Championship.
Freshman duo Chris Livingston and Cason Wallace will suffice because the younger guys on the group, whereas returnees embrace level guard Sahvir Wheeler, forwards Jacob Toppin, Daimion Collins, Lance Ware and reigning unanimous Nationwide Participant of the Yr Oscar Tshiebwe.
CJ Fredrick is again at capturing guard after lacking your entire 2021 season as a consequence of a left hamstring harm. The Iowa switch is anticipated to supply excessive capturing numbers for the Wildcats, very similar to Kellan Grady did a season in the past.
Out of the switch portal, guard Antonio Reeves enters the fray from Illinois State and can play an vital function for the Cats. He even went on to take down Fredrick, Livingston and Toppin within the 3-point shootout.
Toppin would go on to be voted the dunk contest champion, regardless of touchdown only one dunk. He beat out Collins and Livingston.
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The complete roster could be discovered right here.
The boys’s group will even open its season at residence on Nov. 7, welcoming the Howard Bison to Rupp Enviornment. The complete 31-game slate could be discovered right here.
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Calipari would shut out the night time with just a few phrases, ending with this:
“It is a group that i would say you will have some enjoyable watching and be happy with.”
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Strack scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Teonni Key had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky defeated Arizona State 77-61 on Tuesday in the Music City Classic to remain unbeaten.
Kentucky nearly had four players with double-doubles as Georgia Amoore added 20 points and nine rebounds and Amelia Hassett had eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-0), who shot 42% and scored 13 points off 14 Arizona State turnovers.
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Jalyn Brown scored 16 points and Nevaeh Parkinson added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Sun Devils (3-3). Arizona State shot just 30%.
The Sun Devils cut a 19-point deficit to 11 after three quarters but a 6-0 burst with baskets by Key, Amoore and Strack built the lead back to 15 midway through the fourth.
Kentucky led 42-23 at halftime after outscoring the Sun Devils 27-9 in the second quarter, scoring the first 13 points of the period with Struck putting in the final seven in the run. A couple ASU free throws later, the Wildcats went on an 11-2 run capped by a Hassett 3 and the lead was 20. Strack scored 14 points and Key 10 in the half.
The teams continue play in the Music City Classic on Wednesday with Kentucky playing No. 19 Illinois and Arizona State facing South Dakota.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rivalry week has finally arrived. The Louisville and Kentucky football program are set to do battle once again, facing off in Lexington for the annual Battle for the Governor’s Cup.
Here are the depth charts for both the Cardinals and Wildcats:
Changes from Louisville’s Depth Chart vs. Pitt:
Quarterback
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9 Tyler Shough (6-5, 230, Gr.) 10 Pierce Clarkson (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) OR 15 Harrison Bailey (6-5, 230, R-Sr.) OR 12 Brady Allen (6-6, 220, R-So)
Running Back
25 Isaac Brown (5-9, 190, Fr.) 21 Donald Chaney Jr. (5-10, 210, R-Jr.) 26 Duke Watson (6-0, 180, Fr.) 22 Keyjuan Brown (5-10, 210, R-Fr.)
Wide Receiver
0 Chris Bell (6-2, 220, Jr.) 81 Cataurus Hicks (5-10, 180, R-Fr.)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-2) at Kentucky Wildcats (5-0)
Lexington, Kentucky; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -22.5; over/under is 164
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Kentucky takes on Western Kentucky after Koby Brea scored 22 points in Kentucky’s 108-59 win over the Jackson State Tigers.
The Wildcats have gone 4-0 at home. Kentucky is 10th in college basketball averaging 12.6 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 42.3% from downtown. Brea leads the team averaging 4.0 makes while shooting 74.1% from 3-point range.
The Hilltoppers are 0-1 in road games. Western Kentucky ranks third in the CUSA shooting 37.4% from 3-point range.
Kentucky scores 97.0 points, 24.2 more per game than the 72.8 Western Kentucky allows. Western Kentucky averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.8 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Kentucky gives up.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Brea is shooting 74.1% from beyond the arc with 4.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 16 points.
Julius Thedford averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hilltoppers, scoring 11.4 points while shooting 54.5% from beyond the arc.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.