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WATCH: Kentucky Late-Game Execution is Worse Than You Think

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2 years ago

February 11, 2024

WATCH: Kentucky Late-Game Execution is Worse Than You Think

Kentucky had a chance to win, or tie, the basketball game against Gonzaga. The lob play to Adou Thiero never had a chance. Instead of capping off a comeback victory over Gonzaga, the Wildcats lost their third straight home game.

Jack Pilgrim detailed this team’s struggles in end-of-game situations. It’s a trend for this program since COVID-19 shut down the 2020 college basketball season.

Steven Peake, KSR’s video production manager, dove into the film. The missed shots and bad looks at the end of games are now commonplace. John Calipari’s Wildcats have had 30 game-tying or game-winning opportunities over the last four seasons. They’ve only made a shot three times. Meanwhile, opponents are 15 of 21 in the same situation.

Prepare yourself for a montage of misses in losses to teams the Big Blue Nation isn’t accustomed to losing to. And as Peake said, feel free to check his work. We’re not sure if he’s slept since the loss.

Clutch time used to be winning time for Kentucky. It wasn’t just Aaron Harrison’s three-game streak in 2014. The following year, he hit a big-time shot to propel Kentucky to the Final Four. Everyone remembers Malik Monk’s dagger against North Carolina in Vegas. Boogie tipped in a missed free throw to force overtime in the SEC Tournament. Brandon Knight kept Kentucky alive against Princeton, then buried Ohio State in the 2011 Sweet 16.

Kentucky used to create memories in the closing seconds. Now there are just more losses we’d like to forget.

Text I got from a coach about Kentucky’s final possession today: “The only thing Kentucky runs out of that set is a lob. You see box, you know lob. Incredibly predictable.” https://t.co/8OcTgQjxGe
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) February 11, 2024

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2026 top-50 recruit Chris Washington Jr. drawing interest from Kentucky Basketball

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7 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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2026 top-50 recruit Chris Washington Jr. drawing interest from Kentucky Basketball

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.

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Kentucky man arrested after police said he was riding horse while intoxicated

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19 hours ago

March 28, 2026

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Kentucky man arrested after police said he was riding horse while intoxicated

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

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March 27, 2026

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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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