Kentucky’s conference slate is 33.3 percent complete. The Wildcats have 12 games remaining in league play but sit at .500 with a 3-3 record following consecutive losses to Alabama and Vanderbilt. That puts the Cats three games back in the loss column.
The biggest upset in college basketball over the weekend came long before Alabama tipped off against Kentucky in Lexington. In fact, it came 18 hours earlier when a member of Big Blue Nation went public and admitted the truth.
The latest edition of “Bracketology” is out, and it brought a noteworthy move for Alabama basketball after its defeat of Kentucky on Saturday.
ESPN's "College GameDay" is returning to the Plains for a fifth time this Saturday, ahead of a matchup with No. 6 Tennessee. Here's how Auburn basketball has fared with the show in town.
The Vanderbilt Commodores men’s basketball team entered this three-game stretch knowing they would face three teams ranked in the Top 10 of the AP Top 25.
During the Big 12’s nine-year reign, the league placed five teams in the Final Four. Oklahoma lost in the 2016 national semifinals. Kansas lost in the 2018 national semifinals. Texas Tech was the national runner-up to Virginia in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Baylor won the 2021 national championship. Kansas won the 2022 national championship.
Vandy will get another opportunity to slow down a high-octane offense against the Wildcats, who are averaging 89.2 points per game, second in the nation behind Alabama. Kentucky ranks first in the SEC in field goals made per game (31.2), three-point baskets per game (10.2) and assists per game (18.7).
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Auburn stays atop the polls after wins over Mississippi State and Georgia. The Tigers got all 62 of the first place votes in the AP Poll. The Tigers got 30 of t
The No. 1 Auburn Tigers host the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers in an SEC showdown that could be the first of several meetings between the two.
Two and a half months into the 2024-25 men’s college hoops season, the SEC has made the most of the bigger, badder, and larger basketball leagues. All 16 teams in the league are sitting above .500 overall and have 10 wins or more at this point in the season.
The Tennessee Volunteers now sit at 17-3 overall, as well as 4-3 in SEC play, after a week in which they defeated Mississippi State, but also fell at Auburn in a close contest. Tennessee’s next game will come Jan. 28 at home in a big SEC showdown against Kentucky.