Kentucky keeps dancing. Mark Pope’s Wildcats hold off Illinois for a spot in the Sweet 16
In his first season on the job, Mark Pope leads the Kentucky Wildcats back to the Sweet 16 for the first time in six years.
Next up: The most consequential men’s basketball game ever between Kentucky and Tennessee
Mark Pope and the NCAA Tournament No. 3 seed Wildcats will next face Rick Barnes and No. 2 seed Tennessee in the Sweet 16.
Kentucky and Illinois square off in second round of NCAA Tournament
The No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats and Illinois Fighting Illini square off in the NCAA Tournament second round. The teams meet ...
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Kentucky showed against Illinois that Mark Pope’s roster rebuild is peaking at right time
Yet this Kentucky team quickly learned about each other, melded its talent and has found its groove in the NCAA Tournament. No. 3 seed Kentucky defeated No. 6 seed Illinois 84-75 on Sunday night ...
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Kentucky has to guard the three-point line well to beat Illinois in the NCAA Tournament
The Kentucky Wildcats are set to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Round of 32, and despite being the higher seed, Vegas likes Illinois in this game. The Wildcats and Fighting Illini are ...
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Kentucky to play Illinois in second round of NCAA Tournament
No. 3 seed Kentucky will face No. 6 seed Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Fiserv Forum at 5:15 PM ET. Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy and Lauren Shehadi will ...