Early gripes about Kentucky‘s coaching hire came down to two simple facts: Mark Pope had never recruited a five-star recruit and he’s never won a game in the NCAA Tournament. How could he lead the greatest tradition in the history of college basketball back to greatness with no prior March Madness success or the experience to bring in players good

Sunday night was the most highly anticipated evening in college basketball as the bracket for the NCAA Tournament was announced. Kentucky ended up being the third seed in the Midwest Region, and they will get things started with a matchup against the Troy Trojans on Friday.

Mark Pope delivered good news to the Kentucky Wildcats faithful ahead of March Madness, updating the status of injured guard Lamont Butler.

Milwaukee could be even more special come Friday. That’s when Pope’s Wildcats, the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Regional, take on the No. 14 seed Troy Trojans, tournament champions of the Sun Belt Conference, at 7:10 p.m. EDT on CBS.

Full transcript from Mark Pope, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams from Kentucky's postgame press conference after getting blown out by Alabama 99-70 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

Mark Pope's first season guiding Kentucky, his alma mater, always will be viewed through the prism of how the Wildcats fare in the NCAA Tournament.

Kentucky basketball has had a few extra days off to rest before the NCAA Tournament after getting smashed by Alabama in the SEC tournament quarterfinals on Friday night by a score of 99-70. During that game,

A look at the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional — which includes the No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats: Meet UK’s first foe. Kentucky (22-11, 10-8 SEC regula