Friday, October 23, 2026

BBT Takes & Cards

• BBT TakeKentucky Is 9 Deep and Still Missing 3: How the Cats Are Shaping UpTwo exhibitions down, one to go, and Friday's 76-65 win over No. 19 Texas Tech gave us the clearest look yet at what Mark Pope's third Kent…
• BBT TakeRhyne Howard: How Kentucky Produced a No. 1 WNBA Draft PickKentucky women's basketball opens 2026-27 at No. 14, its best preseason ranking under Kenny Brooks, with Clara Strack as its centerpiece. B…
• BBT TakeFrom SEC Cellar to Omaha: How Kentucky Baseball Built the Best Season in Program HistoryFor most of its history, Kentucky baseball had a geography problem. It was the SEC's northernmost school until Missouri joined in 2013, and…
• BBT TakeThe Governor's Cup Explained: 70 Years of Silence, a 1994 Revival and Why Will Stein Raises the StakesKentucky is 6-1 in Will Stein's first season, and the end of the schedule still has the game that matters most to many fans: Louisville and…
• BBT TakeKentucky vs. Tennessee Basketball: The History Behind the SEC RivalryKentucky and Tennessee have been rivals since their first football game in 1893, and the series has carried over to almost every sport the…
• BBT TakeKentucky vs. Louisville Basketball: The Rivalry Explained, From the Dream Game to TodayAsk someone from Kentucky which game matters most in a regular season, and the answer is rarely an SEC opponent. It's Louisville. The schoo…
• BBT TakeDan Issel: How Kentucky's All-Time Leading Scorer Built a Record That Has Lasted 56 YearsKentucky has sent more players to the NBA than almost anyone, and over the last two decades it has turned top recruits into lottery picks.…
• BBT TakeKentucky Rifle: Inside One of UK's Quietest DynastiesWhen fans list Kentucky's championship programs, basketball comes first and volleyball now comes up quickly. Rifle deserves a spot on that…
• BBT TakeHow Craig Skinner Built Kentucky Volleyball Into a National PowerCraig Skinner's new contract, which UK Athletics announced Oct. 20, keeps him in Lexington through 2031. It's a good moment to look back at…
• BBT TakeAlfred Aboya and John Pelphrey: What Kentucky's Two New Staff Hires BringMark Pope added two staff members on Oct. 13, and they couldn't be more different. One is a familiar face to anyone who remembers 1992. The…
• BBT TakeWhy Milan Momcilovic Changes the Geometry of Kentucky's OffenseEvery Kentucky offense has a signature. This season's starts with one number: 48.7. That was Milan Momcilovic's 3-point percentage at Iowa…
• BBT TakeEight Banners: Kentucky's National Championship Teams, RankedKentucky has won eight NCAA championships, second only to UCLA, and it's the only school where five different coaches have cut down the net…
• BBT TakeRupp Arena Turns 50: The Moments That Built College Basketball's Loudest BuildingWhen Kentucky tips off at home this season, it does so inside a building about to hit a half-century. Rupp Arena opened on Nov. 27, 1976, s…
• BBT TakeMark Pope's Year-Three Roster, Position by PositionMark Pope's first two Kentucky teams were built on the fly. Year three is the first time he has had a full offseason to shape the roster th…
• BBT TakeKentucky Women's Basketball 2026-27 Preview: Year Three, No. 14, and the Highest Bar YetKenny Brooks has spent two seasons rebuilding Kentucky women's basketball. In year three, the outside world has caught up. The Wildcats ope…
• BBT NewsTubby Smith Inducted Into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of FameFormer Kentucky coach Tubby Smith is officially a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith was enshrined Thursday n…
• BBT TakeKentucky Women's Soccer Blanks Ole Miss 4-0 at the Bell Soccer ComplexKentucky's women's soccer team handled Ole Miss 4-0 Friday night at the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex in Lexington. The SEC match ki…
• ▶ Video · BBT TakeFinal: Kentucky 76, Texas Tech 65Final from Rupp Arena: Kentucky 76, Texas Tech 65. Scoring summary: Score via Kentucky Athletics (official stats feed).
• BBT TakeUK Men's Swim & Dive Beat USC 199-100 in Bloomington; Indiana Takes Both DualsKentucky's men picked up a big win Friday in Bloomington. The UK men beat Southern California 199-100 at Indiana's Counsilman-Billingsley A…
• BBT TakeKentucky and St. John's Are Talking a Two-Year Series That Starts at Arthur Ashe StadiumMark Pope and Rick Pitino might be running it back, and on a stage college basketball has never used. Kentucky and St. John's are in advanc…
• BBT TakePostgame: Kentucky Passes Its Texas Tech Test, 76-65, With Balance and Free ThrowsPOSTGAME: KENTUCKY 76, NO. 19 TEXAS TECH 65 No. 23 Kentucky beat No. 19 Texas Tech 76-65 at Rupp Arena on Friday night and moved to 2-0 in…