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The biggest decision of the Kentucky basketball offseason could reshape the next Wildcats roster

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Their final game finished and Kentucky’s basketball season officially done, the Wildcats filed off the court in Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. The last Cat to leave the playing surface was freshman Chris Livingston, his head down, and UK assistant coach Chin Coleman walking alongside with a…

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Mark Story: For Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, decision on what to do next is complicated

It seems likely that Oscar Tshiebwe has played his final game for the Kentucky Wildcats.

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Who is Markquis Nowell? Three things to know about Kansas State’s star point guard.

Fans of Kansas State basketball — and those following other Big 12 squads — have long known about Markquis Nowell, the undersized (more on that in a second) point guard who has taken a major leap in his second season with the Wildcats.

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Calipari Apologized to K-State Player for Calling Him ‘Little Guy’

The Kentucky coach received some backlash for the nickname he used in reference to Markquis Nowell.

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John Clay: Kentucky fans are right to have high expectations. John Calipari isn’t meeting them.

When asked by the national media, or from someone outside the Bluegrass, the question always comes with a smirk.

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Mark Story: 7 things you need to know from UK’s season-ending 75-69 loss to Kansas State

Seven things you need to know from No. 6 seed Kentucky’s 75-69 loss to No. 3 seed Kansas State in the men’s NCAA Tournament’s East Region round of 32 at Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina:

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John Calipari rudely referred to Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell as ‘little kid’ after he torched Kentucky

John Calipari might want to apologize for this rude verbal gaffe after Kentucky lost to Kansas State.

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John Clay: Saint Peter’s flashbacks linger as Kentucky basketball begins NCAA Tournament play

LEXINGTON, Ky. — One year ago in an elevator at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Indianapolis, Mark Story and I were debating whether what he had just witnessed — No. 2 seed Kentucky’s shocking loss to No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s — qualified as the worst NCAA Tournament defeat in…

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March Madness 2023: Which school will rise to top of wide-open field?

Will this be Alabama’s year to cut down the nets? Who is this season’s Cinderella team? Our writers break down the bracket for the NCAA tournament

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John Clay: Providence’s Bryce Hopkins is a nightmare waiting to happen for Big Blue Nation

It’s the worst-case scenario. For the second straight year, Kentucky suffers a first-round knockout in the NCAA Tournament. Last year, Saint Peter’s. This year, Bryce Hopkins.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Is Speeding Up OKC’s Rebuild

Forget tanking. With a breakout star, the Thunder are thinking playoffs.

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John Clay: This week’s SEC Tournament might mean a little more for this Kentucky basketball team

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — As a rule, John Calipari downplays the annual SEC men’s basketball tournament. Deems it unnecessary. Claims it rarely changes seeding for the Big Dance. Says it’s primarily for the fans. The Kentucky coach always says his team will try to bring home the trophy, of course, but…

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Mark Story: Is a factor that led to Kentucky's debacle vs. Saint Peter’s about to bite the Cats again?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It seems self-evident that if Kentucky does not have Cason Wallace moving forward, the Wildcats’ season is cooked.

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Jerry Stackhouse Was Full of Emotion After Vandy Stunned Kentucky

It was a special night for the Commodores.

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Vanderbilt stuns Kentucky as Cats lose Cason Wallace to injury

LEXINGTON, Ky. — What was supposed to be a night of celebration in Rupp Arena turned into a nightmare scenario for the Kentucky Wildcats.

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John Clay: Kentucky basketball faces its next test: Can the Cats keep it in overdrive?

A basketball season is a series of tests. Early tests. Middle tests. Late tests. Hard tests. Easy tests. A team won’t pass every test. Bobby Knight’s Indiana was the last to ace them all way back in 1975-76. Still, it must pass more than it fails. To be elite, many…

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John Clay: UK is playing its best basketball of the season. Do we owe John Calipari an apology?

Headline then: Has John Calipari at Kentucky run its course?

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John Clay: If you can figure out this 2022-23 Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, please let know

You do it. You figure this team out. You tell me how this Kentucky team can lose at home to South Carolina and then beat Tennessee on the road. You tell me how Kentucky can look so bad one Saturday against Georgia, then look so good the next in sweeping…

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‘Coach’ Tyler Ulis is settling back in at Kentucky. ‘I think he’s where he should be.’

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A few days into his new gig — and just a few minutes into Kentucky’s most important basketball game of the season — Tyler Ulis was all in.

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Mark Story: The BBN’s worst nightmare: Is Kentucky basketball becoming ‘the next Indiana’?

As Kentucky fan frustration has mounted in what has become a UK men’s basketball season of discontent, one often hears a variation on the same theme:

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John Clay: Are injuries the reason for Kentucky basketball’s disappointing season, or an excuse?

After Kentucky’s 75-68 loss at Georgia on Saturday, UK head coach John Calipari sarcastically mentioned he was sure it would be noted the Cats were without injured players Sahvir Wheeler and CJ Fredrick.

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Mark Story: For Kentucky basketball, it’s time to send an SOS — Save Oscar’s Season

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Back in the summer, when John Calipari hypothesized over what coaching challenges he would face with the 2022-23 Kentucky Wildcats, one the UK head man surely never considered would be his needing to justify keeping Oscar Tshiebwe on the court.

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John Clay: After another failure, we know what we know about this Kentucky basketball team

LEXINGTON, Ky. — At this point, we’ve seen enough of this Kentucky men’s basketball team to know it is what it is, a team that continues to come up small in big games.

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Report: Rondo Working to Join John Calipari’s Kentucky Staff

The veteran point guard last played in the NBA last season.

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John Clay: It’s OK for Kentucky to be a boring basketball team, as long as it stacks the wins

Let’s be honest, the first half was rather, well, blah.

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