[B]Can You Hear Us Now?[/B] The Coach Mitchell and the UK Hoops team received a preseason ranking of No. 9 in the country in the AP poll. This is the second highest ranking the UK Hoops team have ever been placed and with a bright season ahead, could be just the start. The team is coming off of a record-breaking season in 2009-2010 and have returning star Victoria Dunlap on the roster to lead the team again in 2010-2011.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]
After a record-breaking season which included an NCAA Elite Eight appearance, the most wins (28) in program history, a school-record 11 Southeastern Conference victories and the highest conference finish (second) in 28 years, the Kentucky women’s basketball team has been picked to start the 2010-11 season at No. 9 by The Associated Press.
It marks the highest preseason ranking by the AP since the Wildcats began the 1982-83 season at No. 8. Kentucky is one of four SEC teams to rank in the Top 25 with Tennessee (No. 4), Georgia (No. 19), and Vanderbilt (No. 24). Other Kentucky opponents in the AP poll are Duke (No. 6) and Notre Dame (No. 12).
Connecticut was ranked No. 1 followed by Baylor second, Stanford third, Tennessee fourth and Xavier fifth.
After a free exhibition game vs. Kentucky Wesleyan on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. ET, the Wildcats will begin regular-season play at home on Nov. 12 against Morehead State. The game will tip off at 11 a.m. ET in Memorial Coliseum as the nation’s first women’s basketball game of the season.
Season and single-game tickets for UK Hoops’ exciting 15-game home schedule are available for purchase by visiting the Joe Craft Center Ticket Office in person, calling 1-800-928-2287 or online at UKathletics.com.
