Basketball - Nation of Blue

Jacob Toppin earns two-way contract with New York Knicks

Former Kentucky forward Jacob Toppin has earned a two-way contract with the New York Knicks. According to Ian Begley of SNYtv, Toppin...

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Former Kentucky forward Kevin Knox waived by Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers are planning to waive former Kentucky forward Kevin Knox. Knox played in 21 games for Portland last season,...

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Indiana star freshman Mackenzie Mgbako arrested in Bloomington early Sunday

Indiana men’s basketball star freshman Mackenzie Mgbako was arrested in Bloomington early Sunday morning, according to a report from the Indianapolis Star....

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Watch: John Calipari postgame press conference after Blue-White Game

John Calipari met with the media following last night’s Blue-White Game in Highland Heights. Calipari talked about Rob Dillingham’s big scoring night...

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Highlights: Rob Dillingham drops 40 points in Kentucky’s Blue-White Game

Rob Dillingham dropped 40 points to lead the Blue team to a 100-89 win over the White team in Kentucky’s Blue-White Game...

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John Fanta tries to explain why Kentucky is not in his preseason top 25

John Fanta went on the Religiously Kentucky Podcast tonight to explain why the Kentucky Wildcats are not in his preseason top 25...

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Legendary head coach Steve Smith gives his all-time Oak Hill top 6 players

Legendary Oak Hill Academy head coach was asked recently to give his all-time top five players at Oak Hill. Smith went one...

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Watch: Kyra Elzy previews Kentucky women’s basketball season at SEC Media Days

Kentucky women’s basketball coach Kyra Elzy spoke to the media at SEC Media Days earlier this week. Elzy gave some updates on...

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Boston Celtics reportedly waiving Wenyen Gabriel

The Boston Celtics are reportedly waiving former Kentucky forward Wenyen Gabriel. Gabriel, who just signed with the Celtics a few weeks ago,...

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Five-star point guard Boogie Fland commits to Kentucky

Five-star point guard Boogie Fland has officially committed to Kentucky. Fland, the No. 1 point guard prospect in the class of 2024,...

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John Calipari delivers shoes from Drake to UK women’s basketball team

John Calipari showed up at the Kentucky women’s basketball practice this morning with some gifts from Drake. It turns out that Drake...

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Kentucky men’s basketball gets new shoes from Drake

John Calipari’s friendship with Drake continues to pay big dividends for the Kentucky men’s basketball program. Over the summer, the Wildcats were...

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Louisville fans upset about Kenny Payne’s ‘Blue/White’ postgame slip-up

Louisville head coach Kenny Payne had a word slip-up after his team defeated Simmons College 91-50 in exhibition action last night. During...

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ESPN adding Jim Boeheim to college basketball coverage for 2023-24

According to Jon Rothstein, ESPN is going to add former Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim an an analyst for the 2023-24 season....

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John Calipari admits: ‘We’ve been good, we just haven’t been Kentucky good’

John Calipari admitted during an interview at SEC Media Days this afternoon that his teams haven’t lived up to expectations for Kentucky...

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John Calipari gives injury updates, talks NIL and more at SEC Media Days

John Calipari delivered his annual press conference at SEC Media Days this afternoon in Birmingham. Calipari gave some injury updates, talked about...

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Indiana Pacers sign former Kentucky forward Reid Travis

The Indiana Pacers have signed former Kentucky forward Reid Travis to a training camp deal. The Pacers also announced that they have...

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Justin Edwards and Antonio Reeves named preseason All-SEC, Kentucky picked to finish 4th

The Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team was picked to finish fourth in the Southeastern Conference this season, the league announced this afternoon....