Basketball - Nation of Blue

Future Kentucky big man Somto Cyril debuts as first amateur player in TBT

Future Kentucky big man Somto Cyril participated in The Basketball Tournament for Team Overtime earlier tonight. Cyril is the first amateur player...

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Kentucky players going on autograph tour to raise money for Mayfield flood victims

Members of the Kentucky men’s basketball team are going on an autograph tour around the state this weekend to raise money for...

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Five-star guard Boogie Fland schedules official visit to Kentucky

Five-star guard Boogie Fland has scheduled an official visit to the University of Kentucky in early-September. According to a report by Travis...

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Kentucky coaches watched world’s tallest teenager Olivier Rioux today

Kentucky assistant coaches Chin Coleman and Orlando Antigua watched 7-foot-7, 290-pound center Olivier Rioux in Memphis this afternoon. Rioux is in the...

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Report: Kentucky men’s basketball to host UNC Wilmington in December

According to a report by Rocco Miller on Twitter, the Kentucky men’s basketball team will host UNC Wilmington on December 2 in...

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Bronny James suffers cardiac arrest during USC practice

Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest while practicing at USC on Monday. James is not...

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ESPN ranks Tre Mitchell No. 64 on list of best transfers for 2023-24

ESPN’s Jeff Borzello isn’t overly impressed by Kentucky’s Tre Mitchell, a transfer from West Virginia. Even after Mitchell averaged 14.5 points, 7.8...

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Former Wisconsin star Frank Kaminsky III recalls the time DeMarcus Cousins made his lung collapse

Former Wisconsin star Frank Kaminsky III told a story on Twitter over the weekend about the time DeMarcus Cousins made one of...

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Former Kentucky player Morakinyo Williams named player of the week in Thailand

Former Kentucky big man Morakinyo Williams was named Hoops Agents Player of the Week in Thailand’s TBL league this morning. Williams, who...

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Watch: Grant Williams tried to dunk on a 14-year old kid at camp and got denied

Former Tennessee star Grant Williams had a tough day at his own youth basketball camp over the weekend. After the camp, some...

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Kentucky men’s basketball players have been bonding through fishing, bowling this summer

I’m a huge fan of players bonding and hanging out away from sports as I think strong relationships off the court leads...

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Former Kentucky guard James Young signs with Nutribullet Treviso Basket in Italy

Former Kentucky guard James Young has signed with Nutribullet Treviso Basket in Italy’s top-level Serie A league. Young comes to Italy after...

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Anthony Bergeron, stepfather of Kentucky player Tre Mitchell, lands Franklin County job

Anthony Bergeron, the stepdad of new Kentucky men’s basketball player Tre Mitchell, has been named head boy’s basketball coach at Franklin County...

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Octavious Oxendine gives perfect answer when asked if Kentucky is football or basketball school

Is Kentucky a football or basketball school? Octavious Oxendine of the football team gave a perfect response when a reporter asked him...

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Three Kentucky men’s basketball players named to NABC Honors Court

Three Kentucky men’s basketball players were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Honors Court for the 2022-23 season. Brennan Canada,...

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Johnny Juzang earns two-way contract with Utah Jazz

Former Kentucky and UCLA shooting guard Johnny Juzang has been rewarded for his NBA Summer League success with a two-way contract. Adrian...

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Tre Mitchell says Kentucky team got a lot closer in Canada

Kentucky forward Tre Mitchell believes the trip to Canada is going to pay big dividends for the Wildcats this season. “We got...

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Rick Pitino jokes that Kentucky has Drake but St. John’s has Mr. and Mrs. Met

Rick Pitino took his St. John’s players to a New York Mets game at Citi Field tonight. Pitino joked on social media...

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Nerlens Noel signs free agent deal with Sacramento Kings

Former Kentucky center Nerlens Noel has signed a one-year contract with the Sacramento Kings. According to Shams Charania, Noel’s one-year deal with...

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Ugonna Onyenso undergoing surgery after suffering broken foot in Canada

Kentucky sophomore big man Ugonna Onyenso suffered a broken foot during a scrimmage in Canada last week. Onyenso is undergoing surgery to...