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Jon Rothstein says Jayden Quaintance is a National Defensive Player of the Year candidate

Jon Rothstein believes Kentucky big man Jayden Quaintance is a National Defensive Player of the Year candidate if he gets back to...

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Jon Rothstein ranks Kentucky outside top 10 in Rothstein 45

According to Jon Rothstein, Kentucky isn’t a top 10 team even with potential All-American Otega Oweh. In his updated Rothstein 45 rankings,...

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Kentucky is No. 12 in updated Rothstein 45 rankings for 2025-26

Jon Rothstein has Kentucky at No. 12 in his updated Rothstein 45 rankings for the 2025-26 season. Rothstein’s top 10 as of...

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Jon Rothstein has Kentucky at No. 29 in the Rothstein 45

Jon Rothstein has Kentucky ranked No. 29 in his Rothstein 45 rankings for the 2024-25 season. As of right now, Rothstein has...

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Jon Rothstein criticizes SEC for not scheduling two games between Arkansas and Kentucky

Jon Rothstein believes the Southeastern Conference committed a “miscarriage of justice” by not scheduling two regular season games between Arkansas and Kentucky....

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Report: Kentucky to face Penn at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia

The Kentucky men’s basketball team will reportedly battle Penn at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia during the upcoming season. According to...

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Report: Kentucky and Louisville basketball rivalry game will be on the first day of winter

According to Jon Rothstein, the 2023 version of the Kentucky and Louisville basketball game will take place on a Thursday. Rothstein reported...

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Kentucky Slips in Early Preseason Rankings After NBA Draft Deadline

The NBA Draft deadline has (finally) passed and we have an idea of what Kentucky’s roster will look like in 2023-24. With...

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Preseason College Basketball Rankings have Kentucky Behind Louisville

Jon Rothstein put out his updated Preseason Top 25 last night after all the dust had settled from all the players returning...

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The Best Player and Biggest Surprise from Kentucky Basketball Practice May Surprise You

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports is hearing some good things about a couple of players and their performance in early Kentucky Basketball...

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Jon Rothstein Makes His Predictions for SEC Basketball

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports has made his predictions for the upcoming SEC Basketball season and with no surprise Kentucky is a...

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March Madness 360 and the Beat Defense in College Basketball History

“March Madness 360” analysts, Pete Gillen and Jon Rothstein discuss 1 Kentucky’s impressive defensive gameplay.

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Who Helped Prepare Kentucky the Most for West Virginia?

Jon Rothstein has made 5 observations about the Sweet 16 and one of those is he thinks Cincinnati has prepared the Kentucky...

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Kentucky’s Defense Drags Teams into the Mud and Forces Submission

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports talks about Kentucky’s defense and how much better it is than the 2012 national championship team. 1....

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John Calipari Q&A: Not about UK program; ‘It’s about the player’

Kentucky Coach John Calipari sat down with CBSSports.com’s Jon Rothstein to discuss the current Cats, the twin’ return and the trials of...

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Jon Rothstein Attends UK Practice and Sounds Excited

CBS Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein watched basketball practice yesterday at the Craft Center and gave his observations about the Kentucky Wildcats before...