February 20, 2021
For the first time in a long time, Kentucky started the game on fire and never gave up a big lead. Despite a poor shooting effort in the second half, the Wildcats won 70-55 at Tennessee. “It was extremely important to know that we can do that,” Keion Brooks said after the game. “We can…
February 17, 2021
I’ve-Been-Sued-By-A-Ref Disclaimer: All officials work hard and try their best and they’re nice people, etc. Ok now let’s talk about that awful call. Keion Brooks’ dunk was not a charge. It wasn’t. If it was, which it wasn’t, then cancel the sport. If a defender can get bailed out by sliding underneath someone trying to…
February 6, 2021
Would you like to know how John Calipari and Keion Brooks felt about the loss? They’ll tell you in the postgame press conference:
February 5, 2021
During the preseason, many believed this Kentucky team could be a national title contender, but for a myriad of reasons, that has not been the case. Unless the Cats can run the table in Nashville and earn an automatic bid, they’ll be watching the NCAA Tournament at home with the rest of us. Keeping a…
John Calipari defines the final four minutes of a college basketball game as ‘winning time.’ Kentucky’s 5-11 record will tell you the Wildcats have struggled late in games. Most recently Kentucky only trailed by three at Missouri entering the final media timeout. That deficit grew following a couple of turnover-filled empty possessions. You could feel…
January 20, 2021
Keion Brooks spoke on behalf of the Kentucky players following yet another loss for the Wildcats, this time to Georgia in Athens. Brooks was down—“we gave the game away,” he said—but the veteran sophomore defended each of his teammates and made it clear he still believes there are brighter days ahead. But with a much…
January 10, 2021
Your Kentucky Wildcats are an impressive 3-0 in the new year after putting together their best performance of the season during Saturday’s win. Everyone showed up, creating chemistry and cohesion we hadn’t yet seen from this group. Immediately after the game and on throughout the night, KSR scoured the web to see how the world…
January 9, 2021
Keion Brooks is back and so are the Cats as Brooks’ return fueled Kentucky’s most impressive win of the season, an unexpected 18-point win at Florida. Now in second place in the conference with one of two undefeated conference records, Kentucky’s message to college basketball is, “we’re not going away,” says Brooks. “A lot of…
Kentucky escaped Gainesville with an 18-point victory over the Gators on Saturday night, but the after party on the flight home couldn’t get started until John Calipari and a couple of his players answered questions about the win. Hear from Calipari, Keion Brooks and Davion Mintz in the postgame press conference via Zoom from somewhere…
Before Kentucky and Florida tipped off down in Gainesville, the UK basketball team took a knee as the national anthem was played in Florida’s O’Connell Center. After the game, John Calipari was asked what conversations, if any, the team had before the decision to kneel together. “We didn’t have a whole lot of conversations,” Calipari…