October 5, 2019
There is no Kentucky Football game today, so why not spend your day catching up on basketball? Media Day was Tuesday, and all week, the KSR crew has been rolling out features to help you get to know the new squad. Check out all of our coverage below: EJ Montgomery using PJ Washington’s sophomore jump…
October 4, 2019
How did Kahlil Whitney get the nickname ‘The Dragon’? It all started with one really bad game a few summers ago, which resulted in a tongue lashing from his father. “I had a bad game and then he cursed me out or whatever,” Whitney told KSR at Media Day. “He gave me some words of…
Preseason practices are underway in the Joe Craft Center, but one of the newcomers on Kentucky’s roster is still out with an injury. Dontaie Allen, the Bluegrass state’s reigning Mr. Basketball, has not fully recovered from the ACL injury he suffered midway through his senior season at Pendleton County. Rehab is going well for Allen,…
October 3, 2019
John Calipari wishes he had another big man on Kentucky’s roster. He is comfortable with what he has in junior Nick Richards, sophomore EJ Montgomery and new grad transfer Nate Sestina, but openly admitted his want for one more. One more isn’t walking through that door, so someone else on the roster is going to…
On Immanuel Quickley’s fridge hangs a list of goals he wants to accomplish this season. He wouldn’t share them with reporters at Media Day, but said they represent the new mindset he’s bringing into year two at Kentucky. “I keep those to myself,” Quickley said. “I’ve worked really hard on myself.” That hard work hasn’t…
Before he even stepped foot on campus, Tyrese Maxey was dubbed a fan favorite. After a few minutes in the freshman’s presence, it’s easy to see why. The 6’3″ guard from Garland, Texas with the perma-grin has an infectious energy, even through the exhausting exercise that is Kentucky Basketball Media Day. “It’s something we have…
October 2, 2019
Over the past decade, Kentucky has been defined by the one-and-done, but for the second year in a row, a done-and-one is having an impact as well. Since arriving on campus this summer, Bucknell grad transfer Nate Sestina has made it his mission to become this team’s big brother, ala Reid Travis last season. So…
This Kentucky team has only been through a few (official) practices, so trying to come up with one word to describe their identity isn’t the easiest task; however, I really liked Ashton Hagans’ answer yesterday. “That’s a hard one,” the sophomore point guard said. “Special.” What makes them special? For a defensive-minded player like Hagans,…
Players room with players and coaches room with no one on UK basketball road trips, but let’s say reservations got mixed up and a player had to room with one of their coaches. Which coach would they pick to share a hotel room with and why? We asked at UK Basketball Media Day and they…
At UK basketball media day, KSR peeled back the curtain to ask the Kentucky basketball players, who has the messiest room on the team? There’s one common culprit at the Wildcat Coal Lodge, along with a few candidates who are in the running for second. [mobile_ad]