UK Men's Basketball

UK Men’s Basketball fans know their team’s shot at the national championship game hangs in the balance Saturday, but for Gov. Steve Beshear a win will also mean another gift basket from a fellow governor.

Kentucky junior forward Willie Cauley-Stein, already considered a consensus All-American by the NCAA, was tabbed a 2015 John R. Wooden All-American on Monday. Cauley-Stein was one of 10 Wooden All-Americans announced on a 30-minute show on ESPNU on Monday.

The Kentucky Wildcats are about to enter the toughest part of their non-conference schedule with games against North Carolina, UCLA, and Louisville, and they’ll have to do it without the services of Alex Poythress.  The junior forward is out for the rest of the year with a torn ACL.  UK Coach John Calipari says the loss of Poythress will hurt.

College basketball's deepest bench just got thinner with the news Friday that UK forward Alex Poythress has been sidelined for the remainder of the season with a knee injury.

UK has announced its 2014-15 men's basketball non-conference schedule, which features five of the winningest programs in college basketball history.

Kentucky’s men’s basketball assistant coaches Kenny Payne and John Robic have signed new multi-year extensions with the University of Kentucky.

UK Athletics has officially confirmed the return of Aaron and Andrew Harrison to the Kentucky Wildcats for the 2014-15 basketball season.

Freshman center Dakari Johnson will return to the Kentucky men’s basketball program for the 2014-15 season, he announced Wednesday.