en-us SportSpyder - Kentucky Wildcats Basketball (Vaught's Views) https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/sources/14005/news Hannah Simmon’s goal is to be a college basketball player, and she certainly seems to have the skills to make that happen. She’s a sophomore-to-be but has already scored over 1,200 points and averaged about 24 points Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:18:02 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56892206 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56892206 false false In the last six weeks John Hardin sophomore guard Charlotte McCurry has received Power Four scholarship offers from Kentucky, Wisconsin, Providence, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Miami (Fla.) and Indiana. She already had offers from Dayton, SMU, Virginia Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:43:22 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56881127 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56881127 false false Sporting News columnist Mike DeCourcy understands that Kentucky basketball fans are disappointed with how the Wildcats have done in recent seasons but also is not sure fans look realistically at how college athletics have changed. “One thing Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:37:15 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56880173 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56880173 false false Mark Pope ended perhaps his best two week coaching period at Kentucky Sunday when he got a commitment from the highest ranked player in his coaching tenure and at least temporarily put to rest speculation about his Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:43:45 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56877557 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56877557 false false Noah Smith is a photographer and video creator based out of Tennessee who has watched recent Kentucky commit Miles Brown, a three-star cornerback from Westview High School in Martin, Tenn. “He’s for real. I know a lot Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:35:26 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56872958 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56872958 false false Who is Ousmane N’Diaye and just how good is he? N’Diaye is a 6-foot-11, 210-pound forward from Senegal who has played in professional leagues Germany, Italy and Spain. He spent his most recent season at Vanoli Cremona, Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:36:54 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56872653 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56872653 false false Former Kentucky standout Karl-Anthony Towns played a huge role Wednesday night when the New York Knicks opened the NBA finals with a 10-95 win over the host San Antonio Spurs. Towns played 34 minutes and went 7-for-15 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:55:55 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56857278 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56857278 false false It’s no secret that I love the Cades Cove Loop Lope, the only organized footrace held totally inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and one of very few races nationally totally inside a national park. Cades Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:22:31 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56846216 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56846216 false false Finally Mark Pope got a recruiting win … and it is a big one. Milan Momcilovic, one of the top players in the transfer portal, verbally committed to Kentucky over Louisville and Arizona Monday night according to Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:17:58 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56818604 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56818604 false false Vaught’s note: This is part 1 of a 4-part series with new Morehead State women’s coach Jackie Alexander, a former Kentucky All-Star at Rockcastle County. Jackie Alexander was looking forward to her second season as an assistant Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:22:54 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56808207 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56808207 false false Photos by Vicky Graff Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:17:42 GMT Edward Owen https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56806642 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56806642 false false After spending about four hours watching Kentucky finally outlast West Virginia 11-9 Saturday in the NCAA Tournament, ESPN/SEC Network commentator Tom Hart described the outcome perfectly. “It was not pretty. It was a high stress game on Sun, 31 May 2026 11:35:03 GMT Larry Vaught https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56798315 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56798315 false false Photos by Vicky Graff Sun, 31 May 2026 03:12:55 GMT Edward Owen https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56796488 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56796488 false false Photos by Vicky Graff Fri, 29 May 2026 23:45:20 GMT Edward Owen https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56786882 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56786882 false false