Was just looking at the schedule why the hell do we play Florida at 11:00 am on January 4th.

Has that ever happened before in UK history?

I doubt it. A guy would have to score 33 pts and not miss, while taking at least 10 shots from the field.

Oh and Butler was 6 for 6 from three point range to up the ante a bit as well!

Does college coaches ever go and watch these tournaments my grandson just made a team based out of Hilliard Ohio supposedly the best 7 on 7 team in Ohio they are supposed to play in the Midwest was just wondering

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This…This is what Rupp should should sound like! Reminds me of years ago! GBB!!!!!

Strictly opinion or memory, not necessarily numbers based. But who did you dread most stepping to the line? Maybe it's my age at the time, or the passage of time, but I can't think of a worse UK FT shooter than Andre Riddick. He was fun to watch play, but comically bad from the FT stripe.

Let's get it on!

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** CI sources are indicating that it's likely that USC WR Kyran Hudson will take an official visit to Kentucky. He is someone we have heard about for a little while now so it seems like he could be a main target. Rivals ranks him a 4-star portal prospect and the No. 37 available portal player. He had 38 catches for 462 yards and 3 TD this year. Do not have a date for the visit yet but hearing this is definitely a situation to watch.

** Continue to feel great about Kentucky's chances with Arkansas OL transfer Joshua Braun.

** Awaiting word on how other official visits had gone. I know that of the guys visiting this week, DL Chris Murray from Sam Houston State, is someone they felt great about.

** Bowling Green 1st team All-MAC OT Alex Wollschlaeger takes his OV to Indiana today. The hope has to be that he doesn't move firmly in that direction because he's someone who would make the situation much better for Kentucky up front next season.

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** This is a quarterback situation to watch. We have mentioned Kaiden Salter from Liberty (and thus WR CJ Daniels from LSU) as an option behind center and that has apparently remained a possibility. But WSU QB John Mateer is also one of several quarterbacks we have been watching ... and we're still watching that. If he goes in it would be interesting.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME MATERIALS
#16/16 KENTUCKY VS. PURDUE
SATURDAY, DEC. 14, 2024
MACKEY ARENA – WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.


#16/16 KENTUCKY 82, PURDUE 52 – FINAL



Postgame Links

• Recap
• Final Book (PDF)
• Season Stats (PDF)
• Postgame Press Conference
  • Will be posted later this evening

Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 9-1 to begin the season, while Purdue is 5-5.
  • UK moved to 1-1 on the road in 2024-25.
• The University of Kentucky women’s basketball program is in its 51st season of varsity status.
  • UK has a 915-609 (.600) all-time record.
• Kenny Brooks is in his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats, holding a 9-1 record in Blue and White.
  • He is 526-205 (.719) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach.
• Kentucky trails the all-time series with Purdue, 1-2.
  • Tonight’s game marked Kentucky’s first game at Purdue.
• In its next game, Kentucky will play host to Belmont for its annual holiday game on Friday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. ET in Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky.

Team Notes

• Kentucky used the starting combination Georgia Amoore, Dazia Lawrence, Amelia Hassett, Teonni Key and Clara Strack for the 10th straight game.
  • UK is 9-1 when using that starting combination
• The Wildcats won the opening tip for the sixth time this season.
• Clara Strack was the first player to score for Kentucky for a team-lead four times this season.
• Cassidy Rowe was the first substitute off the bench for Kentucky for a team-lead six times this season.
• Tonight’s game marked UK’s largest margin of victory in a nonconference road game (30 points) since Nov. 10, 2013 at Wagner (39 points).
• UK recorded its second-best, field-goal percentage of the season on 47.6 percent (30-of-63).
  • Ironically, UK recorded its lowest first-quarter, field-goal percentage of the season on 28.6 percent (4-of-14).
• Kentucky tied the school record for single-game, free-throw percentage (with at least 10 attempts) with 100.0 percent (12-of-12).
• In all nine of UK’s wins, it has defeated its opponents by at least 10 points.
• The Wildcats are 3-0 this season when scoring at least 80 points.
• The Cats are 386-26 all-time when scoring at least 80 points. Kentucky delivered 20 assists tonight.
  • UK has dished out at least 20 assists in five of 10 games this season, while two other times recording 19 apiece.
• Kentucky made 10 3-pointers in tonight’s game.
  • UK is 3-0 when it makes at least 10 3-pointers.
  • UK attempted a season-high 30 3-pointers.
• UK shot a season-high 78.6 percent in the fourth quarter on 11-of-14 from the field.
  • That includes its 4-of-7 from the arc.
• Kentucky delivered 20 assists tonight.
  • UK has dished out at least 20 assists in five of 10 games this season, while two other times recording 19 apiece.
• Five players scored in double figures for the second time this season.
  • UK is 2-0 when at least five players score in double digits.
  • UK is 8-0 when at least four players score in double digits.
• Two players had at least 20 points for the third time this season, including Amelia Hassett (22) and Georgia Amoore (21).
  • UK is 3-0 when two players score at least 20 points.
• With Amelia Hassett’s 22 points in tonight’s game, four different players have score 20+ points this season.

Player Notes

• Georgia Amoore, graduate guard, had 21 points on 53.3 percent from the field.
  • She eclipsed 2,000 career points in tonight’s game.
    • She is ranked seventh in NCAA DI among active career leaders.
  • She has scored at least 20 points in back-to-back games.
  • She has scored at least 20 points in four games this season.
  • She added two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
• Amelia Hassett, a junior forward, had a game-high and season-high 22 points on 53.8 percent from the field.
  • She has reset her season high in scoring in back-to-back games.
  • It marked her first 20+ point game this season.
  • She made a season-high five 3-pointers on 5-of-10 from the arc.
    • She has made at least three 3-pointers in four games this season, including three back-to-back.
  • She added nine rebounds, two assists and one steal.
• Clara Strack, sophomore center, had 12 points and 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double this season.
  • She shot 55.5 percent from the field (5-of-9).
  • She has scored at least 10 points in nine games this season.
  • She added four assists and three blocks.
    • She has delivered at least three assists in six games this season.
    • She has made at least three blocks in six games this season.
• Dazia Lawrence, a graduate guard, had 13 points and a season-high six assists.
  • She has reset her season high in assists in back-to-back games.
  • She had three 3-pointers.
    • She has made at least three 3-pointers in four games this season.
  • She added two rebounds.
• Teonni Key, junior forward, recorded 10 points and nine rebounds.
  • She has scored in double-digits in eight games this season.
  • She added three assists, three blocks and one steal.
    • She has delivered at least three assists in five games this season.
    • She has made at least three blocks in six games this season.

Credit to them. They played like their life depended on it.

Wheelbarrow balls.

Card Killer

#9 on Louisville was walking through the tunnel at halftime and flipped off the crowd. I think his name is Rooth. The Cards are always a classy bunch.

Memphis at Clemson
Texas AM vs Purdue
Auburn vs Ohio State
Xavier vs Cincinnati
UCLA vs Arizona (forgot Zona is in the B12 completely)
Florida vs Arizona St
NC State at Kansas
LSU vs SMU
Louisville at Kentucky
tennessee at Illinois
Marquette at Dayton
Oklahoma at OK State
Gonzaga vs UCONN (at MSG)
Creighton at Alabama


Damn.

Come late Monday night that could be a combined record of 22-3.

Ohio St aint beating UK in the Mecca Sat either so thats a combined 23-3 record come next Saturday night.

I smell Super Bowl and Final Four!

Discuss!!!
SKOL AND GO BIG BLUE!!!
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40-17, really? Embarrassing.

KENTUCKY MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES
RUPP ARENA AT CENTRAL BANK CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY
DEC 14, 2024
ATTENDANCE: 21,093

Final Score: No. 5 Kentucky 93, Louisville 85

Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is 10-1 and Louisville is 6-5.
• Kentucky leads the series 40-17 and has won three in a row.
  • UK leads 22-5 in games played in Lexington and has won the last eight meetings in Rupp Arena.
• Mark Pope is 197-109 as head coach, including 10-1 at Kentucky.
• Next for Kentucky: the Wildcats have fall semester examinations this week before traveling to New York City for a Saturday matchup with Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic. Game time is 5:30 p.m. in Madison Square Garden.

Team Notes

• Kentucky is 10-1 for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
• Kentucky tallied 93 points tonight. The Wildcats entered the game leading the nation in scoring at 91.1 points per game.
  • Five Wildcats scored in double figures tonight. It’s the seventh time in 11 games that at least five Cats have hit double digits in scoring.
• Kentucky shot 58.2 percent from the field, the fifth time this season the Wildcats have shot at least 50 percent.
• UK shot a season-high 52.4 percent on 3-pointers, making 11 out of a season-low 21 attempts.
• UK had 23 assists on its 32 made baskets, an assist percentage of 71.9.
  • UK entered the game 11th in the nation in assists with 19.1 per game.
  • Four Wildcats had at least four dishes.
• UK won fast-break points 24-4.
  • The Wildcats entered the game sixth in the nation in fast-break points with 19.2 per game.
• Kentucky won the rebounding tonight, 41-31. UK has won or tied the rebounding in all but one game this season.

Player Notes

• After missing two games because of injury, Lamont Butler made all 10 field-goal attempts – including 6-of-6 on 3-pointers – and poured in a career-high 33 points.
  • It is the most points by a Wildcat this season.
  • It’s the second-most for a Wildcat vs. Louisville, Derrick Miller scored 34 on Dec. 30, 1989.
  • His 10-of-10 shooting tied for the third-best shooting performance in school history.
    • Rodney Dent 12-of-12 vs. Morehead State on Dec. 17, 1993.
    • Kenny Walker 11-of-11 vs. Western Kentucky on March 16, 1986.
    • Justin Edwards 10-of-10 vs. Alabama on Feb. 4, 2024.
  • His 6-of-6 on 3-pointers is the second-best long-range shooting performance in school history. Wenyen Gabriel hit all seven threes he attempted against Alabama on March 10, 2018.
  • His six 3-pointers tied for the most for UK in a game vs. Louisville, also Jeff Brassow on Dec. 29, 1990.
  • In addition to career-high points, he had a career-high six 3-pointers and tied his career-best for field goals made (10).
  • Butler also had a game-high six assists.
  • Since 1996-97, he is the only Division I player to make all of his shots, score at least 33 points and get at least six assists.
• The steady Otega Oweh was second for the Cats in scoring with 17 points and has scored double figures in every game this season.
• Jaxson Robinson had 12 points, his fourth straight game in double figures, and tied his career best for rebounds with eight.
• Andrew Carr had 10 points and led UK with nine rebounds.
• Koby Brea had 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. He has made at least one 3-pointer in every game this season and this was his ninth game with multiples threes.

In the First Half

• Kentucky’s starters were Lamont Butler, Jaxson Robinson, Otega Oweh, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams. UK has an 8-1 record with this lineup.
• Brandon Garrison and Koby Brea were the first substitutions at 16:04.
• Kentucky made its first five field-goal attempts and two free throws in jumping out to a 14-5 lead, coaxing a Louisville timeout at 16:59.
• Kentucky led by as many as 12 points at 28-16.
• Louisville edged closer as Kentucky went to halftime ahead 46-40. The Wildcats shot 70 percent from the field, including 5 of 7 on 3-pointers, as Butler had 12 points and Robinson had 10.

In the Second Half

• Kentucky began the second half with the starters.
• Butler made three threes early in the half, and following a Garrison dunk to make it 57-47, Louisville called timeout at the 16:32 mark.
• At 59-49, the Cardinals scored seven straight points to narrow the count to 59-56.
• Ahead 64-61, Brea swished a closely guarded 3-pointer, sparking a 7-0 run to make it 71-61.
• Louisville got as close as five points, 79-74, with 3:17 remaining, but got no closer.

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KENTUCKY HC MARK POPE Q&A:

* Incredibly proud of our guys. Classic rivalry game. Hats off to Louisville, what they're doing short-handed. Pat is doing a great job with them. They should be super-proud, too.

* On Lamont Butler... He just gave us one of the all-time greatest performances in the history of this super-special game. This is a winner. Major credit to our performance team. Brandon Wells one of the best in the business. Those guys kept him in playing condition without him being able to put weight on his feet for a week.

* On the moments when Butler had to get a breather... First half, we turned one over in the backcourt for a layup. That wasn't great. But TP gave us enough of a break for him to get a breather and get back out there.

* On respect between the teams (minus the little dust-up in front of the bench)... Thinks the teams both just focus on how they compete and needing to be laser-focused on the job at hand.

* On Lamont's mere presence opening things up for other guys... They had to really push out on us, so getting downhill to the rim is big for us. It matters a lot.

* On Otega being able to close games out strong... has that mindset, stays in the present. Razzed him a little bit because they've been on him about being at his early morning classes more consistently. He is going a good job of that, even shared a video of him sitting in an empty classroom one day when he didn't realize that class had been cancelled that day.

* Garrison got the nod late in today's game because of the energy and vibe he had.

* Asked when it was that he realized all these parts were going to come together and work... Seeing their skillset in workouts. Still thinks the ceiling is so much higher than what they're showing.

* On what it felt like watching the game as a coach compared to being a player in the rivalry game... Looked up the games he played in last night. Didn't realize he lost as a junior by 2 points. That triggered a memory of the bus ride home from Louisville. It had been blocked from his memory until now. Teary-eyed on the bus, locked in there with Coach P, "I wouldn't wish that on anyone." Our senior year, we kinda had a runaway win.

*****

LOUISVILLE HC PAT KELSEY Q&A:

* Give Kentucky credit. It was a great atmosphere, great game. Lamont Butler was magnificent. I see him in my nightmares. Made big buckets, tough buckets every time we got momentum. He is a stone-cold killer. Can spend a lot of time talking about him, but UK is just a deep and talented team.

* This is one of the greatest rivalries in American sports. We need to do our part to make sure it stays that way. It was awesome this week leading up to it. Everywhere you went, go to get gas, people are saying beat Kentucky. The pageantry of the rivalry is truly special. I know I'm going to be reminded about 4 million times the next 365 days about when the next one is.

* On how different UK looks with and without Lamont Butler. Your PG is your QB. He's the head of the snake. You have to cut the head of the snake, but that's hard because he's so physical and disciplined. A lot of respect for him. The best PGs, I believe, you give them the ball at 5:15 today, and they give it back to you safe and sound at 7:15.

(Random thought: He kinda reminds me of Bill Burr without the Boston accent. Ha.)

* Butler is a freight train and a bowling ball getting downhill and to the rim, so you have to play that. His 3s seemed to be touched by God today. He made big shots tonight. He was the difference in the game.

* On the dust-up in front of the bench... Just a hustle play. Not a big deal.

*****

UK PLAYERS Q&A:

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Kentucky shot nearly 70% from the field in the first half. They hit their first several threes. The offensive execution was impressive. They won the glass, they attempted three times as many free throws. And yet Louisville managed to keep it close. The Cards played very hard, attempted more shots, and banged home several contested threes to make it interesting going into the locker room. It was surprising that the game was as close as it was given how well Kentucky shot the ball.

Lamont Butler knocked down open shots. That was a big part of the game. Louisville let him shoot and he made them pay. You don't expect that kind of offensive production from Butler and they needed it tonight. He was able to handle the physicality the Cards threw at UK when they were on defense.

Coming out of the locker room Butler scored 11 of their first 13 points and powered them to a bigger lead.

Thought Pat Kelsey probably did a good job of getting Louisville to play really physical, even if UK still scored well, and the Cards played better than they typically have in the series.

Jay Bilas said Louisville stayed in the game because of great individual plays on offense and that makes sense.

Time and again Kentucky was up by five, seven, nine points and they weren't able to extend it much beyond that. Credit Louisville for battling and being resilient when Kentucky shot so well for much of the game. But Kentucky did what the better team will usually do on its home court.

Has to be up there if not.