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When Allen Brown was hired to coach cornerbacks for Will Stein’s first Kentucky team, Brown knew that he had work to do to gain the trust of his players. And he knew exactly how to go about doing that.

Clara Strack scored 16 points, but fifth-seeded Kentucky fell to top-seeded Texas 76-54 on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

The fifth-seeded University of Kentucky women’s basketball team (25-10, 8-8 Southeastern Conference) will play one-seeded Texas (33-3, 13-3 SEC) in the NCAA Championship Sweet 16 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, March 28 at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.

Teonni Key scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds as fifth-seeded Kentucky topped fourth-seeded West Virginia 74-73 on Monday night at Hope Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Denzel Aberdeen scored 20 points, but seventh-seeded Kentucky fell to second-seeded Iowa State 82-63 on Sunday in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in St. Louis.

The Kentucky women’s basketball team used a 19-2 run in the first quarter to build a sizeable lead, then cruised past James Madison 71-56 on Saturday in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Over the last four weeks, the Kentucky basketball team has found a spark off the bench in junior Mo Dioubate. The Cats are hoping that the trend will continue as they begin play in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, facing Santa Clara in St. Louis (12:15 p.m. ET, CBS).

The University of Kentucky women’s basketball team was selected as a five seed in the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship and will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, for the First and Second Rounds.

The Kentucky men’s basketball team was selected to the NCAA Tournament for a record 63rd time on Sunday, drawing the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region where the Wildcats will face Santa Clara on Friday in St. Louis.

Otega Oweh scored 28 points but Kentucky could not overcome a slow start and the Cats lost to No. 5 Florida 84-77 on Saturday at Rupp Arena. Denzel Aberdeen had 15 points for the Cats and Mo Dioubate added 10.