UK Men's and Women's Basketball

New UK basketball coaches Mark Pope and Kenny Brooks were victorious Monday night. In Rupp Arena the men took down Wright State while in Memorial Coliseum the UK Women defeated South Carolina Upstate.

Rick Pitino was wildly cheered in a surprise return to Rupp Arena, with the Hall of Fame coach saying “I am so happy to be back” in a show of support for first-year Kentucky coach and former captain Mark Pope on Friday night at the Big Blue Madness public practice.

College basketball is a religion to some in Kentucky and UK’s new head coach Mark Pope pulled inspiration from a sermon he heard at church this past Sunday to kick off Media Day.

Texas A&M decided to try to shut down Oscar Tshiebwe and Kentucky’s inside game, letting the Cats shoot the long-range jumpers and taking a chance that the Cats couldn’t make enough to beat them. That proved a miscalculation.

Cason Wallace scored a career-high 27 points to help No. 19 Kentucky beat Florida A&M 88-68 on Wednesday night. Earlier in the day Robyn Benton poured in 22 points en route to a 95-86 Wildcats win over Ohio in Memorial Coliseum.

The UK Women took down Morehead State 73-48 Friday night in Memorial Coliseum and the UK Men prevailed over Duquesne 77-52 at Rupp Arena.

Kentucky's Big Blue Madness tipoff for its men's and women's teams is set for Oct. 16 at Rupp Arena. Free tickets will be distributed on FRIDAY Oct. 2 at…

UK Athletics has released details on the ticket distribution for this year's Big Blue Madness event.Tickets for the 2014 Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena…

The Kentucky Wildcats fell to Florida, but the UK Women will play for an SEC Tourney title Sunday after besting South Carolina.Patric Young scored 18…