en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Kentucky Wildcats Basketball News https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/news A former Kentucky Wildcat was awarded with the NBA’s 6th Man of the Year Award. Keldon Johnson received the award after a season in which he averaged 13.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for the San Antonio Spurs, while shooting just shy of 52 percent from the floor and about 36 percent from beyond […] Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:01:57 GMT Zac Oakes https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56370830 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56370830 false false Kentucky is continuing to explore options in the transfer portal, with the Wildcats now involved with De’Shayne Montgomery, according to Jacob Polacheck of KSR. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound guard is coming off a strong junior season at Dayton Flyers, where he averaged 13.4 points, 4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. Montgomery shot an efficient 49% […] Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:01:51 GMT chrisbeasmore https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56370827 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56370827 false false Top 2026 recruit Tyran Stokes posted a video of himself getting a tattoo last night. Fans immediately noticed that an old Kentucky game was playing on the television behind Stokes in the video. Check it out: Tyran Stokes just posted this video of himself getting a tattoo, and there’s a #Kentucky game playing on the […] The post first appeared on . Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:41:49 GMT Nation of Blue https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56370542 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56370542 false false Theo Mudzengerere breaks the Kentucky program record in the triple jump 🤩#bbn #kentuckywildcats #sec #collegetrackandfield Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:24:31 GMT UK Sports Video https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56370284 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56370284 false false Dayton guard De’Shayne Montgomery is a new name to watch for Kentucky. Sources tell KSR+ that Kentucky has been in contact with Montgomery’s representation in recent days. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound shooting guard has already taken official visits to NC State and Louisville. Sources told KSR+ that Kentucky assistant coach Cody Fueger has been in contact […] Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:03:00 GMT Jacob Polacheck https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369986 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369986 false false Tyran Stokes‘ recruitment rolls on, with Wednesday night providing a few items of interest as Kentucky fans anxiously await a decision from the No. 1 recruit in the 2026 class. Let’s start with Stokes’ new tattoo, created by Daelon Simpson, aka Project Ink Lucky. Stokes recently visited Simpson’s studio in Seattle, where he got a […] Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:02:52 GMT Tyler Thompson https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369983 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369983 false false Kentucky has had a very interesting offseason full of ups and downs for the Wildcats head coach Mark Pope. The Wildcats have lost some players they didn’t want Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:51:12 GMT Andrew Stefaniak https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369839 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369839 false false March Madness began with Mitch Barnhart announcing his retirement. Many anticipated the end was near for the longest-tenured power conference athletic director. Nobody could have guessed what was included in his retirement deal. Even though he was stepping down as the AD, Barnhart was given a new role as the “Executive in Residence for the […] Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:19:44 GMT Nick Roush https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369385 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369385 false false While a lot of the focus of Big Blue Nation right now is on the transfer portal, Mark Pope does have some players returning from last year's team. One of those Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:06:56 GMT Andrew Stefaniak https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369209 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369209 false false Tyran Stokes is an interesting dude, and he knows exactly how many eyes are on him right now. He is without a doubt the best high school player in the country, Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:04:27 GMT Drew Holbrook https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369171 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56369171 false false The 1-seed Oklahoma City Thunder entered Game 2 of the first round of the NBA playoffs against the 8-seed Phoenix Suns as a 17.5-point favorite. OKC actually had better odds to win by 41 than the Suns did to win the game outright. Phoenix had some starters out, but they also won 45 games during […] Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:37:06 GMT Adam Stratton https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56368853 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56368853 false false The Thursday edition of KSR the Show is coming to you live from KSBar and Grille. Tune in to hear Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, and Shannon the Dude break down the day’s news, including some Kentucky fans falling for fake news on social media, basketball visitors on campus, and a new name Mark Pope and […] Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:56:42 GMT Tyler Thompson https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56368356 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56368356 false false Today’s best teams use the portal, but retention isn’t celebrated enough. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:16:04 GMT Joe Rexrode https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56367336 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56367336 true false Did Kentucky miss out on Caleb Holt and maybe other high-level prospects by targeting Tyran Stokes? One college basketball analyst seems to think that is a possibility. This week, 247 Sports’ Travis Branham said that had Kentucky not gone all in on Tyran Stokes and focused more on Caleb Holt, the latter would likely have […] Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:52:34 GMT Zac Oakes https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56366597 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/kentucky-wildcats-basketball/articles/56366597 false false