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Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe answers a question during the school's NCAA college basketball media day in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/James Crisp)
Kentucky's Tshiebwe anticipates returning for season opener

By Gary B. Graves Oct. 25, 2022 03:25 PM EDT

FILE - Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky speaks as he is introduced as The Associated Press men's basketball player of the year, in New Orleans, Friday, April 1, 2022. Tshiebwe was a unanimous selection to The Associated Press preseason All-America team, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Oscar Tshiebwe, Drew Timme top AP preseason All-America team

By John Marshall Oct. 24, 2022 12:00 PM EDT

Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky and Gonzaga's Drew Timme lead The Associated Press preseason All-America team

Oct. 24, 2022 12:00 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky and Gonzaga's Drew Timme lead The Associated Press preseason All-America team. ...

FILE - Washington guard Jamal Bey, center, attempts to steal the ball from Southern California guard Drew Peterson, right, with Washington guard Terrell Brown Jr. watching during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Bey is Washington’s returning scorer leader after averaging 9.4 points per game last season. He’s also Washington’s most experience player beginning the season with 119 career games played.(AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
Washington hopes to take another step toward top of Pac-12

By Tim Booth Oct. 20, 2022 06:22 PM EDT

FILE - Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe (34) smiles against Florida during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on March 5, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. Kentucky begins with college basketball’s best player and a preseason No. 4 ranking, though it’s unknown when injured Tshiebwe will be available to help the Wildcats live to up to their lofty billing. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey, File)
No. 4 Kentucky begins with concerns about Tshiebwe's health

By Gary B. Graves Oct. 20, 2022 04:01 PM EDT

FILE - Alabama head coach Nate Oats watches the action during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt on Feb. 22, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The 20th-ranked Crimson Tide has talent and depth both returning and incoming, but plenty to improve on from a season that crashed to a halt with a first-round NCAA Tournament exit. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
SEC's 6 new men's basketball coaches prepare for a grind

By Dave Skretta Oct. 20, 2022 03:50 PM EDT

FILE - Georgia's Kario Oquendo (3) goes for a dunk next to Tennessee guard Josiah-Jordan James (30), but misses during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Athens, Ga. First-year Georgia coach Mike White says he likes the athleticism and competitiveness he has seen in practice. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Georgia's White tries to teach old Dogs new trick of winning

By Charles Odum Oct. 20, 2022 02:09 PM EDT

University of Kentucky men's basketball head coach John Calipari stands on the sidelines during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Florida, March 5, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. Kentucky will play its annual Blue-White men’s basketball scrimmage in eastern Kentucky to benefit victims from devastating summer floods in the region. The school announced that the Oct. 22 event at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville will feature a pregame Fan Fest. Ticket proceeds will go through Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey, File)
SEC Ambitions: Kentucky, others judged by March success

By John Zenor Oct. 19, 2022 04:54 PM EDT

FILE - Kentucky NCAA college basketball player Oscar Tshiebwe speaks as he is introduced as The Associated Press men's basketball player of the year, in New Orleans, Friday, April 1, 2022. Kentucky coach John Calipari says on social media that consensus national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe will have a “minor” 15-minute procedure to “clean some things up” in his knee. Calipari did not specify in a Twitter post on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, which knee will be treated. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Kentucky favored to win 50th SEC regular-season crown

By John Zenor Oct. 19, 2022 03:50 PM EDT

FILE - Kenny Payne, newly named coach of the Louisville basketball team, gestures during a news conference in Louisville, Ky., March 18, 2022. As if being a rookie head coach wasn’t challenging enough,Payne must rebuild a Louisville program where he was part of its storied past while learning the ropes. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Payne faces many challenges as rookie coach with Louisville

By Gary B. Graves Oct. 19, 2022 11:07 AM EDT

North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, ahead of Gonzaga, Houston and Kentucky

Oct. 17, 2022 11:55 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, ahead of Gonzaga, Houston and Kentucky. ...

FILE - Kentucky NCAA college basketball player Oscar Tshiebwe speaks as he is introduced as The Associated Press men's basketball player of the year, in New Orleans, Friday, April 1, 2022. Kentucky coach John Calipari says on social media that consensus national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe will have a “minor” 15-minute procedure to “clean some things up” in his knee. Calipari did not specify in a Twitter post on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, which knee will be treated. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Calipari: Oscar Tshiebwe to have 'minor' procedure on knee

Oct. 12, 2022 11:26 AM EDT

University of Kentucky men's basketball head coach John Calipari stands on the sidelines during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Florida, March 5, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. Kentucky will play its annual Blue-White men’s basketball scrimmage in eastern Kentucky to benefit victims from devastating summer floods in the region. The school announced that the Oct. 22 event at Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville will feature a pregame Fan Fest. Ticket proceeds will go through Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey, File)
Kentucky moves scrimmage to E. Kentucky for flood relief

Sep. 26, 2022 02:29 PM EDT

University of Kentucky men’s basketball head coach John Calipari stands on the sidelines during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Florida, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. University police have arrested a woman for trying to enter Calipari's property. University spokeswoman Blair Conner said Lexington, Ky., Police were called to assist university police outside Calipari’s residence Tuesday morning, Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey, File)
Woman arrested outside Kentucky coach John Calipari's home

Sep. 06, 2022 04:17 PM EDT

University of Kentucky men's head basketball coach John Calipari, center, signs a basketball for a fan that was displaced by the flooding in eastern Kentucky, as Rocky Adams, Senior Advisor to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, right, looks on at Jenny Wiley State Park in Prestonsburg, Ky., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
ATP Challenger Prague 3, Czech Republic Men Singles

Aug. 23, 2022 03:00 PM EDT

FILE - Kentucky coach John Calipari gestures during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against LSU in Lexington, Ky., Feb. 23, 2022. Calipari's push for upgraded practice facilities for his Kentucky’s men’s basketball team drew a sharp jab from Wildcats football coach Mark Stoops on Twitter after Calipari referred to the university as a “basketball school” in an interview. (AP Photo/James Crisp, File)
John Calipari: Comparing Kentucky to others was "my bad"

Aug. 13, 2022 09:54 PM EDT

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops answers questions during the NCAA college football team's media day in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Calipari calls Kentucky a 'basketball school,' riling Stoops

Aug. 11, 2022 08:43 PM EDT

Kentucky adds longtime assistant Turner to Wildcats staff

Jun. 08, 2022 06:01 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has hired longtime basketball assistant coach K.T. Turner to round out head coach John Calipari’s staff. Turner fills...

FILE - University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Bob Ball appears to get a ball full in the face as he struggles to gain possession against University of Kentucky's Reggie Warford during first half of their NCAA college basketball NIT playoff game at New York's Madison Square Garden, March 21, 1976. Warford, Kentucky’s second Black men’s basketball player and first Black player at the school to graduate, died Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Pittsburgh. He was 67. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, File)
Reggie Warford, Kentucky's first Black 4-year player, dies

May. 26, 2022 02:49 PM EDT

Houston guard Kyler Edwards celebrates after scoring during the second half of a college basketball game against Arizona in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Top programs leaning on boosts from popular transfer portal

By John Zenor May. 12, 2022 02:49 AM EDT