KANSAS CITY, Mo.—I’ve noticed a few things about the UK women’s basketball team (28-7) while I’ve been in Kansas City covering the women’s NCAA Tournament. Actually, I’ve noticed a few things about the perception of the UK hoops team, too. Despite the magical ride UK hoops has taken in the most successful season in program history, [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— On Tuesday, UK junior forward Victoria Dunlap was one of five players named to the All-America Third Team by the AP. Dunlap has piled up accolades since the end of the regular season following a season in which she was the only player in the Southeastern Conference to rank in the top [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.–March is known for its madness, but the Kansas City Regional is starting to experience downright lunacy. On Sunday night, second-seeded Notre Dame fell to third-seeded Oklahoma (26-7), and top-seeded Nebraska lost to fourth-seeded UK (28-7). The respective results set up an Elite Eight matchup between two teams that have become more accustomed [...]
Hoops vs. Nebraska – Images by Kentucky Kernel KANSAS CITY, Mo. —UK’s unlikely season continued on Sunday, this time in the form of a historic, and arguably, the biggest win in program history. One dream season was going to come to an end following the end of the Sweet 16 matchup between UK and Nebraska. [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The dreary weather in Syracuse, N.Y., paralleled the collective somber feelings of the Big Blue Nation on Saturday when West Virginia ended the men’s hoops team chance for trip to Indianapolis for a shot at a national title. In fact, for many fans, the national title seemed like it was UK’s to lose, [...]
Ahead of Sunday’s Sweet 16 matchup with Nebraska, junior forward Victoria Dunlap was named a finalist for the State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team. The 40 finalists are selected by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the final team will consist of 10 players. The final team will be announced on April 3 in San Antonio, [...]
Sarah Beth Barnette, a 6-foot-1 forward at Lexington Christian Academy and member of UK’s 2010 recruiting class, was named Kentucky Miss Basketball on Wednesday. Barnette becomes the fourth in the last six years and second straight Kentucky Miss Basketball, following freshman guard A’dia Mathies, to play for the Cats. UK sophomore guard Rebecca Gray was [...]
For the UK women’s basketball team, big games like the one on Sunday come around only once every 28 years. In fact, calling it a big game might be a gross understatement. The fourth-seeded Cats’ (27-7) Sweet 16 game against the Kansas City Regional’s top seed, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, could very well qualify as the [...]
No. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (32-1) Game time: Sunday, approximately 10 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Location of school: Lincoln, Neb. Conference: Big 12 Common opponents: Louisiana State (W 77-63) Players to watch: Forward Kelsey Griffin (20.4 points, 10. 3 rebounds a game), forward Cory Montgomery (12.6, 4.9) and guard Dominique Kelley (12.3, [...]
If you’ve been hearing this word for the past couple of days, forgive me, but there’s only one way to describe UK basketball in the last 72 hours: Sweet! Quickly, name the last time both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were in the Sweet 16 of their respective tournaments since both expanded to 64 [...]
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