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A Sea Of Blue Mar 24, 2024
Cliff Omoruyi contacted by Kentucky, who offered him in high school

Cliff Omoruyi contacted by Kentucky, who offered him in high school

Photo by Justin Casterline/ Omoruyi was offered a scholarship by Kentucky once before. Is John Calipari making another push for the talented big man? The season may be over, but recruiting never stops. And if there’s one thing the Kentucky Wildcats need more of, it’s experience. While the transfer portal just opened last week, Rutgers center Cliff Omoruyi is one of the better players to enter it thus far. Per On3’s Joe Tipton, Kentucky has made contact with Omoruyi. The latest schools to reach out to Rutgers transfer Clifford Omoruyi, he tells @On3sports:...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 24, 2024
Will John Calipari be the head coach at Kentucky for the 2024-25 season?

Will John Calipari be the head coach at Kentucky for the 2024-25 season?

Jason Marcum - Sea of Blue Many think Cal ‘should’ be out, but will he actually be out of Kentucky come next season? Following the Kentucky Wildcats’ first round exit to yet another double-digit seed, this time with a roster that John Calipari hand-picked to lead Kentucky back to the promised land, there is genuine uncertainty about Cal’s future in Lexington for the first time in his tenure. It depends on who you know and what you’ve read, but it seems that no one really knows what athletic director Mitch Barnhart will do in the coming days. Is there a home...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Headlines: Should Mitch Barnhart be on hot seat for John Calipari contract?

Sunday Headlines: Should Mitch Barnhart be on hot seat for John Calipari contract?

Is Mitch to blame for the mess Kentucky is in? As of this morning, John Calipari is still the head coach for Kentucky basketball. That’s despite just one win in each of the SEC and NCAA tournaments the last three years. While Calipari has performed at a Hall of Fame level at Kentucky alone, it’s been five years (pre-COVID) since the Wildcats were a real threat to the SEC or NCAA title. Due to such an incredible start and sustained run in his first eight seasons at Kentucky, Calipari received a “lifetime” contract from currently athletic director Mitch Barnhart. The...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 24, 2024
Travis Perry and Lyon County win the KHSAA State Championship

Travis Perry and Lyon County win the KHSAA State Championship

Matt Stone/The Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK The Kentucky commit officially cut down the nets in Rupp Arena. One shining spot for Kentucky Basketball right now is Wildcats signee Travis Perry. A senior at Lyon County High School, Perry officially became a State Champion as the Lyons won their first Sweet 16 title inside Rupp Arena on Saturday. This year’s Mr. Kentucky Basketball dropped a game-high 27 points in front of over 13,000 fans taking down Harlan County, 67-58. Travis Perry from Steph Curry & Tayshaun Prince range! He’s got 17!Lyon up 36-27 2Q in...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 23, 2024
Saturday Headlines: Preliminary buyout conversations on John Calipari?

Saturday Headlines: Preliminary buyout conversations on John Calipari?

Photo by Joe Sargent/ So it begins? Good Morning BBN! We are still recovering from a tough loss to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, but it appears there might be some quick motion in regard to John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. According to the latest report by Ben Roberts of the Lexington Herald-Leader, it appears that there have been preliminary buyout conversations in regard to John Calipari. Most of the article pointed toward why Calipari will likely be back — his buyout is just too big — but this note suggests those around the program are looking for a way...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 22, 2024
Tre Mitchell and Antonio Reeves reflect on their time at Kentucky

Tre Mitchell and Antonio Reeves reflect on their time at Kentucky

Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via The BBN says farewell the seniors. The Kentucky Wildcats’ season ended abruptly on Thursday night thanks to a Round-of-64 loss to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. Now the BBN will be saying farewell to several of these UK players. Whether it be the NBA Draft or graduation, the roster will look different next season, especially as it will be missing Tre Mitchell and Antonio Reeves. After two seasons in Lexington for Reeves and this past season for Mitchell, they both have become fan favorites during their time with Kentucky....
A Sea Of Blue Mar 21, 2024
Here’s what John Calipari’s buyout looks like (not great)

Here’s what John Calipari’s buyout looks like (not great)

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Calipari’s lifetime contract is bigger than ever after another NCAA Tournament loss. Big Blue Nation is now finding another way to digest another first-round exit for the Kentucky Wildcats. John Calipari and Cats’ season has come to an end, falling to 14-seed Oakland in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. With this loss, Kentucky is now 1-4 in its last five NCAA Tournament games and 1-5 in its last six SEC Tournament games. A large majority of Kentucky Basketball fans are calling for the end of the John Calipari era, but...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 21, 2024
Should Kentucky’s loss to Oakland be the end of the John Calipari era?

Should Kentucky’s loss to Oakland be the end of the John Calipari era?

Drew Brown - A Sea Of Blue Cal and his Cats haven’t been to the second weekend of the Big Dance since 2019. Another incredibly disappointing ending to a season for the Kentucky Wildcats. John Calipari and his Cats entered the 2024 NCAA Tournament as a 3-seed and were knocked out in the Round of 64 by Oakland, 80-76. With this loss, Kentucky is now 1-4 in their last five games of the NCAA Tournament. They’re also 1-5 in their last six SEC Tournament games, so it’s safe to say epic end-of-season flameouts have become the norm for what is still the best program in...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 21, 2024
Box score, MVP, and Twitter reactions to Kentucky’s latest NCAA Tournament embarrassment

Box score, MVP, and Twitter reactions to Kentucky’s latest NCAA Tournament embarrassment

Drew Brown - A Sea Of Blue Is this the end of the John Calipari era? The Kentucky Wildcats got their NCAA Tournament journey started with a matchup against Oakland. Unfortunately, this is where the journey ended. It was not a great start for the Cats or Oakland offensively, as the Cats held a 4-3 lead at the first timeout. Unfortunately for the Cats, Jack Gohlke came off the bench and went absolutely nuclear from three. At the under-8 media timeout, it was Oakland holding the 23-17 lead and continued to lead it 31-28 at the under-4 timeout. Down the stretch of the...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 21, 2024
Kentucky falls to Oakland: 4 things to know and postgame banter

Kentucky falls to Oakland: 4 things to know and postgame banter

Drew Brown - A Sea Of Blue The Cats fall in the first weekend, again. The Kentucky Wildcats were upset by the Oakland Golden Grizzlies on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 80-76. That first half was something. Both teams got off to slow starts, but it didn’t last long. We’ll delve into it further below, but Oakland’s Jack Gohlke hit seven 3-pointers…in the first half! Kentucky played mostly well defensively outside of that, but the Golden Grizzlies led 38-35 at the break. In the second half, it didn’t get much better....
A Sea Of Blue Mar 21, 2024
Kentucky vs. Oakland game thread and pregame reading

Kentucky vs. Oakland game thread and pregame reading

Dylan Ballard - A Sea Of Blue The Cats begin their NCAA Tournament journey! The Kentucky Wildcats take on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies at 7:10 PM at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can watch it live on CBS or stream the game on NCAA March Madness Live and the NCAA March Madness Live app. It’s safe to say that all of BBN is on edge as the Cats start NCAA Tournament play. Surprisingly, Kentucky has not made it out of the first weekend in the last five years. That’s something that was never thought to happen in the Calipari era, but here we are. And...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 21, 2024
Tony Delk joins Bleav in Kentucky to preview the Cats’ NCAA Tournament journey

Tony Delk joins Bleav in Kentucky to preview the Cats’ NCAA Tournament journey

The Big Dance arrives for Kentucky Basketball. March Madness has fully arrived for the Kentucky Wildcats, who will begin their NCAA Tournament journey Thursday vs. the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. Ahead of the game, the Bleav in Kentucky crew just dropped a fresh episode to discuss what’s the best postseason in any sport. This week, Vinny Hardy, Aaron Gershon, and Jalen Whitlow welcomed Kentucky legend Tony Delk to the show to discuss: It’s now or never for Kentucky Basketball. Can this defense step up? How far will the Cats go? Virginia is the anti-Kentucky. NCAA Tournament...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 21, 2024
The NBA G-League Ignite is no more

The NBA G-League Ignite is no more

Photo by Jeff Bottari/NBAE via The end of an era. The NBA G-League Ignite is folding up shop. According to Shams Charania, the NBA is shutting down the G-League Ignite team after this season. Launched in 2020, the G-League Ignite was the NBA’s plan to allow top high school prospects to get paid while playing in the G-League and preparing for the NBA Draft. The league began offering G-League contracts worth $100,000+ to major hoops talents who did not want to play college basketball. Initially, the G-League Ignite had success with names like former Kentucky Wildcats...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 21, 2024
Kenny Brooks is the top target for Kentucky Women’s Basketball opening, per report

Kenny Brooks is the top target for Kentucky Women’s Basketball opening, per report

Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Would be a huge hire. The Kentucky Wildcats women’s basketball team has been in the thick of a coaching search after Kyra Elzy was let go from the position a few weeks back. During that time there have been several names emerge, including Louisville Cardinals head coach Jeff Walz. It appears that Mitch Barnhart has had a different ACC coach in his sights to become the next head coach of the women’s program. According to a report by Matt Jones of KSR on Wednesday, Virginia Tech head coach Kenny Brooks was named as a...
A Sea Of Blue Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Headlines: Oakland Game Day Edition

Thursday Headlines: Oakland Game Day Edition

Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports The Cats are hoping today is the beginning of a long postseason run Today is the day we’ve long awaited. Personally, today and tomorrow are among my favorite days of the year and should be considered a national holiday. But really, few things match the opening days of the NCAA Tournament, with matchups throughout the day, upsets, buzzer beaters, crazy endings, and all the basketball you can handle from mid-day through the night. Today we will also see Kentucky’s (hopeful) NCAA tournament run begin. The 3-seed Wildcats take on...

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