The Undefeated: Kentucky must reckon with the full meaning of Adolph Rupp
A move to change the name of Rupp Arena forces a new assessment of one of college basketball's legends
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- 11/8W 91-49
- 11/12L 67-64
- 11/18W 82-74
- 11/22W 82-62
- 11/24W 81-56
- 11/29W 69-58
- 12/7W 83-52
- 12/14W 67-53
- 12/18L 69-66
- 12/215L 71-65
- 12/283W 78-70
- 1/4W 71-59
- 1/7W 78-69
- 1/11W 76-67
- 1/15L 81-78
- 1/18W 73-66
- 1/21W 89-79
- 1/2518W 76-74
- 1/29W 71-62
- 2/117L 75-66
- 2/4W 80-72
- 2/8W 77-64
- 2/11W 78-64
- 2/15W 67-62
- 2/18W 79-76
- 2/22W 65-59
- 2/25W 69-60
- 2/2915W 73-66
- 3/3L 81-73
- 3/7W 71-70
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Kentucky faculty want Rupp Arena name change
The faculty of the University of Kentucky's African American and Africana Studies program has asked UK president Eli Capilouto to change the name of Rupp Arena because the legendary basketball coach's name "has come to stand for racism and exclusion."
Courtside: Who's staying in the NBA Draft and who's returning to college?
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast by stating the obvious: They don’t know anything about when, how or if college basketball will be played. Then the guys run through players that are still deciding whether they’ll stay in the NBA Draft or return to college, what Michigan State will look like next year if Xavier Tillman leaves and the impact of Filip Petrusev going pro on Gonzaga. Plus, they discuss how many difference-makers are in the draft, what the G League looks like this season and Europe basketball leagues being hit hard by the pandemic.
Winners and losers of college basketball's transfer season
Lots of players moved destinations this offseason. Here are the programs that fared the best on the college basketball free-agent market and those that saw a slew of unforeseen departures.
Top prospect Kuminga picks G League over NCAA
Top-five prospect Jonathan Kuminga announced Wednesday that he is bypassing college and joining the G League professional pathway program. Texas Tech, Auburn, Duke and Kentucky were in the mix for his commitment.
Garza, Gonzaga highlight college basketball's biggest remaining offseason decisions
Who among Gonzaga's prized trio will return? Does Luka Garza take a shot at the draft? What transfers will be eligible next season? Jeff Borzello discusses all of these concerns and more.
Sean Sutton on Eddie Sutton film: 'I wouldn't necessarily say it was easy, but it was important'
Ahead of the premiere of a documentary profiling his father, Eddie Sutton (9 p.m. ET Monday, ESPN), Sean Sutton discussed his role in, and feelings about, the film.
Ranking the top 50 individual seasons of the one-and-done era
From Zion to Jimmer to D-Rose, John Gasaway ranks the best individual seasons in men's college basketball since 2007.
Wisconsin, Michigan State on rise in Way-Too-Early Top 25
The top five teams remain the same, but there is movement in the Way-Too-Early Top 25 for men's college basketball.
Predicting where the top 2021 men's college basketball recruits will commit
There is going to be a lot of uncertainty over where the top 2021 men's college basketball prospects will land. We make our guesses.
Calipari: Success built on black players, families
Kentucky coach John Calipari acknowledged Friday the impact black players have had on his career and said he will do more to help minorities gain access to opportunities.
Calipari cancels show, wants moment of silence
Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari canceled Monday's "Coffee with Cal" show, which has streamed live on Facebook to raise funds for coronavirus relief for the past three months, and instead asked supporters to have a moment of silence.
UK, Notre Dame renew ties with 3-year series
Kentucky and Notre Dame, who haven't played a regular-season game against each other since 2012, have signed a three-year deal in which each school will host a home game and the third will be played at a neutral site.
Juzang granted immediate eligibility at UCLA
Johnny Juzang, who left Kentucky in March after one season and committed to UCLA in April, was granted a waiver to play immediately next season for the Bruins.
What's going to happen to college basketball transfers in 2020-21?
The NCAA's transfer rule won't change in time for 2020-21, which has left a large group of players in a holding pattern. Here's what we know about their status.
Legendary college coach Eddie Sutton dies at 84
Sutton, who won more than 800 games and was the first coach to take four different schools to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, died Saturday.
Kentucky cheerleading alumni back fired coaches
Former Kentucky cheerleaders have issued a statement saying Kentucky was wrong to fire its coaching staff and adviser and that questioning their integrity and oversight was "insulting" and "absurd."
Ranking the 25 best recruiting classes of the one-and-done era
Based solely on where players were ranked coming out of high school, and not a ranking of which classes turned out to be the best, which groups come out on top?
Kentucky, Michigan move London game to 2022
The Kentucky-Michigan college basketball matchup scheduled for Dec. 6 in London has been postponed until 2022 because of the coronavirus pandemic as part of a restructuring of their three-game series.
Gonzaga the new No. 1 in college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2020-21
Gonzaga, Texas and Indiana are among the teams that climbed in the Way-Too-Early Top 25 in men's college basketball for 2020-21.
Kentucky incoming freshmen get in work with Darren Collison (1:46)
UK fires cheerleading staff for 'lack of oversight'
Kentucky has dismissed the coaching staff and the adviser of its powerhouse cheerleading squad following a three-month internal investigation that revealed a "lack of oversight" by those in charge and a "culture" of hazing, public nudity and alcohol use.
College hoops coaches salute essential workers
Many of college basketball's top coaches, including Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Villanova's Jay Wright, teamed up with Madison Square Garden to salute essential workers in a video posted on social media Wednesday night.
College basketball's 40 Under 40: Debating Will Wade and the rest of our list
Deciding on 40 of college basketball's top young coaches was far from an easy process. Here's how our group made its choices.
40 Under 40: We rank the best young coaches in college basketball
College basketball's identity is tied closely to its coaches. These are among the game's most important names of the coming decades.
2019-20 SEC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15-3 | - | 25-6 |
| Auburn | 12-6 | 3 | 25-6 |
| LSU | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
| Mississippi State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Florida | 11-7 | 4 | 19-12 |
| South Carolina | 10-8 | 5 | 18-13 |
| Texas A&M | 10-8 | 5 | 16-14 |
| Tennessee | 9-9 | 6 | 17-14 |
| Alabama | 8-10 | 7 | 16-15 |
| Arkansas | 7-11 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Missouri | 7-11 | 8 | 15-16 |
| Ole Miss | 6-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Georgia | 5-13 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Vanderbilt | 3-15 | 12 | 11-21 |
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Top Performers 2019-20
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game74.4102nd
Rebounds Per Game36.6Tied-147th
Assists Per Game13.4Tied-177th
Points Allowed66.1
2020 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 8 | 7 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 17 |
| Tournament Record | 126-51 |
| Championship Seasons | 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012 |
| Tournament Appearances | 57 |