While scoring is going to be very important for the Kentucky Wildcats, and they need to shoot the three ball well, another key to victory is Lamont Butler slowing Mark Sears. Alab

The game figures to be a high-scoring affair with a lot of three-point shots taken. Alabama leads the nation in scoring, averaging 89.5 points per game, while Kentucky is third in the country, scoring 88.7 points per contest. The Crimson Tide shoot 31.2 three-point shots per game, while the Cats hoist 27.7 attempts per game from behind the arc.

Kentucky owns a stellar 5-0 record against teams ranked in the top 15 this season. The No. 8 Wildcats look to make it six straight wins over top-flight competition when they face No. 4 Alabama on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Lexington,

The Tulane Green Wave hired Kentucky Wildcats nickels coach as their new safeties analyst who helped produce a top-ranked SEC defense in 2023.

"TP, he’s terrific, isn’t he? Again, really complicated defense," Pope claimed. "But TP, you know I mean it was big shots, really big shots. Right?"

Kentucky center Clara Strack, a Hamburg High graduate, leads the Southeastern Conference in blocked shots (41), through Jan. 16.

The Texas A&M men's basketball team fights hard, but drop second straight SEC matchup to Kentucky Wildcats in nationally televised game Jan. 14, 2025.

A pair of top 15 SEC squads face off on Saturday, Jan. 11 when the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats take on the No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.

A couple of highly ranked squads that sit at 13-3 face off on Tuesday, Jan. 14 when the No. 11 Texas A&M Aggies take on the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.

Richards - coupled with rookie stud Oso Ighodaro - will inject a very pointed surge of athleticism into the Suns' lineup. Last season Nick Richards had more dunks (120) than Nurkic and Plumlee combined (100) in 1000 fewer minutes.

If you’re someone looking to attend a game at Rupp Arena this season, you’ll need to try the resale market. Every Kentucky men’s basketball home game for the remainder of the 2024-25 season has been sold out,