Ben Roberts

🚨🏀📰🚨This week, we’re launching a free UK men’s basketball newsletter — Beyond the Arc — that will feature the latest news, analysis and insider info on the Wildcats as the Mark Pope era begins. First edition drops Friday. Sign up at this link! kentucky.com/newsletters?ne…

FINAL (OT) -- UK 71, LOUISVILLE 61. UK's first ranked W of the year. The starting five showed a lot of grit in this year's rivalry game against the Cardinals. Amoore (19pts/1reb/9ast/1blk/2stl) Key (17pts/9reb/1ast/5blk) Lawrence (14pts/3reb/3ast) Strack (12pts/9reb/3ast/3blk)

The convenience of Jasper Johnson and Malachi Moreno being local recruits with UK ties isn’t lost on Mark Pope. But whether they played in California or Yugoslavia, Pope told me he would have recruited them anyway. Pope talks about Johnson + Moreno. ⬇️ kentucky.com/sports/college…

NEW: "There’s a lot we were really proud of. And there’s so much that we need to work on." Mark Pope on what Kentucky will be focusing on in the near future. The Cats have four games in a row in which they'll be heavily favored. Then the gauntlet begins. kentucky.com/sports/college…

@adorebasketball Jumped on there tonight.

@BenRobertsHL Ben lets get you on Blue Sky

Cam sat down with Pope to talk about UK's 2025 recruiting class today. Good stuff on the pursuit of D.C. native Acaden Lewis here. "You can understand (someone) better when you can understand the context of their life a little bit. I think that’s really true." Give it a read.

Kentucky's basketball players explain the importance of cutting, and what doing it correctly means for Mark Pope's offense. And the NCAA's top ref talks about the focus on a rule that could help the Cats do it even more effectively. Story: kentucky.com/sports/college…

2025 five-star PF Caleb Wilson has canceled his official visit to Arkansas this weekend, sources tell @247Sports. Not expected to get rescheduled. 247sports.com/player/caleb-w…

Fun fact: Kentucky's win over Duke was the first time since March 7, 2020 in which UK rallied from a 9-point deficit or more for a victory. The Cats were 0-12 in those games since rallying from a 10-point halftime hole to beat host Florida 71-70.

NEW: Mark Pope's offense could get a lift from an unexpected place this season. Talking to the NCAA's top ref — and several UK basketball players — about a point of emphasis that could play right into the Wildcats' hands. Story: kentucky.com/sports/college…

Talking Kentucky’s college basketball win over Duke with ⁦@markcstory⁩ kentucky.com/sports/college…

Thursday Edition of Rabaut & Co. 10-noon @ESPN680 🏀 -we unpack Tuesday night w/ @BenRobertsHL 10:20 -@JayDavis_1981 11:00 - early NBA & CBB, CFP bubble -rivalry pressure on Kelsey? 🏈 -CFP bubble talk -IU a lock? espnlouisville.com

Five-star wing Kaelyn Carroll just announced her commitment to @KentuckyWBB , but Kenny Brooks and his staff have been building this relationship for a long while. The latest on @Kaelyn_Carroll , the Wildcats’ first 2025 recruit, here: kentucky.com/sports/college…

ICYMI: How Kentucky basketball coaches of the past fared in their first "big game" with the Wildcats. Mark Pope's showing last night ended up being the best of the bunch. kentucky.com/sports/college…

My column: After Kentucky's win over Duke, we can look at Mark Pope's Wildcats a whole new way. #BBN #ukbasketball kentucky.com/sports/spt-col…

Last night, Cooper Flagg showed plenty of reasons why he’s the presumptive No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. But Kentucky stopped the Duke freshman star, twice, in the closing seconds to secure a memorable Champions Classic win in Atlanta ⬇️ kentucky.com/sports/college…

Even after last night's win in the Champions Classic over Duke, there's plenty more for UK basketball fans to be excited about. The college basketball early signing period runs from today until Nov. 20. These recruits are expected to sign with the Cats ⬇️kentucky.com/sports/college…

"You wear Kentucky on your chest, and you have to carry yourself a certain way. You know you’re not just playing for yourself. You’re playing for a whole nation. You’re playing for your brothers." Kentucky's college vets did something special last night: kentucky.com/sports/college…

Mark Pope's team sent a message last night. There were several times when it looked as if Duke might put the Wildcats away. Each time, they clawed right back. And then they won. "The closer we get, it’s harder and harder to break us." Story from Atlanta: kentucky.com/sports/college…

Kentucky upsets No. 6 Duke. @KentuckySports

Three takeaways from Kentucky basketball's big win over Duke in the Champions Classic. #BBN #ukbasketball kentucky.com/sports/spt-col…