2025 Tournament PreviewIn Kentucky's first year since 2008-09 without John Calipari at the helm, former BYU coach Mark Pope led Big Blue to a solid 10-8 SEC record, with non-conference wins against Duke, Gonzaga and Louisville. Pope re-tooled quickly, grabbing all his starters from the transfer portal. Leading scorer Otega Oweh (16.2 ppg) topped 20 points in six of the last nine games and 6-7 guard Koby Brea (11.5 ppg) shoots a team-high 43.9 percent from long range. The Wildcats rank eighth in offensive efficiency (per KenPom), playing at a top-25 tempo. Defensively, Kentucky struggles on the interior, ranking 289th in opponent two-point shooting, despite the presence of 7-0 Amari Williams (11.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg) in the middle. The Wildcats also lost three-point sharpshooter Jaxson Robinson to a wrist injury and are still without senior guard Kerr Kriisa (foot). But with 11 Quad 1 wins and no bad losses, Kentucky is more than capable of making a run.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.23 11 0.98 55
Pace 72.6 (11)
Effective FG% 55.90 (22) 50.18 (144)
Turnover % 13.21 (42) 12.61 (333)
Off Reb % 28.24 (229) 26.00 (27)
FTA/FGA 35.42 (110) 30.53 (119)
3P% 37.43 (25) 30.56 (24)
2P% 55.73 (34) 53.59 (287)
FT% 73.20 (136) 71.56 (149)
3PA/FGA 41.44 (121) 43.96 (321)
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Rankings
AP Poll: #15 Coaches Poll: #21 NET: #14 RPI: #10 RW: #13
Record
Overall: (24-11) Conference: (10-8) Quad 1: (12-9) Quad 2: (2-2) Quad 3: (4-0) Quad 4: (6-0)
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Projected Record: 24-12 (11-10)
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