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UK mens basketball will host Howard to start highly anticipated season

Starting No. 4 overall in the preseason poll, Kentucky basketball looks to open its season with one thing on its mind: bringing the ninth national championship to Lexington.

Kentucky fans may be getting tired of the anticipation that always surrounds the basketball program as it begins every year with one of the most talented rosters in the country just to come up short in the end. That said, this season could hardly be described as anything other than one with a lot of potential.

Following last season’s disastrous first round upset to No. 15 Saint Peter’s, Kentucky returned the bulk of its talent and production.