Kentucky mens basketball’s 2023 NCAA Tournament loss to Kansas State was undeniably disappointing based on the flow of the game up to that point, but the matchup against K-State also signified an important benchmark for a much larger issue for the team.
Looking back in history just a few years ago, many members of Big Blue Nation with a keen memory will recall that the 2023 edition of the “big dance” wasn’t the first time the Cats had lost to the other Wildcats in the tournament. In fact, it wasn’t even the first time in the last five years.