Kentucky Basketball’s 2025-26 season tips off Tuesday vs. Nicholls. We got a good look at this team in the exhibitions vs. Purdue and Georgetown, but starting tomorrow, the games count for real.
After making it to the Sweet 16 in Mark Pope’s first season as head coach, the Cats are a trendy Final Four pick in his second. With the biggest budget in the sport (reportedly $22 million), Pope rebuilt his roster with year one’s weaknesses in mind: depth and defense. Will it result in the program’s ninth national championship?
The KSR crew is ready to weigh in.