As these words are typed, it is 79 days until the 2025-26 Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team will take the court under competitive conditions for the first time. On Oct. 24, likely preseason No. 1 Purdue will visit Rupp Arena to take on the Cats in what will be a needle-moving exhibition game. Yet months before the Wildcats men’s hoops campaign unoficially begins, Mark Pope has already assured the Big Blue Nation that it will see something this winter that Kentucky backers have not witnessed in exactly two decades. For Pope’s second season as top Cat, UK will have four homegrown products of the commonwealth of Kentucky on men’s basketball scholarship.
Mark Pope’s gift to the BBN is something Cats fans haven’t seen in 20 years
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This is as excited as I’ve been for a season since 2009-2010!
I couldn't care less where the players are from as long as they win. Same with every other sport I follow.
The new preseason rules to play legit teams is awesome though.
The new preseason rules to play legit teams is awesome though.
Much more fun to pull for a UK team with home grown talent.
Fun at parties, I'll bet.
For those that say it doesn't matter where they are from, if one of the players were from your town/high school would you be a little extra excited about him? Sure you would!