There have been reports all offseason that the Kentucky Wildcats spent a ton of money on their 2025-26 roster, but nothing concrete had been announced. Yesterday, it was said that the Wildcats spent $22 million on their roster for this season, which is likely the highest amount for any college basketball team.

The college basketball season is nearly upon us. Teams are already participating in exhibition games to gear up for the new season, and we are already talking about the Kentucky Wildcats. On Thursday,

SEC basketball programs are enjoying major recruiting wins after a record 14 league schools made last season’s NCAA Tournament.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/kentucky as Three reasons Kentucky basketball will win the NCAA Tournament . The Kentucky Wildcats will head into the 2025-26 college basketball season as the #9 team in college basketball, so Mark Pope has a team capable of winning it all.

Many want to deny it, but the Kentucky basketball program is the gold standard of college basketball. No fanbase, no product on the court, and certainly no tradition is better than the one in Lexington,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky basketball teams got a visit from a famous actor and comedian Thursday. Adam Sandler, known for roles in movies such as "Happy Gilmore" and "Grown Ups," had a show in Lexington and stopped by the men's basketball practice. The Wildcats gifted him with his own jersey during the visit.

Kentucky basketball and seven other SEC schools were on hand for Day 1 of the league's annual media days event. Here's what they said:

Comedian Adam Sandler made a pit stop by a Kentucky Men’s Basketball practice while he was in Central Kentucky Thursday night.

Kentucky is set to get things started with an exhibition against the nation's number one team, Purdue. Talking season is almost over, and Big Blue Nation is fir