The Kenny Brooks era is off to a strong start in Big Blue Nation. But six of Kentucky's remaining nine games are against ranked opponents.
Kentucky center Clara Strack, a Hamburg High graduate, leads the Southeastern Conference in blocked shots (41), through Jan. 16.
The Cavaliers got 13 of 16 first-place votes. Virginia Tech was picked 12th. All 16 ACC teams will open their seasons Feb. 14.
The Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team lost a close one on the road Sunday. The Cards fell to the Virginia Tech Hokies 70-65 in Blacksburg. Olivia Cochran, Jayda Curry, and Ja'Leah Williams all scored in double figures with Cochran also pulling in eight rebounds. The Cards shot just 7% less than the Hokies from the field.
No. 25 Florida St. (16-4) at Boston College (12-10), 6 p.m. No. 1 UCLA (20-0) vs. Minnesota (18-3), 3 p.m. No. 4 Southern Cal (18-1) at Iowa (14-7), 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Texas (20-2) at Texas A&M (10-9), 6 p.m.
Nine players departed after Stackhouse’s firing. That prompted Byington to bring in 11 transfers, including Michigan State guard AJ Hoggard, North Texas’ leading scorer Jason Edwards, Virginia Tech sharpshooter Tyler Nickel and James Madison sophomore center Jaylen Carey.
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Mike Young picked up a milestone victory as the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team beat Florida State 76-66 on Wednesday night in Tallahassee, Florida. Young won his 400th game as a college head coach, including 299 victories in 17 seasons at Wofford and 101 wins in six seasons with the Hokies.
No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) at No. 19 California. Next: at Stanford, Sunday. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) vs. Oregon. Next: at Northwestern, Sunday. No. 17 NC State (16-4) beat Wake Forest 90-83. Next: vs. No. 10 Duke, Monday. No. 18 Tennessee (15-5) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Sunday.
A pair of Top 25 NCAA clashes take the court on Thursday, as SEC teams jockey for positioning in the nation's hottest conference.
From sharing a backfield in Blacksburg to sharing meeting rooms in Norfolk, Andre Kendrick reunites with Mike Vick as NSU running backs coach