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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Kentucky Wildcats mens basketball team holds up their trophy after the SEC Championship game against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kentucky mens basketball’s history in the SEC Tournament

Cole Parke March 10, 2022

It’s officially March, and in the world of college basketball that means madness. Before getting to the big dance to end the month, we first have to thin the field in conference tournaments.Kentucky...

Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari coaches his team from the sideline during the UK vs. Tennessee basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. UK won 107-79. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

John Calipari honors former Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall

Hunter Shelton January 15, 2022

Kentucky head coach John Calipari paid tribute to the late, great Joe B. Hall on Saturday. Hall, who was the head coach at Kentucky for 13 seasons, passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 93.  After...

Joe B. Hall cracks a smile after hearing a joke during his weekly gathering with the Lunch Bunch at Immanuel Baptist Churchs ROC Cafe on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Former Kentucky basketball coach Joe B. Hall dies at 93

Hunter Shelton January 15, 2022

Joe B. Hall, former Kentucky men’s basketball head coach who led the Wildcats to one NCAA national championship, has died at the age of 93, the school announced Saturday morning.  Hall was the successor...

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Family over football: Jim Howe’s Kentucky journey

Barkley Truax September 2, 2021

Most athletes of today would do anything it takes to get ahead in their respective sport.They work their whole life to get to the pros and sign that coveted multi-million-dollar contract. But Jim Howe...

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Should UK rename Rupp Arena?

Sarah Michels July 24, 2020

Several UK faculty have prompted a social media debate after calling for the renaming of Rupp Arena and other campus buildings some say are named after enslavers, Confederate sympathizers and white supremacists....

Kentucky cheerleaders entertain the crowd during a timeout during the game against Georgia on Sunday, December 31, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 66 to 61. Photo by Olivia Beach | Staff

Lexington Center, Rupp Arena enters new naming rights deal

Rick Childress January 16, 2020

Rupp Arena—the home of UK's men's basketball team—will have a slight name change. The facility, which is currently undergoing a major, nearly $275 million renovation, will now be known as Rupp Arena...

Joe B. Hall looks at his dog Penny, a golden doodle, in the living room of his home in Lexington, Kentucky on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. Penny’s full name is Luckypenny, which is “ironic,” Hall said, because Coach Adolph Rupp was always looking for a lucky penny. Penny is almost two years old, and she’s been Hall’s “partner” since she was five months old. Penny likes to watch National Geographic and jump at the television screen when something excites her. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Joe B. Hall’s Kentucky dream

The first game that Joe B. Hall ever coached was not played on a basketball court. It was on a football field.A few years out of college, he had just been hired as a coach at Shepherdsville High School....

Two-time UK basketball champion Barstable dies Saturday

January 27, 2019

Dale Barnstable, a two-time Kentucky men’s basketball national champion and World War II veteran, died Saturday morning at the age of 93. Barnstable was the sixth man on Kentucky’s “Fabulous Five”...

Kentucky head coach John Calipari addresses the media during the press conference before Kentuckys open practice on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia. Kentucky will play Kansas State in the Sweet 16 game in the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 22, 2018. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Preseason roundtable with Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari

October 8, 2018

In early September, UK men's basketball head coach John Calipari hosted a roundtable discussion with several reporters that featured a variety of topics.Here's everything that was said.On if he changed...

Sophomore basketball Terry Mobley was featured in the Jan. 17, 1964 Kentucky Kernel. Mobley died Monday, Feb. 12. 

Former UK basketball player, longtime administrator Terry Mobley dies at age 74

Bailey Vandiver February 12, 2018

With just four seconds left, a shot from UK basketball player Terry Mobley gave UK the 81-79 victory over Duke.This was in 1963—and though UK and Duke will play again later this year, Mobley will not...

Kentucky cheerleaders entertain the crowd during a timeout during the game against Georgia on Sunday, December 31, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 66 to 61. Photo by Olivia Beach | Staff

UK to play at Rupp Arena until 2033

News Staff February 8, 2018

UK has signed a new 15-year lease with Rupp Arena.UK and The Lexington Center Corporation agreed to a new lease Thursday, UK announced via press release.The men's basketball team is guaranteed to call...

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Bourbon bottles fund tutors

Sarah Jayne Johnson April 13, 2017

UK’s Center for Academic and Tutorial Services (CATS) was successfully expanded to the south side of campus last fall to accommodate the 22 varsity athletic teams. With a growing number of student-athletes...

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