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Kentucky Kernel

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...

Kentucky Wildcats guard TyTy Washington Jr. (3) celebrates after making a shot 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

Big blue beatdown: No. 18 Kentucky blows by No. 22 Tennessee 107-79

Hunter Shelton January 15, 2022

No. 18 Kentucky beat down on the No. 22 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday afternoon in Rupp Arena, cruising to a 107-79 victory.  The win improves Kentucky’s record to 14-3 (4-1 SEC) in the regular...

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...

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....

Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats laughs while answering a question during the pre-game press conference for the game against the Hampton Pirates at KFC Yum! Center on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Louisville , Ky. Kentucky, the overall number 1 seed, opens its NCAA tournament Thursday at approx. 9:40 EST. Photo by Michael Reaves | Staff.

Calipari making the most out of his limited time at UK

October 9, 2018

Being the head coach of the Kentucky men’s basketball team is not a job people typically hold onto forever, history shows.In Kentucky’s history, only four coaches have coached the Wildcats longer than...

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...

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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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