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LaPhonso Ellis (left) and Seth Greenberg speak to reporters before the State Farm Champions Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Seth Greenberg and LaPhonso Ellis preview Champions Classic

Barkley Truax November 9, 2021

Ahead of the State Farm Champions Classic between No. 3 Kansas vs. Michigan State and No. 10 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Duke, ESPN’s Seth Greenberg and LaPhonso Ellis previewed the match up between the Blue...

Kentucky Wildcats junior forward Nick Richards (4) dunks the ball during Kentucky’s game against Michigan State as part of the State Farm Champions Classic on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. UK won 69-62. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Cats in The Garden: A look into Kentucky’s history at Madison Square Garden

Cole Parke November 4, 2021

Kentucky basketball opens their regular season on Nov. 9, looking to right all of the wrongs that occurred in their abysmal 2020-21 campaign. Standing in the Cats’ way on opening night of the 2021-22...

Kentucky Wildcats guard Davion Mintz (10) dribbles up the court during the Kentucky men’s basketball Blue-White game on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jackson Dunavant

Davion Mintz is ready to return to Madison Square Garden

Cole Parke November 3, 2021

No. 10 Kentucky is just days away from their season opener against No. 9 Duke, in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden, an early season invitational for four of the largest programs in college...

Kentucky sophomore guard Immanuel Quickley motions to the crowd during the game against Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky won 73-66 clinching the SEC regular season title. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

QUICKer than imagined: Immanuel Quickley headed to New York

Braden Ramsey November 18, 2020

Immanuel Quickley has been selected with the 25th pick of the 2020 NBA Draft.Technically a slot of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Quickley will instead be headed elsewhere. Reports from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski...

Kentucky head coach John Calipari coaches from the sidelines while Sophomore forward Nick Richards waits to be checked into the game. UK mens basketball team defeated Florida 66-57 on senior night at Rupp Arena on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Can the Cats keep their cool playing game one against No. 1 at Madison Square Garden?

October 10, 2019

It’s the Mecca of sports.It’s the place every little kid dreams of playing one day, it’s where Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in one of the most historic and famous boxing matches of all time,...

Senior forward Patrick Patterson shoots a free throw in the second half of UKs 64-61 win over UCONN at Madison Square Gardens in New York, NY. Photo by Britney McIntosh | Kernel File

Can the Cats keep their cool playing game one in Madison Square Garden?

Erika Bonner October 8, 2019

It’s the Mecca of sports.It’s the place every little kid dreams of playing one day, it’s where Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in one of the most historic and famous boxing matches of all time,...

Freshman guards Immanuel Quickley and Keldon Johnson walk back to the locker room following their loss to Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Kentucky defeated by Seton Hall 84-83 in overtime

December 8, 2018

Kentucky made a road trip to the Big Apple to play Seton Hall in Madison Square Garden Saturday, which resulted in a 84-83 overtime win for the Pirates. Kentucky's PJ Washington came out on a high note...

Kentucky freshman forward Kevin Knox watches a free throw during the game against Kansas State in the NCAA Sweet 16 on Friday, March 23, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia. Kentucky was defeated 61-58. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

UK helped Knox prepare for the pressures of the Knicks

Chris Leach August 1, 2018

When NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that Kevin Knox was the New York Knicks' No. 9 overall draft pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, some Knicks fans were not happy.Talented players like Michael Porter...

Freshman forward PJ Washington shoots the ball over a defender during the game against UIC on Sunday, November 26, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky won the game 107-73. Photo by Hunter Mitchell

P.J. Washington has breakout game after Calipari calls it

Chris Leach December 9, 2017

You may have heard this before, but John Calipari was right.Less than 48 hours before the Kentucky basketball team played Monmouth in New York City, head coach John Calipari said P.J. Washington was having...

Kentucky guard Malik Monk dribbles the ball down the court during the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2016 in New York, NY.

Monk, team defense show improvement on big stage against Michigan State

Anthony Crawford November 16, 2016

In a game that featured two young teams playing under the bright lights in Madison Square Garden, it was No. 2 UK that didn’t falter but instead showcased two qualities that will be key in it becoming...

Izzo anticipates “one of the greatest nights of the season” in matchup with UK

Kevin Erpenbeck November 15, 2016

The Champions Classic was created with the thought of delivering a top-tier showdown between blue-blood basketball schools early in the college hoops season.Six years after its creation, and the event...

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