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Cats In The Combine: A Potential Next Chapter For Kentucky’s Stars

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3 hours ago

May 4, 2025

Chet White | UK Athletics

The Kentucky Wildcats will have a plethora of stars from last year’s team representing the blue and white in the 2025 NBA Draft Combine.

Otega Oweh and Koby Brea have both been officially invited to Chicago, from May 11-18, to perform in front of NBA coaches, general managers and scouts, looking to prove that they have what it takes to make it to the next level.

Amari Williams, alongside one of Mark Pope’s offseason acquisitions with Jaland Lowe, will both compete in the 2025 G League Elite Combine, taking place in Chicago from May 9-11.

Notable names such as Jaxson Robinson, Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr and Ansley Almonor, all playing major roles in Pope’s introductory season at Kentucky, did not receive invitations.

Same Story, Different Path

Out of all of these names, Brea is the outlier that’s been mentioned in numerous mock drafts, especially in the latter half of the second round. Williams will likely go undrafted and may receive a deal after the event has concluded.

Although Brea and Williams have ended their collegiate chapters, Oweh and Lowe have made it public that they are just testing the draft process and have maintained their NCAA eligibility, which arises a crucial discussion.

While Oweh’s return to Kentucky is not set in stone, Big Blue Nation can assume that without a stellar performance in the combine that they wont hear his name called on draft night. Currently, he is ranking just outside the top 90 mark on the list of prospects according to several publications’ lists.

A key note to make is that Robinson went through this same exact process coming out of BYU, eventually spending his senior year at Kentucky.

Lowe’s father, in an interview with KSR, reassured that his son’s goal is to still to play for the Wildcats, quoted saying “The expectation and goals are for him to be a part of Kentucky basketball and for him to win the No. 9 championship.”

During his interview with CBS’ Jon Rothstein, Pope spoke on Lowe and his ability to step in be the leader for next year’s team, sounding hopeful Lowe will be a Wildcat.

“I’m excited to get him here and hyper-speed his game,” Pope said. “I think he’s going to be an elite level leader. He’s got a huge future in this game, and he’s going to come do it in a Kentucky jersey, and join this legacy of incredible point guards that have played here.”

Regardless of what may happen, BBN will be patiently awaiting for Oweh to add to his legacy as a Wildcat and for Lowe to write a new chapter, hoping they can do it on the same court.

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Jamal Murray Drops 43 Points In Massive Game Five Victory

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4 days ago

April 30, 2025

Kai McClelland

NBA | Denver Nuggets

Three things are certain in life. Death, taxes and Jamal Murray dropping random 40-point explosions in the NBA Playoffs.

The former Kentucky star, who averaged 20.0 points per game for the Wildcats in the 2015-16 season, took over last night and had a historic performance against the No. 5 seeded Los Angeles Clippers.

This series, between the No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets and the Clippers, serves as one of the only first round matchups that remains competitive, with both teams winning two games a piece before the tip on April 29.

Murray, who had only scored 13 points in game four, went to on to record his sixth career 40-point postseason game, sinking eight threes and shooting 65.4% from the field, helping the Nuggets regain the series advantage.

In his 70 postseason matchups, Murray has the same amount of 40-point performances as he does in 536 regular season games, proof that the former Cat is one to fear when it matters most. He has also surpassed legends such as Larry Bird, Reggie Miller, Tracy McGrady, Karl Malone and even his own teammate Nikola Jokic in 40-point playoff games.

The former champion is due for these type of performances every now and then and is capable of performing on the big stage, recording a 34-point triple double in the 2023 NBA Finals.

The Canada native and the Nuggets now hold a 3-2 lead, looking to send Kawhi Leonard and James Harden packing on May 1 and begin the road back to the NBA Finals.

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Former Kentucky Star Georgia Amoore Suffers ACL Injury Before WNBA Debut

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4 days ago

April 30, 2025

Israel Schill

Eddie Justice | UK Athletics

Former Kentucky guard and No. 6 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft Georgia Amoore sustained a right ACL injury during practice on April 29, the team announced.

Washington Mystics guard Georgia Amoore suffered a right ACL injury during Tuesday's practice. 

Amoore and the team will examine treatment and rehabilitation options and provide an update as appropriate.

📰 https://t.co/GvSfROzSri pic.twitter.com/zNYqxVdSZx— Washington Mystics (@WashMystics) April 30, 2025

The Mystics just began practice on Sunday, April 27 and held their Media Day on Monday, April 28, where Big Blue Nation got a first look at Amoore in her new threads.

Now, just days later, Amoore and the team are looking to evaluate their treatment and rehabilitation options with less than a month remaining before the start of the 2025 WNBA season. There is currently no timeline for her return.

Amoore, who averaged 19.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists in her lone season at Kentucky, was named to the All-SEC First Team and earned All-America honors.

She was selected by the Washington Mystics on April 15 and was scheduled to make her professional debut on May 16.

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Kentucky Baseball Wins Back-To-Back SEC Series For First Time This Season

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6 days ago

April 28, 2025

Kai McClelland

Aran Steele | UK Athletics

For the first time this season, Kentucky baseball has won back-to-back conference series, beating the Tennessee Volunteers and the South Carolina Gamecocks in consecutive weekends.

After they dropped the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, Kentucky put up 11 runs on Sunday, April 27, where eight different Wildcats recorded a hit and six different Cats recorded an RBI.

This season has been painfully unfortunate for Kentucky, playing in countless extra-inning games and losing 10 matchups by two runs or less.

However, the Wildcats hold a 6-2 record in their last eight games, where they’ve averaged over seven runs a game and have continued their “by any means possible” offense, sitting just one game under .500 in SEC play.

The vibes, with a turning point in the season, have been great. The Cats are having fun.

Sun, smiles and a series win 😸

(And a shopping cart celebration) pic.twitter.com/cLRJ2xLZMm— Kentucky Athletics (@UKAthletics) April 28, 2025

As the regular season continues to wither away, the Wildcats still have several proving grounds awaiting them on their schedule.

On Tuesday, April 29, the Wildcats will travel to Nick Denes Field to face the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, a team who isn’t a blow over. Although the Hilltoppers were just swept on the road by FIU, the team holds a 34-10 record and have only lost one game at home.

Nationally, this would be seen as a very quality win for the Bat Cats.

This upcoming weekend, the Wildcats were gearing up for a scrappy series against a bubble-sitting Mississippi State team, but after Head Coach Chris Lemonis has been relieved of his duties, we’re now in for an even more interesting outcome.

Regardless, Kentucky will be looking to continue its hot streak.

The Wildcats remaining schedule consists of:

April 29 @ Western Kentucky (34-10)

May 2-4 @ Mississippi State (25-19, 7-14 SEC)

May 9-11 vs. No. 21 Oklahoma (30-13, 11-10 SEC)

May 13 vs. Northern Kentucky (24-18)

May 15-17 @ No. 14 Vanderbilt (31-13, 12-9 SEC)

All rankings are provided from Baseball America.