Rick Pitino has Mark Pope’s back and believes Kentucky will eventually be a “great basketball team” despite a blowout loss to Michigan State Tuesday night in the Champions Classic. The No. 12 Wildcats were throttled by No. 17 Michigan State, 83-66, for their second loss of the young season. They also lost at in-state rival Louisville last week.

The Champions Classic early season men’s college basketball event featuring Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State and Duke will be played at Chicago’s United Center on Nov. 10, 2026, ESPN announced Tuesday.

Michigan State's breakout 3-point-shooting performance was so surprising to Tom Izzo that the Hall of Fame coach wondered aloud if the Spartans made more while beating Kentucky than in their first thr

The Spartans poured in a season-best performance from the three-point line en route to defeating the Wildcats in the annual Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Well, it’s safe to say the majority of the BBN has officially ended the honeymoon period with Mark Pope after watching Kentucky basketball get destroyed by Michigan State in the Champions Classic. Whether it was on the offensive or defensive end,

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The Kentucky Wildcats were throttled on a neutral court by Michigan State. Here's what head coach Mark Pope said about the Tuesday defeat.

Hello, Kur Teng, Jeremy Fears Jr. stuffs the stat sheet and more takes on MSU Spartans' win over Kentucky on Tuesday at Champions Classic in New York.