Traditionally, Big Blue Madness is the symbolic start to the season, giving fans an opportunity to see their team together for the first time. Since John Calipari came to Kentucky, it’s grown, and slightly changed.
Fans still clamor to see the unique event, but it’s been refocused towards recruits. Calipari has brought in former players to praise their play, but also to show recruits how far Kentucky basketball can take them and how big the stage is at Kentucky. This year there will be ten elite prospects in attendance: five from the class of 2017, three top 15 players in the 2018 class and a pair of rising sophomores.