Since John Calipari became Kentucky men’s basketball coach before the 2009-10 season, UK has won a robust 81.2 percent of its games.
Yet, in spite of that bounty of Wildcats victories, Kentucky has actually lost ground since 2009-10 as the men’s college basketball all-time wins leader to Kansas, the No. 2 program on that list.
When Bill Self brings the No. 9 Jayhawks (16-3, 5-2 Big 12) to Rupp Arena to face No. 8 Kentucky (15-3, 5-1 SEC) at 6 p.m. Saturday, it will be a chance for UK to score head-to-head against the program that lingers in a threatening position to Kentucky’s status as college basketball’s winningest team.