Kentucky has played on Saturday at the SEC Tournament twice since 2019. In each of those instances, the Wildcats went home with a loss, and Tennessee moved on to the championship game. That is a tough pill for the Big Blue Nation to swallow.
Rick Barnes now owns 10 wins in 17 tries against Kentucky since arriving on Rocky Top, and the Volunteers will have a shot at the program’s first conference tournament title since 1979 on Sunday. Elsewhere, Kentucky will not get a No. 1 seed on Selection Sunday and will be firmly on the two-line when the bracket is released tomorrow.