For the first time since the Big Blue Bahamas Tour, Kentucky men’s basketball is having fun.
The Wildcats came into the 2022-23 season ranked No. 4 in the country with the reigning national player of the year coming back for another season. Kentucky looked like world-beaters against the inferior competition during that four-game stretch in the Bahamas over the summer, but the success had yet to translate once the regular season began in early November. UK came into Saturday’s matchup against in-state rival Louisville sitting on an 8-4 record with no statement wins on its resume and a handful of blowout losses to quality opponents.