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Jayden Quaintance is inching closer and closer to making his Wildcat debut.   After a feel-good win at home on Tuesday for Kentucky, coming off a

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Mark Pope says Jayden Quaintance is doing 2-on-2 drills, no timetable for Mo Dioubate's return

Kentucky is still dealing with some significant injury issues. However, Mark Pope says those concerns aren't changing anything about how cautiously

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Jayden Quaintance injury update: Mark Pope shares insight on Kentucky forward's status

It's almost time for Jayden Quaintance to make his debut as a Kentucky Wildcat, the Arizona State transfer taking the next step forward in his

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Jayden Quaintance now participating in 5-on-0 work as he inches closer toward Kentucky debut

The Kentucky mens' basketball team's season is officially underway and, with each day, the Wildcats' roster comes closer to being at full-strength.

Jayden Quaintance injury update: Mark Pope offers optimistic news on Kentucky forward

Kentucky has one of the best centers in college basketball sitting on the bench, just waiting to be thrown into the fire once cleared from injury.

Jayden Quaintance named to Watch List for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award

We're seeing more and more preseason love for Kentucky men's basketball ahead of next week's season-opener.   This time, it's the folks over at CBS

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CBS Sports ranks 3 Wildcats among top 101 college basketball players in 2025-26

With the 2025-26 NBA season officially underway, now is as good a time as any to dive into some fresh mock drafts.   Jonathan Wasserman, who is

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New 2026 NBA Mock Draft features a trio of Wildcats

Kentucky's version of next-man-up comes in the form of a 7'0", 250-pound McDonald's All-American with a 7'1" wingspan and team-high 9'4" standing

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Brandon Garrison and Malachi Moreno make the most of Jayden Quaintance's absence

It's become a matter of when, not if, Kentucky gets Jayden Quaintance on the hardwood during the 2025-26 season. Wildcats head coach Mark Pope has

Mark Pope doesn't 'think there's a chance' he could keep Jayden Quaintance from playing this season

Kentucky's Mark Pope took the stage at SEC Media Days on Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala.  The Wildcats' second-year head coach spoke with great

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With Big Blue Madness just a few days away, how about we dive into some preseason player rankings?  Statistician Evan Miyakawa released his list of

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5 Kentucky players crack EvanMiya's top 100 preseason player ratings

It will probably be a while before Jayden Quaintance takes the floor for Kentucky, but the big man continues to recover from his ACL surgery at a

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Jayden Quaintance 'breaking every record known to humankind' with ACL rehab

Kentucky is really beginning its basketball season this week with media day this morning before Big Blue Madness tips off the year on Saturday night.

Jayden Quaintance injury update: Mark Pope reveals latest on rehab process

With the college basketball season approaching, there will be plenty debate over the top teams in the country early in the schedule, continuing

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Ranking the Top 100 players in college basketball ahead of 2025-26 season

When he signed with Kentucky out of the transfer portal from Oklahoma State, Brandon Garrison knew he was going to Lexington on a two-year plan. It

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Kentucky plans to have 'best frontcourt in the country' -- with Brandon Garrison leading the charge

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Field of 68 spent a day in Lexington last week and were able to take in one of Mark Pope’s Kentucky basketball practices.

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What We Learned: Takeaways from Kentucky's practice

Every NBA Draft cycle, breakout players emerge—players who might have only shown flashes just a year prior. Often, these offseason jumps occur when

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7 sophomore transfers primed to break out in 2024-25 - and boost their NBA Draft outlook

As expected, Jayden Quaintance did not participate in any five-on-five action in Tuesday's practice as he rehabs from ACL surgery, but you could see

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Jayden Quaintance ahead of schedule with ACL rehab but Kentucky taking cautious approach

By Jeff Goodman and Sam Lance  LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Field of 68 traveled to Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday for the last stop of its college practice

Feb 8, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Pope talks with guard Otega Oweh (00) during the second half against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

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Injury updates on Kentucky's Otega Oweh, Jayden Quaintance

Kentucky forward Jayden Quaintance still hasn't been cleared for non-contact activities, per CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. Quaintance tore his ACL in

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Jayden Quaintance injury update: Mark Pope reveals latest on Kentucky transfer

Jayden Quaintance still isn't quite yet ready to return to live action.   According to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Kentucky men's

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Jayden Quaintance reportedly not yet cleared for non-contact activity

We've all heard about or experienced the Freshman 15, but the Transfer Sophomore 40? That is something else altogether. Kentucky released updated

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Jayden Quaintance grew almost two inches and gained 40 pounds this summer

If Bleacher Report's latest mock draft ends up being correct, Kentucky men's basketball is going to have a hell of a season in 2025-26.  NBA Draft

Three Wildcats listed in new 2026 NBA Mock Draft

It looks like Mark Pope‘s Brady Bunch Driving Challenge at Kroger Field finally paid off for Jayden Quaintance, even if it took longer than expected.

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He passed! Jayden Quaintance juggles rehab sessions to (finally) get his driver's license

Koby Brea and Amari Williams became Mark Pope's first-ever NBA Draft picks as a head coach earlier this summer, but they certainly won't be the last.