INSIDER NOTES: Scoop from basketball practice

The Big Blue Nation isn’t feeling too good about football these days so there’s even more of a demand for basketball information than usual.
Fortunately, Mark Pope’s Wildcats are in the midst of preparing for the 2025-26 season and the wait for tipoff isn’t going to be much longer.
Cats Illustrated sources have first-hand knowledge of what’s going on at practice with Kentucky, which should be ranked as one of the top teams in the country as the program attempts to pursue a ninth national championship.
Here’s a rundown of what we’re hearing from UK’s practices at this point in the offseason.