Kentucky basketball secured a “rebound” on Saturday with their 80-57 victory over South Carolina.

The win helped the Wildcats stop the bleeding of their second two-game skid in as many weeks.

Two takeaways from Saturday’s game were defense and health. Kentucky locked in on the defensive end of the court and showed effort they’d lacked in previous games. The Wildcats also had Lamont Butler back for the first time in two weeks and saw Andrew Carr continue to work his way back into the rotation.

This week won’t be an easy road for Kentucky, though, as they host Tennessee on Tuesday night in Rupp Arena. The Wildcats beat the Volunteers a few weeks ago in Knoxville and will have their hands full tomorrow night on their home court.

Later on this week Kentucky will travel to Texas for their only matchup of the season.

A 2-0 sweep of this week’s schedule would certainly be ideal, but there is no such thing as an easy path to victory in the Southeastern Conference. Both games are guaranteed to be a grind and challenge Kentucky’s ability to continue their efforts from this past Saturday.

As of today, Kentucky is trending upwards in some of the national rankings.

The NET rankings now have the Wildcats at No. 17 after recently listing them at No. 23, and DRatings moved Kentucky up one spot from No. 24 to No. 23.

However, EvanMiya (No. 24) and Haslametrics (No. 27) each slid Kentucky back a slot in their rankings.

Check back here throughout the day for updates on where Kentucky stands in the official rankings!

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Big Blue Preview: No. 11/11 Kentucky Women’s Basketball Travels to RV/RV Ole Miss for Monday Meeting – UK Athletics

The No. 11 Kentucky women’s basketball program will play at Ole Miss at 7 p.m. ET at the Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi. Fans can watch the game on ESPN2.

Duke Spoils Kentucky’s Perfect Weekend, Cats Still Win Tourney – UK Athletics

Kentucky finished the opening weekend of the season with a 4-1 record and was crowned the NFCA Lead-Off Classic Tournament Champions thanks to a +34 run differential in the event.

Gifted Clara Strack is a Center of the Year Finalist – Vaught’s Views

Cats play tonight at Ole Miss.

Wildcats Bounce Back in a 4-0 Win Over Kansas State – UK Athletics

The University of Kentucky Women’s Tennis Team secured a decisive victory against Kansas State, sweeping the match 4-0.

Eagles ride dominant defense to Super Bowl LIX win over Chiefs – ESPN

Wasn’t even close.

Watch the 2025 Kentucky Football Super Bowl Commercial – KSR

Incase you missed it.

Anthony Davis out multiple weeks with adductor strain – ESPN

Bummer.

Philadelphia Promotes Justin Edwards to Full-Time Deal – KSR

Happy for him.

Aaron Rodgers unlikely to return to Jets in 2025 – ESPN

Surprised?

Kentucky Native Breaks the World Record in the Indoor Mile – KSR

Pretty cool.

49ers grant WR Deebo Samuel Sr. permission to find trade – ESPN

Former SEC star could be on the move.