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Louisville rivalry better than Rick Pitino. Although he is currently the St. John’s head coach, Pitino has remained interested in UK and UofL. Mainly through social media, where Pitino has once again expressed excitement about the two program’s futures.

We dive into the numbers that show why Louisville has been able to fire off a nearly double-digit win streak following a 6-5 start.

Center crowd his Tigers faced during a Jan. 7 loss to Louisville and the one that greeted them nearly two years ago, when they fell to Kenny Payne's inaugural team on ... only four times from 2018-20: vs. Kentucky on Dec. 29, 2018 (20,882), vs.

John Calipari and Arkansas will be in Lexington for a 9 p.m. showdown with Kentucky on Saturday night — but they won't exactly be striking fear into anyone. Arkansas is 12-8 overall, just 1-6 in the SEC, and recently lost point guard Boogie Fland (a former Kentucky signee) for the season.

Last season, Zvonimir Ivisic was a constant storyline for UK basketball. How has Ivisic fared this season at Arkansas?

With the season halfway done, coaches are starting to speak their favorites for National Coach of the Year. Aaron Torres believes his favorite to win should be win with 'no hesitation'.

College Basketball Full-Court Press recaps the most important developments from the sport and examines their significance moving forward.New school, same Cal Johnnie Izquierdo / Getty Images Sport / GettyDon't let a recent win over Georgia cloud your judgement.

The last time Louisville basketball hosted Clemson at ... to nothing more than false hope during the otherwise bleak Kenny Payne era. Six hundred ninety days later, the result was the same at ...

Coach Pat Kelsey started with a clean slate at Louisville, where he rebuilt the roster with transfers who had won at other places. Now they are all winning together with the Cardinals. Louisville is back in the Top 25 for the first time in four years and have a nine-game winning streak.

First-year coach Pat Kelsey has turned things around for the Cardinals. Plus, Miami is a mess, mid-major spotlight and this weekend’s games to watch.

On the court, Golden and the Gators are a national championship contender. They opened the season with 13 straight wins, then pummeled a then-undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee by 30 points in early January. They were ranked No. 21 in the preseason AP poll, but Golden supplemented five key returnees with Florida Atlantic transfer Alijah Martin.