Chet White

Nov 19, 2024 | lex18.com | Sierra Newton |Chet White

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A week after upsetting Duke in the Champions Classic, the Kentucky Men’s Basketball team returned to Rupp Arena to face the Lipscomb Bison. The Cats cruised past the Bison with graduate guard Jaxson Robinson leading the way with 20 points (6-10 FG, 3-6 3FG, 5-5 FT), followed by Lamont Butler with 16. Oteag Oweh would finish with, and Koby Brea 12, a perfect 3-3 from behind the arc.

May 20, 2024 | lex18.com | Chet White

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky Baseball’s Nick Mingione has been named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year, the SEC announced Monday afternoon. It's the second time in his eight seasons as head coach his fellow SEC coaches bestowed this honor upon him. Mingione guided a Kentucky squad voted near the bottom of the SEC Eastern Division to a share of the conference regular season championship. Just the second time in school history in a span of 83 seasons of league play.

Apr 19, 2024 | lex18.com | Chet White

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky basketball's roster continues to change, as Jordan Burks has reportedly entered the transfer portal after spending his freshman season with the Wildcats. Jamie Shaw with On3 Sports and Travis Branham with 24/7 Sports were among the first to report. In his lone season in Lexington, Burks saw limited playing time. He checked into 20 games throughout the course of the season and averaged 7.1 minutes per outing, to go with 1.9 points and 1.7 rebounds.

Apr 15, 2024 | lex18.com | Chet White

Email Posted at 9:38 PM, Apr 15, 2024 and last updated LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Ugonna Onyenso has declared for the NBA draft and will hire an agent, according to ESPN. T BBN Gameday is a weekly show, airing Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. on LEX 18, statewide on UK Sports Network affiliate stations, and all the time here on BBNGameday.com. You can also join us on weeknights at 7:30 p.m. on BBN Tonight.

Apr 13, 2024 | lex18.com | Kinsey Lee |Chet White

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Just a day after Mark Pope was named the new Kentucky head men's basketball coach, UK freshman 7-footer Zvonimir Ivisic announced on Saturday he's entering the transfer portal. A slow start to the season for the Croatian. Ivisic had to wait to be approved by the NCAA that he wasn't paid to play professionally before playing in a collegiate game. A journey many Big Blue Nation fans won't forget.