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Kentucky's freshmen fell short of expectations in a disappointing season, and those returning are looking forward to using their experience to help the next crop of highly touted Wildcats avoid suffering the same fate.

Kentucky All-American and top NBA draft prospect Nerlens Noel will forgo his sophomore season and turn professional.

Rick Pitino looks to claim John Calipari's throne after last year's Final Four exit.

Mike McFadden hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds remaining and Robert Morris shocked defending national champion Kentucky 59-57 in the opening round of the NIT on Tuesday night.

Kentucky's inconsistent play this year has left the Wildcats without a chance to defend their national championship.

Skip Bayless says this March is likely to be filled with even more Madness than usual.

An MRI on Kentucky Wildcats forward Nerlens Noel revealed he tore the ACL in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season.

Kentucky hadn't lived up to sky-high preseason expectations, but Tuesday's win at Ole Miss put the Wildcats back on track.

Could this young Wildcats team be sagging under the weight of not just playing at Kentucky, but playing in the sort of highly accelerated talent incubator that Calipari has established there?

In the new world of college basketball, freshmen can make an immediate impact on a program's fortunes, and an elite group of diaper dandies has done that this season.

Indiana, Duke and Michigan remained the top three teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll. Look all the way to the bottom and you won't see Kentucky's name for the first time since John Calipari became coach of the Wildcats.

After Baylor ended Kentucky's 55-game home win streak, UK has already lost more games this season than all of last. Time to panic? Maybe not yet, but John Calipari certainly has his hands full with this disjointed young group.

Kentucky's 54-game winning streak at Rupp Arena came to an end on Saturday when the No. 8 wildcats were upset by Baylor 64-55.

Duke's seniors entered Tuesday's game against Kentucky's freshmen with a chip on their shoulders, and came away with an impressive early-season victory.

Junior guard Jarrod Polson scored 10 points and made the clinching free throws with 7.7 seconds to play as the third-ranked Wildcats held off a furious second-half rally by Maryland for a 72-69 victory Friday night.

Love him or hate him -- and there's no more polarizing figure in college basketball -- Kentucky coach John Calipari remains ahead of the curve in everything he does. Just ask him.