The Kentucky Wildcats are currently tied for third best in college basketball in this metric with an assist to turnover ratio of 1.87. The team Kentucky is tied with and two above
Throughout the season, Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg has been considered the 2025 NBA Draft’s likely No. 1 pick. Beginning the season at 17 years old after reclassifying into the 2024 recruiting class,
The Duke Blue Devils extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 12 games, surviving Boston College’s early hot shooting and physical play to beat the Eagles behind Cooper Flagg’s 28 points.
The Blue Devils have won 10 straight games in dominating fashion with the next most likely roadblock not until February.
The outlier was last weekend’s 86-78 home win against Notre Dame, which featured Flagg scoring an ACC freshman record 42 points. Duke scored the game’s first 14 points and led by 18 in the final four minutes, but frittered away nearly all of that lead as the Fighting Irish got within four late.
Cooper Flagg did a little bit of everything for Duke basketball on Saturday night, en route to a rout over Boston College.
FOX Sports college basketball bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy offers up his latest NCAA Tournament projections, with Kentucky rising and Florida falling.
And the Wildcats take it on the nose. Against Duke and Gonzaga, Kentucky responded in kind in the final 20 minutes, fighting back for memorable victories. Against Clemson, UK also rebounded, taking the hosts down to the wire before losing by four.
The class of 2025 prospect also seems to have studied up on his UK basketball history. In an interview last fall, Wilson name-dropped a former Kentucky player, Jarred Vanderbilt, when discussing the current NBA players that he tries to model his game after.
They haven’t taken a step back after Calipari’s departure. Kentucky has wins against Duke, Florida, Gonzaga and Louisville. The Wildcats' losses to Georgia, Ohio State and Clemson have all been away from Rupp Arena. MSU coach Chris Jans said he’s ...
Flagg made some history along the way, too. He set the all-time ACC freshman single-game scoring record, surpassing Boston College's Olivier Hanlan, who dropped 41 in 2013. Of course, that also meant he shattered Duke's freshman scoring record, which was held by Jared McCain and Zion Williamson (35 points).
Kentucky's win over Texas A&M is just the latest in a string of impressive victories so far this season. So far, Kentucky has picked up wins over Florida, Mississippi State, Duke and Gonzaga. Being able to knock off top competition is key for Kentucky, and they are set up to contend for an SEC championship as a result.