Mark Pope leaned on the transfer portal to build his first Kentucky basketball roster. What will he do in Year 2? Latest UK basketball roster updates:

Kerr Kriisa, who had an injury-plagued 2024-25 season with the Kentucky basketball program, announced Monday he would enter the transfer portal.

After Kentucky basketball's loss to Tennessee in the Sweet 16 of March Madness, here's an early look at Mark Pope's 2025-26 Kentucky basketball roster

Tennessee basketball is going to the Elite Eight for the third time in program history after beating Kentucky in the Sweet 16 on Friday.

Tennessee basketball lost in the Elite Eight for the second straight season, falling to Houston and a game shy of its first Final Four.

Houston edged Purdue in the Sweet 16 on a last-second basket. Tennessee handled Kentucky, who had beaten them twice during the regular season.

Tennessee lets the clock run down as Houston celebrate reaching their seventh Final Four in program history.

No. 1 seed Houston is headed to the Final Four for the second time in the past five seasons after imposing its will on No. 2 seed Tennessee for a 69-50 win in the Elite Eight on Sunday. The Cougars used a masterful defensive effort to build a 22-point first half lead and then held on late for their 17th consecutive victory.

Just as they did in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Duke and Houston will play in March Madness this season. This time it’s in the Final Four national semifinals at San Antonio.

SEC foes Auburn and Florida will meet in the early game with Big 12 Champion Houston and Duke, the ACC Champ, tangling in the nightcap. Houston is making their seventh appearance in the Final Four but still seeking their first national title.

Houston’s relentless, harassing defense had Tennessee’s shooters dancing around. Now, the Cougars are two-stepping it back to Texas. L.J.