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Kentucky must avoid the significant injuries that plagued its roster last season.

The Wildcats need to identify a reliable backup point guard for starter Jaland Lowe.

UK has to determine its starting center from a group of inconsistent or inexperienced players.

LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball 's 2024-25 season ended in the Sweet 16 . The Wildcats want to advance at least two rounds further this season — if not four, capped by a victory in the national championship game.

Mark Pope , in his first season as coach, usually concocted a winning formula and pushed the right buttons, going 24-12 overall , tying a single-season Division I record with eight wins over top-15 Associated Press foes, beating rivals Duke and Louisville and sweeping the regular-seas

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