Kentucky has always been on top of the game when it comes to athletic facilities, especially pertaining to men’s basketball.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the athletic department, now under the umbrella of non-profit Champions Blue LLC, approved the first step toward the first stage of a sports medicine facility that would also feature a practice facility for the men’s basketball team.

The design phase of the project, which is likely to cost approximately $1 million, would still need to be approved by the school’s board of trustees. The initial step has already cleared the first hurdle, which means plans for a new men’s basketball practice facility is beyond the brainstorming phase.

Those who have been charged with overseeing the athletics program, mainly the men’s basketball tea

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