LEXINGTON — The 2024-25 season marked Year 1 for Mark Pope as the Kentucky men's basketball coach. The same went for Kenny Brooks with UK women's hoops .

The men's team won 24 games and went 15-3 at Rupp Arena . The women's squad earned 23 victories and posted a 15-3 mark at Memorial Coliseum . They both made the NCAA Tournament, with the men advancing to the Sweet 16 while the women fell just short of the second weekend, losing an overtime tilt to Kansas State in the second round.

Now, Pope and Brooks prepare for their second seasons with their respective programs. Watch Kentucky basketball's Big Blue Madness event

Fans will get their first look at both squads of Wildcats tonight, with the programs jointly hosting the annual Big Blue Madness event, which begins at 6

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