Coach Mark Pope and the #23 UK Wildcat men’s basketball opened the regular season last night against Wright State at Rupp Arena.
They easily took care of Wright State, winning 103-62 with 6 players scoring in double figures.
Otega Oweh led the way for Kentucky with a game-high 21 points , Koby Brea added 18 points, Lamont Butler finished with 14 points, Amari Williams had 12 points to go with 13 rebounds. Andrew Carr and Ansley Almonor rounded out the double-digit scoring with 11 points each.
The 1-0 Cats will next take on Bucknell this Saturday at Rupp Arena with tipoff at 4:00pm.
Coach Kenny Brooks and the #22 UK Women’s Basketball team also opened the season Monday afternoon against USC Upstate at Memorial Coliseum. The UK Women won 98-43. They had 5 players in double figures led by Clara Stack who had 20 points. d
They will next play Northern KY this Thursday at Memorial Coliseym with tipoff at 6:00pm.