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The University of Kentucky, formerly known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, is a public university located in Lexington, Kentucky. The university, which is home to more than 30,000 graduate and undergraduate students, was founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman, a lawyer and educator who had deep ties to the history of the state. . The school’s motto is “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”
The current school president is Eli Capilouto, who leads an administrative staff of of more than 13,000.
University of Kentucky Facts
School Colors: Blue and White
Campus Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Founded: 1865
Mascot: Scratch, The Wildcat
Tuition: In-state tuition: 11,772 USD (2017), Out-of-state tuition: 27,856 USD
Attendance / Number of Students: 30,720
Conference: Southeastern Conference
Kentucky Wildcats Cheerleaders
The Kentucky Cheerleaders are one of the premier programs in the nation, going as far as to represent the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The Wildcats made the trip shortly after winning the 23rd national championship in school history.
Kentucky has won three consecutive national titles since 2016 under the direction of head coach Jomo Thompson.
The Kentucky dance team has also found recent success, placing fifth in the hip hop competition and sixth in the pom competition in Division IA.
Kentucky Men’s Basketball Team
Nickname: Wildcats
Head Coach: John Calipari
School Rank: No. 18 (AP), No. 5 seed (NCAA Tournament)
Betting Line: 28/1
John Calipari had an up and down season leading the Wildcats during the 2017-18 campaign, watching the program fall out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since March 2014 back in January. However, the team was able to close out the regular season strong with a 26-10 record and by winning the SEC Tournament before taking the court for the Big Dance as a No. 5 seed in the South Regional and the tournament’s No. 17 overall seed.
Kentucky was able to edge out Davidson in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, before steamrolling Buffalo in the Round of 32. The Wildcats will now face Kansas State in the Sweet 16.
Freshman Kevin Knox earned Co-Freshman of the Year honors in the SEC along with Alabama’s Collin Sexton, while also being named to the SEC All-Freshman team along with fellow Wildcat Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Fight Song (Video & Lyrics):
On, on, U of K, we are right for the fight today,
Hold that ball and hit that line;
Ev’ry Wildcat star will shine;
We’ll fight, fight, fight, for the blue and white
As we roll to that goal, Varsity,
And we’ll kick, pass and run, ’till the battle is won,
And we’ll bring home the victory.