Big Blue Brew 5/19: It's Game Day In Hoover

Baseball plays Vanderbilt today in the SEC Tournament!

🔵The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good Morning, Wildcats. We’ve got a couple all-conference Cats!

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew?

🏀 SGA goes back-to-back
âšľ Hyped for Hoover
🔵 And much, much more!

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🔼 Back-To-Back. Former Kentucky men’s basketball guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made history this week, becoming just the 14th player in NBA history to win back-to-back MVP awards! Gilgeous-Alexander earned 83 of the 100 first place votes to win the award handily over the runner up, Denver’s Nikola Jokic.

🔼 Hyped For Hoover. Kentucky baseball kicks off its SEC Tournament run today as the No. 13 seed, with a matchup set against No. 12 seed Vanderbilt today at approximately 2 p.m. ET in Hoover, Ala. If the Wildcats win Tuesday against the Commodores, they will advance to a matchup against No. 5 seed Florida on Wednesday.

🔼 One Round Down. Kentucky men’s golf opened the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional on Monday with a team score of 4-under par, putting the Wildcats in seventh place heading into Day Two. The Cats are just two shots off a logjam of four teams – all tied for third at 6-under par – with two rounds of golf remaining. At the end of 54 holes, the top five teams from the Bermuda Run Regional will advance to the NCAA finals, held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, May 29 – June 3.

How many points per game did Shai Gilgeous-Alexander average this season for the Oklahoma City Thunder?

Got a guess? Check below for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Winner-Take-All. The Basketball Tournament (TBT) today unveiled a new 16-team format and winner-take-all $2 million prize, headlined by a first-round best-of-three series between Kentucky alumni (La Familia) and Louisville alumni (The Ville)!

Tuesday, May 19

⛳ Men’s Golf NCAA Regional Bermuda Run
⚾ Baseball vs. Vanderbilt @ approx. 2 p.m. ET (SEC Tournament — Hoover, Ala.)

Wednesday, May 20

⛳ Men’s Golf NCAA Regional Bermuda Run

Friday, May 22

⛳ Women’s Golf NCAA Championship

Saturday, May 23

⛳ Women’s Golf NCAA Championship

Sunday, May 24

⛳ Women’s Golf NCAA Championship

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Answer: 31.1 points per game!

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