UK Hoops Advances to Eighth Overall NCAA Tournament
No. 17/16 Kentucky earned its eighth bid to the NCAA Tournament with a No. 4 seed in the Spokane Regional. The Wildcats (24-8) will square off with 13th-seeded Hampton (25-6) in the first round Saturday at University of New Mexico Arena in Albuquerque, N.M. The other first-round matchup at New Mexico features No. 5 seed North Carolina (26-8) and No. 12 seed Fresno State.[IMAGE1]