While Kentucky’s men may be having a nightmare bracketology update, the women’s squad just got a pleasant surprise.
The latest update from ESPN’s Charlie Creme has the Cats sitting as a 5-seed, and while that means the Cats won’t be hosting at HMC, they could be heading to a close destination, Morgantown, West Virginia. And a very familiar foe waiting for Kenny Brooks, James Madison.
The James Madison homecoming
One of the most explosive storylines in the latest bracket is Kentucky’s projected first-round opponent: James Madison. Before his legendary run at Virginia Tech and his arrival in Lexington, Kenny Brooks spent 14 years building the James Madison program into a mid-major powerhouse.
Seeing “Brooks vs. the Dukes” matchup in the first round is a screenwriter’s dream, and it’s exactly the kind of high-stakes drama that could ignite a deep run for the Cats…