Kentucky off to worst start in 109 years after loss to rival Louisville
Kentucky hit a new program and conference low after a heartbreaking 62-59 loss to rival Louisville on Saturday.
The Wildcats' latest defeat dropped the school to 1-6 for the first time since 1911. It also marked their first six-game skid since the 1988-89 campaign, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
Ole Miss' 1989-90 squad was the last SEC school to lose six of its first seven contests, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
"Losing stinks, it just stinks," Kentucky head coach John Calipari said postgame, according to Forbes' Adam Zagoria. "We gotta right the ship at some point."
Despite another demoralizing loss, Calipari believes his team can turn things around in conference play.
"I don't believe it's over. We haven't played a league game yet," Calipari said, according to ESPN's Jeff Borzello. "Let's go do what we do ... I'm not budging, I'm not cracking."
Kentucky entered the contest as one of the nation's worst 3-point shooting teams and made just 5-of-17 attempts from deep in Saturday's narrow loss.
Many of Kentucky's star players struggled against Louisville. Leading scorer B.J. Boston shot 3-of-11 from the field while big man Olivier Sarr followed up a dismal two-point performance with just a single point against the Cardinals.
The Wildcats are back in action next Saturday against Mississippi State.