Coach Mark Pope had huge praise for Lamont Butler after his No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats defeated No. 6 Illinois Fighting Illini 84-75 on Sunday.

Lamont Butler ... off his basketball and scurried up from the court. “Dad, Mani can shoot!” he exclaimed. He ran back down and repositioned himself on the floor. A little while later, Amani ...

There was no definitive status report on Lamont Butler after the ... who was slated to be Butler’s backup and play major minutes off the bench, has also been ruled out for the season with ...

Lamont Butler doesn’t want to ... We all wanted to be remembered here.” Butler already was going to be remembered for that shot he hit two years ago. Now he’s creating a whole new set ...

One player that has been a constant in that area all season has been Lamont ... Butler must have been 'born in a defensive stance.' "That steal he had right in front of our bench off a missed shot ...

Butler was +22 in 25 minutes in Kentucky's win over Troy in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Kentucky point guard Lamont Butler ... and a blocked shot but the Wildcats outscored the Trojans ...

Lamont Jr. says it’s more fun to set screens and block shots than score. That makes it a little ironic that the signature moment of Butler’s college career so far is a jump shot, the buzzer ...

Otega Oweh hit a buzzer-beating shot ... Lamont is a leader on this team. So we’ll still need him every bit of the way.” Kerr Kriisa, who was slated to be Butler’s backup and play major ...