Just before 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, @KentuckyMBB introduced itself as the official Twitter of UK’s men’s basketball program. At the time, the account had just a few hundred followers.A few (hundred) retweets and a challenge to the Big Blue Nation later, @KentuckyMBB already ranks among the top accounts of its kind.As of 9:50 a.m. Friday, the account has nearly 18,000 followers, already good for 13th among men’s college basketball teams on Twitter. The number is growing by the minute and it seems a matter of time before @KentuckyMBB cracks the top 10.Speaking of which, here are the latest standings:1) UNC – @UNC_Basketball – 124,7312) Michigan – @umichbball – 64,8803) Kansas – @KU_Hoops – 45,6104) Michigan State – @MSU_Basketball – 44,0885) Duke – @Duke_MBB – 31,0926) Memphis – @UofMTigersHoops – 27,5677) Ohio State – @OhioStateHoops – 23,0978) Missouri – @MizzouHoops – 22,4759) Illinois – @IlliniHoops – 22,47110) Tennessee – @Vol_Hoops – 22,40911) North Carolina State – @PackMensBball – 20,93612) Iowa – @IowaHoops – 18,29513) Kentucky – @KentuckyMBB – 17,79314) Butler – @ButlerMBB – 15,477Follow the official account of UK men’s basketball right here.

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