LEXINGTON โ Kentucky basketball's first schedule under new coach Mark Pope became a little clearer Monday, as the SEC announced its league opponents during the 2024-25 regular season.
UK has home and away series against three SEC foes: Alabama, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
But Kentucky will only face John Calipari and Arkansas once, bringing the former coach to Rupp Arena for the only regular-season matchup between the two schools.
Kentucky also has home games against Auburn, Florida, LSU, South Carolina and Texas A&M. UK leaves for games against Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The 2024-25 season will be the first season of the 16-team SEC, with Oklahoma and Texas joining the league.
During the non-conference period of the 2024-25 season, UK will play Duke at Atlanta (part of the Champions Classic), Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic), and Gonzaga (Seattle), as well as the annual A matchup with rival Gonzaga University is also scheduled. The game against Louisville will be held at Rupp Arena. Kentucky will also face an undecided ACC program in the ACC/SEC Challenge. According to CBS Sports Senior Writer matt norlanderKentucky too I'm trying to organize a contest in Lexington. Western Kentucky.
Tip-off times and television programming specifications will be announced at a later date.
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