Regular season tips off Nov. 6 vs. New Mexico State at home
LEXINGTON, Ky. – September 7, 2023
The final major pieces to the 2023-24 Kentucky men’s basketball regular-season schedule have come together with the announcement of the dates for the Southeastern Conference portion of the slate on Thursday.
Exhibition games, TV designations and tip times will be announced at a later date.
The Wildcats will play an 18-game league schedule in their pursuit of a 50th SEC regular-season championship. In addition to its annual home-and-away opponents of Florida, Tennessee and Vanderbilt, Kentucky will also take on Arkansas and Mississippi State twice during the 2023-24 season.
The full regular-season schedule is as follows:
Date
Opponent/Event
Location
Nov. 6
New Mexico State
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 10
Texas A&M-Commerce
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 14
vs. Kansas
United Center (Chicago)
Nov. 17
Stonehill
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 20
Saint Joseph’s
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 24
Marshall
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 28
Miami
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Dec. 2
UNC-Wilmington
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Dec. 9
vs. Penn
Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)
Dec. 16
vs. North Carolina
State Farm Arena (Atlanta)
Dec. 21
at Louisville
KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Ky.)
Dec. 29
Illinois State
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Jan. 6
at Florida
Exactech Arena (Gainesville, Fla.)
Jan. 9
Missouri
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Jan. 13
at Texas A&M
Reed Arena (College Station-Bryan, Texas)
Jan. 17
Mississippi State
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Jan. 20
Georgia
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Jan. 23
at South Carolina
Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, S.C.)
Jan. 27
at Arkansas
Bud Walton Arena (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Jan. 31
Florida
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Feb. 3
Tennessee
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Feb. 6
at Vanderbilt
Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.)
Feb. 10
Gonzaga
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Feb. 13
Ole Miss
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Feb. 17
at Auburn
Auburn Arena (Auburn, Ala.)
Feb. 21
at LSU
Pete Maravich Center (Baton Rouge, La.)
Feb. 24
Alabama
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Feb. 27
at Mississippi State
Humphrey Coliseum (Starkville, Miss.)
March 2
Arkansas
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
March 6
Vanderbilt
Central Bank Center at Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Fans interested in new lower-level season tickets that are available with a capital pledge commitment may contact the K Fund at (859) 257-6300or [email protected]to learn more.
Premium Club memberships are also available for the 2023-24 season, which include complimentary VIP parking, food and soft drinks, access to private cash bar, and early access to exclusive arena entrances. Rupp Arena’s Club spaces are available to members pre-game and at half-time for all home contests. For more information about the new Champions Club, please contact the K Fund at (859) 257-6300 or [email protected].
Winner of the 2023 GLOBL JAM, Kentucky boasts the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class with seven first-year signees including five top-25 prospects in Aaron Bradshaw, Rob Dillingham, Justin Edwards, Reed Sheppard and D.J. Wagner. Jordan Burks, who led OTE in points per game, and Joey Hart, who captured a state high school crown, were spring additions, while Zvonimir Ivišić, a native of Croatia, was added in August.
Additionally, Kentucky signed one of the top graduate transfers in Tre Mitchell, who has played in 102 career games, making 92 starts, and has scored more than 1,390 career points.
The Cats will also return Antonio Reeves, who averaged 14.4 points per game a season ago and was named the SEC’s Sixth Man of the Year. Sophomores Ugonna Onyenso and Adou Thiero also return. Onyenso had a per-40-minute average of 5.7 blocks per game, while Thiero played nearly 10 minutes a game and was a spark off the bench.
