BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Big Blue Nation, dates can now officially be circled on your calendars. The Southeastern Conference announced the 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule on Tuesday afternoon, with most midweek dates still to be confirmed. Game times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
Here is a complete guide to the 2024-25 Kentucky men’s basketball schedule, the first under head coach Mark Pope:
Date
Opponent/Event
Location
Oct. 11
Big Blue Madness
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Oct. 18
Blue-White Preseason Event
Historic Memorial Coliseum
Oct. 23
Kentucky Wesleyan (exhibition)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Oct. 29
Minnesota State Mankato (exhibition)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 4
Wright State
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 9
Bucknell
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 12
vs. Duke (Champions Classic)
Atlanta | State Farm Arena
Nov. 19
Lipscomb (BBN Invitational)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 22
Jackson State (BBN Invitational | Unity Series)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 26
Western Kentucky (BBN Invitational)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 29
Georgia State
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Dec. 3
at Clemson (SEC/ACC Challenge)
Clemson, S.C. | Littlejohn Coliseum
Dec. 7
vs. Gonzaga (Battle in Seattle)
Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena
Dec. 11
Colgate
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Dec. 14
Louisville
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Dec. 21
vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic)
New York | Madison Square Garden
Dec. 31
Brown
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Jan. 4
Florida (SEC)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Jan. 7/8
at Georgia (SEC)
Athens, Ga. | Stegeman Coliseum
Jan. 11
at Mississippi State (SEC)
Starkville, Miss.| Humphrey Coliseum
Jan. 14/15
Texas A&M (SEC)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Jan. 18
Alabama (SEC)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Jan. 25
at Vanderbilt (SEC)
Nashville, Tenn. | Memorial Gymnasium
Jan. 28
at Tennessee (SEC)
Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena
Feb. 1
Arkansas (SEC)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Feb. 4/5
at Ole Miss (SEC)
Oxford, Miss. | Pavilion at Ole Miss
Feb. 8
South Carolina (SEC)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Feb. 11/12
Tennessee (SEC)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Feb. 15
at Texas (SEC)
Austin, Texas | Moody Center
Feb. 18/19
Vanderbilt (SEC)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Feb. 22
at Alabama (SEC)
Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Coleman Coliseum
Feb. 25/26
at Oklahoma (SEC)
Norman, Okla. | Lloyd Noble Center
March 1
Auburn (SEC)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
March 4/5
LSU (SEC)
Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
March 8
at Missouri (SEC)
Columbia, Mo. | Mizzou Arena
Pope and his staff have put together a dynamic roster for the 2024-25 season that features a mix of six fifth-year players, one senior, one junior, one sophomore and three freshmen.
UK’s veterans have combined to play in 845 collegiate games and have scored nearly 8,000 career points. Ansley Almonor, Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams are all 1,000-point scorers. The group has also drained 1,033 career 3-pointers at a 37.0% rate.
Butler and Williams were named their league’s defensive player of the year, while Koby Brea and Jaxson Robinson have been tabbed a conference’s sixth man of the year in their career and Almonor was a most improved selection. Brandon Garrison is a former McDonald’s All-American. Kerr Kriisa has played in 99 career games and has made 238 3-pointers, while Otega Oweh has seen action in 60 games and was Oklahoma’s second-leading scorer a season ago.
Kentucky’s freshman group includes Travis Perry and Trent Noah from the state of Kentucky and Collin Chandler, a former top-35 signee in the class of 2022. Perry is the state’s all-time leading scorer, while Noah broke the Sweet 16 state record for most 3-pointers drained in a single run with 19 this season.
Season ticket renewals for the 2024-25 Kentucky men’s basketball season are now available to all season ticket holders. The renewal deadline is Thursday, Aug. 29.
Those interested in season tickets are encouraged to enter the season-ticket lottery. Due to the extremely high renewal rate of men’s basketball season tickets, only a limited number of upper-level tickets are available each year through the lottery.
A limited number of new lower-level season tickets are available with a capital pledge commitment, as are memberships in Rupp Arena’s newest hospitality space, the Champions Club. For more information on premium options, please contact the K Fund Office at (859) 257-6300.
