UK's permanent SEC foes - the schools Kentucky plays both home and away - remain the same: Florida, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. When Michigan released its non-conference schedule for the 2023-24 season in June, however, Kentucky was not included. The coronavirus pandemic disrupted those plans for the next two seasons before the schools finally met in London in December 2022, with the Wildcats winning 73-69. In 2019, UK and Michigan agreed to a three-game series, with the first matchup set to take place in London, England, in 2020 followed by games at each school's home arenas (2021 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and 2022 in Lexington). The status of the series third and final game between the Wildcats and Fighting Irish is unknown. Last year, CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein reported the neutral site game, set for the 2022-23 season, had been pushed back to the 2023-24 campaign. But the neutral-site game hasn't happened, as the two schools played on their home floors in 2020 (Lexington) and 2021 (South Bend). UK and Notre Dame were set to play in three straight seasons, 2020 through 2022, with games in Lexington and South Bend, Indiana, sandwiched around a neutral-site tilt. Two other non-conference tilts expected to be part of Kentucky's 2023-24 slate - Michigan and Notre Dame - aren't on the docket. 10, when Gonzaga comes to town for the second of a six-game series between the two programs. UK's wraps up its non-conference schedule Feb. Kentucky ends 2023 with a home game versus Illinois State on Dec. But the Wildcats have won four of the past five games in the series, and eight of the last 10. It will be UK's first away game against U of L since 2020, when the Cardinals escaped with a 62-59 victory. Next up is Kentucky's rivalry matchup with Louisville, set for Dec. The Wildcats and Tar Heels will tip off at 5:30 p.m. Kentucky then heads to Atlanta to take on North Carolina in this year's CBS Sports Classic. Camden High is less than 10 miles away from the Wells Fargo Center. Wagner and big man Aaron Bradshaw played for Camden High in Camden, New Jersey. That game is a homecoming of sorts for a trio of the UK's freshmen: wing Justin Edwards starred at city powerhouse Imhotep Institute Charter High School, while guard D.J. 9 to face Penn at the Wells Fargo Center. Kentucky begins December hosting UNC-Wilmington on Dec. The conferences released the schedule in June, with UK's matchup against Miami set to tip off at 7:30 p.m. 28 in a game that is part of the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge, which will be held on home courts of schools in those leagues. 17) and continuing with Saint Joseph’s (Nov. The Wildcats return to Rupp Arena for four more home affairs to cap the month of November, beginning against Stonehill (Nov. UK then travels to Chicago to face Kansas in the Champions Classic at the United Center on Nov. 6, followed by another home game against Texas A&M University-Commerce on Nov. Kentucky will have a pair of exhibition contests - against opponents still to be determined - before opening the season in Lexington against New Mexico State on Nov. The Wildcats and coach John Calipari on Thursday announced the SEC portion of next season's slate, which features 18 games: nine at Rupp Arena and nine on the road. Kentucky basketball's 2023-24 schedule is complete, a surefire sign the start of the season is getting closer. View Gallery: GLOBL JAM 2023: Kentucky basketball in Toronto tournament as Team USA
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