Today in Kentucky, Keith Taylor
Next season, Kentucky will face Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Florida, the reigning national champions.
The men’s basketball league schedule for the Southeastern Conference was revealed on Wednesday, and the Wildcats will face every team in the league at least once this season. Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, and Texas will all be playing at Rupp Arena in Kentucky.
Travis Perry, a former guard for Kentucky who transferred to Ole Miss after one season with the Wildcats, will return for the game versus the Rebels.
Texas A&M, Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, and South Carolina are among Kentucky’s road opponents. It will be the team’s first meeting with former coach John Calipari in Fayetteville when they go to Arkansas. In Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena last season, the Razorbacks defeated the Wildcats 89-79.
Indiana, North Carolina, Louisville, Michigan State, and St. John’s are on the team’s non-conference schedule. At Rupp Arena, Kentucky will play two exhibition games against Purdue and Georgetown.
Other games include Bellarmine, North Carolina Central, Tennessee Tech, and Loyola University of Maryland.