Kentucky on Friday announced two exhibition games before the start of the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season.
The Wildcats will host Kentucky Wesleyan on Wednesday, Oct. 23 and Minnesota State on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Rupp Arena. Tipoffs and any television/broadcast information were not announced.
Kentucky Wesleyan competes in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference as a Division II program. Minnesota State competes in the Northern Sun Conference.
Minnesota State went 35-2 a season ago and won the Division II national championship on March 30 against Nova Southeastern University. Kentucky Wesleyan was 21-9 overall last season, including 15-5 in conference play.
Before the exhibition games, Big Blue Madness will return to Rupp Arena on Oct. 11, while the Blue-White Preseason Experience featuring intrasquad scrimmages with both the men’s and women’s basketball programs was announced for Oct. 18 inside of Historic Memorial Coliseum.
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The Wildcats’ first official regular season game of 2024-25 is set for Monday, Nov. 4 against Wright State at Rupp Arena. Tipoff and broadcast information has not been announced.
Kentucky is entering its first season under new coach Mark Pope, a former Wildcats player and member of the school’s 1996 national championship team. Pope was named Wildcasts head coach on April 12 following the departure of John Calipari earlier that month.
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