Kentucky Basketball's 2023-24 SEC Opponents Revealed
Kentucky basketball is simply hoping it will have enough bodies to take the floor at the GLOBL JAM tournament in Toronto in the middle of July, but the Wildcats now know where they'll be headed for SEC play this upcoming season.
On Monday, the SEC revealed the opponents for each team in conference play for the 2023-24 season. Coach John Calipari's team will play the following:
HOME
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Mississippi State
- Tennessee
- Vanderbilt
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Ole Miss
- Missouri
AWAY
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Mississippi State
- Tennessee
- Vanderbilt
- Auburn
- LSU
- South Carolina
- Texas A&M
As always, the Cats will play Florida, Tennessee and Vanderbilt twice. For the second season in a row, they'll also take on Arkansas twice, while Miss State is the other home-and-home foe.
Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss and Missouri will head to Rupp, while UK heads to Auburn, LSU, South Carolina and Texas A&M. Dates and times will be announced at a later date.
The conference slate joins Kansas, Gonzaga, Louisville and Notre Dame as confirmed non-conference games. The Cats and Jayhawks will play at the United Center in Chicago on Nov. 14. An unknown ACC opponent and CBS Sports Classic opponent will join the schedule in due time.
Via UK Athletics — UK’s home-and-home slate features five intriguing matchups. The Wildcats will take on Arkansas who the Cats split the series with a season ago with both road teams taking home a victory. UK’s Antonio Reeves scored 37 points in the regular-season finale for the Wildcats. This marks the first time in the history of the series that the teams will meet twice in the regular-season in consecutive years. Kentucky leads the all-time series by a 34-14 mark.
The Cats have won each of the last four meetings with the Gators and have captured wins in nine of the last 10 overall. Kentucky is 109-41 all-time against Florida and is 23-9 in the series under John Calipari.
Kentucky and Mississippi State will meet in a home-and-home series for the first time since 2018-19. The Wildcats prevailed in down-to-the-wire matchup in Starkville, Mississippi last season by a 71-68 margin. UK leads the all-time series by a 101-21 margin, including 16-1 under Calipari.
UK has played Tennessee more than any other program in its history and owns a 160-77 all-time series record. Kentucky swept the Volunteers last season, marking the first time the Cats were victorious in both regular-season matchups since 2011-12.
Kentucky leads the all-time series with Vanderbilt 155-49, but the Commodores took two of three meetings a season ago, including an opening-round win in the SEC Tournament. Kentucky is 24-6 all-time in the series under Calipari and prior to last season owned a 13-game winning streak.
Calipari and the Wildcats will get an early start to their season with a foreign trip to Toronto, Canada, for the GLOBL Jam in July. Canada Basketball, in partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches, invited the Wildcats to represent the United States in a world-class international basketball showcase featuring Under-23 teams from around the world. In addition to Canada and the United States, GLOBL JAM will feature an African contingent and Germany on the men’s side. Teams will compete in a round-robin format July 12-15, followed by a bronze and gold medal championship game on July 16.
