Kentucky hosts John Calipari's Razorbacks and plays Texas and Oklahoma next season – NKyTribune

By Keith Taylor
Kentucky today

Coach John Calipari will bring Arkansas to Rupp Arena next season and Kentucky will have some new venues next season with games at Texas and Oklahoma.

The Southeastern Conference released the league portion of the men's basketball schedule on Monday and Kentucky will play all 15 league opponents once next season, with home games against Alabama, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Kentucky will play on the road next season against newcomers Texas and Oklahoma.

The Wildcats will play nine home games (Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt) at Rupp Arena. Road games take place at Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Vanderbilt.

During his introductory press conference, Kentucky coach Mark Pope said his goal was simply to win.

“We are trying to win and our goal is to win every game,” he said. “That’s what we’re aiming for, winning. If we lose a game, we will pick ourselves up, rally, be resilient and relentless and try to win the next game. This is the DNA of Kentucky. If there's one thing Kentuckians know, they know that there's a hard day's work ahead and getting up the next day and having another hard day's work. We know that here.”

Kentucky's non-conference schedule has yet to be released, but the Wildcats will play Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic, Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic, Gonzaga and Louisville.

Dates and times will be announced at a later date.

The UK SEC Schedule 2024-2025: