John Calipari's return to Kentucky set for February (plus the rest of UK's SEC schedule)

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John Calipari will make his return to Kentucky on Saturday, February 1, it was announced on Tuesday. The new head coach of Arkansas is set to bring his Razorbacks to Rupp Arena for his first game back in Lexington since leaving the Wildcats back in April after 15 seasons at UK.

That was just one of the Southeastern Conference games that was unveiled for Kentucky and new head coach Mark Pope though. The Wildcats’ full SEC schedule was also released. Below is who Kentucky will play in 2024-25. A handful of midweek games do not have finalized dates, but the SEC has noted that they will take place on either a Tuesday or Wednesday.

Jan. 4 vs. Florida
Jan. 7 @ Georgia
Jan. 11 @ Mississippi State
Jan. 14/15 vs. Texas A&M
Jan. 18 vs. Alabama
Jan. 25 @ Vanderbilt
Jan. 28 @ Tennessee
Feb. 1 vs. Arkansas
Feb. 4/5 @ Ole Miss
Feb. 8 vs. South Carolina
Feb. 11/12 vs. Tennessee
Feb. 15 @ Texas
Feb. 18/19 vs. Vanderbilt
Feb. 22 @ Alabama
Feb. 25/26 @ Oklahoma
March 1 vs. Auburn
March 4/5 vs. LSU
March 8 @ Missouri

With this news, the entirety of Kentucky’s 2024-25 schedule has now been made public. Of note, Kentucky will play both SEC newcomers this season, going on the road to face Texas and Oklahoma in February. Preceding 18 straight SEC games to close out the regular season, the Wildcats will face the likes of Duke, Clemson, Gonzaga, Louisville, and Ohio State, among other smaller schools, in the non-conference.

You can view the entire schedule (preseason included) below, courtesy of UK.

Kentucky MBB 2024-25 schedule

Date	Opponent/Event	Location
Oct. 11	Big Blue Madness	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Oct. 18	Blue-White Preseason Event	Historic Memorial Coliseum
Oct. 23	Kentucky Wesleyan (exhibition)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Oct. 29	Minnesota State Mankato (exhibition)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 4	Wright State	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 9	Bucknell	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 12	vs. Duke (Champions Classic)	Atlanta \| State Farm Arena
Nov. 19	Lipscomb (BBN Invitational)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 22	Jackson State (BBN Invitational \| Unity Series)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 26	Western Kentucky (BBN Invitational)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Nov. 29	Georgia State	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Dec. 3	at Clemson (SEC/ACC Challenge)	Clemson, S.C. \| Littlejohn Coliseum
Dec. 7	vs. Gonzaga (Battle in Seattle)	Seattle \| Climate Pledge Arena
Dec. 11	Colgate	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Dec. 14	Louisville	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Dec. 21	vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic)	New York \| Madison Square Garden
Dec. 31	Brown	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Jan. 4	Florida (SEC)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Jan. 7/8	at Georgia (SEC)	Athens, Ga. \| Stegeman Coliseum
Jan. 11	at Mississippi State (SEC)	Starkville, Miss.\| Humphrey Coliseum
Jan. 14/15	Texas A&M (SEC)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Jan. 18	Alabama (SEC)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Jan. 25	at Vanderbilt (SEC)	Nashville, Tenn. \| Memorial Gymnasium
Jan. 28	at Tennessee (SEC)	Knoxville, Tenn. \| Thompson-Boling Arena
Feb. 1	Arkansas (SEC)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Feb. 4/5	at Ole Miss (SEC)	Oxford, Miss. \| Pavilion at Ole Miss
Feb. 8	South Carolina (SEC)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Feb. 11/12	Tennessee (SEC)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Feb. 15	at Texas (SEC)	Austin, Texas \| Moody Center
Feb. 18/19	Vanderbilt (SEC)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
Feb. 22	at Alabama (SEC)	Tuscaloosa, Ala. \| Coleman Coliseum
Feb. 25/26	at Oklahoma (SEC)	Norman, Okla. \| Lloyd Noble Center
March 1	Auburn (SEC)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
March 4/5	LSU (SEC)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center
March 8	at Missouri (SEC)	Columbia, Mo. \| Mizzou Arena