Kentucky Basketball Pro Day scheduled for Oct. 7 at Memorial Coliseum

In just 11 days, we’ll get our first glimpse of Mark Pope’s first Kentucky Basketball team. UK announced that its annual Pro Day will take place on October 7 at Memorial Coliseum. The event will stream live on SEC Network+ from 6-7:30 p.m. ET with Dick Gabriel and Goose Givens on the call.

Representatives from all 30 NBA teams will be in attendance to see Mark Pope’s Cats go through measurements, agility drills, and maybe even some 5-on-5. Kentucky was the first team to hold a Pro Day back in October 2014, a tradition Pope will carry on from the John Calipari era. This year’s team may not be stacked with lottery picks like squads of the past, but it’s a great opportunity for players to showcase their skills for scouts and NBA personnel — and for fans to see them in action.

Jaxson Robinson is the likely top NBA prospect on this year’s team, pulling his name out of the draft in late May to follow Pope from BYU to Kentucky. Robinson attended the NBA Draft combine but wasn’t a lock to be selected. Koby Brea, Lamont Butler, and Andrew Carr also tested the draft waters before ultimately deciding to return to college.

Pro Day is the first of several opportunities fans will have to see the team before the season starts on Nov. 4. Big Blue Madness takes place at Rupp Arena on Friday, Oct. 11, featuring an interactive LED floor. A week later, the Cats will return to Memorial for a special Blue/White Preseason Event featuring a full scrimmage, with all proceeds going to Club Blue NIL. Tickets for Madness go on sale Friday evening; tickets for the Blue-White Preseason are available now at Club Blue. The preseason wraps up with exhibitions vs. Kentucky Wesleyan on Oct. 23 and Minnesota State Mankato on Oct. 29, both at Rupp Arena.

Kentucky Men’s Basketball 2024-25 Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent/Event	Location	TV
Oct. 7 (Mon.)	6:00 PM	Pro Day	Historic Memorial Coliseum	SEC Network+
Oct. 11 (Fri.)	TBA	Big Blue Madness	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Oct. 18 (Fri.)	TBA	Blue-White Preseason Event	Historic Memorial Coliseum	TBA
Oct. 23 (Wed.)	TBA	Kentucky Wesleyan (exhibition)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Oct. 29 (Tue.)	TBA	Minnesota State Mankato (exhibition)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Nov. 4 (Mon.)	TBA	Wright State	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Nov. 9 (Sat.)	TBA	Bucknell	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Nov. 12 (Tue.)	9:00 PM	vs. Duke (Champions Classic)	Atlanta | State Farm Arena	ESPN
Nov. 19 (Tue.)	TBA	Lipscomb (BBN Invitational)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Nov. 22 (Fri.)	TBA	Jackson State (BBN Invitational | Unity Series)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Nov. 26 (Tue.)	TBA	Western Kentucky (BBN Invitational)	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Nov. 29 (Fri.)	TBA	Georgia State	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Dec. 3 (Tue.)	9:30 PM	at Clemson (SEC/ACC Challenge)	Clemson, S.C. | Littlejohn Coliseum	ESPN
Dec. 7 (Sat.)	TBA	vs. Gonzaga (Battle in Seattle)	Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena	TBA
Dec. 11 ( Wed.)	TBA	Colgate	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Dec. 14 (Sat.)	TBA	Louisville	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Dec. 21 (Sat.)	5:30 PM	vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic)	New York | Madison Square Garden	CBS
Dec. 31 (Tue.)	TBA	Brown	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Jan. 4 (Sat.)	TBA	Florida	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Jan. 7 (Tue.)	TBA	at Georgia	Athens, Ga. | Stegeman Coliseum	TBA
Jan. 11 (Sat.)	TBA	at Mississippi State	Starkville, Miss.| Humphrey Coliseum	TBA
Jan. 14 (Tue.)	TBA	Texas A&M	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Jan. 18 (Sat.)	TBA	Alabama	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Jan. 25 (Sat.)	TBA	at Vanderbilt	Nashville, Tenn. | Memorial Gymnasium	TBA
Jan. 28 (Tue.)	TBA	at Tennessee	Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena	TBA
Feb. 1 (Sat.)	TBA	Arkansas	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Feb. 4 (Tue.)	TBA	at Ole Miss	Oxford, Miss. | Pavilion at Ole Miss	TBA
Feb. 8 (Sat.)	TBA	South Carolina	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Feb. 11 (Tue.)	TBA	Tennessee	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Feb. 15 (Sat.)	TBA	at Texas	Austin, Texas | Moody Center	TBA
Feb. 19 (Wed.)	TBA	Vanderbilt	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
Feb. 22 (Sat.)	TBA	at Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Coleman Coliseum	TBA
Feb. 26 (Wed.)	TBA	at Oklahoma	Norman, Okla. | Lloyd Noble Center	TBA
March 1 (Sat.)	TBA	Auburn	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
March 4 (Tue.)	TBA	LSU	Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center	TBA
March 8 (Sat.)	TBA	at Missouri	Columbia, Mo. | Mizzou Arena	TBA