Kentucky basketball releases complete 2021-22 schedule

The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 126-game men’s basketball schedule for the 2021-22 season on Thursday. As a result, Kentucky’s complete 31-game slate is complete.

The Wildcats will play an 18-game league schedule that includes home-and-away opponents of Florida, Tennessee and Vanderbilt, along with two games each against Alabama and LSU.

Conference play will tip off Wednesday, December 29 and run through Saturday, March 5. Each SEC team will play the other 13 teams at least one time during league play. The ninth annual Big 12/SEC Challenge will take place on Saturday, January 29.

The SEC Tournament returns to Tampa, Fla., when Amalie Arena hosts the event from March 9-13, 2022.

Television information and start times will be announced at a later date.

Kentucky’s complete schedule

Date	Opponent/Event	Location
Oct. 15	Big Blue Madness	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Oct. 22	Blue-White Game	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Oct. 29	Kentucky Wesleyan	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 5	Miles College	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 9	vs. Duke	Madison Square Garden (New York)
Nov. 12	Robert Morris	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 16	Mount St. Mary’s	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 19	Ohio	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 22	Albany	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 26	North Florida	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Nov. 29	Central Michigan	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Dec. 7	Southern	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Dec. 11	at Notre Dame	Joyce Center (South Bend, Ind.)
Dec. 18	vs. Ohio State	T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)
Dec. 22	Louisville	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Dec. 29	Missouri	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Dec. 31	High Point	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Jan. 4	at LSU	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, La.)
Jan. 8	Georgia	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Jan. 11	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.)
Jan. 15	Tennessee	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Jan. 19	at Texas A&M	Reed Arena (College Station-Bryan, Texas)
Jan. 22	at Auburn	Auburn Arena (Auburn, Ala.)
Jan. 25	Mississippi State	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Jan. 29	at Kansas	Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence, Kan.)
Feb. 2	Vanderbilt	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Feb. 5	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Feb. 8	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, S.C.)
Feb. 12	Florida	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Feb. 15	at Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Feb. 19	Alabama	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Feb. 23	LSU	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Feb. 26	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena (Fayetteville, Ark.)
March 1	Ole Miss	Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
March 5	at Florida	Exactech Arena (Gainesville, Fla.)