Kentucky vs. Kansas (Champions Classic) tip time announced
Put afternoon caffeine on your agenda for November 14 because it’s going to be a late one. Tip times for the Champions Classic just came out and Michigan State vs. Duke will start at 7 p.m. ET, with Kentucky vs. Kansas following at approximately 9:30 p.m. ET. As a Kentucky fan, you know from experience that it’ll be more like 9:45 p.m. or 10:00 p.m. before the Cats and the Jayhawks finally take the floor.
If you want to be at the United Center for the Champions Classic, do yourself a favor and register for the presale, which takes place on Thursday, October 5. In order to secure your spot, you have to sign up through ESPN Events by 5 p.m. TODAY.
Kentucky Basketball 2023-24 Schedule
We learned another tip time today. Kentucky’s game vs. Florida at Rupp Arena on Wednesday, January 31 will start at 8:00 PM ET and air on ESPN. Here is the complete schedule, including Big Blue Madness and the exhibitions vs. Georgetown College and Kentucky State.
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent/Event | Location |
| Oct. 13 | 7:00 PM | SEC Network | Big Blue Madness | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Oct. 27 | TBA | TBA | Georgetown College [EXH] | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Nov. 2 | TBA | TBA | Kentucky State [EXH] | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Nov. 6 | 8:00 PM | SEC Network | New Mexico State | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Nov. 10 | TBA | TBA | Texas A&M-Commerce | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Nov. 14 | 9:30 PM | ESPN | vs. Kansas | United Center (Chicago) |
| Nov. 17 | TBA | TBA | Stonehill | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Nov. 20 | 7:00 PM | SEC Network | Saint Joseph’s | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Nov. 24 | 7:00 PM | SEC Network | Marshall | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Nov. 28 | 7:30 PM | ESPN | Miami | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Dec. 2 | 7:00 PM | SEC Network | UNC-Wilmington | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Dec. 9 | 12:00 PM | ESPN2 | vs. Penn | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) |
| Dec. 16 | 5:30 PM | CBS | vs. North Carolina | State Farm Arena (Atlanta) |
| Dec. 21 | TBA | TBA | at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Ky.) |
| Dec. 29 | 7:00 PM | SEC Network | Illinois State | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Jan. 6 | 12:30 PM | ESPN | at Florida | Exactech Arena (Gainesville, Fla.) |
| Jan. 9 | 7:00 PM | ESPN | Missouri | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Jan. 13 | 3:00 PM | ESPN | at Texas A&M | Reed Arena (College Station-Bryan, Texas) |
| Jan. 17 | 7:00 PM | ESPN2 | Mississippi State | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Jan. 20 | 6:00 PM | SEC Network | Georgia | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Jan. 23 | 7:00 PM | SEC Network | at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, S.C.) |
| Jan. 27 | 6:00 PM | ESPN | at Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena (Fayetteville, Ark.) |
| Jan. 31 | 8:00 PM | ESPN | Florida | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Feb. 3 | 8:30 PM | ESPN | Tennessee | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Feb. 6 | 8:30 PM | SEC Network | at Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.) |
| Feb. 10 | 4:00 PM | CBS | Gonzaga | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Feb. 13 | 9:00 PM | ESPN | Ole Miss | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Feb. 17 | 6:00 PM | ESPN | at Auburn | Auburn Arena (Auburn, Ala.) |
| Feb. 21 | 9:00 PM | ESPN | at LSU | Pete Maravich Center (Baton Rouge, La.) |
| Feb. 24 | 4:00 PM | CBS | Alabama | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| Feb. 27 | 7:00 PM | ESPN | at Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum (Starkville, Miss.) |
| March 2 | 1:30 PM | CBS | Arkansas | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| March 6 | 9:00 PM | SEC Network | Vanderbilt | Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) |
| March 9 | 4:00 PM | CBS | at Tennessee | Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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