You can meet La Familia, Kentucky's TBT alumni team, this week
Ahead of Friday’s The Basketball Tournament opener at Rupp Arena, you will have a chance to meet the La Familia team, led by head coach Tyler Ulis. Made up of former Kentucky players (along with Enes Kanter’s brother, Kerem) from the last 15 years, La Familia will make two stops in Lexington this coming week for autograph and picture opportunities with the Big Blue Nation.
On Tuesday, the squad will stop at the Manchester Hotel in downtown Lexington from 6-8 p.m. for an autograph session. Then, the morning after, the crew will head on over to KSBar and Grille for a live remote with the KSR Radio Show from 10 a.m. to noon.
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All of this will lead up to the main event set for Friday, July 19 at 8:00 p.m. EST, when La Familia will go up against the 305 Ballers in the first round of TBT’s Lexington Regional at Rupp Arena. Headlined by former ‘Cats such as Andrew and Aaron Harrison, Willie Cauley-Stein, James Young, and many more, this is a must-watch event for the Big Blue Nation.
Here is the full La Familia roster:
- Aaron Harrison (2013-15)
- Andrew Harrison (2013-15)
- Eric Bledsoe (2009-10)
- Willie Cauley-Stein (2012-15)
- James Young (2013-14)
- Kellan Grady (2021-22)
- Nate Sestina (2019-20)
- Daniel Orton (2009-10)
- Brennan Canada (2019-24)
- Kerem Kanter
Tickets are still on sale at thetournament.com/tbt/tickets and all games will be broadcast on FS1. A portion of ticket sales will go towards Kentucky’s NIL efforts. For a preview of what to expect at TBT, check out the video below.
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