REPORT: Kentucky to host Lipscomb as part of Multi-Team Event

Another opponent on the schedule for Mark Pope‘s debut season as Kentucky men’s basketball head coach has surfaced.

According to college basketball bracketologist/analyst Rocco Miller, the Wildcats will host Lipscomb at Rupp Arena this coming season as part of UK’s 2024 Multi-Team Event. No date was given, but it will most likely happen sometime during the fall/early winter ahead of Southeastern Conference action.

Western Kentucky, as previously reported, will also participate in the MTE. The fourth and final school is still to be determined, per Miller, who adds that it will likely be an HBCU.

Kentucky will host Lipscomb as part of its 2024 Multi-Team Event, per multiple sources. The Bisons will also play a game at Western Kentucky as part of the event and host the fourth team.

The fourth team is still TBD (likely an HBCU, per CBS Sports).#SEC #ASUN #CUSA

— Rocco Miller (@RoccoMiller8) June 4, 2024

Kentucky and Lipscomb have gone head-to-head twice over the years, according to BigBlueHistory, with the Wildcats winning both. Kentucky — ranked No. 9 at the time — first beat the Bisons in Nov. 2005 by a score of 67-49 as part of the Guardians Classic. The second time in Dec. 2012 saw the ‘Cats win 88-50. Both games took place inside of Rupp Arena.

What will the third edition of this matchup bring us? Lipscomb, led by fifth-year head coach Lennie Acuff, is coming off a 20-12 record (11-5 ASUN) during the 2023-24 season.

Below is Kentucky’s 2024-25 non-conference schedule as we know it:

• Tue., Nov. 12: vs. Duke (Champions Classic, Atlanta)
• Sat., Dec. 7: vs. Gonzaga (Seattle)
• Sat., Dec. 14: vs. Louisville (Rupp Arena)
• Sat., Dec. 21: vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic, New York City)
• TBD: ACC/SEC Challenge
• TBD: Western Kentucky (Rupp Arena)
• TBD: Lipscomb (Rupp Arena)