LEX 18 — Grab your calendars, Big Blue Nation.
The entirety of the 2025-26 Kentucky men’s basketball schedule has been finalized with the Southeastern Conference’s announcement of dates, tip times and television designations for all league schedules.
The Wildcats are slated to play 21 regular-season games against NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago, including matchups against seven of last year’s Sweet 16 squads, five Elite Eight teams and a home-and-away series with the reigning national champion, Florida.
The complete schedule is below. All times listed are Eastern:
| Date | Opponent/Event | Location | TV Network | Tip Time |
| Oct. 11 | Big Blue Madness | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SECN+ | 6 p.m. |
| Oct. 17 | Blue-White | Historic Memorial Coliseum | SECN+ | 7 p.m. |
| Oct. 24 | Purdue (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network | 6 p.m. |
| Oct. 30 | Georgetown (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SECN+ | 7 p.m. |
| Nov. 4 | Nicholls (BBN United Tipoff Classic) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SECN+ | 7 p.m. |
| Nov. 7 | Valparaiso (BBN United Tipoff Classic) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SECN+ | 7 p.m. |
| Nov. 11 | at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Ky.) | ESPN | 8 p.m. |
| Nov. 14 | Eastern Illinois (BBN United Tipoff Classic) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SECN+ | 7 p.m. |
| Nov. 18 | vs. Michigan State (Champions Classic) | Madison Square Garden (New York) | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 21 | Loyola (Md.) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SECN+ | 7 p.m. |
| Nov. 26 | Tennessee Tech | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network | 7 p.m. |
| Dec. 2 | North Carolina (ACC/SEC Challenge) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN | 9:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 5 | vs. Gonzaga | Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.) | ESPN2 | 7 p.m. |
| Dec. 9 | North Carolina Central | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network | 7 p.m. |
| Dec. 13 | Indiana | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 20 | vs. St. John’s (CBS Sports Classic) | State Farm Arena (Atlanta) | CBS | 12:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 23 | Bellarmine | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SECN+ | 1 p.m. |
| Jan. 3 | at Alabama (SEC) | Coleman Coliseum (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) | ESPN | 1 p.m. |
| Jan. 7 | Missouri (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN2 | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 10 | Mississippi State (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network | 8:30 p.m. |
| Jan. 14 | at LSU (SEC) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, La.) | SEC Network | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 17 | at Tennessee (SEC) | Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center (Knoxville, Tenn.) | ESPN | Noon |
| Jan. 21 | Texas (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 24 | Ole Miss (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN/ESPN2 | Noon |
| Jan. 27 | at Vanderbilt (SEC) | Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.) | ESPN | 9 p.m. |
| Jan. 31 | at Arkansas (SEC) | Bud Walton Arena (Fayetteville, Ark.) | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. |
| Feb. 4 | Oklahoma (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN2 | 7 p.m. |
| Feb. 7 | Tennessee (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN | 8:30 p.m. |
| Feb. 14 | at Florida (SEC) | Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center (Gainesville, Fla.) | ABC | 3 p.m. |
| Feb. 17 | Georgia (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU | 9 p.m. |
| Feb. 21 | at Auburn (SEC) | Neville Arena (Auburn, Ala.) | ESPN/ESPN2 | 8:30 p.m. |
| Feb. 24 | at South Carolina (SEC) | Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, S.C.) | SEC Network | 7 p.m. |
| Feb. 28 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN/ESPN2 | 2 p.m. |
| March 3 | at Texas A&M (SEC) | Reed Arena (Bryan-College Station, Texas) | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU | 7 p.m. |
| March 7 | Florida (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN/ESPN2 | 4 p.m. |
Details on regular-season home games for men’s basketball will be announced soon, including the launch of Kentucky’s official resale marketplace, powered by Ticketmaster.
The University of Kentucky says this platform "will offer fans a secure way to buy and sell verified tickets, even for games that may be sold out."
Season ticket holders are reminded that exhibition games vs. Purdue and Georgetown are included in their season ticket packages.
For more on Kentucky basketball and all of the Wildcats, join us on BBN Tonight, airing weeknights at 7:30 p.m. on the official station for UK Athletics, LEX 18.
