Kentucky is beginning to put together its 2019-20 season schedule, and on Thursday, the school announced five games.
The university announced it will play Michigan State in the State Farm Champions Classic on November 5 from Madison Square Garden. Eastern Kentucky will also visit Rupp Arena on November 8, while University of Evansville will visit on November 12. The Cats will welcome back on of its own in Walter McCarty, who’s the head coach at Evansville.
“To be able to go back to where I played college and had a lot of success is a tremendous opportunity for our program,” McCarty said in a press release. “I am grateful to (UK head coach) John (Calipari) for helping to make this happen.”
The school announced that it would play Utah in Las Vegas on December 18 and face Ohio State in Las Vegas on December 21.
You can see more on the school’s official website below:
We’re beginning to build the 2019-20 schedule. Our games so far …
🔵 Nov. 5 – @MSU_Basketball
🔵 Nov. 8 – @EKUHoops
🔵 Nov. 12 – @UEAthletics_MBB
🔵 Dec. 18 – @UtahMBB
🔵 Dec. 21 – @OhioStateHoops🗓➡️ https://t.co/n1MwWyuvO0#DreamBIG pic.twitter.com/N9supPV0zR
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) May 9, 2019
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