Big Blue Madness marks the unofficial start of Kentucky Basketball season, and in just a few days, you can secure your seats to the Cats’ early home games.
Ticket information for the 2024-25 men’s basketball season just dropped. Single-game tickets will be sold in batches throughout the season, starting with the first home nine games, including the two exhibition games. Those will go on sale Monday, October 14 at 5 p.m. ET on Ticketmaster.
Kentucky Basketball Single-Game Tickets on Sale on Monday, Oct. 14
- Oct. 23: Kentucky Wesleyan (Exh.)
- Oct. 29: Minnesota State (Exh.)
- Nov. 4: Wright State
- Nov. 9: Bucknell
- Nov. 19: Lipscomb
- Nov. 22: Jackson State
- Nov. 26: Western Kentucky
- Nov. 29: Georgia State
- Dec. 11: Colgate
Tickets for the final 11 home games, including Louisville (Dec. 14), Brown (Dec. 31), and all the SEC games, will go on sale at a later date to be determined, based on availability. Information on student tickets for regular-season games is also available now at UKStudentTix.com.
Floor, courtside, and new loge box seats available
If you really want to do Mark Pope’s first season in style, a limited number of premium floor and courtside-single game ticket options are available through the K Fund. This season, UK will debut new loge box seats behind the team benches that will be available for game-by-game purchase. All premium options include access to pre-game and halftime hospitality.
Season Tickets still available
If you’re interested in purchasing season tickets, you can enter the season ticket lottery online or contact the UK Sales Office directly at (800) 928-2287, option 1. The season ticket lottery will continue through the start of the regular season, or while supplies last.
Kentucky Men’s Basketball 2024-25 Schedule
In case you missed it yesterday, tip times and TV designations dropped for all of the games this season save Gonzaga. You are now free to plan your fall/winter.
| Date | Time (EST) | Opponent/Event | Location | TV |
| Oct. 7 (Mon.) | 6:00 PM | Pro Day | Historic Memorial Coliseum | SEC Network+ |
| Oct. 11 (Fri.) | 7:00 PM | Big Blue Madness | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network |
| Oct. 18 (Fri.) | 6:00 PM | Blue-White Preseason Event | Historic Memorial Coliseum | N/A |
| Oct. 23 (Wed.) | 7:00 PM | Kentucky Wesleyan (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Oct. 29 (Tue.) | 7:00 PM | Minnesota State Mankato (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Nov. 4 (Mon.) | 7:00 PM | Wright State | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPNU |
| Nov. 9 (Sat.) | 4:00 PM | Bucknell | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Nov. 12 (Tue.) | 9:00 PM | vs. Duke (Champions Classic) | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | ESPN |
| Nov. 19 (Tue.) | 7:00 PM | Lipscomb (BBN Invitational) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Nov. 22 (Fri.) | 7:00 PM | Jackson State (BBN Invitational | Unity Series) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Nov. 26 (Tue.) | 6:30 PM | Western Kentucky (BBN Invitational) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPNU |
| Nov. 29 (Fri.) | 7:00 PM | Georgia State | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network |
| Dec. 3 (Tue.) | 9:30 PM | at Clemson (SEC/ACC Challenge) | Clemson, S.C. | Littlejohn Coliseum | ESPN |
| Dec. 7 (Sat.) | TBA | vs. Gonzaga (Battle in Seattle) | Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena | TBA |
| Dec. 11 ( Wed.) | 8:00 PM | Colgate | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN2 |
| Dec. 14 (Sat.) | 5:15 PM | Louisville | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN |
| Dec. 21 (Sat.) | 5:30 PM | vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic) | New York | Madison Square Garden | CBS |
| Dec. 31 (Tue.) | 2:00 PM | Brown | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Jan. 4 (Sat.) | 11:00 AM | Florida | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPNU |
| Jan. 7 (Tue.) | 7:00 PM | at Georgia | Athens, Ga. | Stegeman Coliseum | SEC Network |
| Jan. 11 (Sat.) | 8:30 PM | at Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss.| Humphrey Coliseum | SEC Network |
| Jan. 14 (Tue.) | 7:00 PM | Texas A&M | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN2/U |
| Jan. 18 (Sat.) | 12:00 PM | Alabama | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN |
| Jan. 25 (Sat.) | 2:30 PM | at Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | Memorial Gymnasium | ESPN/2 |
| Jan. 28 (Tue.) | 7:00 PM | at Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena | ESPN |
| Feb. 1 (Sat.) | 9:00 PM | Arkansas | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN |
| Feb. 4 (Tue.) | 7:00 PM | at Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | Pavilion at Ole Miss | ESPN |
| Feb. 8 (Sat.) | 12:00 PM | South Carolina | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN/2 |
| Feb. 11 (Tue.) | 7:00 PM | Tennessee | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Feb. 15 (Sat.) | 8:00 PM | at Texas | Austin, Texas | Moody Center | ESPN |
| Feb. 19 (Wed.) | 7:00 PM | Vanderbilt | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network |
| Feb. 22 (Sat.) | 6:00 PM | at Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Coleman Coliseum | ESPN |
| Feb. 26 (Wed.) | 9:00 PM | at Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | Lloyd Noble Center | SEC Network |
| March 1 (Sat.) | 1:00/4:00 PM | Auburn | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ABC/ESPN |
| March 4 (Tue.) | 7:00/9:00 PM | LSU | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN/2/U |
| March 8 (Sat.) | 12:00 PM | at Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | Mizzou Arena | ESPN/SEC Network |
