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2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0-0 (0-0 SEC)
Head coach	John Calipari (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Orlando Antigua (8th overall, 3rd season); Ron Coleman (3rd season);
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Tennessee	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
No. 20 Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
No. 3т Alabama	13	–	5	.722	25	–	12	.676
No. 18 Auburn †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 24 South Carolina	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
Florida	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Texas A&M	9	–	9	.500	21	–	15	.583
LSU	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Mississippi State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Ole Miss	7	–	11	.389	20	–	12	.625
Georgia	6	–	12	.333	20	–	17	.541
Arkansas	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Vanderbilt	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
Missouri	0	–	18	.000	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Kentucky during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, who are founding members of the Southeastern Conference, will play their home games at Rupp Arena, and will be led by John Calipari who is heading into his 15th season as head coach for the Wildcats.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season finished the season with a record of 21–10, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in third place in the SEC. As the number three seed in the SEC tournament, they would be upset in the quarterfinal round by Vanderbilt. They would go on to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they would go on to defeat Providence in the first round before falling to Kansas State in the second round to finish the season with an overall record of 22–12.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jacob Toppin	0	F	6'9"	205	Senior	Brooklyn	Declared for 2023 NBA draft
CJ Fredrick	1	F	6'3"	185	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to Cincinnati
Sahvir Wheeler	2	G	5'9"	180	Senior	Houston	Transferd to Washington
Daimion Collins	4	F	6'9"	210	Sophomore	Atlanta, TX	Transferred to LSU
Cason Wallace	22	G	6'4"	193	Freshman	Dallas	Declared for 2023 NBA draft
Chris Livingston	24	F	6'6"	220	Freshman	Akron, OH	Declared for 2023 NBA draft
Oscar Tshiebwe	34	F	6'9"	260	Senior	Lubumbashi	Declared for 2023 NBA draft
Lance Ware	55	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Camden, NJ	Transferred to Villanova^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Robert Dillingham	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Donda Academy	Hickory, NC
F	1	Justin Edwards	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Imhotep Institute	Philadelphia, PA
F	2	Aaron Bradshaw	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Camden	Roselle, NJ
G	3	Adou Thiero	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Quaker Valley	Leetsdale, PA
F	4	Tre Mitchell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	West Virginia	Pittsburgh, PA
G	12	Antonio Reeves	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Illinois State	Chicago, IL
G	13	Grant Darbyshire (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Sycamore	Cincinnati, OH
F	14	Brennan Canada	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	George Rogers Clark	Mount Sterling, KY
G	15	Reed Sheppard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	North Laurel	London, KY
G	20	Joey Hart	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Linton-stockton	Linton, IN
G	21	Dajuan Wagner Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Camden	Camden, NJ
G	22	Walker Horn (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Westlake	Austin, TX
F	23	Jordan Burks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep	Decatur, AL
G	25	Kareem Watkins (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Kingsway Regional	Camden, NJ
C	33	Ugonna Kingsley	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
C	44	Zvonimir Ivisic	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	SC Derby	Vitez, Bosnia

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
July 12, 2023* 1:30 PM, CBSSN	vs. Germany	W 81-73	–	24 – Reeves	9 – Edwards	6 – Tied	Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, Ontario
July 13, 2023* 8:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. Canada	W 93–69	–	23 – Reeves	6 – Tied	9 – Dillingham	Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, Ontario
July 15, 2023* 1:30 PM, CBSSN	vs. Africa	W 104–92	–	27 – Reeves	8 – Mitchell	8 – Sheppard	Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, Ontario
July 16, 2023* 8:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. Canada Gold Medal game	W 89–72	–	23 – Edwards	11 – Mitchell	6 – Wagner	Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, Ontario
Regular season
November 6, 2023* TBD, TBD	New Mexico State						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 10, 2023* TBD, TBD	Texas A&M-Commerce						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 14, 2023* TBD, ESPN	vs. Kansas Champions Classic						United Center Chicago, IL
November 17, 2023* TBA, TBD	Stonehill						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 20, 2023* TBA, TBD	Saint Joseph's						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 24, 2023* TBD, TBD	Marshall						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
November 28, 2023* 7:30 p.m., TBD	Miami (FL) ACC–SEC Challenge						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 2, 2023* TBD, TBD	UNC Wilmington						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 9, 2023* TBD, TBD	vs. Penn						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2023* 5:30 PM, CBS	vs. North Carolina CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry						State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2023* TBD, TBD	at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 29, 2023* TBD, TBD	Illinois State						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 10, 2024* TBD, TBD	Gonzaga						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:^[2]^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

^ Black, Ryan. "Kentucky basketball roster 2023-24 watch: Forward Lance Ware commits to Villanova". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ Roberts, Ben. "What's going on with Kentucky's 2023-24 basketball schedule? Here's the latest". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ Thompson, Tyler. "ACC/SEC Challenge may make Kentucky's 2023-24 schedule one of its best". On3.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[1] Black, Ryan. "Kentucky basketball roster 2023-24 watch: Forward Lance Ware commits to Villanova". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[2] Roberts, Ben. "What's going on with Kentucky's 2023-24 basketball schedule? Here's the latest". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[3] Thompson, Tyler. "ACC/SEC Challenge may make Kentucky's 2023-24 schedule one of its best". On3.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

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v t e Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics