2023–24 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 0-0 (0-0 SEC) |
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Home arena | Rupp Arena |
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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 |
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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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Globl Jam exhibition trip | |||||||||||
July 12, 2023* 1:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Germany | W 81-73 | – |
24 – Reeves | 9 – Edwards | 6 – Tied | Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, Ontario | ||||
July 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., CBSSN (tape delayed) |
vs. Canada | W 93–69 | – |
23 – Reeves | 6 – Tied | 9 – Dillingham | Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, Ontario | ||||
July 15, 2023* 1:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Africa | W 104–92 | – |
27 – Reeves | 8 – Mitchell | 8 – Sheppard | Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, Ontario | ||||
July 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., 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 |
vs. New Mexico State[2] | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
November 14, 2023* TBD, ESPN |
vs. Kansas Champions Classic |
United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||||
November 20, 2023* TBA, TBD |
Saint Joseph's[3] Kentucky Multi-Team Event |
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[4] | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
TBD* TBD, TBD |
Gonzaga | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
December 16, 2023* TBD, CBS |
vs. Ohio State CBS Sports Classic |
State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
December 21, 2023* TBD, TBD |
at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||||
December 29, 2023* TBD, TBD |
Illinois State[5] | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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*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.
- ^ https://twitter.com/roccomiller8/status/1687123531220561920?s=46&t=rMSpQzm-HYqeb6nosA8ozw
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- ^ https://twitter.com/roccomiller8/status/1687131757039194114?s=46&t=rMSpQzm-HYqeb6nosA8ozw
- ^ 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.