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LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball's 2022-23 schedule is starting to take shape.
With the June 16 confirmation that the Wildcats will host Kansas in January as part of the annual Big 12/SEC Challenge, we now know the Rupp Arena slate should be dramatically improved from a year ago. Kentucky will also host Louisville at noon on New Year's Eve after the rivalry game was canceled a year ago due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Cardinals' program. The Wildcats will also host Bellarmine for the first time since the Knights transition to Division I.
The schedule will also feature the normal slate of marquee neutral-site games, highlighted by a showdown with Michigan in London, England. UK was originally scheduled to play a neutral-site game against Notre Dame as part of a three-year series, but that game has been pushed back to next season, according to a report from CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein.
On June 29, the Southeastern Conference confirmed each team's league opponents this season. Kentucky will play a home-and-home series against Georgia and Arkansas in addition to permanent rivals Florida, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Dates for the SEC games will be announced at a later time.
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Here are the games that have been confirmed on the schedule so far. (This story will be updated as new games are confirmed).
- Nov. 15: vs. Michigan State (Champions Classic; Indianapolis)
- Nov. 20: at Gonzaga
- Nov. 29: Bellarmine
- Dec. 4: vs. Michigan (London, England)
- Dec. 17: vs. UCLA (CBS Sports Classic; Reportedly at Madison Square Garden in New York)
- Dec. 31: Louisville, noon
- Jan. 28: Kansas (Big 12/SEC Challenge)
- SEC home games: Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt
- SEC road games: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Vanderbilt
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