2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
| 2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 SEC) |
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| Associate head coach | Alvin Brooks III (1st season) |
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| Home arena | Rupp Arena |
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 SEC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Kentucky during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, who are founding members of the Southeastern Conference, and will play their home games at Rupp Arena and will be led by Mark Pope in his first season as head coach for the Wildcats.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season finished the season with a record of 23–8, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in a 3-way tie for second place in the SEC. As the number two seed in the SEC tournament, they would be upset in the quarterfinal round by Texas A&M. They would go on to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they got upset by Oakland in the first round to finish the season with an overall record of 23–10. It was also the final season for John Calipari as Kentucky head coach as he would depart for Arkansas a month later.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Rob Dillingham | 0 | G | 6'3" | 176 | Freshman | Hickory, NC | Declare for 2024 NBA draft |
| Justin Edwards | 1 | G | 6'8" | 203 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA | Declare for 2024 NBA draft |
| Aaron Bradshaw | 2 | F | 7'1" | 226 | Freshman | Roselle, NJ | Transferred to Ohio State |
| Adou Thiero | 3 | G | 6'8" | 222 | Sophomore | Leetsdale, PA | Transferred to Arkansas |
| Tre Mitchell | 4 | F | 6'9" | 231 | GS Senior | Pittsburgh, PA | Graduated |
| Antonio Reeves | 12 | G | 6'6" | 195 | GS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated/2024 NBA draft |
| Brennan Canada | 14 | F | 6'5" | 200 | GS Senior | Mount Sterling, KY | Graduated |
| Reed Sheppard | 15 | G | 6'3" | 187 | Freshman | London, KY | Declare for 2024 NBA draft |
| Joey Hart | 20 | G | 6'5" | 203 | Freshman | Linton, IN | Transferred to Ball State |
| D. J. Wagner | 21 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Freshman | Camden, NJ | Transferred to Arkansas |
| Jordan Burks | 23 | G | 6'8" | 202 | Freshman | Decatur, AL | Transferred to Georgetown |
| Kareem Watkins | 25 | G | 5'8" | 175 | Senior | Camden, NJ | Walk-on; graduated |
| Ugonna Onyenso | 33 | F | 7'0" | 247 | Sophomore | Owerri, Nigeria | Transferred to Kansas State |
| Zvonimir Ivišić | 44 | F | 7'2" | 234 | Freshman | Vodice, Croatia | Transferred to Arkansas |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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| Otega Oweh | 00 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Somerset, NJ | Oklahoma |
| Lamont Butler | 1 | G | 6'2" | 207 | GS Senior | Moreno Valley, CA | San Diego State |
| Jaxson Robinson | 2 | G | 6'7" | 200 | GS Senior | Ada, OK | BYU |
| Koby Brea | 4 | G | 6'6" | 205 | GS Senior | Washington Heights, NY | Dayton |
| Andrew Carr | 7 | F | 6'10" | 220 | GS Senior | West Chester, PA | Wake Forest |
| Brandon Garrison | 10 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Sophomore | Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
| Amari Williams | 22 | C | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Nottingham, England | Drexel |
| Kerr Kriisa | 77 | G | 6'3" | 190 | GS Senior | Tartu, Estonia | West Virginia |
Class of 2024 commitments
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Collin Chandler #6 SG | Farmington, UT | Farmington High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 22, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
| Travis Perry #15 PG | Eddyville, KY | Lyon County High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 12, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 | ||||||
| Trent Noah SG | Harlan, KY | Harlan County High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 8, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
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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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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| TBA* TBA | TBA | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* TBA | Wright State | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| November 12, 2024* TBA, ESPN | vs. Duke Champions Classic | State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| November 19, 2024* TBA | Lipscomb BBN Invitational | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| November 22, 2024* TBA | Jackson State BBN Invitational | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| November 26, 2024* TBA | Western Kentucky BBN Invitational | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| November 29, 2024* TBA | Georgia State | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| December 3, 2024* TBA | at Clemson ACC–SEC Challenge | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| December 7, 2024* TBA | vs. Gonzaga Battle in Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
| December 11, 2024* TBA | Colgate | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* TBA | Louisville Rivalry | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBS | vs. Ohio State CBS Sports Classic | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY | |||||||||
| December 31, 2024* TBA | Brown | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
