Kentucky basketball's new uniforms will be unveiled Tuesday

It’s time to find out what uniforms the Kentucky men’s basketball team will be wearing at Rupp Arena this season.

A jersey unveiling is set to take place on Tuesday, the first permanent uniform change since the 2016-17 season. After five seasons of the same look, John Calipari says it’s time to make the transition official.

“I was just sitting here thinking maybe we should show the #BBN our new home uniforms tomorrow,” Calipari said.

I was just sitting here thinking maybe we should show the #BBN our new home uniforms tomorrow.

What do you think, @KentuckyMBB??
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) September 6, 2022

The Kentucky basketball program first announced new uniforms would be coming back in June, rolling through some of the looks the Wildcats have rocked over the years. A few traditional jerseys, some alternates, checkerboard and more checkerboard.

Coming This Fall 🔵⚪️👀 pic.twitter.com/qouWfZWYGY
— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) June 3, 2022

This time around, though, the prominent checkerboards running down the sides of the uniform have reportedly been removed in the new update. “That’s one message that finally got through,” The Athletic’s Kyle Tucker wrote.

It is my understanding that the checkerboards have, in fact, been killed in the new iteration of Kentucky basketball’s permanent uniform to be unveiled next season. That’s one message that finally got through. https://t.co/meZUcV9lm0
— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) March 22, 2022

Kentucky has kept the same basketball uniform combo every season since 2016-17 after several different iterations and designs throughout the start of the John Calipari era in Lexington. The team regularly rolled out unique one-game combos for high-profile matchups, highlighted by new fonts, colors and designs.

Since 2016, though, the special edition uniforms have been few and far between. The team wore an alternate uniform for one game last season, a gray colorway just a shade darker than the traditional white. Everything else remained the same.

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— Kentucky Men’s Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) February 6, 2021

We got our first look at a uniform change for the Wildcats in the Bahamas, with the program unveiling three new jerseys for the four-game exhibition tour in paradise. One traditional white jersey, one blue jersey with “Kentucky” in vintage white script, and a black alternate with “Wildcats” across the front.