Kentucky and Bellarmine finalizing deal to play this week, per reports
Kentucky will not play Louisville this week, but they could play another team from Louisville. Pat Forde is reporting that Kentucky is close to finalizing a deal to play Bellarmine this week at Rupp Arena. The Knights play Loyola Marymount on Tuesday, but could turn around and travel to Lexington for a Wednesday or Thursday night matchup.
Dave Baker is hearing the same:
The Knights are 6-7 this season, with losses to a bevy of impressive Power 5 opponents:
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | W-L (CONF) |
| Tue, Nov 9 | @ 7 Purdue | L 96-67 | 0-1 (0-0) |
| Sat, Nov 13 | @ Murray State | L 78-59 | 0-2 (0-0) |
| Wed, Nov 17 | @ Saint Mary’s | L 73-64 | 0-3 (0-0) |
| Fri, Nov 19 | @ 1 Gonzaga | L 92-50 | 0-4 (0-0) |
| Mon, Nov 22 | vs 2 UCLA * | L 75-62 | 0-5 (0-0) |
| Tue, Nov 23 | vs. Central Michigan * | W 76-69 | 1-5 (0-0) |
| Sun, Nov 28 | vs. Franklin | W 75-37 | 2-5 (0-0) |
| Tue, Nov 30 | @ West Virginia | L 74-55 | 2-6 (0-0) |
| Sun, Dec 5 | vs. Defiance | W 92-43 | 3-6 (0-0) |
| Thu, Dec 9 | vs. Asbury College | W 87-55 | 4-6 (0-0) |
| Fri, Dec 10 | vs. Midway | W 89-39 | 5-6 (0-0) |
| Wed, Dec 15 | @ South Dakota | L 78-64 | 5-7 (0-0) |
| Sat, Dec 18 | @ Miami (OH) | W 77-68 | 6-7 (0-0) |
Bringing Scotty Davenport and the Knights to Rupp would be fun, but this game would not help Kentucky’s resume. Bellarmine is No. 229 in the NET Rankings, putting this game in Quad 4. Regardless, given the chaotic situation in college hoops right now maybe you take what you can get.
UPDATE: NOT SO FAST! Kyle Tucker is reporting that the Bellarmine deal may not be as final as Forde and Baker said.
Our own Jack Pilgrim reached out to Davenport about the game and received a bunch of question marks in return, so…
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