Kentucky confirms six stream-only games, tip times for Wildcats in '25-26
If you don’t have SEC Network+ by now, you’re going to need it in October and November — almost exclusively — and then briefly in December if you want to watch the Kentucky Wildcats.
We already knew Big Blue Madness and the Blue-White Event were stream-only broadcasts on SECN+, and now, six additional games have earned similar designations, including five in the regular season.
Kentucky’s first exhibition game vs. Purdue on October 24 will be on SEC Network, but the other vs. Georgetown on Oct. 30 will be on SECN+ with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. From there, the entire BBN United Tipoff Classic will be stream-only — including the season opener vs. Nicholls on November 4 — with the UK vs. UofL matchup splitting up the dates on national television. Elsewhere, the Loyola (Maryland) game on Nov. 21 will be on SECN+, as will the pre-Christmas in-state battle vs. Bellarmine on December 23.
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With that, we have tip times and TV/streaming assignments for all exhibition and non-conference matchups from now until SEC play begins in January, Kentucky’s trip to Louisville on Nov. 11 being the lone exception.
Today’s update on the schedule, including the new tip and TV details:
- Georgetown (EXH) – Oct. 30, 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+
- Nicholls – Nov. 4, 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+
- Valparaiso – Nov. 7, 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+
- Eastern Illinois – Nov. 14, 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+
- Loyola (Maryland) – Nov. 21, 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network+
- Bellarmine – Dec. 23, 1 p.m. ET on SEC Network+
And the full schedule as we know it today, which includes eight SECN+ events — nine including UK Pro Day, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Kentucky’s 2025-26 Schedule
| Date (Day) | Opponent | Location | TV/Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 11, 2025 (Sat) – 6 PM ET | Big Blue Madness (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Oct. 17, 2025 (Fri) – 7 PM ET | Blue-White Event (exhibition) | Historic Memorial Coliseum | SEC Network+ |
| Oct. 24, 2025 (Fri) – 6 PM ET | Purdue (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network |
| Oct. 30, 2025 (Thu) – 7 PM ET | Georgetown (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Nov. 4, 2025 (Tue) – 7 PM ET | Nicholls (BBN United Tipoff Classic) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Nov. 7, 2025 (Fri) – 7 PM ET | Valparaiso (BBN United Tipoff Classic) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Nov. 11, 2025 (Tue) | at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Ky.) | |
| Nov. 14, 2025 (Fri) – 7 PM ET | Eastern Illinois (BBN United Tipoff Classic) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Nov. 18, 2025 (Tue) – 6:30 PM ET | vs. Michigan State (Champions Classic) | Madison Square Garden (New York) | ESPN |
| Nov. 21, 2025 (Fri) – 7 PM ET | Loyola (Md.) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Nov. 26, 2025 (Wed) – 7 PM ET | Tennessee Tech | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network |
| Dec. 2, 2025 (Tue) – 9:30 PM ET | North Carolina (ACC/SEC Challenge) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN |
| Dec. 5, 2025 (Fri) – 7 PM ET | vs. Gonzaga | Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.) | ESPN2 |
| Dec. 9, 2025 (Tue) – 7 PM ET | North Carolina Central | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network |
| Dec. 13, 2025 (Sat) – 7:30 PM ET | Indiana | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | ESPN |
| Dec. 20, 2025 (Sat) – 12:30 PM ET | vs. St. John’s (CBS Sports Classic) | State Farm Arena (Atlanta) | CBS |
| Dec. 23, 2025 (Tue) – 1 PM ET | Bellarmine | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | SEC Network+ |
| Jan. 3, 2026 (Sat) | at Alabama (SEC) | Coleman Coliseum (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) | |
| Jan. 6/7, 2026 (Tue/Wed) | Missouri (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | |
| Jan. 10, 2026 (Sat) | Mississippi State (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | |
| Jan. 13/14, 2026 (Tue/Wed) | at LSU (SEC) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, La.) | |
| Jan. 17, 2026 (Sat) | at Tennessee (SEC) | Thompson-Boling Arena (Knoxville, Tenn.) | |
| Jan. 20/21, 2026 (Tue/Wed) | Texas (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | |
| Jan. 24, 2026 (Sat) | Ole Miss (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | |
| Jan. 27/28, 2026 (Tue/Wed) | at Vanderbilt (SEC) | Memorial Gymnasium (Nashville, Tenn.) | |
| Jan. 31, 2026 (Sat) | at Arkansas (SEC) | Bud Walton Arena (Fayetteville, Ark.) | |
| Feb. 3, 2026 (Tue) | Oklahoma (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | |
| Feb. 7, 2026 (Sat) | Tennessee (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | |
| Feb. 14, 2026 (Sat) – 3 PM ET | at Florida (SEC) | Exactech Arena (Gainesville, Fla.) | ABC |
| Feb. 17/18, 2026 (Tue/Wed) | Georgia (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | |
| Feb. 21, 2026 (Sat) | at Auburn (SEC) | Neville Arena (Auburn, Ala.) | |
| Feb. 24/25, 2026 (Tue/Wed) | at South Carolina (SEC) | Colonial Life Arena (Columbia, S.C.) | |
| Feb. 28, 2026 (Sat) | Vanderbilt (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center | |
| Mar. 3/4, 2026 (Tue/Wed) | at Texas A&M (SEC) | Reed Arena (Bryan-College Station, Texas) | |
| Mar. 7, 2026 (Sat) | Florida (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
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