Kentucky to play Clemson in 2024 ACC/SEC Challenge

Mar 28, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Clemson Tigers head coach Brad Brownell reacts in the second half against the Arizona Wildcats in the semifinals of the West Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Kentucky will get its revenge for the 2023 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on the hardwood during the 2024-25 college basketball season. Approaching three decades since their last head-to-head matchup, the Wildcats are set to take on the Clemson Tigers in the 2024 ACC/SEC Challenge, Mark Pope and the gang traveling to the Palmetto State in a true road game for the first time since 1933. That game will take place at Clemson on Tuesday, December 3.

College Hoops Today’s Jon Rothstein was the first to break the complete ACC/SEC Challenge slate, which includes 16 games on Dec. 3 and 4.

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Other matchups in the event include:

Tuesday, December 3

Arkansas at Miami
California at Missouri
Florida State at LSU
Georgia Tech at Oklahoma
Kentucky at Clemson
Notre Dame at Georgia
Ole Miss at Louisville
South Carolina at Boston College
Syracuse at Tennessee
Wake Forest at Texas A&M

Wednesday, December 4

Alabama at North Carolina
Auburn at Duke
Pittsburgh at Mississippi State
Texas at NC State
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech
Virginia at Florida

Kentucky leads the head-to-head series 12-4 dating back to 1922. The Wildcats defeated the Tigers 76-61 on Nov. 29, 1997 in Phoenix at the Premier Classic while Clemson pulled off the 79-71 upset win in Indianapolis at the BCA Classic on Nov. 15, 1996. Before then, the two teams played just once following the 1930s — a 68-67 overtime win for the Tigers in the NIT back in 1979.

Clemson is coming off a run to the Elite Eight in 2024 after pulling off upset wins over No. 3 seed Baylor and No. 2 seed Arizona in the Round of 32 and Sweet 16, respectively. The Tigers would ultimately fall to No. 4 seed Alabama in the national quarterfinals, finishing the season with a 24-12 overall record and fifth-place finish in the ACC. They are led by Brad Brownell, who enters his 15th season at Clemson as the program’s all-time winningest coach at 265-189 overall.