WATCH: Jasper Johnson, Brandon Garrison preview Kentucky's season-opener

The 2025-26 Kentucky men’s basketball season is officially just one more sleep away from tipoff!

To help prepare the Big Blue Nation for what’s in store with this week’s season-opener against Nicholls, a pair of Wildcats spoke with reporters Monday morning to break it all down. Freshman guard Jasper Johnson and junior center Brandon Garrison were the lucky interview subjects, as they touched on everything from game planning for Nicholls, the team’s response to the exhibition loss against Georgetown, the pregame handshake line, and everything in between.

Dive into the video below to hear everything Johnson and Garrison had to say. Kentucky and Nicholls will tip off Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. ET inside Rupp Arena on the SEC Network+. Basketball season is finally here, folks.

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