Kentucky gave Big Blue Nation quite a gift on Christmas morning. At 7 a.m., the Kentucky Men’s Basketball Twitter account shared a picture of the denim uniform shorts, with a reveal date of February 7, 2026.
That’s the day Kentucky hosts Tennessee in Rupp Arena, and almost 30 years to the day from when Kentucky debuted the original denim uniforms during the 1995-96 season, on Feb. 11, 1996, a home game vs. Arkansas. We thought the denim uniforms might be coming back for the game vs. Rick Pitino’s St. John’s team last week, but a Saturday home game vs.