The new-look exhibition schedule against high-major competition was fun and different, but nothing compares to the real stuff. That’s coming on Tuesday as the Kentucky Wildcats host the Nicholls Colonels inside Rupp Arena to tip off the 2025-26 season — year two under Mark Pope.
Otega Oweh leads a returning group for UK alongside Brandon Garrison, Collin Chandler and Trent Noah while bringing in portal additions Jaland Lowe (Pittsburgh), Mo Dioubate (Alabama), Denzel Aberdeen (Florida), Jayden Quaintance (Arizona State), Kam Williams (Tulane) and Reece Potter (Miami OH) to go with first-year players Jasper Johnson, Malachi Moreno, Andrija Jelavic and Braydon Hawthorne.