The team that has broken Utah fan’s hearts for years is now on the schedule for the next couple of seasons. The Utes will travel to Lexington, KY, next season to take on the Wildcats, and UK will play the Utes the following season at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Bill Riley broke the news on Twitter this afternoon.
BREAKING..@ESPN700 has learned the Utah Basketball has agreed to a two game series with Kentucky. Utah will play at Rupp this season & meet Kentucky at T-Mobile arena in Vegas the following year. #Utes @UtahMBB
— Bill Riley (@espn700bill) May 15, 2018
The Utes last played Kentucky in the Sweet 16 in 2005, when Kentucky ended the Utes season, for what is probably the millionth time in the NCAA Tournament.