Kentucky Basketball announces BBN United Tipoff Classic
The Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team will host Nicholls State, Valparaiso, and Eastern Illinois in November as part of the BBN United Tipoff Classic, the school announced on Monday.
Kentucky will host Nicholls on Nov. 4 in the season opener before facing Valparaiso on Nov. 7 and Eastern Illinois on Nov. 14. Game times and TV channel info will be announced at a later date.
Kentucky will battle both Nicholls and Eastern Illinois for the first time in program history, while the game vs. Valpo will be the third meeting between the two programs all-time, with the Cats having won both previous matchups.
BBN United is the newly unveiled official fan club of UK Athletics. The innovative loyalty and membership program is developed and operated by fan experience leader Two Circle and UK’s longstanding multimedia rights partner, JMI Sports. Members of Big Blue Nation can join the club to receive limited-edition merchandise, exclusive content, and memorable experiences with their favorite programs.
This means Kentucky’s schedule is pretty much wrapped up. All we’re waiting on now is confirmation for Big Blue Madness and the Blue-White Game.
One player on this 2025-26 Kentucky basketball team who could be the biggest surprise is Florida transfer Denzel Aberdeen. Last season with the National Champion Florida Gators, Aberdeen was a great piece off the bench who averaged 7.7 points per game.
Aberdeen was playing behind the best backcourt in college basketball, so minutes were tough to come by, but his defense was able to keep the 6’5 guard on the floor.
