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El programa de baloncesto masculino de Kentucky anunció siete juegos locales de no conferencia para la temporada 2026-27, con el partido de apertura contra Manhattan el 3 de noviembre en Rupp Arena, marcando el primer enfrentamiento entre los programas. Los juegos adicionales incluyen encuentros contra James Madison, Northern Arizona, Grambling State, Bryant, Sacred Heart y Gardner-Webb, con cinco de estos siendo primeros enfrentamientos de no conferencia para Kentucky. El equipo regresa cinco jugadores del torneo NCAA de la temporada pasada y ha añadido seis transferencias notables encabezadas por Milan Momcilovic de Iowa State, quien lideró la nación en tiros de tres puntos con un 48.7 por ciento.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky men’s basketball program announced seven home nonconference games to its 2026-27 schedule Monday, with the season opener at Rupp Arena against Manhattan on Nov. 3 marking the program’s first-ever matchup with the Jaspers.
The additional home dates include games against James Madison, Northern Arizona, Grambling State, Bryant, Sacred Heart and Gardner-Webb. Television designations and tip times will be announced at a later date. With these seven games, Kentucky has now announced 12 nonconference contests for the 2026-27 season, the third under head coach Mark Pope.
Five first-time nonconference opponents will visit Lexington, along with Gardner-Webb, which marks only the second meeting between the programs. Among the newcomers is James Madison, whose head coach Preston Spradlin was part of Kentucky’s staff from 2009-2014 before becoming an assistant and then head coach at Morehead State. The teams met once during the 2020-21 season, with Kentucky winning 81-45.
Kentucky returns five players from its NCAA Tournament Round of 32 squad last season, including Braydon Hawthorne, Malachi Moreno, Trent Noah, Reece Potter and Kam Williams. Moreno, an All-Southeastern Conference Freshman Team selection, led the team in rebounds per game, blocks per game and field goal percentage last season.
The roster also includes six notable transfers headlined by Milan Momcilovic, who led the nation in 3-point shooting at 48.7 percent while averaging 16.9 points for Iowa State. Also joining the Wildcats are backcourt players Zoom Diallo, Jerone Morton and Alex Wilkins, along with frontcourt additions Franck Kepnang and Justin McBride. Three college basketball newcomers round out the roster: Zyon Hawthorne, Ousmane N’Diaye and Mason Williams.
Those interested in new season tickets are encouraged to enter the season-ticket lottery, though availability is limited due to the high renewal rate among season ticket holders.
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from UK Athletics, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/06/15/kentucky-announces-seven-home-nonconference-games/.
