Nate Oats has made Alabama a true contender. The former Buffalo head coach led the Crimson Tide to the program’s first Final Four appearance in 2024 to go along with two SEC championships and two SEC Tournament championship.

Kentucky Wildcats and Alabama Crimson Tide are set to face off on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at noon EST at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Alabama is coming off a home loss Tuesday night to Ole Miss, while Kentucky won its matchup at home against Texas A&M.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW)- Kentucky fans will have to turn to resale tickets if they want to get inside Rupp Arena to watch Kentucky men’s basketball this season. UK Athletics says that the remainder of the Wildcats’ home games are sold out as of Friday.

The game figures to be a high-scoring affair with a lot of three-point shots taken. Alabama leads the nation in scoring, averaging 89.5 points per game, while Kentucky is third in the country, scoring 88.7 points per contest. The Crimson Tide shoot 31.2 three-point shots per game, while the Cats hoist 27.7 attempts per game from behind the arc.

The new playground will be named for Triangle Foundation, which donated $2 million to the Gatton Park, a privately funded park opening later this year.

Complete statistics from Tuesday night’s Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

It was Kentucky vs Florida in a ranked SEC college basketball game at Rupp Arena. Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats won. See highlights from the SEC game.

The arrival of Mark Pope has turned back the clock on the Rupp Arena crowds, which had been getting angsty by the end of the John Calipari era.

It's Kentucky vs Texas A&M in a college basketball game at Rupp Arena today. Follow for live UK basketball score updates and highlights from Lexington

The new studio album follows the recent release of Strings’ first live album, “Billy Strings Live Vol. 1,” which is nominated for Best Bluegrass Album. He’s won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass album and also has won many Bluegrass and Americana music awards.

Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats have won back-to-back top 15 games taking down Mississippi State and Texas A&M. The reality this season in the SEC is there

Guard Jaxson Robinson scored a game-high 22 points to lift Kentucky basketball to an 81-69 win over Texas A&M on Tuesday at Rupp Arena.