LEXINGTON, Ky. – It won’t be able to replace the heaven that is outside the arena, but for Kentucky men’s basketball fans who can’t make it to the Bahamas in August for the UK overseas exhibition tour, they’re still in luck. : The SEC Network will broadcast all four games live from the Baha Mar Resort in Nassau.
The SEC Network college basketball crew of Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Dane Bradshaw (analyst) will be on the call to bring fans all the game action, live from the Bahamas.
Additionally, the UK Sports Network, with the voice of the Wildcats Tom Leach and UK Athletics Hall of Famer Jack Givens on the mic, will broadcast all four games on 630-WLAP, the affiliate of across the country, on UKathletics.com and the UK Athletics app. Coverage will begin 30 minutes prior to tip-off.
With the conclusion of TV and radio coverage, tip times have been set for all four games. The first two games will return at 7:00 PM ET, the third game will begin at 6:00 PM, with the final on August 14th set for noon.
The full match schedule is below.
August 10 at 7:00 PM vs. Dominican Republic National Select Team (SEC Network/UK Sports Network)
- Dominican Republic national program members all under the age of 22
Aug. 11 at 7:00 p.m. vs. Tec de Monterrey (SEC Network/UK Sports Network)
- The Mexican collegiate team reinforced by the U23 national team players
August 13 at 6:00 pm vs. Carleton University (SEC Network/UK Sports Network)
- Winners of 16 of the last 19 national collegiate championships in Canada; owns wins over Syracuse, Wisconsin and others in exhibition history of its summer tourney
Aug. 14 at noon vs. Bahamas National Team (SEC Network/UK Sports Network)
- Team consisting of Bahamian players competing for a spot in the AmeriCup and World Cup
This marks the third time the Wildcats have gone up to the Bahamas to serve as a regular season tune-up, and both of the previous times the Cats came away with positive results. UK first traveled to the island before the 2014-15 season, which sparked a magical run that ended with an undefeated regular season, SEC regular-season and tournament titles, and a trip to the Final Four. Kentucky went 4-0 in the Bahamas in 2018 before going 30-7 and reaching the Elite Eight in 2019.
This will also be the Cats’ first trip to Baha Mar, a 2,300-room resort anchored by a Grand Hyatt Hotel, and also featuring two luxury hotel offerings, an SLS and Rosewood. The resort features a 100,000-square-foot casino, a new $250 million water park and the Jack Nicklaus-designed Royal Blue Golf Course.
Complete information for fans wishing to attend can be found at KentuckyBahamasTour.com. All ticket options will be sold online directly via the link above.
UK’s returning core is headlined by National Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe, who led the country with 15.1 rebounds per game and also paced the Cats in scoring at 17.4 points per game. Kentucky will also welcome back Sahvir Wheeler who led the Southeastern Conference and ranked third in the nation with 6.9 assists per game. Forwards Daimion Collins, Jacob Toppin and Lance Ware were all instrumental in helping the Wildcats to a 26-8 season a year ago and a second-place national finish in the NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky will welcome back four dynamic newcomers, including top-10 signees Chris Livingston and Cason Wallace. Both players were Gatorade State Players of the Year and McDonald’s All Americans. Fast-rising prospect Adou Thiero was linked with the Cats during the late signing period. UK also added one of the best transfers in Antonio Reeves Jr. who ranked among the top 20 individual scorers a season ago at Illinois State averaging 20.1 points per game.
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