We made it once again, ladies and gentlemen of the Big Blue Nation. We have finally arrived on that magic date, that wondrous time, when the Kentucky Wildcats take to the hard court in preparation for the 2011-12 campaign. For times and media outlets, check here.
Here is the roster of players we should see tonight:
| # | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Hometown (Last School) |
| 1 | Darius Miller | Guard | 6-8 | 235 | SR | Maysville, Ky. (Mason County) |
| 3 | Terrence Jones | Forward | 6-9 | 252 | SO | Portland, Ore. (Jefferson) |
| 4 | Jon Hood | Guard | 6-7 | 215 | JR | Madisonville, Ky. (North Hopkins) |
| 5 | Jarrod Polson | Guard | 6-2 | 185 | SO | Nicholasville, Ky. (West Jessamine) |
| 10 | Twany Beckham | Guard | 6-5 | 205 | JR | Louisville, Ky. (Mississippi State) |
| 12 | Ryan Harrow | Guard | 6-2 | 175 | SO | Marietta, Ga. (N.C. State) |
| 13 | Sam Malone | Guard | 5-11 | 190 | FR | Scituate, NJ (Scituate HS) |
| 14 | Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | Forward | 6-7 | 232 | FR | Somerdale, N.J. (St. Patrick) |
| 20 | Doron Lamb | Guard | 6-4 | 210 | SO | Queens, N.Y. (Oak Hill Academy) |
| 22 | Stacey Poole, Jr. | Guard | 6-4 | 200 | SO | Jacksonville, Fla. (Providence) |
| 23 | Anthony Davis | Forward | 6-10 | 220 | FR | Chicago, Ill. (Perspectives Charter) |
| 25 | Marquis Teague | Guard | 6-2 | 189 | FR | Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) |
| 30 | Eloy Vargas | Forward | 6-11 | 244 | SR | Moca, Dominican Republic (Miami-Dade CC) |
| 32 | Brian Long | Guard | 5-9 | 150 | FR | Dumont, NJ (River Dell HS) |
| 33 | Kyle Wiltjer | Forward | 6-9 | 239 | FR | Portland, Ore. (Jesuit) |
Sam Malone and Brian Long are walk-ons this year. Twany Beckham will be eligible in the second semester, and Ryan Harrow will not be eligible until next year.
We'll also get a look at the Hoops team, which should really be excellent this year. They also might be good enough to make a deep NCAA tournament run.
So let's eoy this Big Blue Madness like we have all the rest of them, and get excited for the new year and the new team, a year in which we have a solid chance of finishing on the last Monday of the season.
Go, 'Cats!