Quickies: Rupp Arena Finale Edition

Kentucky doesn’t have a senior night tonight, because there are no senior’s on this year’s John Calipari team. But it is the last night in Rupp Arena for the season, and odds are it’ll be the last game in Rupp Arena for at least a couple players. The Wildcats take on the Ole Miss Rebels at 7 p.m. ET, looking to close out the Rupp Arena season with another win.

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Historically, the home finale of each Kentucky men’s basketball season is Senior Day. When the 2017-18 Wildcats face Mississippi in their last home appearance Wednesday at 7 p.m., UK has no seniors to honor. Instead, we may as well salute the breakout star of the current UK home season: Rupp Arena ice cream.