Kentucky Basketball vs. Utah Utes game time and TV channel set

The Kentucky Wildcats have finalized their matchup with the Utah Utes this coming season.

Kentucky will host Utah in Rupp Arena on Dec. 15 at 5:15 pm EST on ESPN2. The school has previously announced it will face the Utes in Las Vegas during the 2019-20 season on Dec. 18.

Utah has enjoyed a rise to prominence under head coach Larry Krystkowiak, who took over the program in 2011 following two straight years of no postseason. Krystkowiak has since guided Utah to five-straight postseasons, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament.

This past season, Utah went 23-12 and finished as the NIT runner-up. Their last NCAA Tournament berth was in the 2015-16 season.

This will prove to be a quality non-conference challenge for the young Wildcats next season. Utah has won 20-plus games in each of the last five seasons.

Kentucky owns a career record of 9-2 vs. Utah, including a win in the 1998 National Championship.