Tip times set for SEC/ACC Challenge; Kentucky vs. Clemson will be a late one
Kentucky will play Clemson at Clemson for the first time in 91 years in December. It’ll be a late one.
Tip times were released today for the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Cats vs. the Tigers will tip off at 9:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Littlejohn Coliseum. It will air on ESPN, the final game of the night. On the women’s side, Kentucky plays North Carolina in Chapel Hill at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 on ESPN2.
Kentucky leads the overall series vs. Clemson 12-4, most recently beating the Tigers 76-61 in the Premier Classic on Nov. 29, 1997. The Tigers upset the Cats the year before in the BCA Classic in Indianapolis on Nov. 15, 1996, a 79-71 overtime thriller. Clemson also beat Kentucky in overtime in the 1979 NIT. The 13 other meetings took place in the 1920s and 30s.
Clemson is coming off an Elite Eight run last season, upsetting No. 3 seed Baylor and No. 2 seed Arizona before falling to No. 4 seed Alabama in the West Regional. The Tigers finished the season 24-12 and fifth place in the ACC. They return six scholarship players from last year’s squad, including All-West Regional Team performers Chase Hunter and Ian Schieffelin. Brad Bonwell is entering his 15th season at Clemson as the program’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 265-289.
Check out all of the tip times below, which include ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings. Plenty of good games on there, including Alabama at North Carolina and Auburn at Duke.
2024 SEC/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Platform |
Tue, Dec 3 | 7 p.m. | Notre Dame at Georgia | ESPNU |
7 p.m. | South Carolina at Boston College | ACC Network | |
7 p.m. | Cal at Missouri | SEC Network | |
7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. | No. 14 Arkansas at Miami | ESPN or ESPN2 | |
7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. | Syracuse at No. 13 Tennessee | ESPN or ESPN2 | |
9 p.m. | Wake Forest at No. 12 Texas A&M | ESPN2 | |
9 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Oklahoma | ESPNU | |
9 p.m. | No. 20 Ole Miss at Louisville | ACC Network | |
9 p.m. | Florida State at LSU | SEC Network | |
9:30 p.m. | No. 23 Kentucky at Clemson | ESPN | |
Wed, Dec 4 | 7:15 p.m. | No. 2 Alabama at No. 10 North Carolina | ESPN |
7:15 p.m. | Virginia at No. 21 Florida | ESPN2 | |
9:15 p.m. | No. 11 Auburn at No. 8 Duke | ESPN | |
9:15 p.m. | No. 22 Texas at NC State | ESPN2 | |
9:15 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech | ACC Network | |
9:15 p.m. | Pitt at Mississippi State | SEC Network |
*Rankings based on ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25
2024 SEC/ACC Women’s Basketball Challenge
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
Wed, Dec 4 | 5 p.m. | No. 13 Oklahoma at No. 12 Louisville | ESPN2 |
5 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Miami | ACC Network | |
5 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Georgia | SEC Network | |
7:15 p.m. | Syracuse at Texas A&M | ESPNU | |
7:15 p.m. | Mississippi State at Georgia Tech | ACC Network | |
7:15 p.m. | No. 18 Florida State at Tennessee | SEC Network | |
Thu, Dec 5 | 5 p.m. | No. 25 Kentucky at No. 17 North Carolina | ESPN2 |
6 p.m. | Auburn at Virginia | ACC Network | |
7 p.m. | No. 6 Texas at No. 2 Notre Dame | ESPN | |
7 p.m. | No. 23 Ole Miss at No. 8 NC State | ESPN2 | |
7 p.m. | Boston College at Arkansas | SEC Network | |
8 p.m. | Florida at Clemson | ACC Network | |
9 p.m. | No. 11 Duke at No. 1 South Carolina | ESPN | |
9 p.m. | Stanford at No. 7 LSU | ESPN2 | |
9 p.m. | SMU at Missouri | SEC Network | |
9 p.m. | No. 21 Alabama at Cal | ESPNU |
*Rankings based on ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25
Kentucky Men’s Basketball 2024-25 schedule
Date | Opponent/Event | Location |
Oct. 11 | Big Blue Madness | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Oct. 18 | Blue-White Preseason Event | Historic Memorial Coliseum |
Oct. 23 | Kentucky Wesleyan (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Oct. 29 | Minnesota State Mankato (exhibition) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Nov. 4 | Wright State | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Nov. 9 | Bucknell | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Nov. 12 | vs. Duke (Champions Classic) | Atlanta | State Farm Arena |
Nov. 19 | Lipscomb (BBN Invitational) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Nov. 22 | Jackson State (BBN Invitational | Unity Series) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Nov. 26 | Western Kentucky (BBN Invitational) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Nov. 29 | Georgia State | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Dec. 3 | at Clemson (SEC/ACC Challenge) | Clemson, S.C. | Littlejohn Coliseum |
Dec. 7 | vs. Gonzaga (Battle in Seattle) | Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena |
Dec. 11 | Colgate | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Dec. 14 | Louisville | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Dec. 21 | vs. Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic) | New York | Madison Square Garden |
Dec. 31 | Brown | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Jan. 4 | Florida (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Jan. 7/8 | at Georgia (SEC) | Athens, Ga. | Stegeman Coliseum |
Jan. 11 | at Mississippi State (SEC) | Starkville, Miss.| Humphrey Coliseum |
Jan. 14/15 | Texas A&M (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Jan. 18 | Alabama (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Jan. 25 | at Vanderbilt (SEC) | Nashville, Tenn. | Memorial Gymnasium |
Jan. 28 | at Tennessee (SEC) | Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena |
Feb. 1 | Arkansas (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Feb. 4/5 | at Ole Miss (SEC) | Oxford, Miss. | Pavilion at Ole Miss |
Feb. 8 | South Carolina (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Feb. 11/12 | Tennessee (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Feb. 15 | at Texas (SEC) | Austin, Texas | Moody Center |
Feb. 18/19 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
Feb. 22 | at Alabama (SEC) | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Coleman Coliseum |
Feb. 25/26 | at Oklahoma (SEC) | Norman, Okla. | Lloyd Noble Center |
March 1 | Auburn (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
March 4/5 | LSU (SEC) | Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center |
March 8 | at Missouri (SEC) | Columbia, Mo. | Mizzou Arena |
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