Kentucky Pro Day Slated for Oct. 7 in Historic Memorial Coliseum
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky men’s basketball program was the first in the country to conduct an annual Pro Day beginning in October of 2014. The event, now in its 10th season, will return on Oct. 7 in Historic Memorial Coliseum.
Fans will be able to digitally stream Pro Day via SEC Network+ and it will air live from 6-7:30 p.m. ET with Dick Gabriel and Jack Givens on the call.
All 30 NBA teams will have a presence at UK’s annual Pro Day, which provides organizations with an up-close look at the current Wildcats’ roster. The event will serve as a warm-up before Big Blue Madness, which will take place on Oct. 11, in Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, providing fans with two unique opportunities to watch the squad under Pope’s direction.
Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets for the upcoming year are encouraged to sign up now for the men’s basketball season ticket lottery. Season ticket pricing information is available here.
Fans interested in new lower-level season tickets that are available with a capital pledge commitment may contact the K Fund at (859) 257-6300 or KFund@uky.edu to learn more.
Pope and his staff have put together a dynamic roster for the 2024-25 season that features a mix of six fifth-year players, one senior, one junior, one sophomore and three freshmen.
UK’s veterans have combined to play in 845 collegiate games and have scored nearly 8,000 career points. Ansley Almonor, Lamont Butler, Andrew Carr and Amari Williams are all 1,000-point scorers. The group has also drained 1,033 career 3-pointers at a 37.0% rate.
Butler and Williams were named their league’s defensive player of the year, while Koby Brea and Jaxson Robinson have been tabbed a conference’s sixth man of the year in their career and Almonor was a most improved selection. Brandon Garrison is a former McDonald’s All-American. Kerr Kriisa has played in 99 career games and has made 238 3-pointers, while Otega Oweh has seen action in 60 games and was Oklahoma’s second-leading scorer a season ago.
Kentucky’s freshmen group includes Travis Perry and Trent Noah from the state of Kentucky and Collin Chandler, a former top-35 signee in the class of 2022. Perry is the state’s all-time leading scorer, while Noah broke the Sweet 16 state record for most 3-pointers drained in a single run with 19 this season.