Here's what you need to know about the matchup between  Kentucky and Georgetown, including broadcast information and start time.

Darbyshire spent three seasons at Kentucky as a walk-on, the final two seasons of Calipari’s coaching tenure and the first season of Pope’s. Darbyshire appeared in six games for the Wildcats and graduated from UK in May after only three years.

It has been a while since there has been a lot of hype surrounding a Kentucky vs. Louisville game, but there will be this season. Last year, there was some hype

Excitement for this team was already through the roof, but it managed to grow even further with Kentucky’s 78-65 win over preseason No. 1 Purdue. A driving force in that impressive win was the Cats’ trio of Bluegrass natives: Freshman center Malachi Moreno, freshman guard Jasper Johnson, and sophomore forward Trent Noah.

The No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats & Mark Pope lose 84-70 vs. the Georgetown Hoyas & Ed Cooley in a men’s NCAA college basketball exhibition at Rupp Arena.

Kentucky basketball played without its two top point guards vs. Georgetown, but the Wildcats' defense was suspect in the loss Thursday at Rupp Arena.

Kentucky reportedly leads all college basketball programs with a $22 million payroll for the 2024-25 season. The figure puts the Wildcats ahead of other major programs in the new NIL-driven era. Transfer forward Jayden Quaintance holds an NIL evaluation of $1.9 million, the sixth-largest in the nation per On3.

Where fans can watch, listen to & follow Tuesday’s 2025-26 season opener between Mark Pope’s No. 9 Wildcats & Tevon Saddler’s Colonels.