SEC VS ACC CHALLENGE

[South jones]

The Cats at Virginia. Should be a good game and a tough match up for the team.
the Cavaliers may be favored in this one, I think they returned all of their eligible players from last year.

[Pete Hogwallop]

It's a good match-up on paper at this point in the off season. Also, John Paul Jones arena is a great basketball venue. And it's not a terrible drive from some places in KY.

[EKYCat]

I like it. I wonder when we get the home and home with the Dukies! I'd love to see them come to Rupp.

[South jones]

Duke aT Fla will be interesting this year. The Cats will have to improve their record in the SEC in order to be matched up with duke.

[EKYCat]

Duke aT Fla will be interesting this year. The Cats will have to improve their record in the SEC in order to be matched up with duke.

That's kind of a sad statement...

[Pobilly]

Will be the first time we have played at Virginia in a long long time.

This should be a fun game if UK can be all they can be. Will get more excited about this game once the season gets underway.

[WeWant9]

I love fresh match ups for the Cats, excited to see it's UVA. Here's the full slate of games. Bolded some that look like they could be good ones.

2026 SEC/ACC Men's Challenge
Tuesday, December 1
Auburn at Clemson
Duke at Florida
Texas at Louisville
Florida State at Tennessee
Wake Forest at LSU
Pitt at Missouri
South Carolina at NC State
Arkansas at North Carolina
Syracuse at Oklahoma
Ole Miss at Virginia Tech
Boston College at Georgia

Wednesday, December 2
Georgia Tech at Mississippi State
Vanderbilt at Notre Dame
Alabama at Miami
Stanford at Texas A&M
Kentucky at Virginia

[bucsrule8872]

FYI- Virginia Cavaliers

They return four of their top six scorers. Won 30 games and were a 3 seed in the NCAA tournament (Midwest Region). Beat 14 seed Wright State, lost to 6 seed Tennessee.

Projected Starters:

PG Chance Mallory(5’10 SO) (9.3 PPG)
SG Jurian Dixon(6’4 JR) (15.7 PPG at UC Irvine)
SF Sam Lewis(6’7 SR) (10.6 PPG)
PF Thijs De Ridder(6’9 SO) (15.6 PPG)
C Johann Grunloh(7’0 SO) (7.1 PPG)

Projected Key Reserves:

Christian Harmon(6’6 SR) (12.8 PPG at Arkansas St.)
Kale Anya(6’8 SR) (6.5 PPG at St. Louis)

That will be a really tough test for the Cats early in the season.

[CATHYnKY]

Would be fun to go to the Texas/Bird game in a Texas shirt.

[Catsrock]

Would be fun to go to the Texas/Bird game in a Texas shirt.

Yeah. But think about how many UofL fans would be around

[UKHoops01]

2026 SEC/ACC Men's Challenge

Tuesday, December 1

Arkansas at North Carolina

Just curious....can they BOTH lose?

[Pobilly]

Just curious....can they BOTH lose?

Yup, if the floor is swallowed in a sink hole.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Would be fun to go to the Texas/Bird game in a Texas shirt.

I would do that in a heart beat