The Knights and Wildcats faced off for the first time in November 2022 — John Calipari’s penultimate season in charge of the Cats — which resulted in a 60-41 slog of a win for Kentucky inside Rupp Arena.

There are a dozen former Kentucky basketball players hooping elsewhere across Division I in 2025-26. How are they doing? A look at their stats.

The Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Bellarmine Knights on Tuesday afternoon in Lexington. Game time is set for 1:00 PM ET on SEC Network+. Kentucky is a massive 35.5-point favorite.

Jacob Bard, the man accused in the deadly Kentucky State University shooting, is now out of jail on bond. That comes just ahead of his case being heard Tuesday in front of a grand jury. Bard, 48, is charged with murder and assault for the Dec. 9 shooting.

Here is everything you need to know about Kentucky vs. Bellarmine, including TV and streaming options for the game.

Behind Kaelyn Carroll’s great shooting performance, the Wildcats dominated Wright State in their sole game last week.

The AP poll has six SEC teams in it heading into Christmas, and none of them are in the top ten. 12-0 Vanderbilt leads the way at #11, and #14 Alabama, #18 Arkansas, #19 Tennessee, #22 Florida, and #23 Georgia are behind them. That’s a far cry from a year ago, when there were five SEC squads in the top ten alone!

Bellarmine visits the Kentucky Wildcats after Jack Karasinski scored 20 points in the Knights' 79-64 victory over the Chattanooga Mocs.