Mark Story

Where to watch, how to follow the UK men’s basketball season opener vs. Wright State

Where to watch and how to follow Monday’s men’s basketball season opener between Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) and Clint Sargent and the Wright State Raiders (0-0):

Game time is 7 p.m. (EDT) at Rupp Arena (seating capacity 20,545) at Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington, Ky.

Television

Network: ESPNU

Announcers: Play-by-play, Tom Hart; analysis, Jimmy Dykes

Where to find ESPNU:

Spectrum cable: Channel 514

DISH Network: Channel 141

DirecTV: Channel 208

U-verse: Channel 606

Radio

Over the air: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Statewide list of UK radio network affiliates: Click here

UK Sports Network broadcast team: Play-by-play, Tom Leach; analysis, Jack Givens

Satellite radio: XM Channel 383, Internet Channel 973

A transfer from BYU, Kentucky super-senior Jaxson Robinson (2) is the only player on the 2024-25 UK men’s basketball roster who has previously played for new Wildcats coach Mark Pope. The Cats open the regular season Monday night against Wright State.
A transfer from BYU, Kentucky super-senior Jaxson Robinson (2) is the only player on the 2024-25 UK men’s basketball roster who has previously played for new Wildcats coach Mark Pope. The Cats open the regular season Monday night against Wright State. James Crisp


Internet

Live updates: Join the conversation during the game at Kentucky.com.

Live video: You can live stream the game online from WatchESPN.com or the WatchESPN app, depending on your TV service provider.

On X (the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter): @johnclayiv; @markcstory; @BenRobertsHL; @cdrummond97; @kentuckysports; @heraldleader

Facebook: Photos and links on Kentucky.com and KentuckySports.com pages

The Kentucky roster: Click here

The Wright State roster: Click here

Kentucky-Wright State series history: Click here

The odds: Click here

For comprehensive postgame coverage: Kentucky.com

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This story was originally published November 1, 2024 at 9:06 AM.

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Mark Story has worked in the Lexington Herald-Leader sports department since Aug. 27, 1990, and has been a Herald-Leader sports columnist since 2001. I have covered every Kentucky-Louisville football game since 1994, every UK-U of L basketball game but three since 1996-97 and every Kentucky Derby since 1994. Support my work with a digital subscription
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