A date has been set for the annual showdown between Louisville and Kentucky on the basketball court.

The archrivals will be meeting much earlier than years past: Nov. 11 at the KFC Yum! Center.

This will be the first time the Cardinals and the Wildcats played in November since the 1993-94 season (Nov. 27) and only the third time since 1983-84 (Nov. 26).

Tipoff time and TV designation have not yet been determined.

UK leads the all-time series, 40-17, and has won the past three meetings — most recently, a 93-85 victory last December at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

Both teams are entering Year 2 under their respective head coaches.

U of L is coming off one of the largest year-to-year turnarounds in Division I history under ACC Coach of the Year Pat Kelsey. The Cards went 27-8, reached the ACC Tournament championship game for the first time since joining the conference in 2014 and ended a March Madness drought dating back to 2019.

Under Mark Pope, Kentucky went 24-12 in 2024-25 and reached the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019.

This story will be updated.

Reach Louisville men’s basketball reporter Brooks Holton at bholton@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter at @brooksHolton.

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