LEXINGTON - Before the 2019-20 season starts, John Calipari will test his latest Kentucky basketball team against the reigning NAIA national champions.
UK's first test against outside competition will come in an Oct. 27 exhibition against Georgetown College, which won its third NAIA title in March. The Wildcats will face Kentucky State in a second exhibition on Nov. 1, UK announced Thursday.
Big Blue Madness, the annual unofficial start of the season, is set for Oct. 11 with the annual Blue-White Scrimmage to follow on Oct. 18.
Kentucky last faced Georgetown in an exhibition in 2014 and last played Kentucky State in an exhibition in 2015.