The Kentucky Wildcats will be playing home basketball games at Rupp Arena through the 2033 season.
UK announced a new lease with The Lexington Center Corporation earlier today that will keep the Wildcats in Rupp for the next 15 years.
Here’s the announcement:
LEXINGTON, Ky (Feb.8, 2018) –The Lexington Center Corporation (LCC) and the University of Kentucky (UK) have executed a “Right of Use Agreement,” culminating in a new 15-year lease at Rupp Arena. This will ensure that the Kentucky Wildcats mens’ basketball team keeps playing at Rupp through the 2033 season.
The agreement, signed today by LCC and UK officials, is a natural development of a letter of intent which originated in December of 2016.