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Kentucky, Mark Pope schedule Division-II national champions Minnesota State for exhibition

Mark Pope and his newly assembled Kentucky men’s basketball team have their first exhibition game of the 2024-2025 season set as ESPN’s Myron Medcalf reported on Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) that the Cats will host Minnesota State in Rupp Arena on Oct. 29.

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According to @MedcalfByESPN, Kentucky will host Minnesota State in an exhibition at Rupp Arena on October 29.

The Mavericks won the NCAA Division II Championship last season.

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Minnesota State, a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) at the NCAA Division-II level, won the Division-II national title last season, defeating No.