Tonight Kentucky will have the honor of doing something never done before. The inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge tips off at Rupp Arena when the Miami Hurricanes take on the Kentucky Wildcats.
Miami had never been to an Elite Eight in program history. Jim Larranaga took them to one in 2022, then won another game the following year to take the Canes to the Final Four in Houston. Miami returns most of its talented backcourt from that team. Led by Nijel Pack, all five starters average double figures in scoring. The Hurricanes rank 10th nationally in points per game (89.