Jon Rothstein, Twitter’s favorite college basketball source-guy, reports that Kentucky has a new addition to the 2017-18 non-conference schedule. The Cats will reportedly host East Tennessee State at Rupp Arena.
Hailing from Johnson City, Tennessee, last year the Buccaneers won the Southern Conference Tournament after a first-place regular season finish to advance to their first NCAA Tournament since 2010. They lost to Florida 80-65 in the First Round.
The Bucs are coached by Steve Forbes. The former Wichita State assistant turned a 16-14 team into second-place SoCon finishers in his first year, followed by the NCAA Tournament appearance in his second year.