Scrimmage planned between current Kentucky roster and La Familia TBT team

We could maybe, hopefully, get our first look at the new Kentucky Wildcats squad in action, taking on some UK alumni preparing for their TBT debut.

According to the Herald-Leader, there is a planned scrimmage between both squads in preparation for La Familia’s TBT tournament just around the corner.

Mark Pope is excited to welcome back the former Wildcats.

“It’s going to be a huge deal,” Kentucky head coach Mark Pope said last week. “We’re going to take every opportunity to support these greats. We have three national champions that are coming back to be a part of this team and a bunch of guys that went far in the NCAA Tournament and served Kentucky really well, and a bunch of draft picks, guys that had good careers in the league.

“So, to have those former players back is really special, and we’re incredibly excited to take full advantage of that.”

The No. 2 seed La Familia consists of the Harrison Twins (Andrew and Aaron), Eric Bledspe, Kellan Grady, Nate Sestina, Marquis Teague, James Young, Willie Cauley-Stein, Reid Travis, Doron Lamb, and Daniel Orton.

“One of the great things for us is that former players are allowed to be on the court with our current players,” Pope continued. “These guys are preparing for a tournament where they have a chance to represent Kentucky and themselves in a brilliant way, and we’re trying to prepare for a huge season, and so we’re going to try to do that together a little bit.”

La Familia will tip off against the 305 Ballers in Lexington on July 19th at 8 PM on FS2.