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What channel is Auburn vs Kentucky today? Time, TV schedule to watch SEC basketball game
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With March Madness just around the corner, the SEC men’s basketball regular season crown is still up for grabs.
It’s a race currently led by Auburn, which on Saturday will look to clinch at least a share of the title as the top-ranked Tigers (26-2, 14-1 in SEC) travel to No. 23 Kentucky (19-9, 8-7) for a 1 p.m. ET tip off at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
Winners of their last five games, Bruce Pearl’s squad currently holds a two-game lead over No. 6 Alabama and a three-game lead over No. 3 Florida for the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament.
The Tigers are coming off a 106-76 win over Ole Miss on Wednesday, where they had five players — headlined by Johni Broome’s 24 points and Chad Baker-Mazara’s 22 points — finish in double figures. Auburn is 15-2 in Quad 1 games and 7-0 on the road in SEC games this season.
Both teams are virtual locks for the NCAA Tournament, with Auburn being widely considered as the top overall seed by bracketologists, including USA TODAY’s. The Wildcats kept their projected 3-seed projection alive on Wednesday as they avoided an upset on the road to Oklahoma.
One intriguing matchup to watch for in Saturday’s SEC clash is Broome vs. Kentucky’s Otega Oweh. Broome — a leading candidate for various national player of the year honors — enters Saturday averaging 18.8 points per game, while Oweh is putting up 16.1 points per contest.
Here’s how to watch the Auburn men’s basketball vs. Kentucky game on Saturday:
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What channel is Auburn vs Kentucky basketball game on today?
ABC will broadcast Saturday’s SEC basketball between Auburn and Kentucky.
Streaming options for the game include ESPN+, ESPN’s subscription streaming service, and Fubo, the latter of which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Auburn vs Kentucky basketball game today
- Date: Saturday, March 1
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- Location: Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
Auburn and Kentucky are scheduled to tip off at 1 p.m. ET from Rupp Arena on Saturday, March 1 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Auburn vs Kentucky predictions, picks, odds
This section will be updated
Prediction: Auburn 85, Kentucky 80
The Tigers win their sixth consecutive game and clinch at least a share of their first SEC regular season title since 2022.
Auburn basketball schedule 2024-25
Here’s a look at Auburn’s last five results. To view the Tigers’ full 2024-25 schedule, click here.
- Tuesday, Feb. 11: Auburn 80, Vanderbilt 68
- Saturday, Feb. 15: Auburn 94, No. 2 Alabama 85
- Wednesday, Feb. 19: Auburn 67, Arkansas 60
- Saturday, Feb. 22: Auburn 82, Georgia 70
- Wednesday, Feb. 26: Auburn 106, Ole Miss 76
Kentucky basketball schedule 2024-25
Here’s a look at Kentucky’s last five results. To view the Wildcats’ full 2024-25 schedule, click here.
- Tuesday, Feb. 11: Kentucky 75, No. 5 Tennessee 64
- Saturday, Feb. 15: Texas 82, Kentucky 78
- Wednesday, Feb. 19: Kentucky 82, Vanderbilt 61
- Saturday, Feb. 22: No. 4 Alabama 96, Kentucky 83
- Wednesday, Feb. 26: Kentucky 83, Oklahoma 82
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Kentucky among Southeastern states receiving FEMA disaster recovery funding
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the approval of nearly $23 million in funding to support natural disaster recovery throughout the Southeast.
Kentucky is among several states receiving funds for state-managed recovery programs after Hurricane Helene and other past disasters hit the Southeast, a news release from FEMA said.
According to FEMA, Kentucky, Florida and Tennessee will administer more than $2.1 million for disaster unemployment assistance to help those who may not be able to work as a direct result of a disaster.
Kentucky, alongside Georgia and Tennessee, was also awarded $2.4 million to fund crisis counseling and mental health support.
The funds will help pay for counselors and other services to help people with disaster-related stress and trauma, according to FEMA.
More information about state-managed recovery programs funded by FEMA can be found on the agency’s website.
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Key dates and a possible sneak peek for Kentucky Basketball fans
During his recent radio show, Pope offered a sobering reality check regarding the timeline for the rest of his staff overhaul.
“We’re going through a little bit of a hiring process that will be ongoing—probably for the next six weeks,” Pope explained. “We could have some closure on some things quickly, but I can’t really talk in detail about anything until it gets through the whole HR process.”
In a vacuum, a six-week HR timeline is standard corporate procedure. But in the modern landscape of college basketball, that timeline is a massive hurdle because of the newly accelerated Transfer Portal window instituted by the NCAA.
The 15-Day Transfer Portal window
Players cannot officially enter their names into the Transfer Portal until April 7th. However, anyone paying attention knows that backdoor deals are already being orchestrated, and agents are prematurely announcing their clients’ intentions to leave. It is an unregulated mess, but it is the reality of the sport.
That April 7th opening is the first major date to circle on your calendar.
Once the portal opens, it remains active for exactly 15 days. When that window slams shut, no new names can enter. There are no graduate exemptions or special loopholes for late decisions. If a player plans on transferring, they must formally notify their current school before that 15-day window expires on April 21st at 11:59 PM. If they miss the deadline, they are stuck.
Mark Pope has to have his staff aligned, his evaluations complete, and his recruiting pitches perfected before that window opens. It is indeed a very short clock as the coaching staff looks to change drastically.
Once the dust from the transfer portal finally settles, the new-look Wildcats will quickly hit the floor.
Official mid-June practices will tip off the summer schedule, but Pope recently hinted that an international offseason trip is currently in the works. Per NCAA rules, college basketball programs are only allowed to take these foreign exhibition tours once every four years.
If the trip gets finalized, BBN will get a highly anticipated, early look at this brand-new roster competing against actual opponents long before Big Blue Madness in the fall.
Needless to say, it is going to be an incredibly busy, high-stakes few months in Lexington.
Any guesses on where Pope and company plan on going? And do you like the new Transfer Portal window?
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