LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky men's basketball conference opponents for the 2021-22 season have been revealed. As announced before the 2015-16 season, Kentucky's permanent home-and-away opponents include Florida, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. This upcoming season, UK will also play Alabama and LSU twice in the regular season.

The Wildcats' league home schedule will include those five teams in addition to Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri and Ole Miss. UK's road matchups will include Arkansas, Auburn, South Carolina and Texas A&M in addition to Alabama and LSU and the three permanent home-and-home opponents.

Officials said times, dates and television information will be announced at a later date.

UK's home-and-home slate features five matchups, including Alabama for a home-and-home series for the second straight season. The Crimson Tide are the reigning champions of both the regular season and tournament crowns and won both meetings a season ago against Kentucky. The Wildcats are 114-40 all-time against the Tide.

In 2020-21, Kentucky won 82-69 over LSU in the teams' only matchup that season. This marks the first time since 2015-16 that the two teams will play twice in a season.

While the Wildcats boast a 10-game winning streak over Vanderbilt, UK had to overcome double-digit deficits in five of those victories.

Kentucky has played Tennessee more than any other program in the country and owns a 157-75 all-time series record. The visiting teams claimed wins in the two matchups a season ago for the second straight year.

UK will also take on Florida twice again next season after splitting against the Gators last year. Florida was 15-10 in 2020-21 but earned an NCAA Tournament berth. UK leads the all-time series by a 105-41 mark.

The Wildcats will also face a nonconference schedule that's filled with blue bloods, marquee home games and road trips.

Season ticket renewals will begin in early August, and all returning season ticket holders from the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons will receive information by email when the renewal campaign begins. Fans interested in purchasing new season tickets can sign up online for the men’s basketball season ticket lottery.

Dates are set with five opponents for the upcoming season:

• Duke — Nov. 9, Madison Square Garden (New York), Champions Classic
• at Michigan — Dec. 4, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Crisler Center
• Notre Dame — Dec. 11, TBA
• Ohio State — Dec. 18, T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas), CBS Sports Classic
• at Kansas — Jan. 29, Lawrence, Kansas, Allen Fieldhouse

The Wildcats welcome back sixth-year graduate student Davion Mintz, junior forwards Keion Brooks Jr. and Jacob Toppin, sophomore guard Dontaie Allen and sophomore forward Lance Ware.