What channel is Alabama basketball vs Kentucky today? TV channel, streaming, start time
Alabama basketball is back on the road with a visit to one of the most iconic venues in college hoops.
No. 9 Kentucky welcomes the No. 5 Crimson Tide to Rupp Arena again this year, with each team looking to extend improve on their 14-3 records this season.
The odds are in the Wildcats’ favor with an 11-0 record while at home, but looking back at the program’s historic Final Four run, Alabama has proved to do the unthinkable when it’s an underdog.
Here’s how to watch UA as it looks to return to the win column after an upset to Ole Miss earlier in the week.
What channel is Alabama basketball vs Kentucky today?
TV channel: ESPN
ESPN will broadcast Alabama vs. Kentucky. The event can be streamed via ESPN+ and Fubo.
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Alabama basketball vs Kentucky start time
Date: Saturday, Jan. 18
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Alabama vs. Kentucky is scheduled for an 11 a.m. tipoff at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
Alabama basketball schedule for 2024-25 season
Record: (14-3)
Nov. 4: UNC-Asheville (W 110-54)
Nov. 8: Arkansas State (W 88-79)
Nov. 11: McNeese State (W 72-64)
Nov. 15: at Purdue (L 87-78)
Nov. 20: Illinois − C.M. Newton Classic (W 100-87)
Nov. 26: Houston − Players Era Festival (W 85-80)
Nov. 27: Rutgers − Players Era Festival (W 95-90)
Nov. 30: Oregon − Players Era Festival final (L 83-81)
Dec. 4: at UNC − SEC/ACC Challenge (W 94-79)
Dec. 14: Creighton (W 83-75)
Dec. 18: at North Dakota (W 97-90)
Dec. 22: Kent State (W 81-54)
Dec. 29: South Dakota State (W 105-82)
Jan. 4: Oklahoma (W 107-79)
Jan. 8: at South Carolina (W 88-68)
Jan. 11: at Texas A&M (W 94-88)
Jan. 14: Ole Miss (L 74-64)
Jan. 18: at Kentucky, 11 a.m. CT
Jan. 21: Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. CT
Jan. 25: LSU, 7:30 p.m. CT
Jan. 29: at Mississippi State, 8 p.m. CT
Feb. 1: Georgia, 11 a,m./1 or 3 p.m. CT
Feb. 8: at Arkansas, 7 p.m. CT
Feb. 11: at Texas, 8 p.m. CT
Feb. 15: Auburn, 3 p.m. CT
Feb. 19: at Missouri, 8 p.m. CT
Feb. 22: Kentucky, 5 p.m. CT
Feb. 25: Mississippi State, 8 p.m. CT
Mar. 1: at Tennessee, 12 or 3 p.m. CT
Mar. 5: Florida, 6 p.m. CT
Mar. 8: at Auburn, 1 p.m. CT
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Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.
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