Kentucky will not face a new opponent this week to replace the team’s delayed game against Texas A&M Aggies.
During his radio show on Monday night, UK coach John Calipari said the team will have a week off before facing the Florida Gators on Saturday afternoon.
“No game this week,” he said. “I didn’t want to add another game, stick another game in there.”
Originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 23 at 7 pm, the Wildcats’ home clash against the Aggies was officially postponed on Saturday night due to a combination of positive tests, contact tracking and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the basketball program. male Texas A&M.
This is the second league game that has been postponed as the UK home game against South Carolina, originally scheduled for December 29, has also been postponed. The team also had previous bouts against Detroit Mercy and Texas canceled.
After Kentucky’s victory in Tennessee on Saturday afternoon, Calipari said the UK will likely play three SEC games in the last week of the season, rather than adding a new game this week.
“Yes (we could add new games), but the challenge these kids just went through, I’m not sure if it won’t take us a few days to catch their breath,” said Calipari. “So try to play A&M and South Carolina that last week, where we had three games. Play in Mississippi, then two games at home before our conference tournament. That is what I would like to do. These kids need a breather, come on. They went through a challenge. “
Prior to the Texas A&M postponement, Calipari said that any changes or additions to the year-end schedule depended on the SEC’s plan to use the last week of the season to reschedule previously postponed games. If the league needed the UK to reschedule the conference games for selection purposes, that would obviously be the priority. If the SEC did not, Calipari said he was looking to add “some games” to the lineup, adding that several sporting directors of midsize programs had already contacted Kentucky asking to play.
“So which games are the most important ones that they make up for spreading? Whatever it is, if we are not one of them and we have a week, yes, I would try to schedule some games, ”he said. “I had some friends of mine sports directors who are in the midst of majors who said,“ Hey, if you want to play with us, tell us. ”So, this is a possibility. “
Instead, it looks like the UK will end the year with two confirmed games against Florida on Saturday and Ole Miss on March 2, followed by two spare games against Texas A&M and South Carolina to end the season. regular.