There have been several rumors and reports that the Kentucky Wildcats are filling out their non-conference schedule and now they have confirmed it is complete. They've got some real heavy hitters on the schedule and while it looks like there are some easy games, they are sandwiched between some pretty tough ones.
Of our 13 nonconference foes, 12 were in the postseason last year, including eight in the NCAA Tournament.
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— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) June 6, 2017
While there seem to be a couple of cupcakes on that schedule, it's actually much tougher than it looks. While 12 of those 13 teams went to a postseason tournament, they also combined for a pretty high winning percentage:
Our 2017-18 nonconference opponents combined for a record of 314-134 in 2016-17, a .701 winning percentage.
— Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) June 6, 2017
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Kentucky will have to travel to play West Virginia, Monmouth, UCLA and Kansas so that will likely make those games tougher than usual. And with Kentucky being one of the youngest teams in the country, there's an added dimension of surprise and unknown quantities that could make for some great games.
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