| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 0–0 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Ahc Year: | 1st |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach4: | Mikhail McClean |
| Ac4 Year: | 1st |
The 2024–25 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team will represent the University of Kentucky during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, who are founding members of the Southeastern Conference, and will play their home games at Rupp Arena and will be led by Mark Pope in his first season as head coach for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season finished the season with a record of 23–8, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in a 3-way tie for second place in the SEC. As the number two seed in the SEC tournament, they would be upset in the quarterfinal round by Texas A&M. They would go on to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they got upset by Oakland in the first round to finish the season with an overall record of 23–10. It was also the final season for John Calipari as Kentucky head coach as he would depart for Arkansas a month later.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'3" | 176 | Freshman | Declare for 2024 NBA draft | |||
| 1 | G | 6'8" | 203 | Freshman | Declare for 2024 NBA draft | |||
| 2 | F | 7'1" | 226 | Freshman | Transferred to Ohio State | |||
| Adou Thiero | 3 | G | 6'8" | 222 | Sophomore | Transferred to Arkansas | ||
| 4 | F | 6'9" | 231 | GS Senior | Graduated | |||
| 12 | G | 6'6" | 195 | GS Senior | Graduated/2024 NBA draft | |||
| Brennan Canada | 14 | F | 6'5" | 200 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 15 | G | 6'3" | 187 | Freshman | Declare for 2024 NBA draft | |||
| Joey Hart | 20 | G | 6'5" | 203 | Freshman | Transferred to Ball State | ||
| 21 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Freshman | Transferred to Arkansas | |||
| Jordan Burks | 23 | G | 6'8" | 202 | Freshman | Transferred to Georgetown | ||
| Kareem Watkins | 25 | G | 5'8" | 175 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Ugonna Onyenso | 33 | F | 7'0" | 247 | Sophomore | Transferred to Kansas State | ||
| 44 | F | 7'2" | 234 | Freshman | Transferred to Arkansas |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otega Oweh | 00 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Oklahoma | ||
| 1 | G | 6'2" | 207 | GS Senior | San Diego State | |||
| 2 | G | 6'7" | 200 | GS Senior | BYU | |||
| Koby Brea | 4 | G | 6'6" | 205 | GS Senior | Dayton | ||
| Andrew Carr | 7 | F | 6'10" | 220 | GS Senior | Wake Forest | ||
| Brandon Garrison | 10 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Sophomore | Oklahoma State | ||
| Amari Williams | 22 | C | 6'10" | 255 | Senior | Drexel | ||
| 77 | G | 6'3" | 190 | GS Senior | West Virginia |
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