NASHVILLE (Feb. 27, 2025) – Music City will serve as the backdrop for the next matchup in the thrilling Kentucky-Gonzaga men’s basketball series when the two powerhouse programs battle at Bridgestone Arena on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
Tip time and television information will be announced later. Tickets go on-sale to the public on Friday, March 7 at 10 a.m. CT at bridgestonearena.com and on the Ticketmaster app.
“We are excited to continue the series with Gonzaga in Nashville next season,” UK head coach Mark Pope said. “I have a ton of respect for Mark Few and his program, which has been one of the best over the last two decades. We want to continue to put our team in challenging situations and provide BBN with opportunities to see Kentucky’s team play across the country. Nashville has been good to BBN over the years, and we look forward to seeing lots of Blue in Bridgestone Arena in December.”
The upcoming meeting in Nashville will mark the fourth in the series between Kentucky and Gonzaga originally announced prior to the 2022-23 campaign. Kentucky rallied from an 18-point deficit to claim a 90-89 overtime win in a matchup of Top 10 teams earlier this season (Dec. 7) in Seattle. Gonzaga won the first two meetings in the current series, 88-72 at the Spokane Arena in Washington in 2022 and an 89-85 decision at Rupp Arena in Lexington in 2024.
The all-time series is tied 2-2, beginning with an 80-72 Kentucky victory in the 2002 Maui Invitational.
The December 2025 Kentucky-Gonzaga contest marks the first regular-season game the Wildcats have played at Bridgestone Arena, which boasts the NHL’s Nashville Predators as its primary tenant. The venue also currently serves as the host site for the Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament through 2035. UK owns a 20-6 all-time postseason record in the arena, including five league tournament titles (2001, 2010, 2015-2017) and two NCAA Tournament game victories (both in 2003).
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