GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida men’s basketball will visit Kansas State in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Jan. 28, 2023, it was announced on Thursday.
The Gators hold a 1-1 mark all-time against the Wildcats, and this will be Florida’s first trip to Manhattan, Kansas. The teams split the only two previous meetings, with UF winning in Sunrise, Florida, on Dec. 18, 2010, following by Kansas State taking a meeting in Kansas City on Dec. 12, 2012.
Florida is 6-3 all-time in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge and is 2-2 in road contests. The Gators look to build on two consecutive wins in the event, topping Oklahoma State at home last season and defeating 11th-ranked West Virginia on the road two seasons ago.
Like Florida under Todd Golden, Kansas State will also be led by a first-year head coach in Jerome Tang, who was hired after a 19-year stint at Baylor. The Wildcats are expected to return All-Big 12 honorable mention selection Markquis Nowell (12.4 ppg., 5.0 apg.) and junior Ish Massoud (6.8 ppg., 2.8 rpg.) in 2022-23.
All games will be aired on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.
SEC/Big 12 Challenge Matchups
Alabama at Oklahoma
Arkansas at Baylor
Auburn at West Virginia
Florida at Kansas State
Kansas at Kentucky
Texas Tech at LSU
Ole Miss at Oklahoma State
TCU at Mississippi State
Iowa State at Missouri
Texas at Tennessee
Announced Dates – 2022-23 Florida Men’s Basketball
Date
Day
Opponent
Location
Nov. 24
Thursday
Phil Knight Legacy
Portland, OR
Nov. 25
Friday
Phil Knight Legacy
Portland, OR
Nov. 27
Sunday
Phil Knight Legacy
Portland, OR
Dec. 7
Wednesday
UCONN
GAINESVILLE, FL
Dec. 20/21
Tues./Wed.
Jumpman Invitational
Charlotte, NC
Jan. 29
Saturday
Kansas State (SEC/B12)
Manhattan, KS
Florida in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge
Dec. 10, 2013
#13 Kansas
W
67-61
Dec. 5, 2014
at #11 Kansas
L
65-71
Jan. 30, 2016
#9 West Virginia
W
88-71
Jan. 28, 2017
at Oklahoma
W
84-52
Jan. 27, 2018
Baylor
W
81-60
Jan. 26, 2019
at TCU
L
50-55
Jan. 25, 2020
#1 Baylor
L
61-72
Jan. 30, 2021
at #11 West Virginia
W
85-80
Jan. 29, 2022
Oklahoma State
W
81-72
Florida vs. Kansas State
Dec. 18, 2010
vs. #6 Kansas State
W
57-44
Sunrise
Dec. 22, 2012
vs. Kansas State
L
61-67
Kansas City
