I can’t even explain how excited I am about the University of Kentucky playing a basketball game next year in London, England. It will be a UK invasion of the other UK, as in United Kingdom!

I have loved London since doing a month-long study abroad program there in the summer of 2003. I have loved Kentucky basketball my whole life, so this is a dream combination.

Kentucky Sports Radio reported earlier today that the date of the game will be December 5, 2020. Time to start saving up for the trip! (Edit: date of game officially set for Sunday, December 6, 2020, and subject to change due to coronavirus impact).

I’ve also been wanting to visit some of the sites in the Normandy region of France, so maybe the two can be combined. I’m already looking forward to the planning — so many possibilities!