According to a report on Saturday, Kentucky will host East Tennessee State as part of its non-conference basketball schedule during the 2017-18 season.
On Saturday, Jon Rothstein tweeted, "Kentucky will host East Tennessee State as part of its 2017-18 non-conference schedule, per a source."
The Cats are in the process of filling out their non-conference schedule. Kentucky's SEC opponents were announced late in the week.
East Tennessee State finished last season 27-8 and reached the NCAA Tournament under second-year head coach Steve Forbes.
The Buccaneers, from Johnson City, Tenn., compete in the Southern Conference. They were the regular season and tournament champions from that league a year ago.
Guard T.J. Cromer averaged 19 points per game for ETSU last season and he will return to lead next year's team.
