ESPN’s College GameDay headed to KU’s Allen Fieldhouse for Jan. 29 Kentucky game

Gary Bedore
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ESPN’s College GameDay will broadcast live on Saturday, Jan. 29 from Allen Fieldhouse in advance of the Kansas-Kentucky men’s basketball game, the network announced Tuesday night.

This will mark the 10th time, and first since 2020, that College GameDay will broadcast from Allen Fieldhouse.

The Douglas County mask mandate will apply to this event with masks required while inside Allen Fieldhouse, KU announced on Tuesday night. The GameDay event is free to the public, and doors will open at 8 a.m. the day of the game for fans wanting to attend the morning GameDay show.

The one-hour GameDay show will begin at 10 a.m. Central time with tipoff versus Kentucky slated for 5 p.m., also on ESPN.

The Kansas-Kentucky game is part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Kansas has won four of the last five meetings with Kentucky, the last meeting a 65-62 KU win in the 2020 Champions Classic in Indianapolis.

Kansas will be the first on-site location for College GameDay for the 2021-22 season. The show has originated from the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut, its first two weeks. ESPN College GameDay Covered by State Farm is hosted by Rece Davis, who is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, LaPhonso Ellis and Seth Greenberg.

Jan. 29 will mark the 23rd time the Jayhawks will be featured on GameDay. KU has had 19 regular-season appearances and three at neutral locations. The Jayhawks are 13-6 in their previous regular-season appearances (16-6 overall). Below is a complete list of Kansas’ all-time appearances on GameDay.

KANSAS ON ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY (Regular Season):

Jan. 29, 2005 – Texas at Kansas (W, 90-65)

Feb. 25, 2006 – Kansas at Texas (L, 55-80)

Feb. 4, 2007 – Texas A&M at Kansas (L, 66-69)

March 1, 2008 – Kansas State at Kansas (W, 88-74)

Jan. 30, 2010 – Kansas at Kansas State (W, 81-79 [ot])

Jan. 29, 2011 – Kansas State at Kansas (W, 90-66)

Feb. 4, 2012 – Kansas at Missouri (L, 71-74)

Feb. 16, 2013 – Texas at Kansas (W, 73-47)

March 1, 2014 – Kansas at Oklahoma State (L, 65-72)

Jan. 17, 2015 – Kansas at Iowa State (L, 81-86)

*Feb. 28, 2015 – Texas at Kansas (W, 69-64)

Jan. 30, 2016 – Kentucky at Kansas (W, 90-84, OT)

Feb. 13, 2016 – Kansas at Oklahoma (W, 76-72)

Jan. 28, 2017 – Kansas at Kentucky (W, 79-73)

Feb. 17, 2018 – West Virginia at Kansas (W, 77-69)

Feb. 24, 2018 – Kansas at Texas Tech (W, 74-72)

Jan. 26, 2019 – Kansas at Kentucky (L, 63-71)

Jan. 25, 2020 – Tennessee at Kansas (W, 74-68)

Feb. 11, 2020 – Kansas at Baylor (W, 64-61)

KANSAS ON ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY (Postseason):

April 8, 2008 – vs. Memphis (W, 75-68, OT)

April 6, 2008 – vs. North Carolina (W, 84-66)

March 11, 2006 – vs. Nebraska (W, 79-65)

*Part of a day/night show with Wichita State