The Kentucky men’s basketball team will make its first visit to Louisville’s new downtown arena on New Year’s Eve, will travel to North Carolina on Dec. 4 and will host Indiana on Dec. 11, part of a 30-game regular season schedule released on Thursday. The Wildcats open the exhibition season Nov. 1 against Pikeville at Rupp Arena and host East Tennessee State on Nov. 12 in the regular-season opener. The Southeastern Conference season begins Jan. 8 at Georgia.