Game 1 is finally on deck for the Kentucky Wildcats, as they’ll face the Duke Blue Devils in the 2018 Champions Classic.
The annual event will tip off at 7 pm EST with the Michigan State Spartans taking on the Kansas Jayhawks in a battle of preseason top-10 teams. After that game, Kentucky and Duke will clash with a national audience looking on at around 9:30 PM EST.
Kentucky returns an experienced group of sophomores who helped lead the Wildcats the Sweet 16 last season. They also had arguably the best offseason haul of any college team this offseason, including the second-ranked recruiting class and a star graduate transfer in Reid Travis.