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Now that the seal is broken after the Champions Classic, the 2019-2020 college basketball season is officially underway.

The Kentucky Wildcats took down the No. 1 team in the country on Tuesday, showing that they they are ready for prime time basketball, even in November.

The Eastern Kentucky University Colonels are set to play every DI basketball program in the state of Kentucky this season, and Lexington is their first stop on that tour. After losing their all-time leading scorer Nick Mayo, the Colonels will look to sophomore guard Jomaru Brown to pick up the slack.