University of Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks will be featured game in annual Champions Classic doubleheader

Duke assistant coach Jon Scheyer talks with head coach Mike Krzyzewski during Duke’s exhibition game against Winston-Salem State University at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021.
Duke assistant coach Jon Scheyer talks with head coach Mike Krzyzewski during Duke’s exhibition game against Winston-Salem State University at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. ehyman@newsobserver.com

ESPN has set game times for its Champions Classic men’s basketball doubleheader set for Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Kansas will meet Duke at 8:30 p.m. Central time, or 30 minutes after a 6 p.m. contest between Kentucky and Michigan State.

KU is 2-1 versus Duke at the Champions Classic. The Jayhawks are 2-2 versus Kentucky and 2-2 against Michigan State for an overall record of 6-5.

Duke has a new head coach for the 2021-22 season. Jon Scheyer is in his first year as replacement for Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski who has retired.

The Champions Classic since 2011 has brought together the same four teams for a one-day doubleheader early in the men’s basketball season. KU this year will open against Omaha on Nov. 7 and North Dakota State on Nov. 10 in a pair of home games before the Classic.

This story was originally published September 7, 2022 at 12:28 PM with the headline "Kansas Jayhawks will be featured game in annual Champions Classic doubleheader."

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Gary Bedore covers KU basketball for The Kansas City Star. He has written about the Jayhawks since 1978 — during the Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams and Bill Self eras. He has won the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year award and KPA writing awards.
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