The four college basketball bluebloods in the 2018 Champions Classic enter this season, as they do most seasons, with Final Four and NCAA title aspirations.
“I think this is something to get everybody excited. You’ve got four of the preseason top 10 teams,” Kansas coach Bill Self said of his No. 1-rated Jayhawks joining No. 10 Michigan State, No. 2 Kentucky and No. 4 Duke in the one-day doubleheader on Tuesday night in Indianapolis. “It’ll be great competition.”
The Jayhawks, who along with Michigan State have a 3-4 record at the ESPN-run event, which debuted in 2011, will meet the Spartans at 6 p.