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Kentucky vs. Duke to Open 2018-19 College Basketball Season

The Champions Classic will move up one week in 2018 to November 6.

The move will allow Kentucky vs. Duke and Kansas vs. Michigan State to open the 2018-19 college basketball season.

Here are details from UK:

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Already one of the premier events of the college basketball season, the annual State Farm Champions Classic’s spotlight is about to get even brighter with the announcement Wednesday that the event will tip off the 2018-19 season.

The event, which features Kentucky, Duke, Kansas and Michigan State, will move up a week next season to Nov.