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The State Farm Champions Classic is returning to New York City in 2025

Related Topics: Michigan State University

The 2025 Champions Classic will be at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 18, 2025.

The two-game event will feature Kansas vs. Duke and Kentucky vs. Michigan State.

Here are more details from UK Athletics:

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The premier early season college basketball event will return to the bright lights of New York in 2025. The Champions Classic has announced that the 2025 matchups, featuring Kentucky vs. Michigan State, will take place in Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 18, 2025.

The neutral site doubleheader that also includes Duke and Kansas, began in 2011.