A Sea Of Blue - 2018-19 UK Basketball Schedule: Everything to knowOnline Home of the Big Blue Nation: Kentucky Wildcats Sports for the Discerning Fanhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46621/aseaof-fav.png2018-09-28T11:10:05-04:00http://www.aseaofblue.com/rss/stream/175433812018-09-28T11:10:05-04:002018-09-28T11:10:05-04:00Kentucky Basketball vs. Louisville game time and TV channel set
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<p>The Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals will have a late December clash. </p> <p id="yXcTzX">We now know when the <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/">Kentucky Wildcats</a> will take on the <a href="https://www.cardchronicle.com/">Louisville Cardinals</a> on the hardwood this year.</p>
<p id="WuVJVl">On Friday, Louisville announced that the Dec. 29 game will be on ESPN2 at 2 pm EST. It was one of the only games on Kentucky’s schedule that didn’t previously have a game time or TV designation. </p>
<aside id="FfoyNa"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Kentucky Basketball 2018-19 Schedule","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/8/24/17778064/kentucky-wildcats-basketball-2018-19-schedule-channels-dates-times"}]}'></div></aside><p id="2D97yq">This year’s matchup will be the first of the Chris Mack era in Louisville. It’s going to be a bit of a rebuild year for the Cardinals, but they should have enough firepower to make this a good road test for Kentucky. </p>
<p id="znuAwV">This will come during a huge stretch of games for Kentucky, who will play a top-10 North Carolina team the week prior to facing the Cardinals. </p>
<p id="7Ji7yQ">Here is a look back at what took place the last time these two teams faced off: </p>
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https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/28/17914074/kentucky-basketball-vs-louisville-cardinals-game-time-and-tv-channel-setJason Marcum2018-09-21T14:33:22-04:002018-09-21T14:33:22-04:00Kentucky Basketball 2018-19 Schedule
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<p>Get your complete 2018-19 Kentucky Basketball schedule!</p> <p id="uOy47z">The <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/">Kentucky Wildcats</a> have announced the full 2018-19 basketball schedule, and what a slate it is. </p>
<p id="FqJAVm">We now know almost all of the game times and TV channel info for several of Kentucky’s games for the upcoming season, including clashes with the <a href="https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/">Duke Blue Devils</a>, <a href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/">Kansas Jayhawks</a> and <a href="https://www.tarheelblog.com/">North Carolina Tar Heels</a>, as well as SEC clashes with the <a href="https://www.collegeandmagnolia.com/">Auburn Tigers</a> and <a href="https://www.rockytoptalk.com/">Tennessee Volunteers</a>. </p>
<aside id="4ulPeT"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Kentucky Basketball Recruiting in the 2019 Class","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2017/9/24/16358258/kentucky-wildcats-basketball-recruiting-2019-class"}]}'></div></aside><p id="qQrmzu">All of these teams are ranked in the top 15 of every major preseason top 25 poll, and that’s not even accounting for several other SEC teams squeaking into the top 25 of several polls. This is going to be the most challenging schedule Kentucky has faced in the John Calipari era, but he has a team fully capable of surviving it and making a deep run in March. </p>
<h2 id="KExKX8"><strong>2018-19 Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Schedule</strong></h2>
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<p id="cWvlb6">The 2018-19 college basketball season begins with a matchup between Kentucky and Duke in the Champions Classic. The game takes place on Nov. 6 at 9:30 PM EST on ESPN. </p>
<p id="0GDKok">Kentucky will later clash with the Tar Heels in the CBS Sports Classic on Dec. 22 at 5:15 PM EST on CBS. </p>
<p id="FlpAZd">The Wildcats and Jayhawks will face off in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Jan. 26 at 6 PM EST. </p>
<p id="9Bw5iy">That means Kentucky will face three of the five top programs in college basketball history before the postseason even begins, and if the Cats make a deep run in March, they’ll likely see at least one of them again. </p>
<p id="oLcQXl">The 18-game SEC schedule was released recently and features all 13 teams in the league at least once. Kentucky has home-and-home dates with the Auburn Tigers and <a href="https://www.forwhomthecowbelltolls.com/">Mississippi State Bulldogs</a>, in addition to permanent home-and-home foes <a href="https://www.alligatorarmy.com/">Florida Gators</a>, Tennessee Volunteers and <a href="https://www.anchorofgold.com/">Vanderbilt Commodores</a>.</p>
<p id="vU3fBQ">UK’s schedule is balanced with no trip or stretch of home games lasting more than two in a row (which includes the SEC/Big 12 Challenge). The Wildcats will also have a familiar weekly pattern of Tuesday-Saturday games every week once conference play starts. </p>
<p id="lAw9mv">Kentucky tips off the SEC season against the <a href="https://www.rollbamaroll.com/">Alabama Crimson Tide</a> on Jan. 5. They’ll wrap up SEC play at home against the Florida Gators on March 9.</p>
<p id="j2wRVM">The 2019 <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/sec-basketball-tournament">SEC Tournament</a> is slated to return to Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, beginning March 13 with a champion being crowned on March 17.</p>
<p id="7HEQzl">Combined with the non-conference schedule, Kentucky will face 16 teams that played in the postseason in 2018, including 12 in the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/march-madness-2018-ncaa-tournament">NCAA Tournament</a>. The Wildcats’ opposition combined to go 526-356 (.596) last season.</p>
<p id="mfpoWG">A record eight SEC teams made the 2018 NCAA Tournament and won the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, 6-4. The league is expected to be even better this coming season, making this all the more challenging for a Kentucky team expected to contend for a national championship. </p>
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<h2 id="t4JBMw"><strong>2018-19 Schedule Overview</strong></h2>
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<li id="dJhij7">Combined record in 2017-18: 526-356 (.596)</li>
<li id="BuK9x0">Teams in postseason: 16</li>
<li id="Wsf6uX">Teams in NCAA Tournament: 12</li>
<li id="tRTiTa">Teams that advanced to the Sweet 16 or better: 3</li>
<li id="toB2Zv">Average RPI ranking in 2017-18: 84.5</li>
<li id="OOHZHZ">Teams that finished the seasons in the polls: 7</li>
<li id="sZyl3R">First-time opponents: 3</li>
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https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/8/24/17778064/kentucky-wildcats-basketball-2018-19-schedule-channels-dates-timesJason Marcum2018-09-19T14:47:35-04:002018-09-19T14:47:35-04:00Kentucky Basketball announces game times and TV channels for 2018-19 season
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<p>The 2018-19 schedule is now mostly complete in terms of when and what channel games will be. </p> <p id="XVmU5I">The <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/">Kentucky Wildcats</a> have announced more game times and TV designations for the 2018-19 basketball schedule.</p>
<p id="aamyHg">As is the case with SEC teams, most of Kentucky’s schedule can be seen on ESPN networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and the SEC Network. The latter is what Kentucky will be heavily featured on for the first month, as 11 different events will be broadcast on the SEC Network between Big Blue Madness and Dec. 1 game vs. UNC Greensboro. </p>
<p id="1vhqk7">The only big game on the schedule without a home is against the <a href="https://www.cardchronicle.com/">Louisville Cardinals</a>. It’s still TBA for Saturday, Dec. 29. All of the other games will be on primo TV networks, including the <a href="https://www.tarheelblog.com/">North Carolina Tar Heels</a> (CBS), <a href="https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/">Duke Blue Devils</a> (ESPN), <a href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/">Kansas Jayhawks</a> (ESPN or ESPN2), <a href="https://www.collegeandmagnolia.com/">Auburn Tigers</a> (CBS) and at home vs. the <a href="https://www.alligatorarmy.com/">Florida Gators</a> (CBS). </p>
<aside id="Z77JJb"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"2019 Kentucky Football Schedule Released","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/18/17875198/2019-kentucky-football-schedule-released"},{"title":"Get your ‘Swamp Drained’ t-shirt","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/kentucky-wildcats-football/2018/9/9/17839534/swamp-drained-t-shirt-florida-streak"}]}'></div></aside><p id="ijoCud">As of now, every regular-season game Kentucky will play in this season will be on national television. That even includes Kentucky’s pro day, exhibition games, Big Blue Madness, and the Blue-White Scrimmage, all of which will also air on national television.</p>
<p id="6B0oa1">There’s no other program in America that gets as much national airtime as Kentucky Basketball, and that won’t be changing anytime soon.</p>
<p id="Cjxmf8">The only complaint one can really find is the number of 9 pm EST games on Tuesday Kentucky will have this year in SEC play, as usual. Kentucky will have four of those along with an 8:30 PM matchup with the <a href="https://www.anchorofgold.com/">Vanderbilt Commodores</a> on a Saturday, Jan. 12. </p>
<p id="DTz1HM">In all, seven of Kentucky’s 13 nonconference opponents in the upcoming season made a postseason tournament in 2018, five of which made the NCAA Tournament. Combined with the league schedule, the Wildcats will face 16 teams that played in the postseason in 2018, including 12 in the NCAA Tournament. </p>
<p id="1ixZkj">If you need more proof this schedule is loaded, Kentucky will have seven games against teams in the top 15 of <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/college-basketball-odds/2018/6/23/17497670/kentucky-wildcats-2019-ncaa-tournament-win">the best odds to win it all next season</a>. There’s a great case to be made that this is the most challenging schedule of the John Calipari era. </p>
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https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/19/17879554/kentucky-wildcats-basketball-game-times-tv-channels-2018-19-seasonJason Marcum2018-09-14T18:06:01-04:002018-09-14T18:06:01-04:00Kentucky vs. Utah game time and TV channel set
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<p>Kentucky will face Utah out of the Pac-12 this coming season. </p> <p id="EzbPJo">The <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/">Kentucky Wildcats</a> have finalized their matchup with the <a href="https://www.blocku.com/">Utah Utes</a> this coming season. </p>
<p id="9qs939">Kentucky will host Utah in Rupp Arena on Dec. 15 at 5:15 pm EST on ESPN2. The school has previously announced it will face the Utes in Las Vegas during the 2019-20 season on Dec. 18.</p>
<p id="Uu9rYR">Utah has enjoyed a rise to prominence under head coach Larry Krystkowiak, who took over the program in 2011 following two straight years of no postseason. Krystkowiak has since guided Utah to five-straight postseasons, including two trips to the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/march-madness-2018-ncaa-tournament">NCAA Tournament</a>.</p>
<aside id="BfKkAD"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Kentucky Basketball 2018-19 schedule set","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/8/24/17778064/kentucky-wildcats-basketball-2018-19-schedule-channels-dates-times"}]}'></div></aside><p id="6MXP02">This past season, Utah went 23-12 and finished as <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nit-tournament">the NIT</a> runner-up. Their last NCAA Tournament berth was in the 2015-16 season.</p>
<p id="RG1yDJ">This will prove to be a quality non-conference challenge for the young Wildcats next season. Utah has won 20-plus games in each of the last five seasons.</p>
<p id="nIOpuY">Kentucky owns a career record of 9-2 vs. Utah, including a win in the 1998 National Championship. </p>
https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/14/17862334/kentucky-basketball-vs-utah-utes-game-time-and-tv-channel-setJason Marcum2018-09-13T15:18:26-04:002018-09-13T15:18:26-04:00Kentucky vs. Seton Hall game time and TV channel set
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<p>The Kentucky Wildcats and Seton Hall Pirates will clash in Madison Square Garden. </p> <p id="AQqtG5">The <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/">Kentucky Wildcats</a> are set to return to Madison Square Garden for the 2018-19 college basketball season.</p>
<p id="sVaVBU">We already knew the Cats would face the <a href="https://www.southorangejuice.com/">Seton Hall Pirates</a> at MSG on Dec. 8. On Thursday, the school announced that the game will be broadcast on FOX for a noon EST tip time.</p>
<p id="dB5xaf">It’s a rare noon game for Kentucky, and it will be a matchup of teams who will look vastly different from during the 2017-18 season. UK lost <span>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander</span>, <span>Kevin Knox</span>, <span>Hamidou Diallo</span>, <span>Jarred Vanderbilt</span> and <span>Wenyen Gabriel</span> to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nba-draft">NBA Draft</a>. </p>
<p id="0FDVpk">They were replaced with <span>Reid Travis</span>, Ashton Hagans, Keldon Johnson, Tyler Herro, EJ Montgomery and Immanuel Quickely. Along with <span>Quade Green</span>, <span>Nick Richards</span> and <span>PJ Washington</span> returning, the Wildcats are a preseason top-two team in most major polls. </p>
<aside id="WL6Vrd"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Kentucky Basketball 2018-19 schedule set","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/8/24/17778064/kentucky-wildcats-basketball-2018-19-schedule-channels-dates-times"}]}'></div></aside><p id="yEbu1B">As for Seton Hall, they’re losing starters <span>Khadeen Carrington</span>, <span>Desi Rodriguez</span>, <span>Ismael Sanogo</span>, and <span>Angel Delgado</span> from this past season’s team that made it to the Round of 32. They finished with a 22-12 record and 10-8 mark in the Big East. </p>
<p id="0GrHNI">Seton Hall has made the<a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/march-madness-2018-ncaa-tournament"></a><a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/march-madness-2018-ncaa-tournament"> NCAA Tournamen</a>t in three straight seasons under head coach Kevin Willard. His Pirates finished 21-12 in 2016-17 and 25-9 in 2015-16. However, they have yet to make it part the first weekend of the Big Dance under Willard.</p>
<p id="78HjWc">This will be one of many good non-conference regular-season tests for the Cats next season. The Pirates may not have the same hype as Duke, Kansas and North Carolina, but they’ll be a great challenge on a neutral court. </p>
https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/13/17856466/kentucky-basketball-vs-seton-hall-pirates-game-time-tv-channel-msgJason Marcum2018-09-06T13:13:55-04:002018-09-06T13:13:55-04:00SEC/Big 12 Challenge game times and TV info set, featuring Kentucky vs. Kansas
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<p>We now know the entire 2019 SEC/Big 12 Challenge schedule of games. </p> <p id="rWAMOz">The <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/">Kentucky Wildcats</a> and <a href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/">Kansas Jayhawks</a> will face off once again.</p>
<p id="gNMFQC">This time, it will be in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, which the league announced game times and TV channel info for on Thursday. The annual event will take place on January 26, 2019.</p>
<p id="dEQMzC">Here is a look at the full slate of games (all times EST):</p>
<h2 id="TRHFEG">2019 SEC/Big 12 Challenge </h2>
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<li id="yFaX0j">12:00 p.m. - <a href="https://www.alligatorarmy.com/">Florida Gators</a> at <a href="https://www.frogsowar.com/">TCU Horned Frogs</a> (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)</li>
<li id="k9cVBk">12:00 p.m. - <a href="https://www.rollbamaroll.com/">Alabama Crimson Tide</a> at <a href="https://www.ourdailybears.com/">Baylor Bears</a> (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)</li>
<li id="Oqb8FG">12:00 p.m. - <a href="https://www.widerightnattylite.com/">Iowa State Cyclones</a> at <a href="https://www.redcuprebellion.com/">Ole Miss Rebels</a> (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)</li>
<li id="1KdqAS">2:00 p.m. - <a href="https://www.bringonthecats.com/">Kansas State Wildcats</a> at <a href="https://www.goodbullhunting.com/">Texas A&M Aggies</a> (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)</li>
<li id="nS06qU">2:00 p.m. - <a href="https://www.barkingcarnival.com/">Texas Longhorns</a> at <a href="https://www.dawgsports.com/">Georgia Bulldogs</a> (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)</li>
<li id="wmdTY2">2:00 p.m. - <a href="https://www.garnetandblackattack.com/">South Carolina Gamecocks</a> at <a href="https://www.cowboysrideforfree.com/">Oklahoma State Cowboys</a> (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU)</li>
<li id="fLJglU">4:00 p.m. - <a href="https://www.anchorofgold.com/">Vanderbilt Commodores</a> at <a href="https://www.crimsonandcreammachine.com/">Oklahoma Sooners</a> (ESPN/ESPN2)</li>
<li id="e9TNlB">4:00 p.m. - <a href="https://www.smokingmusket.com/">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> at <a href="https://www.rockytoptalk.com/">Tennessee Volunteers</a> (ESPN/ESPN2)</li>
<li id="5uXJW8"><strong>6:00 p.m. - Kansas Jayhawks at Kentucky Wildcats (ESPN/ESPN2)</strong></li>
<li id="OFK4ON">6:00 p.m. - <a href="https://www.arkansasfight.com/">Arkansas Razorbacks</a> at <a href="https://www.vivathematadors.com/">Texas Tech Red Raiders</a> (ESPN/ESPN2)</li>
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<p id="IHS4ll">While it’s not official yet, you can bet the Kentucky - Kansas game will get the ESPN designation. </p>
<p id="c5tWQA">Kansas is coming off a 31-8 season in which they advanced to the <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/march-madness-2018-ncaa-tournament">Final Four</a> before losing to eventual-champion Villanova. The Jayhawks are projected as the preseason No. 1 or 2 team in many of the early top-25 projections for the 2018-19 season. </p>
<aside id="3U3yWA"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Kentucky vs. North Carolina game time set","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/6/17827574/kentucky-wildcats-vs-north-carolina-tar-heels-game-time-tv-channel-set"},{"title":"Kentucky Basketball 2018-19 schedule set","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/8/24/17778064/kentucky-wildcats-basketball-2018-19-schedule-channels-dates-times"},{"title":"Kentucky vs. Duke game time announced","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/6/17827126/kentucky-basketball-vs-duke-blue-devils-2018-game-time-tv-channel"}]}'></div></aside><p id="m90xrQ">Kansas lost much of its backcourt after <span>Malik Newman</span> decided to turn pro while Devonte Graham and Svi Mykhailiuk graduated. However, they do get <span>Lagerald Vick</span> back while adding five-star guards Devon Dotson and Quentin Grimes, along with transfers <span>Charlie Moore</span>, <span>Dedric Lawson</span> and <span>K.J. Lawson</span>. </p>
<p id="1o32SH"><span>Silvio De Sousa</span> also returns for his sophomore season after a strong finish as a mid-year enrollee last season. <span>Udoka Azubuike</span> also returns for his junior year after a breakout sophomore campaign. </p>
<p id="F977hC">Right now, nearly every preseason top-25 poll has Kentucky and Kansas ranked No. 1 and 2 in some order. Both teams have a great blend of incoming talent to go with veteran experience, so it won’t be a surprise if they face off in January as the top two teams in America. </p>
<p id="pOlgc0">The Wildcats are in a bit of a slump against the Jayhawks, losing three straight, including a narrow loss in the Champions Classic last season. </p>
<p id="mf7a3f">Here’s a look back at the last time UK beat Kansas, which was in the 2014 Champions Classic: </p>
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https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/6/17827856/uk-basketball-vs-kansas-jayhawks-game-time-tv-channel-sec-big-12-challengeJason Marcum2018-09-06T12:16:04-04:002018-09-06T12:16:04-04:00Kentucky vs. North Carolina game time set
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<p>The Wildcats and Tar Heels could be in for another classic battle. </p> <p id="Uj25kY">Earlier Thursday, <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/6/17827126/kentucky-basketball-vs-duke-blue-devils-2018-game-time-tv-channel">we learned</a> about when the <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/">Kentucky Wildcats</a> will tip off against the <a href="https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/">Duke Blue Devils</a> in Game 1 of the 2018-19 season.</p>
<p id="oDfdl4">Not long after, the school announced another game time for a match-up with a blue-blood program from the Tar Heel state. </p>
<p id="STzVIt">Kentucky will clash with the <a href="https://www.tarheelblog.com/">North Carolina Tar Heels</a> in the CBS Sports classic this year, and it will take place at 5:15 PM EST:</p>
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<p id="XFGom0">The game will come after the <a href="https://www.bruinsnation.com/">UCLA Bruins</a> and <a href="https://www.landgrantholyland.com/">Ohio State Buckeyes</a> face off in the earlier game. </p>
<p id="Y446gf">For Kentucky, this will be yet another big-time game in what’s become arguably the toughest schedule of any team in college basketball. North Carolina is being projected in the 5-10 range in most preseason polls, while Kentucky has been in the 1-2 range. </p>
<aside id="sq4Mwa"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"SEC/Big 12 Challenge game times and TV info set, featuring Kentucky vs. Kansas","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/6/17827856/uk-basketball-vs-kansas-jayhawks-game-time-tv-channel-sec-big-12-challenge"},{"title":"Kentucky Basketball 2018-19 schedule set","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/8/24/17778064/kentucky-wildcats-basketball-2018-19-schedule-channels-dates-times"},{"title":"Kentucky vs. Duke game time announced","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/6/17827126/kentucky-basketball-vs-duke-blue-devils-2018-game-time-tv-channel"}]}'></div></aside><p id="Zia6D0">These two teams last played in the 2016-17 season, where the Wildcats edged UNC in the CBS Sports Classic. The Tar Heels got revenge with a win in the Elite Eight of the 2017 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/a/march-madness-2018-ncaa-tournament">NCAA Tournament</a>. </p>
<p id="lCb8ZS">Almost all of the players from those teams are gone, but <span>Luke Maye</span> is back for the Tar Heels and is a preseason All-American candidate. UNC also brings in a consensus top-five recruit in Nassir Little along with several returning veterans, so this will be a major test for the Wildcats in late December. </p>
<p id="9O7bbR">Here is a look back at the last time UK and UNC faced off in the CBS Sports Classic: </p>
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<p>A primetime clash of the two best programs in college hoops. </p> <p id="9swyd3">The 2018-19 college basketball season will begin with a bang thanks to the <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/">Kentucky Wildcats</a> taking on the <a href="https://www.dukebasketballreport.com/">Duke Blue Devils</a> in the Champions Classic. </p>
<p id="zmE1HK">The annual event will tip off at 7 pm EST with the <a href="https://www.theonlycolors.com/">Michigan State Spartans</a> taking on the <a href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/">Kansas Jayhawks</a> in a battle of preseason top-10 teams. </p>
<p id="Yl7w1a">After that game, Kentucky and Duke will clash with a national audience looking on at around 9:30 PM EST. </p>
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<p id="k5RUZf">The late game is usually when Kentucky plays in this event, as they’re easily the biggest draw in all of college basketball, and they’ll attract as big of an audience as possible for a game that may not begin until around 10 PM, depending on how fast the first game concludes. </p>
<p id="sc0Mul">It’s also a rare Kentucky vs. Duke match-up for the two best programs in college basketball, not to mention the possible No. 1 and 2 preseason teams. </p>
<aside id="gh4Iko"><div data-anthem-component="readmore" data-anthem-component-data='{"stories":[{"title":"Kentucky vs Florida Preview, How to Watch & Follow","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/6/17819802/kentucky-wildcats-football-florida-gators-game-time-tv-online-stream-odds"},{"title":"Kentucky Basketball 2018-19 schedule set","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/8/24/17778064/kentucky-wildcats-basketball-2018-19-schedule-channels-dates-times"},{"title":"SEC/Big 12 Challenge game times and TV info set, featuring Kentucky vs. Kansas","url":"https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/9/6/17827856/uk-basketball-vs-kansas-jayhawks-game-time-tv-channel-sec-big-12-challenge"}]}'></div></aside><p id="jY0LCz">Kentucky returns an experienced group of sophomores who helped lead the Wildcats to a sweet 16 appearance last season. They also bring in the best offseason haul that any college program had this offseason, including the second-ranked recruiting class and a star graduate transfer in <span>Reid Travis</span>.</p>
<p id="afLxX2">On the other side, Duke brought in the ESPN No. 1, 2 and 3 recruits in the Class of 2018 in R.J. Barrett, Cam Reddish and Zion Williamson. good for the top-ranked recruiting class. </p>
<p id="QRxUNP">Depending on what sportsbook you read, <a href="https://www.aseaofblue.com/2018/7/27/17620504/kentucky-basketball-odds-westgate-bovada-win-2019-ncaa-tournament">these are the two preseason favorites to win it all next season</a>, and they’ll face off on the first day of college hoops. </p>
<p id="6E4T2s">Game 1 cannot get here fast enough. </p>
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