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Duke Basketball: Game time set for Champions Classic

By Kevin Connelly

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils walks off the floor following their 84-79 overtime loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the quarterfinals of the 2016 ACC Basketball Tournament Verizon Center on March 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils walks off the floor following their 84-79 overtime loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the quarterfinals of the 2016 ACC Basketball Tournament Verizon Center on March 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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As we inch closer to the start of basketball season, the Duke Basketball schedule is coming more into focus with the start time of some games being released.

The times for the Champions Classic on November 6, 2018 are set.

Kansas and Michigan State will kick the night off at 7:00pm ET and the Duke Blue Devils and Kentucky Wildcats will get underway approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game, around 9:30pm ET.

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The Champions Classic is the premier event to start the college basketball season and it will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the home of the Indiana Pacers.

The Duke vs. Kentucky game is the main event of the evening as the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked recruiting classes, by ESPN, will face off in their first regular season action of their college careers.

Both Duke and Kentucky played in international games over the summer with the Blue Devils going up to Canada and the Wildcats playing in the Bahamas for a week.

The Duke recruting class is led by Canadian star and the No. 1 ranked player in the Class of 2018, R.J. Barrett while the Kentucky freshman are headlined by Keldon Johnson, the No. 7 player in the class.

The Blue Devils also have the No. 2, No. 3, No. 17, and No. 41 players in the Class of 2018, Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish, Tre Jones, and Joey Baker, respectively.

The Wildcats bring in the No. 14, No. 20, No. 25, and No. 30 players who are E.J. Montgomery, Ashton Hagans, Immanuel Quickly, and Tyler Herro to go along with Johnson. Kentucky also brings in transfer Reid Travis who averaged 19.5 points per game for the Stanford Cardinal last season.

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While there is still a good amount of time before we are gearing up for this big early season game, there are still many things players and coached must do on both sides before tipoff on November 6 on ESPN.

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