2021 Champions Classic: Duke-Kentucky, Kansas-Michigan State tipoff times, preview

The 2021-22 men’s basketball season opens on Tuesday, Nov.

3 Kansas opens the 2021-22 season as one of the favorites to win the national championship next April, as the Jayhawks have the Big 12 preseason player of the year in Arizona State transfer Remy Martin, a former first-team All-Pac-12 selection, plus they return their top three scorers — Ochai Agbaji, David McCormack and Jalen Wilson — from last season’s team that finished second in the Big 12 and earned a No.

The Spartans’ roster will look different this season as they enrolled talented shooting guard Max Christie and Northeastern transfer Tyson Walker, who averaged 18.8 points per game last season.

In the 14 games Kansas and Michigan State have met, each team has won seven times, but the Spartans hold a 2-1 advantage over the Jayhawks in the Champions Classic.

10, the Blue Devils and Wildcats are not  only expected to qualify for the 2022 NCAA tournament, but both could potentially prove to be national championship contenders if they capitalize upon their preseason expectations.

Duke enrolled one of the most talented freshman classes in the country, headlined by 6-9 power forward Paolo Banchero, who could prove to be the best freshman in the country and potentially a national player of the year candidate.

Duke holds a 2-1 edge over Kentucky in the Champions Classic, with the Blue Devils most recently defeating the Wildcats 118-84 on the opening night of the 2018-19 season, when Duke’s freshman trio of R.J.

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