May 7, 201412 yr Kentucky Basketball to Participate in CBS Sports Classic UK to play UCLA in the first year of the three-year event LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky men’s basketball program, along with North Carolina, Ohio State and UCLA, in conjunction with CBS Sports, has agreed to play in the inaugural CBS Sports Classic for the next three years, it was announced on Wednesday. The event, pitting four of the winningest programs in college basketball history, will rotate through the cities of Chicago (2014), Brooklyn (2015) and Las Vegas (2016). All six games will be broadcast by CBS. “This event will feature programs that represent 25 national championships, which is remarkable,” UK head coach John Calipari said. “Not only that, some of the best fan bases in college basketball will have the opportunity to see us play in three major venues against some of the top programs in the country. We’re excited to be part of an event of this caliber for the next three seasons.” The event debuts at the United Center in Chicago on Dec. 20. North Carolina will take on Ohio State at 1 p.m. ET, followed by UCLA vs. Kentucky at 3:30 p.m. ET. The “CBS Sports Classic” moves to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Dec. 19, 2015, and then travels to Las Vegas in December 2016. CBS Sports retains the exclusive distribution and marketing rights to the event. In addition, CBS Sports will stream the games exclusively on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android. CBS Sports Classic Matchups/Locations 2014 - Saturday, Dec. 20 (Indianapolis) North Carolina vs. Ohio State – 1 p.m. ET UCLA vs. Kentucky – 3:30 p.m. ET 2015 - Saturday, Dec. 19 (Brooklyn) 2016 - (Las Vegas)
May 7, 201412 yr Author UPDATE: As a part of the CBS Sports Classic the Wildcats will play UCLA in Chicago in 2014. The text within the body of the release was correct. The schedule of events at the bottom inadvertently listed Indianapolis.
May 7, 201412 yr Also sounds like Texas @ Kentucky will be the Big 12 - SEC challenge matchup.... UNC Louisville (away) UCLA (neutral) Texas Kansas (neutral) That's a very solid non-conference slate. Anyone I'm missing?
May 7, 201412 yr Also sounds like Texas @ Kentucky will be the Big 12 - SEC challenge matchup.... UNC Louisville (away) UCLA (neutral) Texas Kansas (neutral) That's a very solid non-conference slate. Anyone I'm missing? Providence at Rupp
May 7, 201412 yr Kentucky Basketball to Participate in CBS Sports Classic UK to play UCLA in the first year of the three-year event LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky men’s basketball program, along with North Carolina, Ohio State and UCLA, in conjunction with CBS Sports, has agreed to play in the inaugural CBS Sports Classic for the next three years, it was announced on Wednesday. Who did Ohio St sleep with to get included in this?
May 7, 201412 yr Author Who did Ohio St sleep with to get included in this? I don't know but I bet it wasn't Michigan
May 7, 201412 yr Not a fan of them, but wouldn't Duke have been a better choice than Ohio State? Duke is already a part of the Champions Classic.
May 7, 201412 yr Not a fan of them, but wouldn't Duke have been a better choice than Ohio State? With Duke and Carolina already playing twice a year, it would have made one of the rotation years difficult.
May 7, 201412 yr So will UK still play UNC every year? Good question. I'm guessing so, just one of the years will be at a neutral site. That won't tickle the fans of either program to have a marquee home game delayed by a year.
May 7, 201412 yr Yeah interesting choice of Ohio State. With two teams from same conferences not really going to do the whole rotating thing I would think you could still get a more historical team.
May 7, 201412 yr As long as they are big name program's it is very good for Kentucky to be playing in these annually.
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