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Where is the Champions Classic this year? Location, schedule, history of college basketball event
The college basketball season gets well and truly underway Tuesday night in Atlanta with the 2024 edition of the Champions Classic.
This year's rendition of the Champions Classic will consist of matchups between No. 1 Kansas vs. Michigan State and No. 5 Duke vs. No. 23 Kentucky.
The one-night double-header event features three of the top four all-time winningest college basketball programs in the country, with Kansas at No. 1 at 2,409 wins. Kentucky and Duke follow the Jayhawks at No. 2 and No. 4 respectively at 2,401 wins and 2,301.
Tuesday will also be the first time Duke star freshman forward and the No. 1 expected pick in the NBA draft Cooper Flagg will play in front of a national audience in primetime. Last year's Champions Classic, saw Duke and Kansas improve their all-time Champions Classic record to 8-5.
Here's what you need to know about the 2024 Champions Classic, including where it is at, who is competing in it and more:
Where is the Champions Classic?
Location: State Farm Arena (Atlanta)
The Champions Classic is taking place this year at State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks, in Atlanta. As noted by its website, State Farm Arena, which opened in 1999, has a capacity of 16,888.
Who competes in the Champions Classic?
The Champions Classic each year is made up of four of college basketball's "blue blood" programs: Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State.
Champions Classic 2024 schedule
Here's a breakdown of the Champions Classic games this season:
No. 1 Kansas vs. Michigan State | 6:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
No. 5 Duke vs. No. 23 Kentucky | 9 p.m. ET | ESPN
History of Championship Classic: Past games
The first Champions Classic took place in 2011 in New York City at Madison Square Garden, with No. 6 Duke defeating Michigan State 74-69 and No. 2 Kentucky defeating No. 11 Kansas 75-65.
Since the inaugural Champions Classic, the four-team event has been played every single inside the same NBA arena aside from the 2020 COVID-19 season, when Michigan State-Duke played at Cameron Indoor Stadium and Kansas-Kentucky played at then-called Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Here's a look at past results from the Champions Classic:
2011 | Madison Square Garden | New York City
No. 6 Duke 74, Michigan State 69
No. 2 Kentucky 75, No. 11 Kansas 65
2012 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta
No. 22 Michigan State 67, No. 7 Kansas 64
No. 9 Duke 75, No. 3 Kentucky 68
2013 | United Center | Chicago
No. 2 Michigan State 78, No. 1 Kentucky 74
No. 6 Kansas 94, No. 4 Duke 83
2014 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis
No. 3 Duke 81, No. 19 Michigan State 71
No. 1 Kentucky 72, No. 5 Kansas 40
2015 | United Center | Chicago
No. 2 Kentucky 74, No. 4 Duke 63
No. 13 Michigan State 79, No. 5 Kansas 73
2016 | Madison Square Garden | New York City
No. 2 Kentucky 69, No. 13 Michigan State 48
No. 8 Kansas 77, No. 1 Duke 75
2017 | United Center | Chicago
No. 1 Duke 88, No. 2 Michigan State 81
No. 4 Kansas 65, No. 4 Kentucky 61
2018 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis
No. 1 Kansas 92, No. 10 Michigan State 87
No. 3 Duke 118, No. 2 Kentucky 84
2019 | Madison Square Garden | New York City
No. 4 Duke 68, No. 3 Kansas 66
No. 2 Kentucky 69, No. 1 Michigan State 62
2020 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (Durham, N.C.); Bankers Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)
No. 12 Michigan State 75, No. 8 Duke 69
No. 5 Kansas 65, No. 9 Kentucky 62
2021 | Madison Square Garden | New York City
No. 3 Kansas 87, Michigan State 74
No. 9 Duke 79, No. 11 Kentucky 71
2022 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indianapolis
No. 5 Kansas 69, No. 8 Duke 64
No. 25 Michigan State 86, No. 4 Kentucky 77 (2OT)
2023 | United Center | Chicago
No. 9 Duke 74, No. 18 Michigan State
No. 1 Kansas 89, No. 17 Kentucky 84
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Where is the Champions Classic? Location, schedule, history and more
