University of Kentucky announced its highly-competitive 2015-2016 non-conference mens basketball schedule on Thursday, per the UKAthletic website.
Head coach John Calipari announced the 13-game schedule. The list of opponents includes six NCAA tourney teams and two NIT participants.
Among the interesting matchups, eyes are probably already fixated on November 17, when the Wildcats take on the NCAA champion Duke Blue Devils at the Champions Classic at United Center in Chicago.
UCLA, Kansas and Ohio State also made the coveted schedule.
Calipari said in the site’s announcement:
“Putting a schedule together, especially one like this, is fun. Having to play those games is a different story. To understate it, this will obviously be a challenging schedule for a young team like ours, which lost more than 85 percent of its scoring and nearly 80 percent of its rebounding. We’re excited for the challenge.”
The full non-conference schedule can be found at UKAthletics.com
Can’t get enough of Campus Sports? Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to stay updated with the latest news and exclusive giveaways!
*Featured Photo (above) credit to USA TODAY Sports
