2023 Champions Classic to be held in Chicago

MrsTylerKSR

As we prepare for the 2022 Champions Classic tonight in Indianapolis, there’s some news on the future of the event to pass along. ESPN just announced that next year’s Champions Classic will take place at the United Center in Chicago on Nov. 14, 2023. Kentucky will play Kansas and Duke will play Michigan State.

This will be the fourth time the Champions Classic will take place in Chicago and the first since 2017. Kentucky is 5-6 in Champions Classic games, 1-2 in games in Chicago. Sounds like a great stage for Kentucky’s No. 1-ranked recruiting class of DJ Wagner, Aaron Bradshaw, Justin Edwards, Rob Dillingham, and Reed Sheppard to announce themselves.

First things first. Tonight’s Champions Classic tips off with No. 4 Kentucky vs. Michigan State at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN followed by No. 7 Duke vs. No. 6 Kansas.

Future Champions Classic Matchups

Nov. 14, 2023 (Chicago, Ill.)

Michigan State vs. Duke
Kansas vs. Kentucky

2024

Kansas vs. Michigan State
Kentucky vs. Duke

2025

Michigan State vs. Kentucky
Kansas vs. Duke

* 2024-25 event sites TBD

Tickets for the 2023 State Farm Champions Classic will go on sale in the fall. Fans can sign up for first access through the event pre-sale at ESPN Events.

Kentucky’s history in the Champions Classic

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Site
Nov. 15, 2011	Kansas	W	75-65	New York, N.Y.
Nov. 13, 2012	Duke	L	68-75	Atlanta, Ga.
Nov. 12, 2013	Michigan State	L	74-78	Chicago, Ill.
Nov. 18, 2014	Kansas	W	72-40	Indianapolis, Ind.
Nov. 17, 2015	Duke	W	74-63	Chicago, Ill.
Nov. 15, 2016	Michigan State	W	69-48	New York, N.Y.
Nov. 14, 2017	Kansas	L	61-65	Chicago, Ill.
Nov. 6, 2018	Duke	L	84-118	Indianapolis, Ind.
Nov. 5, 2019	Michigan State	W	69-62	New York, N.Y.
Dec. 1, 2020	Kansas	L	62-65	Indianapolis, Ind.
Nov. 9, 2021	Duke	L	71-79	New York, N.Y.