The Duke Blue Devils will play in Madison Square Garden twice during the 2025 calendar year.
The State Farm Champions Classic revealed its 2025-26 teams and schedule on Tuesday, including a game between Duke and the Kansas Jayhawks at the iconic New York venue on November 18.
The Blue Devils have played Kansas six times since current head coach Bill Self took over, and he’s gotten the better of Duke over his tenure. The Jayhawks have won four of those games, but the Blue Devils beat Kansas the last time the two met in Madison Square Garden back in 2019. Tre Jones finished with 15 points, seven assists, and six rebounds in the 68-66 victory.
The Jayhawks beat Duke 69-64 when they played in November 2022, the first and only time they’ve met in the Jon Scheyer era.
The Blue Devils will also play a rare February non-conference game against the Illinois Fighting Illini at the Garden this season.
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The Kentucky Wildcats and Michigan State Spartans will play each other as the other half of the Champions Classic doubleheader.