ESPN's State Farm Champions Classic Men's Basketball Doubleheader Renews through 2019

The State Farm Champions Classic - an early-season neutral-site doubleheader featuring Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State - will continue through the 2019 season. The doubleheader, which began in 2011, will be played in Chicago (2017), Indianapolis (2018) and New York City (2019). The marquee matchups will continue to be the culminating games of ESPN's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon that provides more than 24 hours of consecutive basketball coverage to mark the start of the college basketball season.

"We are pleased to extend the Champions Classic for a new three-year term into the 2019 college basketball season," said Pete Derzis, senior vice president, ESPN Events. "This marquee event will continue to showcase four teams that represent the very best of college basketball and its rich history."

This year's sixth annual State Farm Champions Classic will be played on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, from Madison Square Garden in New York City featuring Kentucky vs. Michigan State (7 p.m.) and Duke vs. Kansas (9:30 p.m.). Tickets will go on sale in October, information to be announced at a later date.

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