No. 5 Duke will face No. 24 Kansas in the second leg of the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden, one of the top nonconference matchups of the 2025-26 season. The meeting between blue blood programs will be their 10th since the turn of the century.

Kansas enters having won five of the last six against Duke. The Jayhawks edged the Blue Devils 75-72 last season in Las Vegas behind 14 points from Dajuan Harris Jr., even after former KU star center Hunter Dickinson was ejected.

This year's matchup would've showcased two of the top projected picks in the 2026 NBA Draft . Instead, Kansas standout Darryn Peterson will be sidelined with a hamstring injury , shifting the spotlight to Duke forward Cameron Boozer , a projected top-three pick.

Peterson, set to miss his third str

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