Michigan State's men's basketball non-conference schedule next season will be jam-packed once again as the Spartans will play Kentucky in Chicago at the Champions Classic, in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and at Texas.

The Spartans will be joined by Oklahoma, Seton Hall and Virginia Tech in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic field, with semifinal games being played Nov. 22 and championship and consolation games scheduled for the following day, it was announced Wednesday. Match-ups will be determined at a later date.

On Nov. 12, Michigan State will play Kentucky at the United Center in a highly-anticipated match-up between two teams that could be ranked in the top five in the preseason depending on NBA draft decisions.

In their early rankings, CBSSports.com's Jeff Goodman and Gary Parrish and also Seth Davis of Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports both have Kentucky as the top-ranked team and Michigan State at No. 2.

Kentucky won the national championship in 2012 before getting upset in the NIT this year, and coach John Calipari is bringing in the nation's top-ranked recruiting class for next season.

"I'm trying to get him to play the Lakers instead of us," Izzo joked on The Jim Rome Show last week. "It was a weird year for them. It's not always going to happen when you've got freshmen. We did not give enough respect for those upperclassmen he had the year before -- (Terrence) Jones and (Darius) Miller and guys like that.

"I think Johnny will bounce back. He's a great coach, and he's got some very, very talented players coming in."

Michigan State has not announced its plans for a season opener after athletic director Mark Hollis' idea to open in a tournament at Cowboys Stadium fell through.

The Spartans opened the season at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and on the USS Carl Vinson in Southern California in their previous two seasons.

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