Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has long been a proponent of the creation of early-season events that generate excitement about the college game in November.
For the next three seasons, the Blue Devils will participate in such events. Duke senior associate athletic director Mike Cragg, who handles the team's scheduling, confirmed Wednesday that the Blue Devils will compete in an event called the Champions Classic in November of 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Michigan State, Kentucky and Kansas are the other teams participating in the Champions Classic, which has each of the four teams playing one game in a doubleheader each season, according to ESPN.com:




