Lafayette College, a private college in Easton Pennsylvania, will travel to Rupp Arena and play the Kentucky Wildcats as part of the Barclay’s Classic next season.
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[LEFT][FONT=Verdana]”Our non-conference schedule is as challenging as any in the time that I’ve been at Lafayette,” O’Hanlon said in a news release. “It’s certainly exciting to play the No. 1 team in Kentucky, as well as Stanford and Minnesota, who played in the NIT final last year.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]The Leopards will meet Kentucky at Rupp Arena in Lexington as part the four-game Barclays Center Classic. The defending champion Wildcats had four players chosen in the first round of last week’s NBA draft and six players picked overall, but coach [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]John Calipari’s [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]squad still figures to be a national contender.[/FONT][/LEFT]
[FONT=Verdana][LEFT]ESPN.com writer Andy Katz has the Wildcats ranked third in his ‘way-too-early’ Top 25 [FONT=Verdana]for next season.[/FONT][/LEFT]
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