In this season’s Big East-SEC Challenge, Steve Lavin and St. John’s will be traveling to Lexington to take on the Cats.
Here is the press release from the UK Athletic Department earlier today:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky-St. John’s basketball game in the inaugural Big East/SEC Challenge has been set for a 7:30 p.m. ET tipoff in Rupp Arena on ESPN2 as announced by ESPN on Wednesday.
The Big East/SEC Challenge will feature all 12 schools in the SEC going up against 12 schools from the Big East over a three-day period beginning Dec. 1.[FONT=monospace]
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[FONT=monospace][/FONT]The Wildcats lead the all-time series against the Red Storm 10-5. However, the two haven’t met since the season opener of the 2000-01 season, a game won by St. John’s 62-61 in New York. The two haven’t met in Lexington since the 1979 season.[FONT=monospace]
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[FONT=monospace][/FONT]The event title will alternate to the SEC/Big East Challenge in 2012 and be played Thursday, Nov. 29 through Saturday, Dec. 1. SEC teams will alternate home and away games.
Anyone else ready for basketball season to start????
St. John’s and Kentucky will be a great start to the 2012 Big East-SEC Challenge!
