The men's and women's Jimmy V Classic college basketball events were announced on Thursday with a pair of potential top 10 games on the women's side.
Duke will play Iowa in a men's game at Madison Square Garden on December 6. The women's games will take place on December 4th.
It will be the first time since 1980 that Duke will have a different coach than Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devil's recruiting class is the top-ranked class in the country.
The Longhorns are in the Way-Too- Early Top 25. Texas brings back three starters from last season's 22-win team, as well as welcoming two five-star freshmen and an elite transfer from Iowa State. Illinois lost All-American Kofi Cockburn, but it was able to get impact transfers and top recruits.
The men's games will be shown on the sports network.
The four women's teams are all ranked in the top 11 of the most recent Way-Too- Early Top 25.
Notre Dame brings back most of its contributors and hits the portal for Texas transfer Lauren Ebo as it comes off a national championship game appearance.
With the return of conference Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech should contend for an Atlantic Coast Conference title, while Tennessee is receiving top-five hype.
Connecticut's trip to Notre Dame will be shown on ABC.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research is the beneficiary of the Jimmy V Classic. More than $150 million has been raised for the V Foundation by the sports network. V week raised a record $13.35 million last year.
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