ESPN recently released the bracket for their annual ESPN Events Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The teams in the field are Kansas, North Texas, Dayton, Miami, Alabama, Iona, Belmont, and Drake.  

In round one, Kansas will play North Texas on November 25^th. If the Jayhawks can beat North Texas, they will advance to the second round and face either Dayton or Miami in the semifinal on November 26th. If they can win that game, they will then play in the championship where they will face either Alabama, Iona, Belmont, or Drake on November 27th. | TICKETS

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With the season fast approaching, the Kansas basketball official schedule should be out soon. While you wait for the Big 12 schedule to drop, below is the full nonconference schedule.

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Date	Opp.	Loc.	Time	W/L
Nov. 3	Emporia State (Exhib.)	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 86-60
Nov. 9	Michigan State	New York, N.Y.	TBA	W, 87-74
Nov. 12	Tarleton State	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 88-62
Nov. 18	Stony Brook	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 88-59
Nov. 25	North Texas (ESPN Events Invitational)	Orlando, Fla.	TBA	W, 71-59
Nov. 26	Dayton (ESPN Events Invitational)	Orlando, Fla.	TBA	L, 74-73
Nov. 28	Iona (ESPN Events Invitational)	Orlando, Fla.	TBA	W, 96-83
Dec. 3	St. John's (Big 12-Big East Battle)	Elmont, N.Y.	6 p.m.	W, 95-75
Dec. 7	UTEP	Kansas City, Mo.	7 p.m.	W, 78-52
Dec. 11	Missouri	Allen Field­house	2:15 p.m.	W, 102-65
Dec. 18	Stephen F. Austin	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 80-72
Dec. 29	Nevada	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 88-61
Jan. 1	George Mason	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 76-67
Jan. 4	Oklahoma St.	Stillwater, Okla.	8 p.m.	W, 74-63
Jan. 8	Texas Tech	Lubbock, Tex.	3 p.m.	L, 75-67
Jan. 11	Iowa State	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 62-61
Jan. 15	West Virginia	Allen Field­house	12:30 p.m.	W, 85-59
Jan. 18	Oklahoma	Norman, Okla.	6 p.m.	W, 67-64
Jan. 22	Kansas State	Man­hattan, Kan.	3 p.m.	W, 78-75
Jan. 24	Texas Tech	Allen Field­house	8 p.m.	W, 94-91
Jan. 29	Kentucky	Allen Field­house	5 p.m.	L, 80-62
Feb. 1	Iowa State	Ames, Iowa	6 p.m.	W, 70-61
Feb. 5	Baylor	Allen Field­house	3 p.m.	W, 83-59
Feb. 7	Texas	Austin, Tex.	8 pm.	L, 79-76
Feb. 12	Oklahoma	Allen Field­house	12 p.m.	W, 71-69
Feb. 14	Oklahoma St.	Allen Field­house	8 p.m.	W, 76-62
Feb. 19	West Virginia	Morgan­town, W.V.	7 p.m.	W, 71-58
Feb. 22	Kansas State	Allen Field­house	8 p.m.	W, 102-83
Feb. 26	Baylor	Waco, Tex.	7 p.m.	L, 80-70
Mar. 1	TCU	Fort Worth, Tex.	7p.m.	L, 74-64
Mar. 3	TCU	Allen Field­house	4 p.m.	W, 72-68
Mar. 5	Texas	Allen Field­house	3 p.m.	W, 70-63
Mar. 10	Big 12 Tournament 2nd Rd - WVU	Kansas City, MO	1 p.m.	W, 87-63
Mar. 11	Big 12 Tournament Semis - TCU	Kansas City, MO	6 p.m.	W, 75-62
Mar. 12	Big 12 Tournament Final - Texas Tech	Kansas City, MO	5 p.m.	W, 74-65
Mar. 17	NCAA Tournament 1st Rd - Tex. Southern	Fort Worth, TX	9:30 p.m.	W, 83-56
Mar. 19	NCAA Tournament 2nd Rd - Creighton	Fort Worth, TX	2:30 p.m.	W, 79-72
Mar. 25	NCAA Tournament 3rd Rd - Providence	Chicago, IL	6:29 p.m.	W, 66-61
Mar. 27	NCAA Tournament 4th Rd - Miami	Chicago, IL	1:20 p.m.	W, 76-60
Apr. 2	NCAA Tournament Final Four - Villanova	New Orleans, LA	5:09 p.m.	W, 81-65
Apr. 4	NCAA Tournament National Championship - KU - UNC	New Orleans, LA	8:20 p.m.	W, 72-69

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The 2021-22 Kansas men’s basketball non-conference schedule is now public. The Jayhawks have another strong slate of games outside of Big 12 conference play, including a big-time holiday tournament and the return of the Border War.

Perhaps the biggest game on Kansas’s schedule will come on Dec. 11 when they play host to the Missouri Tigers in the much-anticipated return of the Border War. The two universities agreed to renew their rivalry in 2020, but the game was canceled last season due to the pandemic.

Kansas will open their season with an exhibition matchup against Emporia State on Nov. 3 inside Allen Fieldhouse. They will tip off the regular season in the Champions Classic against Michigan State on Nov. 9 in Madison Square Garden.

The Jayhawks will then take on Tarleton State (Nov. 12) and Stony Brook (Nov. 18) at home before heading to Florida for the ESPN Events Invitational. The tournament, which takes place over the Thanksgiving weekend, will feature three games for the Jayhawks.

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ESPN Events Invitational Field:

Kansas | Alabama | North Texas | Drake | Iona | Belmont | Dayton | Miami

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Kansas will travel to Boulder, Colo. for another tough test with former Big 12 foe Colorado on Dec. 21, followed by the ever-popular post-holiday game against Harvard on Dec. 29 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas will also travel to play St. John’s on Dec. 2 as part of the Big 12-Big East Battle.

There will be one more non-conference game announced later this summer when the matchups for the SEC-Big 12 Showdown are made public. Kansas is set to host this game in Lawrence, with the most likely opponents being Kentucky, Arkansas, or Alabama. Many believe a Kentucky-Kansas matchup is all but inevitable.

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2021-22 KUMBB Non-Conference Schedule

Date	Opp.	Loc.	Time	W/L
Nov. 3	Emporia State (Exhib.)	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 86-60
Nov. 9	Michigan State	New York, N.Y.	TBA	W, 87-74
Nov. 12	Tarleton State	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 88-62
Nov. 18	Stony Brook	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 88-59
Nov. 25	North Texas (ESPN Events Invitational)	Orlando, Fla.	TBA	W, 71-59
Nov. 26	Dayton (ESPN Events Invitational)	Orlando, Fla.	TBA	L, 74-73
Nov. 28	Iona (ESPN Events Invitational)	Orlando, Fla.	TBA	W, 96-83
Dec. 3	St. John's (Big 12-Big East Battle)	Elmont, N.Y.	6 p.m.	W, 95-75
Dec. 7	UTEP	Kansas City, Mo.	7 p.m.	W, 78-52
Dec. 11	Missouri	Allen Field­house	2:15 p.m.	W, 102-65
Dec. 18	Stephen F. Austin	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 80-72
Dec. 29	Nevada	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 88-61
Jan. 1	George Mason	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 76-67
Jan. 4	Oklahoma St.	Stillwater, Okla.	8 p.m.	W, 74-63
Jan. 8	Texas Tech	Lubbock, Tex.	3 p.m.	L, 75-67
Jan. 11	Iowa State	Allen Field­house	7 p.m.	W, 62-61
Jan. 15	West Virginia	Allen Field­house	12:30 p.m.	W, 85-59
Jan. 18	Oklahoma	Norman, Okla.	6 p.m.	W, 67-64
Jan. 22	Kansas State	Man­hattan, Kan.	3 p.m.	W, 78-75
Jan. 24	Texas Tech	Allen Field­house	8 p.m.	W, 94-91
Jan. 29	Kentucky	Allen Field­house	5 p.m.	L, 80-62
Feb. 1	Iowa State	Ames, Iowa	6 p.m.	W, 70-61
Feb. 5	Baylor	Allen Field­house	3 p.m.	W, 83-59
Feb. 7	Texas	Austin, Tex.	8 pm.	L, 79-76
Feb. 12	Oklahoma	Allen Field­house	12 p.m.	W, 71-69
Feb. 14	Oklahoma St.	Allen Field­house	8 p.m.	W, 76-62
Feb. 19	West Virginia	Morgan­town, W.V.	7 p.m.	W, 71-58
Feb. 22	Kansas State	Allen Field­house	8 p.m.	W, 102-83
Feb. 26	Baylor	Waco, Tex.	7 p.m.	L, 80-70
Mar. 1	TCU	Fort Worth, Tex.	7p.m.	L, 74-64
Mar. 3	TCU	Allen Field­house	4 p.m.	W, 72-68
Mar. 5	Texas	Allen Field­house	3 p.m.	W, 70-63
Mar. 10	Big 12 Tournament 2nd Rd - WVU	Kansas City, MO	1 p.m.	W, 87-63
Mar. 11	Big 12 Tournament Semis - TCU	Kansas City, MO	6 p.m.	W, 75-62
Mar. 12	Big 12 Tournament Final - Texas Tech	Kansas City, MO	5 p.m.	W, 74-65
Mar. 17	NCAA Tournament 1st Rd - Tex. Southern	Fort Worth, TX	9:30 p.m.	W, 83-56
Mar. 19	NCAA Tournament 2nd Rd - Creighton	Fort Worth, TX	2:30 p.m.	W, 79-72
Mar. 25	NCAA Tournament 3rd Rd - Providence	Chicago, IL	6:29 p.m.	W, 66-61
Mar. 27	NCAA Tournament 4th Rd - Miami	Chicago, IL	1:20 p.m.	W, 76-60
Apr. 2	NCAA Tournament Final Four - Villanova	New Orleans, LA	5:09 p.m.	W, 81-65
Apr. 4	NCAA Tournament National Championship - KU - UNC	New Orleans, LA	8:20 p.m.	W, 72-69

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