LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky's men's basketball team will return to a traditional schedule in 2021-22 as the team unveiled its nonconference schedule Monday.

The Cats will play 13 nonconference games, beginning Nov. 9 at Madison Square Garden against Duke in the Champions Classic.

According to a release from UK Athletics, the nonconference schedule will feature nine games in Rupp Arena, two road trips and two neutral-site games. UK will showdown against the Blue Devils and Ohio State in neutral-site matchups, Notre Dame and Kansas during road trips and Louisville at Rupp Arena, among others.

On Dec. 7, Kentucky will host Southern in the inaugural Unity Series, a five-year series that will feature annual games against schools from the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The conference is made up of historically Black colleges and universities.

Below is the full nonconference schedule:

• Oct. 15: Big Blue Madness at Rupp Arena
• Oct. 22: Blue-White Game at Rupp Arena
• Oct. 29: Kentucky Wesleyan at Rupp Arena
• Nov. 5: Miles College at Rupp Arena
• Nov. 9: Duke (Champions Classic) at Madison Square Garden
• Nov. 12: Robert Morris (The Kentucky Classic) at Rupp Arena
• Nov. 16: Mount St. Mary's (The Kentucky Classic) at Rupp Arena
• Nov. 19: Ohio (The Kentucky Classic) at Rupp Arena
• Nov. 22: Albany at Rupp Arena
• Nov. 26: North Florida at Rupp Arena
• Nov. 29: Central Michigan at Rupp Arena
• Dec. 7: Southern (Unity Series) at Rupp Arena
• Dec. 11: Notre Dame at Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana
• Dec. 18: Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
• Dec. 22: Louisville at Rupp Arena
• Dec. 31: High Point at Rupp Arena
• Jan. 29: Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas

UK Athletics said TV designations and tip times will be announced later.