Bill Self and the Kansas basketball program schedule one of the toughest nonconference slates year in and year out. However, one tradition that has been a mainstay of KU's yearly rotation has been the Champions Classic.

We're now entering Year 16 of the event, which features four of college basketball's premier programs (Kansas, Duke, Kentucky, and Michigan State). This year in the United Center, the Jayhawks will face off against Kentucky for the sixth time in the showcase's history.

KU holds a 3-2 lead over UK since the Champions Classic began, and there have been some thrilling battles over the years. Here's an in-depth look at how those matchups have played out between these two blue bloods.

Nov. 15, 2011: Kentucky 75, Kansas 65

In Kansas' first-ever appearance in the Champions Classic, it ran into the immovable force that was the Anthony Davis-led Wildcats.…