Two of college basketball’s most storied programs are set to clash Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse, as the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks take on the No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels. Both teams are fresh off opening-season victories and will rekindle their rivalry in a rematch of the 2022 NCAA championship game, which saw Kansas capture the title.

We don't get a lot of great on-campus matchups in the opening week of any college basketball season — but we certainly have one on Friday night's schedule. It's North Carolina vs. Kansas inside Allen Fieldhouse. Blue blood vs. blue blood. Legit title ...

Further, the Jayhawks have a substantial size and depth advantage in the frontcourt, as UNC will deploy 6-foot-10 Jalen Washington, who averaged eight minutes per game last season, to try and defend 7-foot-2 Naismith frontrunner Hunter Dickinson.