When college basketball has its coming out party for 2011-12, the Kentucky Wildcats will be in the VIP section.ESPN announced the schedule for its fourth annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon on Thursday and the Wildcats will play in primetime. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Kansas Jayhawks at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. The game is being played in New York City’s Madison Square Garden as part of the State Farm Champions Classic. Playing before UK and Kansas in the Champions Classic will be Duke and Michigan State at 7:00 p.m. ET.The game between Kentucky and Kansas was already set to be one of the marquee non-conference matchups in 2011-12 and its spot in the Tip-Off Marathon makes it a can’t-miss affair. Thirty-eight teams from both men’s and women’s college basketball will play 19 games over a 25-hour span beginning Nov. 15, at 12:00 a.m. Games will be played on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com.Below is a complete schedule of the event: Tuesday, November 15:12 am ET – Washington State @ Gonzaga, ESPN2 am ET – Northern Iowa @ St. Mary’s, ESPN4 am ET – South Alabama @ Hawaii, ESPN6 am ET – Drexel @ Rider, ESPN8 am ET – Morehead State @ College of Charleston, ESPN10 am ET – Kent State @ West Virginia, ESPN 12 pm ET – Belmont @ Memphis, EA Sports Maui Invitational, ESPN 2 pm ET – San Diego State @ Baylor, ESPN  4 pm ET – Rhode Island @ Texas, TicketCity Legends Classic, ESPN 4 pm ET – Louisville @ Texas A&M (women), ESPNU6 pm ET – Miami @ Tennessee (women), State Farm Tip-Off Classic, ESPN26 pm ET – TBD @ Virginia Tech, DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, ESPNU7 pm ET – Duke v. Michigan State, State Farm Champions Classic, ESPN  8 pm ET – Florida @ Ohio State, ESPN29 pm ET – Kentucky v. Kansas, State Farm Champions Classic, ESPN 10 pm ET – Austin Peay @ California, CBE Classic, ESPN211 pm ET – TBD @ Stanford, DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, ESPNUTBD – TBD @ Syracuse, DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, ESPN3.comTBD – Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Oklahoma State, DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, ESPN3.com