On Wednesday, it was announced that Kentucky will once against travel to play in New York City in 2012. This time though, the Wildcats will be taking the floor in an arena just beginning to establish its legacy rather than one with an already world-famous reputation in Madison Square Garden.As a part of the Barclays Center Classic on Nov. 9, 2012, UK will face off against Maryland in half of a doubleheader that will mark the first college basketball games played in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The future home of the soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets, the Barclays Center is scheduled to be completed in September of next year. CoachCal.com has complete coverage of the announcement and the press conference that accompanied it, but here is an excerpt from Eric Lindsey’s article:

The opportunity to have the Kentucky name attached to the opening of a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Brooklyn was too good for (Nets CEO Brett) Yormark and Calipari to pass up.“We will bring 10- to 12,000 fans, maybe more,” Calipari said. “They’ll overrun the building.”The game will mark the 13th meeting between UK and Maryland. Kentucky leads the series 7-5, but the Terrapins have won the last two times. The latest Maryland victory took place in 2002 in the NCAA Tournament.The Terrapins are led by first-year head coach Mark Turgeon, who took over for coach Gary Williams after a long and successful run.“I coached Mark Turgeon,” Calipari said. “That’s how old I’m getting. I coached him at Kansas. He was a heck of a player, a competitor. He’s just going to do a fabulous job (at Maryland). I’m not anxious to coach against him but it will be good for both programs.”