The CBS Sports Classic is getting a high-profile swap for 2025: UCLA is out, St. John's is in. That means a highly anticipated nonconference event on the college basketball calendar just got juicier.

UCLA basketball has been a fixture on mid-December Saturday afternoons on CBS Sports. For the past several years, the Bruins have been part of the event currently known as the CBS Sports Classic ...

Thus, UCLA has pulled out of its game with Kentucky during the CBS Sports Classic, according to The Athletic's Joe Rexrode. "UCLA vs. Kentucky might have had more of a blue blood feel, but St ...

The CBS Sports Classic will lose its other important acronym for the 2025 event, with UCLA deciding to withdraw from the annual made-for-TV doubleheader to focus on scheduling games that require ...

UCLA recently backed out of participating in the 2025 CBS Sports Classic, opening the door for St. John’s to slide into their spot. That move helped facilitate a highly-anticipated non ...

Y ou know by now that UCLA basketball backed out of the CBS Sports Classic. The St. John's Red Storm and Rick Pitino, not the Bruins, will face Kentucky this December in Atlanta. As we noted, UCLA ...

The CBS Sports Classic is getting a high-profile swap for 2025: UCLA is out, St. John's is in. That means a highly anticipated nonconference event on the college basketball calendar just got juicier.

UCLA Exits CBS Sports Classic. ... The CBS Sports Classic will take place on December 20th in Atlanta, Georgia. It's unclear if the move will end UCLA's future participation in the event.