Wichita State and Kansas have agreed to a regular season men's basketball game late this year at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
The game is scheduled for Saturday, December 30.
"We are appreciative and thankful to both the University of Kansas and the Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation for the opportunity to participate in this special event for both our men's basketball program and Shocker Nation," said Wichita State athletic director Kevin Saal. "We've collaborated on this event these past many months and wish to express our gratitude to Travis Goff, Sean Lester and Bill Self with the University of Kansas and Kathy Nelson with the Kansas City Sports Commission & Foundation. It has been over three decades since our institutions have met in the regular season and we look forward to a renewed relationship between our storied and tradition-rich programs."
The schools haven't met since March of 2015, when Wichita State defeated Kansas 78-65 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Omaha. The last regular season meeting between the Shockers and the Jayhawks was in January of 1993 in Lawrence when the Jayhawks won, 103-54.
"We are excited to play this game in Kansas City," said WSU head coach Paul Mills. "This game will be a benefit to fans of both institutions and it will attract national attention between these two tradition rich programs."
The Shockers are also scheduled to play Kansas State in Kansas City on Thursday, December 21. This will mark the first time in 31 years that the Shockers will meet KU and K-State in the same season.