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NEW YORK — Back-to-back NCAA champion UConn returns to Madison Square Garden next month for a marquee matchup against Gonzaga, highlighting this season's college basketball schedule at "The World's Most Famous Arena." Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina are also among 11 programs with a national title set to play at MSG. In all, 11 teams ranked this week in the AP Top 25 are slated to appear in Midtown Manhattan — including seven of the top 15. It all starts Sunday, when Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino and No. 22 St. John's take on New Mexico in the NYC Hoops for Heroes Classic benefiting the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The game pits Pitino against his son, Richard, head coach of the Lobos.
