Scoop Jardine and the Orange are hosting two game in the 2010 Legends Classic.
Legends Classic Bracket Completed
8/4/2010 1:55:39 PM | Men's Basketball
PRINCETON, N.J. - The schedule and national television coverage for the fourth annual Legends Classic men's college basketball tournament have been completed. Syracuse, Michigan, Georgia Tech, and UTEP will serve as the four Regional Round hosts for the event.
The tournament will begin with Regional Round action, November 14-21, with the four host schools advancing to the Championship Rounds at historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., on November 26-27.
In the Championship Rounds' first semifinal game on Friday, November 26, Georgia Tech will meet UTEP at 5:30 PM EST, followed by Syracuse vs. Michigan. The winners will square off in the championship game on Saturday, November 27, which will be preceded by the consolation game at 5:30 PM EST.
The Detroit and Williamsburg subregional rounds will be held November 26-28. Detroit will host Albany, Bowling Green and Niagara, while William & Mary will entertain Gardner-Webb, Mercer, and Western Carolina in Williamsburg, Va. Each team will play three games in the subregional rounds.
All four games of the Legends Classic Championship Rounds will be nationally televised on HDNet, which is currently in 21 million homes nationwide. Additional television coverage will be announced at a later date.
Outlined below are the dates, times, locations, match-ups, and current television coverage for the tournament.
---- CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS ----
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Semifinal Doubleheader
Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, N.J. Friday, November 26 - 5:30 PM EST Georgia Tech vs. UTEP (HDNet) Syracuse vs. Michigan (HDNet) |
Championship Doubleheader
Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, N.J. Saturday, November 27 - 5:30pm EST Consolation Game (HDNet) Championship Game (HDNet) |
---- REGIONAL ROUNDS (times TBA) ----
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Syracuse Regional Rounds
Carrier Dome - Syracuse, N.Y. Tuesday, November 16 Detroit vs. Syracuse Sunday, November 21 William & Mary vs. Syracuse |
Ann Arbor Regional Rounds
Crisler Arena - Ann Arbor, Mich. Thursday, November 18 Bowling Green vs. Michigan Sunday, November 21 Gardner-Webb vs. Michigan |
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Atlanta Regional Rounds
Alexander Memorial Coliseum - Atlanta, Ga. Wednesday, November 17 Albany vs. Georgia Tech Friday, November 19 Niagara vs. Georgia Tech |
El Paso Regional Rounds
Don Haskins Center - El Paso, Texas Sunday, November 14 Mercer vs. UTEP Saturday, November 20 Western Carolina vs. UTEP |
---- SUBREGIONAL ROUNDS ----
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Detroit Subregional Rounds
Calihan Hall - Detroit, Mich. Friday, November 26 - 5:00 PM EST Bowling Green vs. Niagara Albany vs. Detroit Saturday, November 27 - 5:00 PM EST Niagara vs. Albany Bowling Green vs. Detroit Sunday, November 28 - 3:00 PM EST Albany vs. Bowling Green Niagara vs. Detroit |
Williamsburg Subregional Rounds
William & Mary Hall - Williamsburg, Va. Friday, November 26 - 5:00 PM EST Mercer vs. Western Carolina Gardner-Webb vs. William & Mary Saturday, November 27 - 3:30 PM EST Western Carolina vs. Gardner-Webb Mercer vs. William & Mary Sunday, November 28 - 2:00 PM EST Gardner-Webb vs. Mercer Western Carolina vs. William & Mary |
TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for Championship Round games at Boardwalk Hall are now ON SALE and may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 800-736-1420 or through Ticketmaster.com.
THE FIELD
Syracuse - Ended the 2009-10 season ranked fourth (AP) and eighth (ESPN/USA Today) while going 30-5, winning the Big East regular season title and advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament...the Orange return 11 players, including junior forward Kris Joseph, who averaged 10.8 points and 5.5 rebounds a game; senior guard Scoop Jardine (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti H.S.), who posted averages of 9.1 points and a team-high 4.3 assists a game; and senior forward Rick Jackson (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti H.S.), who scored 9.7 ppg and is Syracuse's leading returning rebounder at 7.0 rpg...the Orange's recruiting class, which is rated as high as fourth by The Sporting News, is led by Philadelphia's Dion Waiters (Life Center Academy (N.J.))...Syracuse won the 2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic and the 2009 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer...the Orange are ranked 17th in Andy Katz's (ESPN) preseason Top 25 and seventh in Dick Vitale's (ESPN) preseason Top 40.
Michigan - Began the 2009-10 season ranked 15th in both polls...the Wolverines were the youngest team in the Big Ten last season and return 10 players from last year's roster...junior guard Zack Novak averaged 7.4 ppg and 4.3 rpg and is the leading returning player in both categories...junior guard Stu Douglass netted 6.8 points a game to go along with handing out 2.5 assists per outing...nine of Michigan's 2009-10 losses were by seven points or less.
Georgia Tech - Posted a 23-13 record and advanced to the championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament and the second round of the NCAA Tournament...the NCAA trip was the 16th in school history and the 24th postseason bid...the Yellow Jackets return 12 players, including junior guard Iman Shumpert, who averaged 10.0 points and a team-high 4.0 assists a game...sophomore forward Brian Oliver of Glassboro, N.J., (William Penn H.S. (Del.)) tallied 7.1 points per game.
UTEP - Posted a 26-7 record and won the Conference USA regular season title...UTEP also earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005...the Miners are led by senior guard Randy Culpepper, who paced UTEP in scoring with a 17.9 ppg average to earn Conference USA Player of the Year honors...senior forward Jeremy Williams posted averages of 10.0 points and 4.7 rebounds an outing...this season the Miners will be under the direction of first-year head coach Tim Floyd, who has amassed 328 wins during his career...UTEP is ranked 37th in Dick Vitale's (ESPN) preseason Top 40.
Georgia Tech - Posted a 23-13 record and advanced to the championship game of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament and the second round of the NCAA Tournament...the NCAA trip was the 16th in school history and the 24th postseason bid...the Yellow Jackets return 12 players, including junior guard Iman Shumpert, who averaged 10.0 points and a team-high 4.0 assists a game...sophomore forward Brian Oliver of Glassboro, N.J., (William Penn H.S. (Del.)) tallied 7.1 points per game.
UTEP - Posted a 26-7 record and won the Conference USA regular season title...UTEP also earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005...the Miners are led by senior guard Randy Culpepper, who paced UTEP in scoring with a 17.9 ppg average to earn Conference USA Player of the Year honors...senior forward Jeremy Williams posted averages of 10.0 points and 4.7 rebounds an outing...this season the Miners will be under the direction of first-year head coach Tim Floyd, who has amassed 328 wins during his career...UTEP is ranked 37th in Dick Vitale's (ESPN) preseason Top 40.
Albany - Albany returns 12 players from last season, seven of whom were freshmen in 2009-10.
Bowling Green - After winning the Mid-American Conference championship in 2009 and losing four of its top five scorers from that team, Bowling Green was a respectable 14-16 last season...this year nine players return.
Bowling Green - After winning the Mid-American Conference championship in 2009 and losing four of its top five scorers from that team, Bowling Green was a respectable 14-16 last season...this year nine players return.
Detroit - Detroit went 20-14 in 2009-10, marking the team's first winning season in six years and the first 20-win campaign since 2000-01...this year head coach Ray McCallum welcomes his son, Ray McCallum, who is rated among the nation's Top 20 recruits by ESPN.com.
Gardner-Webb - The Bulldogs, who have been playing at the Division I level since the 2000-01 season, will be under the direction of new head coach Chris Holtmann.
Mercer - Mercer posted a 16-17 record in advancing to the title game of the Atlantic Sun Tournament last year, marking the first time the Bears had won an A-Sun Tournament game since 2003...it was their first trip to the championship match since 1996.
Niagara - Niagara advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament en route to an 18-15 record in 2009-10.
Western Carolina - The Catamounts set a Division I school record with 22 wins last season in going 22-12, their first winning season since 1996-97 and first 20-win season since 1971-72...in addition, their 11 Southern Conference wins tied a school record.
William & Mary - William & Mary went 22-11 in 2009-10, advancing to the championship game of the CAA Tournament for the second time in three years...the Tribe were rewarded with their second postseason bid ever when they were accorded an NIT berth.
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