The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced today the matchups for the championship round of the 2017 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. All four games of the Hall of Fame Classic at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., will be aired live on ESPN networks.
On Monday, November 20, UCLA will take on Creighton at 7:00pm ET on ESPNU, followed by Baylor and Wisconsin at 9:30pm ET on ESPN2. On Tuesday, November 21, the consolation game will tip off at 7:30pm ET on ESPN3, followed by the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic championship game at 10:00pm ET on ESPN2.
Tickets for the championship round games at Sprint Center will be available beginning at 10:00am CT on August 5th by visiting www.halloffameweekend.com, www.axs.com, by phone at 888-929-7849, or in person at Sprint Center Box Office.
The Hall of Fame Classic will be the culminating event of college basketball’s Hall of Fame Weekend, which also includes the 12th annual induction ceremony for the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. That event will take place on Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland in Kansas City.
---- CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS ----
Semifinal Doubleheader
Sprint Center – Kansas City, Mo.
Monday, November 20 – 7:00 PM ET
UCLA vs. Creighton (ESPNU)
Baylor vs. Wisconsin (ESPN2)
Championship Doubleheader
Sprint Center – Kansas City, Mo.
Tuesday, November 21 – 7:30 PM ET
Consolation Game (ESPN3) Championship Game (ESPN2)
Those four schools will serve as the four host round participants for this year’s Hall of Fame Classic, with the opening round games of the tournament beginning on November 10th. Each of those teams will play two games on campus, before advancing to the championship rounds in Kansas City. Joining the four host teams in the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic are Alcorn State, Central Arkansas, South Carolina State and Yale. The complete list of games for the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic are as follows:
---- HOST ROUNDS ----
Waco Regional Rounds
The Ferrell Center – Waco, TX
Friday, November 10 – Time TBD
Central Arkansas at Baylor
Friday, November 17 – Time TBD
Alcorn State at Baylor
Los Angeles Regional Rounds
Pauley Pavilion – Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, November 15 – Time TBD
Central Arkansas at UCLA
Friday, November 17 – Time TBD South Carolina State at UCLA
Omaha Regional Rounds
CenturyLink Center – Omaha, NE
Friday, November 10 – Time TBD
Yale at Creighton
Sunday, November 12 – Time TBD
Alcorn State at Creighton
Madison Regional Rounds
Kohl Center – Madison, WI
Friday, November 10 – Time TBD
South Carolina State at Wisconsin
Sunday, November 12 – Time TBD
Yale at Wisconsin
---- SUB- HOST ROUNDS ----
New Haven Sub-Host Round
Payne Whitney Gym, New Haven, CT
Tuesday, November 14 – Time TBD
South Carolina State at Yale
Conway Sub-Host Round
Farris Center – Conway, AR
Sunday, November 19 – Time TBD
Alcorn State at Central Arkansas
Orangeburg Sub-Host Round
Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center, Orangeburg, SC
Tuesday, November 21 – Time TBD
Central Arkansas at South Carolina State
Lorman Sub-Host Round
Davey Whitney Complex, Lorman, MS
Wednesday, November 22 – Time TBD
Yale at Alcorn State
