KANSAS CITY, MO – The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced today the matchups for the championship round of the 2016 CBE Hall of Fame Classic. All four games of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., will be aired live on ESPN networks.
On Monday, November 21, George Washington will take on Georgia at 7:00pm ET on ESPNU, followed by Kansas and UAB at 9:30pm ET on ESPN2. On Tuesday, November 22, the consolation game will tip off at 7:30pm ET on ESPN3, followed by the 2016 CBE 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 6th by visiting www.cbehalloffameclassic.com, www.axs.com, by phone at 888-929-7849, or in person at Sprint Center Box Office.
The CBE Hall of Fame Classic will be the culminating event of college basketball’s Hall of Fame Weekend, which also includes the 11th annual induction ceremony for the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, November 18th.
2016 CBE Hall of Fame Classic – Championship Rounds
Semifinals – Monday, Nov. 21 (Kansas City, Mo.)
George Washington vs. Georgia, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Kansas vs. UAB, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Final – Tuesday, Nov. 22 (Kansas City, Mo.)
Championship Game, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Consolation Game, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
Those four schools will serve as the four host round participants for this year’s CBE Hall of Fame Classic, with the opening round games of the tournament beginning on November 11th. 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 2016 CBE Hall of Fame Classic are Arkansas Pine Bluff, Furman, Siena and UNC Asheville. The complete list of games for the 2016 CBE Hall of Fame Classic are as follows:
Washington, D.C. Regional Rounds
Charles E. Smith Center – Washington D.C.
Tuesday, Nov. 15 – Time TBD
Siena at George Washington
Thursday, Nov. 17 – Time TBD
Ark. Pine Bluff at George Washington
Lawrence Regional Rounds
Allen Fieldhouse – Lawrence, Kan.
Friday, Nov. 18 – Time TBD
Siena at Kansas
Friday, Nov. 25 – Time TBD
UNC Asheville at Kansas
Athens Regional Rounds
Stegeman Coliseum – Athens, Ga.
Monday, Nov. 14 – Time TBD
UNC Asheville at Georgia
Thursday, Nov. 17 – Time TBD
Furman at Georgia
Birmingham Regional Rounds
Bartow Arena – Birmingham, Ala.
Friday, Nov. 11 – Time TBD
Arkansas Pine Bluff at UAB
Monday, Nov. 14 – Time TBD
Furman at UAB
Asheville Sub-Host Round
Kimmel Arena, Asheville, N.C.
Sunday, Nov. 20 – 2:00 PM ET
Siena at UNC Asheville
Greenville Sub-Host Round
Timmons Arena – Greenville, S.C.
Tuesday, Nov. 22 – Time TBD
UNC Asheville at Furman
Loudonville Sub-Host Round
Times Union Center – Loudonville, N.Y.
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – Time TBD
Arkansas Pine Bluff at Siena
2016 CBE Hall of Fame Classic Matchups Set
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced today the matchups for the championship round of the 2016 CBE Hall of Fame Classic. All four games of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., will be aired live on ESPN networks.
