Schedule Update: Legends Classic Formally Announced

Below is the official press release announcing the Legends Classic field. The University of Vermont also issued a release.

Click here for Cornell's 2009-2010 schedule at CornellBigRed.com.

LEGENDS CLASSIC FIELD COMPLETED
HDNet to Televise Semifinal and Championship Round Games

Princeton, N.J. – The 12-team field, schedule and television coverage for the Legends Classic men's college basketball tournament has been completed.

Michigan State, Rutgers, Florida and UMass will serve as the four Regional Round hosts for the event. The tournament will begin with Regional Round action, November 18-22, with the four host schools automatically advancing to the Championship Rounds at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on November 27-28. The Statesboro and Philadelphia Subregional Rounds will be held on November 27-29.

HDNet will televise both Semifinal Round games on November 27th, as well as the Championship Round games on November 28th.

Outlined below are the dates, times, locations, match-ups and television coverage for the tournament.

Click HERE for a complete schedule and bracket (all times listed are EST).

----- CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS -----

Semifinal Doubleheader Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, N.J. November 27th - 5:30 PM EST Rutgers vs. UMass (HDNet) Michigan State vs. Florida (HDNet)

Championship Doubleheader Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, N.J. November 28th - 5:30 PM EST Consolation Game (HDNet) Championship Game (HDNet)

----- REGIONAL ROUNDS -----

East Lansing Regional Rounds Breslin Center - East Lansing, Mich. November 20th - 6:30 PM Toledo vs. Michigan State November 22nd - 12:00 PM Valparaiso vs. Michigan State

Piscataway Regional Rounds Rutgers Athletic Center- Piscataway, N.J. November 20th - 7:30 PM Drexel vs. Rutgers November 22nd - 4:00 PM Vermont vs. Rutgers

Gainesville Regional Rounds O'Connell Center - Gainesville, Fla. November 18th - 7:00 PM Georgia Southern vs. Florida November 20th - 7:00 PM Troy vs. Florida

Amherst Regional Rounds Mullins Center - Amherst, Mass. November 18th - 7:30 PM Cornell vs. UMass November 21st - 7:00 PM Arkansas-Fort Smith vs. UMass

----- SUBREGIONAL ROUNDS -----

Statesboro Subregional Rounds Hanner Fieldhouse - Statesboro, Ga. November 27th - 5:00 PM Troy vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith Valparaiso vs. Georgia Southern November 28th - 3:00 PM Valparaiso vs. Troy Arkansas-Fort Smith vs. Georgia Southern November 29th - 1:00 PM Arkansas-Fort Smith vs. Valparaiso Troy vs. Georgia Southern

Philadelphia Subregional Rounds Daskalakis Athletic Center - Philadelphia, Pa. November 27th - 2:00 PM Cornell vs. Toledo Vermont vs. Drexel November 28th - 2:00 PM Vermont vs. Cornell Toledo vs. Drexel November 29th - 12:00 PM Toledo vs. Vermont Cornell vs. Drexel

Michigan State is expected to contend for a Big Ten title and a National Championship.

Rutgers returns sophomore phenom Mike Rosario who averaged 16.2 ppg as a freshman.

Florida has reached the postseason in each of the last twelve seasons.

UMass returns head coach Derek Kellogg for his second season along with a talented backcourt.

Arkansas-Fort Smith returns one starter from a team that finished 23-9 last season.

Cornell has won back-to-back Ivy Leauge Championships and returns all five starters.

Drexel head coach Bruiser Flint was named the CAA Coach of the Year last season.

Georgia Southern welcomes new head coach Charlton Young back to his alma mater.

Toledo will look for their skilled recruiting class to have an immediate impact.

Troy returns three all-conference senior starters.

Valparaiso enters its 21st season under Homer Drew, who currently ranks eighth among active Division I head coaches with 602 career victories.

Vermont returns two-time America East Player of the Year Marqus Blakely.

TICKET INFORMATION: Championship Round tickets are currently ON SALE and can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 800-736-1420.

In the 2008 Championship Game, Pittsburgh defeated Washington State, 57-43.

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The Northeast Conference (NEC) is the sponsoring conference of the Legends Classic. Now entering its 29th season, the NEC is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 12 institutions of higher learning located throughout six states. For more information on the NEC, visit northeastconference.org.

The Legends Classic is produced by The Gazelle Group in Princeton, N.J. The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting. Gazelle produces numerous nationally-recognized events, such as the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic and the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). For more information on The Gazelle Group, please visit gazellegroup.com.

Visit LegendsClassic.com for more information on the 2009 Legends Classic.