No. 11 Auburn Headlines 2023 Legends Classic Field

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – No. 11-ranked Auburn, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State and St. Bonaventure comprise the sphere for the 2023 Legends Classic introduced by Old Trapper which can return to Barclays Center on November 16-17, 2023.
 
Auburn enters its recreation with Memphis on Saturday with an 8-0 document – one among 10 unbeaten groups left in faculty basketball – and a No. 11 rating on this week’s Associated Press ballot. Now in his ninth season with the Tigers, Bruce Pearl, the reigning SEC Coach of the Year, has guided Auburn to a minimum of 25 wins every of the final 4 full basketball seasons, together with a visit to the 2019 Final Four.
 
Notre Dame is 6-2 getting into tonight’s recreation with Boston University. Head coach Mike Brey is in his twenty third season in South Bend and is the Fighting Irish’s all-time chief with 478 wins and has taken them to fifteen NCAA Tournaments.
 
Oklahoma State will enter its recreation with Virginia Tech on Sunday with a 6-3 document. Head coach and Brooklyn native Mike Boynton, Jr. is in his sixth season with the Cowboys, posting 93 wins together with 11 victories over high 10 opponents throughout his tenure.
 
St. Bonaventure is 5-3 getting into tonight’s recreation with Cleveland State after successful the Gotham Classic championship Thanksgiving Weekend. In 16 years on the helm of the Bonnies, Mark Schmidt has recorded extra wins (273) than the earlier 5 St. Bonaventure coaches mixed.
 
Three of the 4 groups within the 2023 Legends Classic introduced by Old Trapper discipline return to the occasion. Auburn gained the championship in 2019; Notre Dame gained the 2016 championship; and Oklahoma State gained the comfort recreation in 2017. St. Bonaventure might be making its first look within the occasion.
 
An on-sale date for tickets to the 2023 Legends Classic introduced by Old Trapper in addition to the schedule might be introduced at a later date.
 
About the Legends Classic introduced by Old Trapper
First performed in 2007, the Legends Classic introduced by Old Trapper has develop into one among faculty basketball’s premier early-season tournaments. Featuring 4 groups from throughout the nation, the Legends Classic introduced by Old Trapper yearly attracts the highest packages within the sport with a chance to win a championship in downtown Brooklyn and the house of the Brooklyn Nets – Barclays Center.
 
About the Gazelle Group
The Legends Classic introduced by Old Trapper is produced by the Gazelle Group of Princeton, N.J. The Gazelle Group is a sports activities advertising and marketing agency, specializing in occasion manufacturing and administration, shopper illustration, and sponsorship consulting. In addition to the Legends Classic, Gazelle produces quite a few nationally-recognized faculty basketball occasions, such because the Empire Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project, the Gotham Classic, the Sunshine Slam, and the College Basketball (*11*), in addition to the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off hockey match. For extra information on the Gazelle Group, please go to www.gazellegroup.com.
 
About Barclays Center 
Barclays Center opened on September 28, 2012 and is a significant sports activities and leisure venue within the coronary heart of Brooklyn, New York. The area is house to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and the WNBA’s New York Liberty. Since opening with the primary of eight consecutive bought out exhibits by JAY-Z, Barclays Center has established itself as an trade chief in sports activities and leisure, internet hosting a number of the best entertainers on the earth together with Barbra Streisand, Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Drake,  Justin Bieber, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Paul McCartney, Rihanna, and The Rolling Stones, in addition to main occasions such because the MTV Video Music Awards, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 2015 NBA All-Star weekend, 9 NBA Drafts, and nationally broadcast New Year’s Eve exhibits. Barclays Center has develop into one of the crucial fashionable and recognizable arenas on the earth – persistently ranked as a high venue by Billboard, Pollstar, and Venues Now.