Tulsa Basketball to Play in 2010 76 Classic
11/27/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 27, 2009
Anaheim, Calif. - ESPN Regional Television, Inc., a subsidiary of ESPN, announced here Friday the field for the fourth annual 76 Classic, to be held on Thanksgiving weekend in 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center adjacent to Disneyland. Tulsa is one of eight teams included in the eight-team field.
The field includes Tulsa, DePaul, Cal State Northridge, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Stanford, UNLV and Virginia Tech.
The three-game tournament will be played at the Anaheim Convention Center, Nov. 25-28. Games will be played on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Tournament games are televised on the ESPN networks.
The eight schools in the 2010 76 Classic field have compiled a 28-9 mark to start the 2009-10 season, with Oklahoma State, Tulsa and UNLV receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll.
The 2010 76 Classic field combined for a 161-112 record during the 2008-09 season. The field will feature 2009 NCAA Tournament participants Cal State Northridge and Oklahoma State and 2009 NIT Champion Penn State. Joining Penn State in the 2009 NIT field were Tulsa, UNLV and Virginia Tech, with Stanford competing in the Collegiate Basketball Invitational. Five of the eight schools also won more than 20 games each, with Penn State's 27 wins topping the list.
"Once again, an outstanding field will represent conferences from around the country for the 76 Classic," said Clint Overby, senior director of events, ESPN Regional Television. "The 76 Classic showcases quality competition while it also provides an outstanding off-court experience for the student-athletes, coaches and staffs. Fans will have an opportunity to spend the weekend watching college basketball and enjoying all that Anaheim and Southern California have to offer."
The Big West Conference again will serve as the host conference for the 76 Classic at the 7,500-seat Anaheim Convention Center, which has served the conference for the past 10 years as the site of its postseason tournament.
