Tickets on Sale Now for Jimmy V Men’s Classic to be played December 6

Tickets go on sale today, Wednesday, Oct. 5, at noon ET for the 2016 Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic Presented by Corona scheduled to be played on Tuesday, Dec. 6, with proceeds benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research. The 22nd annual event to air on ESPN from New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden will showcase preseason-ranked No. 16 Purdue against Arizona State at 7 p.m. and Florida vs. preseason-ranked No. 1 Duke at 9 p.m.

 

Ticket prices range from $15-$400. Tickets to the men’s event are available for purchase at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, Ticketmaster charge by phone at (866) 858-0008 and online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.thegarden.com.

 

The early-season event will be part of the 10th annual Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research – the weeklong initiative across multiple ESPN platforms and programs featuring special content to help raise funds for cancer research. ESPN’s 2015 Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research raised a record-setting $3.2 million for The V Foundation for Cancer Research – a million more than the 2014 previous fundraising record of $2.2 million. In nine years, Jimmy V Week has raised $13.7 million for cancer research.

 

Matchups

The four teams have a rich history between them, including a combined seven national championships. Duke and Purdue advanced to the 2016 NCAA Championship and Florida earned a berth to the NIT. Duke was ranked as high as No. 5 in the Associated Press poll to begin the season, while Purdue peaked at No. 9.

 

Purdue vs. Arizona State: The Jimmy V Classic will mark the sixth time the two teams are matched up with the Boilermakers owning a 3-2 mark. The series dates back to 1968, and the last two meetings were on a neutral court in Las Vegas (2002) and Honolulu (1978).

 

Florida vs. Duke: The series dates back to 1921 and the Jimmy V Classic game will mark the 17th meeting between the two teams. Duke leads the series 12-4, including a 70-65 Blue Devil victory in a 1994 national semifinal. As a No. 5 seed in 2000, Florida knocked out top-seeded Duke 87-78 in the Sweet 16.

 

ESPN Events ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games; 13 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 250-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boca Raton, Boise, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Montgomery and St. Petersburg, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

 

ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.

 

Collegiate Football AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (Houston); Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (Atlanta); Birmingham Bowl (Alabama); Boca Raton Bowl (Florida); Camping World Kickoff (Orlando, Fla.); Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise); Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu); Las Vegas Bowl (Nevada); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Orlando, Fla.); Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Nassau); Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); St. Petersburg Bowl (Florida); The Home Depot College Football Awards (Atlanta) and Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth)

 

Collegiate Basketball

AdvoCare Invitational (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); Armed Forces Classic (Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu); DIRECTV Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Calif.); College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s (Los Angeles); Gildan Charleston Classic (South Carolina); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Men’s  Classic presented by Corona (New York City); Jimmy V Women’s Classic presented by Corona (Uncasville, Conn.); NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.); State Farm Champions Classic (New York City) and Tire Pros Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan)

 

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