Anaheim, Calif., October 2, 2015 – Tickets for the 2015 DIRECTV Wooden Legacy are on sale now. The eight-school, bracketed in-season tournament, featuring perennial collegiate basketball powers Arizona and Michigan State, will be played Thanksgiving weekend at two sites in Orange County.
Joining Arizona (Pac-12 Conference) and Michigan State (Big Ten) in the three-day, 12-game event will be Boise State (Mountain West), Boston College (Atlantic Coast), Evansville (Missouri Valley), Providence (Big West), Santa Clara (West Coast) and UC Irvine (Big West).
The opening two rounds of the DIRECTV Wooden Legacy will be played at Titan Gym, on the campus of Cal State Fullerton, on Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27. Four games, including the DIRECTV Wooden Legacy championship, will be played at Honda Center on Sunday, November 29.
All-session tickets and individual tickets for Championship Sunday will be available at www.ticketmaster.com, via phone at 800/745-3000 and at all Ticketmaster outlets beginning today, October 2, and at Honda Center Box Office beginning tomorrow, October 3 at 10 a.m. (PT). Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets by telephoning 714/940-2859. Individual tickets for the opening two rounds can be purchased at the Cal State Fullerton Athletic Ticket Office or by calling 657/278-2783 beginning November 9 at 12 p.m. (PT).
All-session tickets for the 12 games range from $65 to $189. For the final session at Honda Center, the tickets range from $25 to $149.
Six of the eight schools participating in the 2015 DIRECTV Wooden Legacy advanced to the 2014-2015 post-season led by NCAA qualifiers Arizona, Boise State, Michigan State, Providence and UC Irvine. Michigan State advanced to the NCAA “final four” while Arizona participated in the “elite eight”. Evansville captured the CollegeInsider.com Tournament title.
All 12 games of the 2015 DIRECTV Wooden Legacy will be televised on the ESPN Networks (ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3). Fullerton/Anaheim is in the Pacific Time zone (three hours behind ET and one hour behind of MT).
Thursday, November 26 at Titan Gym
- Game 1 – 1 p.m., UC Irvine Boise State, ESPNU
- Game 2 – 3:30 p.m., Boston College Michigan State, ESPN2
- Game 3 – 6 p.m., Evansville Providence, ESPNU
- Game 4 – 8:30 p.m., Santa Clara Arizona, ESPN2
Friday, November 27 at Titan Gym
- Game 5 – 11:30 a.m., Game 1 & Game 2 losers, ESPN3
- Game 6 – 2 p.m., Game 1 & Game 2 winners, ESPN2
- Game 7 – 6 p.m., Game 3 & Game 4 loser, ESPN3
- Game 8 – 8 p.m., Game 3 & Game 4 winners, ESPN2
Sunday, November 29 at Honda Center
- Game 9 – 11:30 p.m., Game 5 & Game 7 winners, ESPNU
- Game 10 – 1:30 p.m., Game 6 & Game 8 winners, ESPNU
- Game 11 – 4:30 p.m., Game 5 & Game 7 losers, ESPN3
- Championship, G12 – 7 p.m., Game 6 & Game 8 winners, ESPN2
Additional ticket and travel package information can be found on the event web site at www.TheWoodenLegacy.com
Contacts
- ESPN Media – Rachel Margolis Siegal at 860/766-2798, [email protected]
- DIRECTV Wooden Legacy – Tim Simmons at 720/244-6580, [email protected]
- Cal State Fullerton / Titan Gym – Andria Wenzel at 657/278-3970, [email protected]
- Honda Center – Merit Tully at 714/704-2412, [email protected] and Tracy Richmond at 714/704-2988, [email protected]