2024 Fall basketball Events Summary
SAATVA EMPIRE CLASSIC
Villanova and Maryland will square off in the Showcase Game of the 2024 Empire Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project on November 24, 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
LEGENDS CLASSIC
Syracuse, Texas, Texas Tech, and Saint Joseph’s will comprise the field for the 2024 Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper, returning to Barclays Center on November 21-22, 2024.
GOTHAM CLASSIC
The matchup is set for the 2024 Gotham Classic at Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
New York on Saturday, December 21, 2024, between the Men’s Basketball programs of Syracuse and
Maryland.
DEACON-WOLVERINE CHALLENGE
Wake Forest and Michigan will compete on November 10th, 2024 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons and Wolverines will play a neutral site game in Michigan during the 2025-26 season.
SUNSHINE SLAM
The Sunshine Slam will take place November 25-26 at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. The field for the event consists of Clemson, Penn State, San Francisco, and Fordham playing in the Beach bracket and Radford, Chicago State, Drexel, and Purdue Fort Wayne competing in the Ocean bracket.
BOARDWALK BATTLE
Introducing the first edition of the Boardwalk Battle at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. The field for the event consists of East Carolina, Jacksonville State, James Madison, La Salle, Stetson,
Toledo, UC San Diego, and UIC.
DEBOARAH JERSEY JAM
The 2024 Deborah Heart and Lung Center Jersey Jam will take place on November 8, at the 2024 at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. The matchups for the event are Princeton vs. Duquesne and Temple vs. Monmouth
HOLIDAY HOOPFEST
The Gazelle Group is honored to announce the 2024 Holiday Hoopfest matchup, as the Virginia Tech Hokies will take on the Saint Joseph’s Hawks at The Palestra in Philadelphia, PA. The event will take place on December 21st, 2024.
OHIO STATE MTE
Ohio State will host a four-team MTE
with Evansville, Green Bay, and Campbell. Ohio State will host two games against Campbell (Nov 22nd) and Green Bay (Nov 25th). In addition to Ohio State’s home games, Green Bay will play at Evansville (Nov 22nd) and Campbell will play at Evansville (Nov
24th).
AXE 'EM CLASSIC
Stephen F. Austin will play host to Monmouth, Presbyterian, and Youngstown State in the Axe ‘Em Classic, a three game round-robin tournament. Each game will take place at William R. Johnson Coliseum between November 21st and November 23rd.
CAL classic
Cal will play host to Air Force, Mercyhurst, and
Sacramento State in the Cal Classic, a three game round-robin tournament.
MARQUETTE CHALLENGE
Marquette will play host to Stony Brook, George Mason, and Central Michigan in the Marquette Challenge, a three-game round robin.
