July 16, 2013

 

Bracket Announced for 2013 Old Spice Classic

Championship Game to Air Sunday, Dec. 1 on ESPN2

The bracket for the 2013 Old Spice Classic – held Thanksgiving weekend, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 28, 29 & Dec. 1, at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. – has been confirmed for the eight teams competing: Butler, LSU, Memphis, Purdue, Oklahoma State, Saint Joseph’s, Siena and Washington State.

ESPN2 will carry six of the tournament games, including all four first-round games. ESPNU will air four and ESPN and ESPN3 will each have one game. The Championship Game will air Sunday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

 

Tournament highlights:

• In an ESPN.com early men’s preseason top 25 poll, Oklahoma State is ranked No. 11 and will face Purdue in first-round action at Noon on ESPN2
• In the same poll, Memphis is ranked No. 15 and will face Siena at 6:30 p.m.
• Additional first-round games on ESPN2 feature Butler vs. Washington State at 2 p.m.; and LSU vs. Saint Joseph’s at 8:30 p.m.
• Butler and Memphis were third-round participants in the NCAA Tournament, and Oklahoma State advanced to the second round
• Saint Joseph’s earned a NIT berth and Purdue participated in the CBI quarterfinals

 

The 2013 Old Spice Classic, a bracket-format tournament, will feature 12 games over the three days. Each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through a bracket-tournament format. The two teams that remain undefeated throughout will face off in a championship match Sunday, Dec. 1.

The family-friendly tournament is a weekend-long affair at the Walt Disney World Resort where participating teams practice, play and enjoy the Walt Disney World Resort Theme Parks. Travel packages are available for fans and include resort accommodations at the team hotel, game tickets, theme park tickets and much more. Visit AnthonyTravel.com/OSC or call 888-632-6951 to make your reservation today.

Sponsors include Old Spice, Samsonite and ESPN’s Wide World of Sports. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) will serve as the event’s sponsoring conference for the seventh straight year.

Gonzaga won the 2012 Old Spice Classic, its second tournament victory after claiming the 2008 title. Previous winners were Dayton in 2011, Notre Dame in 2010, Florida State in 2009, North Carolina State in 2007 and Arkansas in 2006.

The Old Spice Classic is owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN.

 

Old Spice Classic (Schedule subject to change)

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Network
Mon, Nov 19	TBD	Memphis at Oklahoma State^	TBD
Sun, Nov 24	TBD	Siena at Purdue^	TBD
Thu, Nov 28	Noon	Purdue vs. Oklahoma State	ESPN2
	2 p.m.	Butler vs. Washington State	ESPN2
	6:30 p.m.	Memphis vs. Siena	ESPN2
	8:30 p.m.	LSU vs. Saint Joseph’s	ESPN2
Fri, Nov 29	11:00 am	Consolation #1	ESPNU
	1:30 pm	Semifinal #1	ESPN
	5:30 p.m.	Consolation #2	ESPN2
	8:00 p.m.	Semifinal #2	ESPNU
Sun, Dec 1	Noon	5th-place Game	ESPNU
	2:00 p.m.	3rd-place Game	ESPNU
	5 p.m.	7th -place Game	ESPN3
	7:30 p.m.	Championship Game	ESPN2

^ - Non-bracketed game

 

ESPN Regional Television
ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, owns and operates collegiate sporting events worldwide, including two Labor Day Kickoff college football games; seven college bowl games and eight college basketball events. These account for approximately 200 hours of programming, reach almost 64 million viewers and attract nearly half a million attendees each year. The owned and operated events build relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as provide unique experiences for teams and fans. In addition to event ownership, ERT manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.

 

Collegiate Football

BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.); Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg; Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Las Vegas Bowl; MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla.); Texas Bowl (Houston); AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu) and The Home Depot College Football Awards

Collegiate Basketball

Armed Forces Classic (TBD); Charleston Classic (S.C.); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Men’s & Women’s Basketball Classics presented by Corona Extra (Madison Square Garden & Durham, N.C.); Old Spice Classic (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, PR); State Farm Champions Classic (United Center, Chicago) and Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Calif.).

 

For more information, visit espnplus.com.