Colorado University Athletics
Colorado To Play In 2016 Legends Classic
March 31, 2016 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER – The University of Colorado men's basketball team will join Texas, Notre Dame and Northwestern in the 2016 Legends Classic, Nov. 21-22, 2016, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The four teams in the “Championship Rounds” will each host a pair of regional round games on campus before facing off in Brooklyn, similar to the format Colorado played in this past season with the Las Vegas Classic. All four games at the Barclays Center will be televised on one of the ESPN networks.
Eastern Washington, Bryant, Louisiana Monroe and Seattle are the other four teams in the field. The complete schedule for the Legends Classic will be announced at a later date.
Texas was 20-13 overall in 2015-16 and finished fourth in the Big 12 Conference with a record of 11-7. The Longhorns advanced to the NCAA Tournament, dropping a first round game to Northern Iowa, 75-72, in Oklahoma City. Colorado is 9-14 against its former Big 12 rivals, last playing on Feb. 26, 2011, a 91-89 Buffaloes' win in Boulder.
Notre Dame was 24-12 overall in 2015-16 and fifth in the ACC at 11-7. The Fighting Irish were the No. 6 seed in the East Region and made it all the way to the Elite Eight before falling to ACC Rival and No. 1 seed North Carolina, 88-74, in the final. The Buffaloes and Fighting Irish have never played on the hardwood.
Northwestern finished the 2015-16 campaign at 20-12 overall, placing ninth in the Big Ten at 8-10. Colorado holds a 6-3 all-time series lead over the Wildcats. The two teams last met in a home-and-home series in 2003 and 2004. The Buffaloes won a 67-56 decision on Nov. 21, 2003 in Evanston, Ill., and also took the game in Boulder, 66-57, on Nov. 28, 2004.
Tickets for the Championship Rounds at the Barclays Center will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, April 2, at 10 a.m. MDT, and may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or through Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.
Colorado finished the 2015-16 season at 22-12 overall and placed fifth in the Pac-12 Conference at 10-8. The Buffaloes advanced to their 14th NCAA Tournament and fourth in the past five seasons. Colorado won at least 20 games for the ninth time in team history, and fifth in the past six seasons.
