Welcome to the new blog for the Legends Classic. We are excited to bring this to you. This blog will have all of the latest information about the upcoming tournament.
The 2008 Legends Classic will get underway with regional action at four sites (November 20-23) with the Championship Round games at Prudential Center (November 28th & 30th). And don’t forget, you can follow all of the action at www.legendsclassic.com.
This coming year will be the second year of this tournament. Last year we saw the 15th ranked Texas Longhorns, led by 23 points from D.J. Augustin, beat 7th ranked Tennessee, 97-78, in the inaugural Legends Classic championship game.
This tournament ended up being a great spring board for all four teams playing in Newark. Texas, Tennessee and West Virginia all made the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Tournament, with Texas going as far as the “Elite 8”. New Mexico State lost in triple-overtime of the WAC Tournament Final or else all four teams would have made the “Big Dance”. Those four teams combined to post a 109-37 record, averaging 27.3 wins among the group.
Many would say that Texas was the best of the bunch because they advanced the furthest in the NCAA Tournament, but West Virginia and Tennessee were both tough teams in March. And as we said, New Mexico State was a couple of points away from making the tournament themselves.
The tournament also saw a pair of back-to-back NBA Lottery picks in West Virginia’s Joe Alexander (drafted 8th to Milwaukee)and Texas’ D.J.Augustin (9th by Charlotte).
And expect this tournament to bring in top-notch teams every year, allowing the New York area basketball fan to see great competition year after year.
