PRINCETON, N.J./BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Notre Dame men’s basketball might be fully engrossed in midseason but that doesn’t stop a piece of the 2023-24 schedule from dropping on Wednesday ahead of their game versus Boston University. The Fighting Irish will participate in the 2023 Legends Classic that will take place Nov. 16-17 inside the Barclays Center. Joining Notre Dame at the event will be Oklahoma State, Auburn and St. Bonaventure.
Notre Dame is 6-2 entering tonight’s game with Boston University. Glenn & Stacey Murphy head coach Mike Brey is in his 23rd season in South Bend and is the Fighting Irish’s all-time leader with 478 wins and has taken them to 15 NCAA Tournaments.
This season, Auburn is off to an 8-0 start and a No. 11 ranking in this week’s Associated Press poll. Now in his ninth season with the Tigers, Bruce Pearl has guided Auburn to at least 25 wins each of the last four complete basketball seasons, including a trip to the 2019 Final Four.
Oklahoma State will enter its game with Virginia Tech on Sunday with a 6-3 record. Head coach and Brooklyn native Mike Boynton, Jr. is in his sixth season with the Cowboys, posting 93 wins including 11 victories over top 10 opponents during his tenure.
St. Bonaventure is 5-3 entering tonight’s game with Cleveland State after winning the Gotham Classic championship Thanksgiving Weekend. In 16 years at the helm of the Bonnies, Mark Schmidt has recorded more wins (273) than the previous five St. Bonaventure coaches combined.
Three of the four teams in the 2023 Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper field return to the event. Auburn won the championship in 2019; Notre Dame won the 2016 championship; and Oklahoma State won the consolation game in 2017. St. Bonaventure will be making its first appearance in the event.
An on-sale date for tickets to the 2023 Legends Classic, as well as the schedule, will be announced at a later date.
About the Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper
First played in 2007, the Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper has become one of college basketball’s premier early-season tournaments. Featuring four teams from across the nation, the Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper annually attracts the top programs in the sport with an opportunity to win a championship in downtown Brooklyn and the home of the Brooklyn Nets – Barclays Center.
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