Inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic Set to Tip-Off Friday, December 1
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BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND – The inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic is set tip-off this weekend.
All four games air on CBS Sports Network on Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2. The four-team, two-day event features College of the Holy Cross, La Salle University, Manhattan College and Towson University. The Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic is the first-ever NCAA Basketball event to be held in Europe.
Manhattan and Holy Cross begin this historic event on December 1 at 11:30 a.m., followed by La Salle and Towson tipping-off at 2:00 p.m.
Manhattan currently sits at 2-4 while Holy Cross is 2-3. The Jaspers opened up the 2017-18 campaign with wins over St. Francis Brooklyn and Harvard. Holy Cross has wins over Sacred Heart and Harvard. Holy Cross owns the advantage in the all-time series, 21-9.
La Salle is currently 4-3 and is led offensively by BJ Johnson, who is averaging 22.1 points per game for the Explorers this season. Towson currently is 6-1 and are ranked 23rd in the latest CollegeInsider.Com Mid-Major Poll.
The first-ever Belfast Classic Champion will be crowned on December 2 at noon. The consolation game precedes the championship game at 9:30 a.m. Please note all games are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The Sport Changes Life Foundation (SCLF) in partnership with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (BHOF) and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) present the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic. For the first time ever, college basketball will be played outside of the United States in Europe in Belfast’s SSE Arena.
The CBS Sports Network can be found on DirecTV 221 (HD/SD), Dish Network 158 (HD/SD), Verizon FiOS 594 HD/94 SD and is available on most cable providers.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.