Matadors to Face Texas A&M in First Round of Wooden Legacy Tournament

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Northridge, CA - The CSUN Matadors will take on Texas A&M in the first round of the Wooden Legacy Tournament, which takes place the week of Thanksgiving, ESPN announced today. The game will air live on ESPN3 on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, at 11:00 a.m. PT and be the first tournament game of the day.

On Friday, November 25, The Matadors will then face either New Mexico or Virginia Tech at 12:00 p.m. PT on ESPNU or 2:30 p.m. PT on ESPN2. The tournament continues on Sunday, November 27 and CSUN will compete in one final game, with the Wooden Legacy Tournament Championship game airing on ESPN at 5:30 p.m. PT.

Other teams competing in the tournament include Dayton, Nebraska, Portland and UCLA and all 12 games will be televised on the ESPN Networks. Games on Thursday and Friday will be played at Titan Gym at Cal State Fullerton and Sunday's games will be played at the Honda Center. A full tournament schedule is below.

Thursday, November 24 at Titan Gym
Game 1 - Texas A&M vs. CSUN, 11 a.m. PT, ESPN3
Game 2 - New Mexico vs. Virginia Tech, 1:30 p.m. PT, ESPN
Game 3 - Dayton vs. Nebraska, 5:30 p.m. PT, ESPNU
Game 4 - Portland vs. UCLA, 8 p.m. PT, ESPN2

Friday, November 25 at Titan Gym
Game 5 - Texas A&M/CSUN loser vs. New Mexico/Virginia Tech loser, 12 p.m. PT, ESPNU
Game 6 - Texas A&M/CSUN winner vs. New Mexico/Virginia Tech winner, 2:30 p.m. PT, ESPN2
Game 7 - Dayton/Nebraska loser vs. Portland/UCLA loser, 6:30 p.m. PT, ESPN3
Game 8 - Dayton/Nebraska winner vs. Portland/UCLA winner, 9 p.m. PT, ESPN2

Sunday, November 27 at Honda Center
Game 9 - Game 5 and Game 7 winners, 11 a.m. PT, ESPNU
Game 10 - Game 6 and Game 8 losers, 1 p.m. PT, ESPNU
Game 11, Championship - Game 6 and Game 8 winners, 5:30 p. m. PT, ESPN
Game 12 - Game 5 and Game 7 losers, 8 p.m. PT, ESPNU

The Matadors start the 2016-17 season down only two players from last year's team and seniors Kendall Smith, who led the 2015-16 squad in scoring, and Aaron Parks, who will be the lone fourth-year Matador, will lead a veteran team. Transfers Dylan Johns (Texas A&M), Darin Johnson (University of Washington), Rakim Lubin (UConn) and Reggie Theus Jr. (University of South Carolina) will join the team after sitting out last year due to NCAA transfer rules and are sure to make an immediate impact. The quartet adds length and Power Five experience, and also comes into the season with a year at CSUN under its belt. Juniors Micheal Warren, Tavrion Dawson, Jerron Wilbut and Zacarry Douglas, as well as sophomore Jason Richardson, round out the rest of the Matador returners with significant collegiate experience. Head Coach Reggie Theus returns for his fourth season leading the Matadors.

Full ESPN press release
2016 DirecTV Wooden Legacy Brackets
Wooden Legacy Tournament Website

California State University Northridge Athletics

Matadors to Face Texas A&M in First Round of Wooden Legacy Tournament

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