2014 Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer® Classic Field Finalized
Duke headlines the field at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on November 21st and 22nd
September 15, 2014 /3BL Media/ - The National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society® announced today that the field for the 2014 Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer® Classic, an annual basketball event hosted by the Coaches vs. Cancer program, has been set. The event, with the four championship round games televised exclusively on truTV, will benefit the American Cancer Society® to support its mission to save more lives and help finish the fight against cancer.
Duke, Stanford, Temple and UNLV will serve as the four Regional Round hosts for this year’s Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, with the opening round games beginning on November 14th. Each team will begin play on campus before advancing to the Championship Rounds on November 21-22 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Joining Duke, Stanford, Temple and UNLV in the 2014 Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic are American, Fairfield, Louisiana Tech, Morehead State, Presbyterian, Sam Houston State, South Dakota and Wofford. Fairfield and Louisiana Tech will serve as Sub-regional Round hosts for games played November 21-23.
truTV, a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., will exclusively televise the semifinal doubleheader featuring Stanford and UNLV on Friday, Nov. 21, at 7:00 pm (ET), followed by Duke and Temple. The next evening, Saturday, Nov. 22, truTV will televise the consolation game at 7:00 pm (ET), followed by the championship game.
Tickets for the championship round games at Barclays Center may be purchased by visiting www.cvcclassic.com, www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.
For more information on the 2014 Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, please visit www.cvcclassic.com and follow us on twitter @CVCClassic.
---- 2014 Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship Rounds --
Semifinal Doubleheader
Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
Friday, November 21 – 7:00 PM ET
Stanford vs. UNLV (truTV)
Duke vs. Temple (truTV)
Championship Doubleheader
Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, November 22 – 7:00 PM ET
Consolation Game (truTV)
Championship Game (truTV)
---- REGIONAL ROUNDS ----
Durham Regional Rounds Palo Alto Regional Rounds
Cameron Indoor Stadium – Durham, NC Maples Pavilion – Palo Alto, CA
Friday, November 14 – 6:00 PM ET Friday, November 14 – 9:00PM PM
Presbyterian at Duke Wofford at Stanford
Saturday, November 15 – 8:00 PM ET Sunday, November 16 – 3:00PM PT
Fairfield at Duke South Dakota at Stanford
Philadelphia Regional Rounds Las Vegas Regional Rounds
Liacouras Center – Philadelphia, PA Thomas & Mack Center – Las Vegas, NV
Friday, November 14 – 7:30 PM ET Friday, November 14 – 10:00 PM ET
American at Temple Morehead State at UNLV
Monday, November 17 – 7:00 PM ET Sunday, November 16 – 8:00 PM ET
Louisiana Tech at Temple Sam Houston State at UNLV
---- SUBREGIONAL ROUNDS ----
Fairfield Subregional Rounds Ruston Subregional Rounds
Arena at Harbor Yard – Fairfield, CT Thomas Assembly Center – Ruston, LA
Friday, November 21 – 7:00 PM ET Friday, November 21 – 7:30 PM ET
Wofford at Fairfield Morehead State at Louisiana Tech
Sam Houston State vs. South Dakota American vs. Presbyterian
Saturday, November 22 – 5:00 PM ET Saturday, November 22 – 7:00 PM ET
South Dakota vs. Wofford American at Louisiana Tech
Sam Houston State at Fairfield Presbyterian vs. Morehead State
Sunday, November 23 – 12:00 PM ET Sunday, November 23 – 1:30 PM ET
Wofford vs. Sam Houston State Morehead State vs. American
South Dakota at Fairfield Presbyterian at Louisiana Tech
