– Windfall Returns for Fourth Look; George Washington, South Florida, and Virginia Tech Spherical Out Subject –
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame has revealed the matchups for the annual 2025 Basketball Corridor of Fame Tip-Off. The occasion will happen on Saturday, November 8, at Mohegan Solar Area in Uncasville, Connecticut, and can characteristic a doubleheader: Windfall vs. Virginia Tech and George Washington vs. South Florida.
“The Corridor of Fame Tip-Off has grow to be a staple of the school basketball calendar and a proud custom for us every season,” mentioned John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame. “Windfall has been part of this occasion’s historical past because the early years, and their passionate fan base all the time brings unbelievable vitality to Mohegan Solar Area. We’re excited to welcome them again alongside three sturdy applications for what guarantees to be an ideal day of basketball.”
Tickets for the 2025 Basketball Corridor of Fame Tip-Off will go on sale Friday, September 5, through Ticketmaster and on sale on the Mohegan Solar Area Field Workplace beginning Saturday, September 6.
Particulars surrounding the sport occasions, broadcast data, and credentials might be introduced at a later date. For extra data, please go to hoophall.com.
Quotes from Collaborating Head Coaches
“We’re thrilled to be taking part within the Corridor of Fame Tip-Off. Any time you possibly can affiliate with the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame model is a good honor. We’re additionally excited to play an ideal opponent to begin the season close to the birthplace of basketball.” – Chris Caputo, George Washington
“We’re excited in regards to the problem of dealing with a high quality ACC workforce within the Corridor of Fame Tip-Off. Anytime we will play a high-level opponent like Virginia Tech on a impartial flooring, it offers our workforce a chance to develop and put together for the trials of the BIG EAST season. This additionally might be a recreation that our followers can embrace. Our fan base enjoys touring to Mohegan Solar, and we respect that the Corridor of Fame places these video games collectively, which permits them to see us in motion near dwelling.” – Kim English, Windfall
“We’re excited to be competing within the prestigious Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame Tip-Off occasion. This can be a super alternative to showcase our program nationally, compete towards top-tier expertise, and proudly symbolize Bulls Nation. We’re excited for the problem and the highlight this brings to USF Basketball.” – Bryan Hodgson, South Florida
“We’re honored and excited to be a part of the 2025 Basketball Corridor of Fame Tip-Off at Mohegan Solar,” mentioned Virginia Tech head coach Mike Younger. “It’s a first-class occasion that showcases some intriguing matchups, and we’re trying ahead to an ideal one with Windfall. I’ve fond recollections from the final time we have been up there in 2021, and I look ahead to taking our workforce again in November.” – Mike Younger, Virginia Tech
About Mohegan Solar Area
Mohegan Solar Area, one of many busiest sports activities and leisure venues on this planet right this moment, was awarded the 2024 Newsweek Readers’ Selection award for “Finest On line casino with Stay Leisure in America.” Mohegan Solar Area was additionally named “Finest On line casino/Resort Venue of the 12 months” on the thirty fifth Annual Pollstar Awards. In 2021, the ten,000-seat Area additionally obtained its first “#1 Indoor Area” rating for its dimension on this planet from Pollstar and VenuesNow. Mohegan Solar Area is persistently acknowledged among the many high 5 venues in the US, and in addition in 2021 was named “Innovator of the 12 months” by Movie star Entry for its ViacomCBS residency throughout the pandemic. Lately, the “Most Beloved Venue in America” has additionally been named the “World’s Finest On line casino Venue” by Better of Hartford Journal and is a seven-time nationwide award winner for “Area of the 12 months” by the Academy of Nation Music Awards and G2E Las Vegas. For extra data on concert events and different nice occasions, go to Mohegan Solar. For data on this week’s schedule, name the Leisure and Particular Occasions hotline at 1.888.226.7711.
Concerning the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame
Situated in Springfield, Massachusetts, the town the place basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame is an impartial non-profit 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling, preserving, and celebrating the sport of basketball at each stage—women and men, newbie {and professional} gamers, coaches, and contributors—each domestically and internationally. The Corridor of Fame museum is dwelling to greater than 475 inductees and over 40,000 sq. ft of basketball historical past. Practically 200,000 folks go to the Corridor of Fame museum every year to be taught in regards to the recreation, expertise the interactive reveals, and take a look at their expertise on the Jerry Colangelo “Court docket of Desires.” Finest identified for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the sport’s elite, the Corridor of Fame additionally operates over 70 highschool and collegiate competitions yearly all through the nation and overseas. For extra data on the Basketball Corridor of Fame group, its museum, and occasions, go to hoophall.com and comply with @hoophallU.
