HALL OF FAME SERIES RETURNS TO BALTIMORE ON NOVEMBER 3 AT CFG BANK ARENA

 – Headlined by Maryland and New Head Coach Buzz Williams, the Occasion Highlights 4 Baltimore-Space Applications – 

PHOENIX – Place Sports activities, in partnership with the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame, introduced the sector for the 2025 Corridor of Fame Collection Baltimore on the CFG Financial institution Area on Monday, November 3. This marks the Corridor of Fame’s return to Allure Metropolis following final 12 months’s profitable debut occasion.

The Baltimore doubleheader will characteristic compelling native matchups that commemorate the area’s wealthy basketball heritage. Headlining the night time, Maryland will face Coppin State—positioned 30 and three miles from CFG Financial institution Area, respectively—whereas Towson takes on Loyola Maryland, located simply 10 and 6 miles away. These regional matchups promise an electrical environment and a can’t-miss night time of faculty basketball.

“Returning to Baltimore for a second 12 months demonstrates the rising pleasure across the Corridor of Fame Collection and the area’s ardour for school basketball,” stated Melissa Meacham-Grossman, President of Place Sports activities. “With Maryland headlining alongside revered native packages like Coppin State, Towson, and Loyola, this occasion highlights the unbelievable basketball custom in and round Baltimore. It’s an honor to accomplice with the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame to carry these matchups again to the world-class CFG Financial institution Area.”

Followers can join presale info now at HOFSeries.com. Additional particulars relating to ticketing, sport time, broadcast protection, and media credentials for the occasion can be shared at a later date.

The Corridor of Fame Collection, owned and operated by Place Sports activities, is a premier assortment of multi-game, singular occasions that characteristic prime collegiate basketball packages in high-profile non-conference matchups performed each domestically and overseas. Previous stops have included the next cities: Baltimore (2024), Charlotte (2023), Las Vegas (2023-24), New York (2024), Phoenix (2023-24), San Antonio (2023), and Toronto (2023).

For extra Corridor of Fame Collection info and updates, please go to HOFSeries.com or observe @HOFSeries on all social platforms.

Maryland holds a 2-1 edge within the all-time collection, with all three matchups going down at School Park. The Eagles earned a 70-53 victory within the first assembly on December 12, 1989, with present Coppin State head coach Larry Stewart starring as a ahead on that Eagles staff. The Terrapins then posted a 95-79 win on November 25, 2022, and a 75-53 victory within the final assembly on December 28, 2023.

Quotes from Head Coaches:

“The Corridor of Fame Collection can be an amazing strategy to open the upcoming season, and it’ll be particular for the passionate basketball followers of Baltimore. I consider the final time the College of Maryland Males’s Basketball staff performed in Baltimore was 2018, so it is going to be a superb alternative to get the Terps again in a metropolis with such nice basketball historical past.”

Buzz Williams | Maryland

“It’s an awesome alternative for our program and establishment to be part of this HOF Collection Baltimore to kick off the season. I’m excited for our guys and our followers as we get to play towards a top-tier program like Maryland, who welcomes new Head Coach Buzz Williams proper out of the gate. I am anticipating CFG Area to be offered out with each of our colleges’ fan bases within the constructing together with the good sports activities followers within the Metropolis of Baltimore.”

Larry Stewart | Coppin State

The Greyhounds and Tigers are assembly for the primary time since 2018. Towson has gained the final 4 matchups, together with an 85-69 win on November 25, 2018, however Loyola leads the all-time collection 44-31. The Greyhounds’ final win was on November 26, 2012 (65-53). The packages first met on December 12, 1934, with Loyola profitable the primary 20 matchups. 

Quotes from Head Coaches:

“We’re excited to tip off the season on the newly renovated CFG Area versus a Loyola program that’s on the rise underneath Coach Loeffler. I need to thank the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame for together with us on this showcase of basketball packages from Maryland. It’s at all times a problem but in addition thrilling to play the opposite native packages, and this sport can be no totally different. We hope to see the Towson devoted at CFG as we start the 25-26 season!”

Pat Skerry | Towson

“We’re excited to be enjoying at an awesome venue in our house metropolis in an occasion that brings native groups and followers collectively. These video games ought to present a enjoyable setting for all basketball followers within the Allure Metropolis.”

Josh Loeffler | Loyola Maryland

2024:

Penn State (86), Virginia Tech (64)

Virginia (70), Villanova (60) 

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About Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame

Positioned in Springfield, Massachusetts, town the place basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame is an unbiased nonprofit 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling, preserving, and celebrating the sport of basketball at each stage—women and men, novice {and professional} gamers, coaches, and contributors—each domestically and internationally. The Corridor of Fame museum is house to greater than 475 inductees and over 40,000 sq. toes of basketball historical past. Practically 200,000 individuals go to the Corridor of Fame museum annually to be taught in regards to the sport, expertise the interactive displays, and take a look at their abilities on the Jerry Colangelo “Courtroom of Desires.” Greatest 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 info on the Basketball Corridor of Fame group, its museum, and occasions, go to hoophall.com and observe @hoophallU.