HALL OF FAME SERIES RETURNS TO LAS VEGAS FOR OPENING NIGHT ON NOVEMBER 3 AT T-MOBILE ARENA

– Nationwide Champion Florida to play Arizona; BYU to face Villanova in Marquee Doubleheader – 

PHOENIX – Place Sports activities, in partnership with the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame, introduced the matchups for the 2025 Corridor of Fame Collection Las Vegas on Monday, November 3, at T-Cell Enviornment. The Corridor of Fame Collection returns to the Sports activities and Leisure Capital of the World for the third consecutive 12 months following a profitable occasion this previous November.

For the second 12 months in a row, the Corridor of Fame Collection Las Vegas will showcase a reigning nationwide champion, following final season’s look by the South Carolina ladies’s workforce. This doubleheader will highlight the lads’s nationwide champion, Florida, because the Gators tackle Arizona. Within the second matchup, BYU—that includes consensus No. 1 incoming recruit A.J. Dybansta and former Las Vegas prep standout Xavion Staton—will face Villanova to formally tip off the 2025-26 school basketball season.

Tickets for the Corridor of Fame Collection Las Vegas will go on sale Friday, Might 30, at 10:00 AM PT (1:00 PM ET) at HOFSeries.com.

“We’re thrilled to proceed our longstanding partnership with the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame because the Corridor of Fame Collection returns to Las Vegas and T-Cell Enviornment for a 3rd consecutive 12 months,” stated Melissa Meacham-Grossman, President of Place Sports activities. “Opening Night time guarantees to ship an incredible begin to the season, with defending nationwide champion Florida tipping off their title protection and each video games airing throughout TNT Sports activities’ nationwide platforms. It’s an thrilling approach to showcase Las Vegas and have fun the Corridor of Fame’s influence on school basketball.”

Each video games will probably be nationally televised throughout TNT Sports activities’ networks and platforms, with extra programming particulars to be introduced. 

Additional particulars concerning sport occasions and media credentials for the doubleheader will probably 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 applications 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 comply with @HOFSeries on all social platforms.

The Wildcats and Gators have cut up the 4 all-time matchups, with two of these video games determined by a single level and one other going to additional time. Arizona claimed the newer assembly on December 15, 2012, in Tucson, edging Florida 65-64 after rallying from a six-point deficit within the ultimate 58 seconds. The applications additionally confronted off in a Corridor of Fame occasion on the 2003 Tip-off Basic in Springfield, Mass. (Florida gained, 78-77). 

Quotes from Head Coaches:

“Opening the season within the Corridor of Fame Collection towards a workforce like Florida in Las Vegas is an incredible alternative for our program and our followers. I do know T-Cell Enviornment will probably be rocking that night time, and we look ahead to competing towards top-of-the-line groups within the nation on opening night time.”

Tommy Lloyd | Arizona

“Arizona is a top-level program, and I’ve numerous respect for Coach Lloyd from our days teaching towards one another at San Francisco and Gonzaga. This matchup will probably be an important take a look at for our workforce, and marquee opening day occasions just like the Corridor of Fame Collection Las Vegas are improbable for basketball followers. I do know our guys will probably be excited to compete.”

Todd Golden | Florida

Villanova holds a 2-1 edge within the all-time collection, with all three matchups going down at impartial websites. The Wildcats earned a 72-58 victory within the first assembly on December 29, 1951, on the Sugar Bowl Event in New Orleans. The Cougars then posted a 102-93 additional time win on December 29, 1970, on the Rainbow Basic in Honolulu, Hawaii. Villanova gained the latest contest 91-61 on December 28, 1984, on the Cotton State-Kiwanis Basic in Atlanta.

Quotes from Head Coaches:

“One among our primary focuses heading into the 2025-26 season was taking part in a harder non-conference schedule, and the Corridor of Fame Collection Las Vegas helps us obtain that. We’re excited to open the season towards Villanova at T-Cell Enviornment in November and count on to see Cougar Nation out in full power.”

Kevin Younger | BYU

“We’re wanting ahead to opening our 2025-26 season on the Corridor of Fame Collection Las Vegas. BYU is an excellent opponent with its personal nice basketball custom. We’re honored to signify Villanova and your complete Nova Nation within the Corridor of Fame Collection.”

Kevin Willard | Villanova

2023:

W: USC (83), Ohio State (74)

M: Oregon (82), Georgia (71)

W: Colorado (92), LSU (78)

M: USC (82), Kansas State (69)

2024:

W: South Carolina (68), Michigan (62)

M: Ohio State (80), Texas (72) 

About Place Sports activities

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About Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame

Positioned in Springfield, Massachusetts, the town the place basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Corridor of Fame is an impartial nonprofit 501(c)(3) group devoted to selling, preserving, and celebrating the sport of basketball at each degree—women and men, beginner {and professional} gamers, coaches, and contributors—each domestically and internationally. The Corridor of Fame museum is residence to greater than 475 inductees and over 40,000 sq. toes of basketball historical past. Almost 200,000 individuals go to the Corridor of Fame museum every year to be taught in regards to the sport, expertise the interactive reveals, and take a look at their expertise on the Jerry Colangelo “Courtroom of Goals.” Finest recognized 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 comply with @hoophallU.