The Washington State Cougars will kick of their 2011-2012 campaign in the 76 Classic tournament set to take place at the Anaheim Convention Center next to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. WSU will join the likes of New Mexico, Boston College, UC Riverside Oklahoma, Saint Louis, Santa Clara and Villanova in this three day tourney, beginning on November 24th.
Five of the eight teams playing in the 76 Classic reached the 2011 postseason in the NCAA Championship, NIT and CollegeInsider.com Tournaments respectfully. Eleven of the 12 games will be televised nationally as ESPNU and ESPN2 will spilt the majority of the games.
Here's a breakdown of the tournament schedule via espnmediazone3.com:
ate
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Thu, Nov 24
2 p.m.
Boston College vs. Saint Louis
ESPNU
4:30 p.m.
Villanova vs. UC Riverside
ESPN2
9 p.m.
New Mexico vs. Santa Clara
ESPNU
11:30 p.m.
Oklahoma vs. Washington State
ESPN2
Fri, Nov 25
2:30 p.m.
Game 5 (Semifinal #1)
ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
5 p.m.
Game 6
ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
9:30 p.m.
Game 7
ESPNU
Sat, Nov 26
Midnight
Game 8 (Semifinal #2)
ESPN2
Sun, Nov 27
1:30 p.m.
Game 9
4 p.m.
Game 10
ESPNU
6:30 p.m.
Game 11
ESPNU
9 p.m.
Game 12 (Championship Game)
ESPN2
For more information on travel packages and corresponding Disneyland experiences checkout 76Classic.com.