HENDERSON, NEV. – Long Beach State returns to the arena where it won the Big West men’s basketball championship in March while three Top-20 women’s teams battle when the Ball Dawgs Classic tips at Lee’s Family Forum in November. The event is managed by veteran Las Vegas promoter bdG Sports which has managed numerous college basketball events across the Las Vegas Valley, including the Big West Championships at the same arena.
The action tips with the women’s tournament on Monday, Nov. 25 at noon PT featuring three teams ranked in the top-15 of Talia Goodman’s post-spring Top-25 on On3.com. The women’s schedule is as follows:
Monday, Nov. 25
- No. 10 Duke (22-12 record last season) vs. No. 14 Kansas State (26-8) – Noon PT
- No. 12 Oklahoma (23-10) vs DePaul (12-20) – 30 minutes following
Wednesday, Nov. 27
- Consolation game – 11 a.m. PT
- Championship game – 30 minutes following
The men’s event features round-robin play on Nov. 25-27 with two games each night. Long Beach State (21-15 record last year and Big West champions), UNCG (21-11), UTEP (18-16) and San Jose State (9-23) make up the field. The schedule follows:
Monday, Nov. 25
- San Jose State vs UTEP – 5:30 p.m. PT
- Long Beach State vs. UNCG – 30 minutes following
Tuesday, Nov. 26
- UTEP vs Long Beach State – 5:30 p.m. PT
- San Jose State vs. UNCG – 30 minutes following
Wednesday, Nov. 27
- UNCG vs. UTEP – 4:30 p.m. PT
- Long Beach State vs. San Jose State – 30 minutes following
bdG Sports has once again partnered with Ball Dawgs, a fast-rising sports content provider with more than 1.5 million followers on its social media platforms, to promote the games and showcase the action on the court.
Lee’s Family Forum opened in March 2022 as home to the Vegas Golden Knights’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights. A product of a public-private partnership between the City of Henderson and a group of investors led by Bill Foley, the 5,567-seat arena is operated by the Foley Entertainment Group. Lee’s Family Forum, also home to the Indoor Football League’s Vegas Knight Hawks, National Lacrosse League’s Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Pro Volleyball Federation’s Las Vegas Thrill, Big West Basketball Championships and the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame, sits in the heart of Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas which has grown to become Nevada’s second largest city with more than 330,000 residents.
Tickets for the event will go on-sale on Friday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. PT at www.leesfamilyforum.com, www.axs.com and on the AXS app. Full event information can be found at www.balldawgsclassic.com and on social media at @VegasMainEvent on all social media channels as well as @BallDawgs on Instagram and @TheBallDawgs on Twitter.
