August 29, 2006
Texas A&M's game against national runner-up UCLA at the 13th annual John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 9 will be televised nationally by CBS. Tipoff is set for 11:30 a.m. (PST).
The Wooden Classic is a college basketball doubleheader played at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. The Aggies and Bruins will play in game one while USC and George Washington take the court in game two.
The game will mark the third meeting between the Aggies and the Bruins, but the first since 1971-72. UCLA leads the series, 2-0.
A&M will have at least seven games on national television this season, including six in Big 12 Conference play.
Priority ticket order forms for the 2006 Wooden Classic are available online through www.AggieAthletics.com. Tickets will go on sale to the public in October.
Visit www.woodenclassic.com for more information on the Wooden Classic and the annual golf tournament and banquet benefiting Special Olympics Southern California and Orangewood Children?s Foundation.
Established in 1994, the Wooden Classic is an annual tribute to the legendary former coach and the excellence he personifies. The event, co-produced by Pantheon International, LLC and Anaheim Arena Management, LLC, has a tradition of bringing the nation?s finest college programs to Southern California.